New Squirrel Girl Comic Hits the Same Sweet Spot as Ms. Marvel and Batgirl
The writing is on the wall, people! The days of the grim male action hero are over! Say hello to the age of the bright, colorful, awesome female action hero! I’ve loved Ms. Marvel like my own child. Lumberjanes has been such a delight. And I can’t wait for the new Batgirl this week. I am definitely digging this new trend in comics.
Now coming soon from the Marvel, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl!
She and I have similar day dreams
Entertainment Weekly announced the new series today, and it looks fantastic! I’ve loved everything about this new wave of fun, girl-friendly comics, and I hope writer Ryan North and artist Erica Henderson can keep the new tradition alive.
EW said this in their article:
In Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, writer Ryan North and artist Erica Henderson take on the lighthearted superheroine whose mutant gene gives her an endearing cocktail of squirrel-related superpowers. When the comic book begins, she’s starting college—but in no time at all, Squirrel Girl is defending Earth from threats most cosmic. Unbeatable Squirrel Girl is another quietly bold move for Marvel—a female-centric comic that’s intended to appeal equally to canon-heads and newcomers.
These sorts of comics are right in my wheelhouse these days. I’m even surprised Marvel has waited this long to produce a Squirrel Girl comic. She’s been a pretty popular character in recent years. But they definitely picked the right time to strike!
Yep, I’ve been there
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Posted on October 6, 2014, in Comics, Marvel and tagged Squirrel Girl, Unbeatable Squirrel Girl. Bookmark the permalink. 3 Comments.
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This should be a lot of fun. I’ve actually wanted her to get a semi-serious book since Bendis used her in New Avengers. Obviously, it’ll be a fun book, but it’ll presumably have some actual character depth and exploration, too. I think she deserves it.
I hope that’s exactly the kind of book she gets! Ms. Marvel succeeds so well because it’s got both bright and cheery fun and serious character development.
I suspect Squirrel Girl will lean more towards the comical than Ms. Marvel. It’s sorta her whole thing. But there should still be some nice character stuff going on.