And she’s just happy to be here! It’s actually really refreshing to have a superhero that has no twisted past baggage and crippling existential crises. Of course, if I had to be around Squirrel Girl 24/7, her excessive perkiness would probably grate on my very last nerve. But after reading some pretty dark comics, I was in the mood for a hero that’s excited to be starting college and wondering how many boxes of nuts is too many boxes of nuts for a dorm room.
So this is a reboot of the Squirrel Girl franchise (not that she’s a character that got much book/screen time anyways). She’s decided to move out of the Avengers’ attic, where her only roommates were a box of Hulk pants (torn) and many, many tiny boxes of Ant-Man van’s, flan pans and off brand costumes. Her first day of college doesn’t go off without a hitch, though, as another past from Marvel’s past villain arrives on the scene. But he’s easily thwarted by Squirrel Girl’s might, brawn and hand-dandy Deadpool trading cards.
Next she has to save the world from Galactus, steal an Iron Man suit and save her college roomie, Nancy. For, without Nancy, the world would not have Cat Thor fanfic. Of course Squirrel Girl bests Galactus; she’s Squirrel Girl! (For real, though, in Marvel canon, Squirrel Girl has faced some of the worst villains and managed to win. The “Unbeatable” part of her name isn’t just for show.)
It was also really exciting to see many different types of people inhabiting Squirrel Girl’s world. Squirrel Girl herself is not drawn to be a super sexy heroine. In fact, the artist made it a point to draw her like a woman that could throw guys into the air and hang upside down by her squirrel tail. My only complaint about the artwork is that everyone, I mean EVERYONE, has permanent duck face. It makes sense for Squirrel Girl, she can’t help it that she has buck teeth, it’s part of her mutant power. But everyone else looks like their front teeth are mortal enemies to their upper lips.
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