Nancy Whitehead is the coolest character in comics. I know it. Loki knows it. Now you know it.
Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #8 (2016)
written by Ryan North
art by Erica Henderson, Andy Hirsch, Chris Schweizer, & Rico Renzi
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Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Issue 4 cover!
THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #4
RYAN NORTH (W) • ERICA HENDERSON (A/C)
• The final showdown between Galactus and Squirrel Girl is here!
• It’s the Power Cosmic versus the Power Chestnut: WHO WILL WIN?
• Also, Squirrel Girl is late for class. So there’s TWO disasters coming!!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
The first thing that came to mind when I was given the solicit text was the “FIGHT!” graphic from Street Fighter, which then reminded me that Marvel’s already got a sweet fighting game that already includes Galactus (in the third one, at least).
My twitter followers may remember a week when I was just freaking out about how good the art, character design and pixel work in Marvel vs Capcom 1 is. Well, now you know why I was studying it so hard. Also, thanks to Hub Comics for letting me peruse the Marvel vs Capcom artbook.
Well, Tom Brevoort did tease us, Squirrel Girl! Power Pack! Adam X! R*M! Battling Babies! Affectionate X-Men! The 75th SPECIAL literally has it all! pic.tw
I WOULD JUST LIKE EVERYONE TO KNOW I AM VERY OKAY WITH THIS
ryan north and erica henderson on squirrel girl
RYAN NORTH AND ERICA HENDERSON ON SQUIRREL GIRL
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“morethansky:
“[Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #4]
I have waited all my life to see Galactus canonically call Thanos a tool.
If you’re not reading Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, what are you even doing???
”
the greatest thing ever to appear in...](https://64.media.tumblr.com/7d1a8f6db8da3330bb2aa7de8703cb02/tumblr_nnej5i5Uo61qzf79eo1_1280.jpg)
[Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #4]
I have waited all my life to see Galactus canonically call Thanos a tool.
If you’re not reading Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, what are you even doing???
the greatest thing ever to appear in comics.
I laughed for like six minutes. Everyone else in the Noodles and Company stared.
THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #2 RYAN NORTH (W) • ERICA HENDERSON (A/C) Variant cover by JOE QUINONES • Starting college is hard enough, but now Squirrel Girl has to deal with Galactus too? • The fate of the entire planet hangs in the balance, and only Squirrel Girl can save it! • Also, her squirrel friend Tippy Toe. She can help too. • Iron Man might show up too! Kinda, at least! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Unbeatable Squirrel Girl! COMING THIS JANUARY
ALTHOUGH THIS IS THE COVER AND SOLICIT TEXT FOR #2
COMING THIS FEBRUARY
WHEN SHE RIDES SUPERIOR IRON MAN LIKE A SURFBOARD
THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #5
RYAN NORTH (W) • ERICA HENDERSON (A/C)
VARIANT COVER BY MICHAEL CHO
•
Squirrel Girl has been sent back in time to the sixties, which would be
fine I guess, except now the future is ruled by Doctor Doom!
• Anyway, that’s not her fault, but she’s still fixing it because she’s just THAT GOOD.
•
The final battle between Doctor Doom, Squirrel Girl and… an old-lady
version of Squirrel Girl from the future?? Yes! Meet the sensational
character find of 2016: AN OLD LADY!
• Fun fact: Besides adults literally fighting each other, this issue also features SEVERAL jokes!
•
Don’t miss the hit comic featured on Entertainment Weekly’s Must List
(which was several months ago for everyone reading this, but it was just
yesterday when this text was being written and we’re all still very
excited about it!)!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
When I found out that we were putting old lady squirrel girl in this one (the covers get done waaaaay before the issue so I always have to find out what they’re planning 3 months from now) I thought there was really only one choice here.
That time Jubilee took a selfie with Doctor Doom AND MORE, all in The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #3, out next Wednesday, December 16th!
Here’s the solicit:
- Squirrel Girl has woken up, only to find she’s been hurled back in time to the 1960s! Mondays, am I right?
- And if that wasn’t trouble enough, her friend Nancy is coming face to face with the villainous [CENSORED]!
- Yes, I’ve noticed that when I type [CENSORED]’s name it shows up as [CENSORED]; no, I don’t know how to fix that.
- This book features the following: Squirrel Girl, time travel, [CENSORED], and emotions! It promises to satisfy fans of each of those things, even if they don’t like the other things!
- Which is great because emotions are just THE WORST
Hey notice how Jubilee is saying that Wolverine’s claws don’t make the sound snikt, he just SAYS it every time they come out?
BAM: https://twitter.com/ryanqnorth/status/398467447944003584
and notice how the alt text that mentions how the Human Torch doesn’t say “Fmale on!”, his combustion just happens to sound like that?
BAM: https://twitter.com/zdarsky/status/398467812781330432
Both these are from me and @zdarsky chatting years ago before we ever imagined they’d let us write Marvel comics, and now it’s too late to stop us
This comic is Good
One year ago ON THIS VERY DAY, the first issue of The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl came out! It had words by me, art by Erica, colours by Rico, letters by Clayton, and editing by Wil (and others on his team!). In the (made up) letters page there, I started by saying that this book was an experiment:
Will people TRULY read a comic about someone who dresses up like a rodent-like animal and fights crime in a major metropolitan area, even if that animal ISN’T a bat?
Turns out they would! And we’re so happy and so humbled that this is the case. And here, on our one-year anniversary, we want to thank you all for supporting the book. For reading it, sharing it with your friends, for drawing fanart, for writing fan fiction, for reviewing it, and even for getting Squirrel Girl tattoos (there are TWO that I know of!) (SO FAR)
Making comics can be lonely work: it’s solitary, and you spend a lot of time in your own head. And it takes time: our team takes a month to create each issue, and you can read it in a few minutes. So at the end of all that, it’s gratifying to see that people really care and connect with what you’re making. The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl has been on quite a few year-end lists, and while it’s flattering and fun and great, it also says another thing: this comic is connecting with people, making them happy, and maybe even making them look at the world a little differently. So here’s a brief list of some of the best-of lists Squirrel Girl has been on.
Thank you all so much for the support!! WE LOVE YOU ALL
SQUIRREL GIRL 2015 BEST-OF LISTS
featuring props gleaned everywhere from major international publications to beloved comic stores and libraries
- NPR: The Best Books of 2015
- The AV Club: Favourite Ongoing Comics of 2015
- Paste Magazine: Best Comics of 2015
- Panels: Best of 2015
- Tor: The Top Comic Books of 2015
- Nothing But Comics: This Year’s Finest: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Gets Nuts
- Vulture: The 10 Best Comic Books of 2015
- School Library Journal: Top 10 Graphic Novels of 2015
- SKTCHD: The Breakouts of 2015 AND as their #1 comic of the year!
- Entertainment Weekly: From Archie to Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, these are the best comics of 2015
- Comics Alliance: Best First Issue of the Year (with another win for Best Letter for Clayton Cowles, and runner-up for best redesign, best superhero comic, best creative team, and best new character)!
- The Brooklyn Public Library (Erica’s childhood library): Best books of 2015
- Heroic Girls: Best Comics of 2015 for Kids and Teens
- Polygon: The 10 Best Comics of 2015, Plus One More
- Midtown Comics: Favourite Comics of 2015
- The Hollywood Reporter: The Top 10 Comics of 2015
- Screenrant: And 20 Best Superhero Stories of 2015 (In Any Medium)
- Star2: Our favourite comics of 2015
- CONtv: Best New Comic Series and Graphic Novels of 2015
- How To Love Comics: The 10 Best Comics of 2015 According to the Readers
- Comic Book Resources: The Top 100 Comics of 2015 (we’re #5!)
- Blastr: The best new sci-fi, fantasy and horror comics of 2015
- and just before we hit “post”: Fox Force Five News with #2 on their list of the top 10 comics of the year!
In a happy coincidence, Comixology has our first eight issues on SUPER SALE right now - just 99 cents each! - so if you haven’t read our comic but HAVE read this entire post and been convinced by all these opinions all these other people had, check it out!
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