The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #013 Review

Writer: Ryan North

Artist: Erica Henderson

Color Artist: Rico Renzi

Letterer: Travis Lanham

Publisher: Marvel Comics

Rating: 9.5

I continue to love the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl. Every issue is so good and if you are ever in not the greatest mood, just read an issue of her and you will feel a lot better no matter what. #013 is a continuation of the Enigmo and his tiny offspring wrecking havoc everywhere, taking over the government, and everything else.

Squirrel Girl in the beginning of this issue was still in Canada, at her mother's cabin with her friends. Brain Drain is still in NYC and this character is so hilarious, he is as lovable as Squirrel Girl. In this issue, looking for help from other superheroes, decides that Ant-Man is the best option and kidnaps him in his sleep. Ant-Man is pissed the entire issue and upset about his security firm since he's not the best at it he realizes since he and the things he protects can be swiped so easily. I am not familiar with Ant-Man at all but wondering if he is always a dick like how he is in this issue. I can see them being peeved with the whole kidnapping thing and sticking him in Canada so it is kind of funny.

And Brain Drain has the best line ever when arguing with Ant-Man, “Borders are but imaginary lines, the dreams of wild men who once thought they could impose their will on an indifferent wilderness.” I feel the same way.

The gang starts to make their way to New York and get stopped by a bunch of Enigmos. A fight ensues and they win this small skirmish because the police cruiser that the Enigmo's had was full of explosives for some reason and they went off, stopping them. Ant-Man is into helping them which is cool and it looks like they are about to get to New York and that is where the issue ends.

I continue to just love everything about this series, the art, the hilarious, zany characters, the mixing it up with other superheroes, and in every issue you learn some peculiar facts that you would not know otherwise like that Canadian lawyers call canoes “human-powered pleasure craft” and there is no Canadian law requiring people to wear life jackets when they are in the pleasure craft although life jackets do have to be on the boat and equal to the number of passengers on said pleasure craft. And did you know that squirrel bites are one of the few animal bites that aren't treated for rabies? LIAR! YOU DID NOT ALREADY KNOW THAT! But now thanks to Squirrel Girl, you do. It's also hilarious knowing the difference between how Squirrel Girl communicates and talks to squirrels and how Ant-Man does not have as great of a consensual relationship with ants. Seriously, this series is nothing but hilarious.

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #12 Review

The newest issue of Squirrel Girl! I don't know why more people are not reading this comic. Every issue is hilarious, Squirrel Girl really actually is unbeatable, and you learn random facts as well. In this issue I learned that squirrels are color blind when it comes to red and green.

In this issue Squirrel Girl, Tippy, and Nancy visit Squirrel Girl's mother Maureen in Canada. Her mother is renting a log cabin out in the middle of nowhere, with no electricity. Squirrel Girl is worried that she will die from boredom but Maureen does have a mystery that needs to be solved and it's connected to what is going on back in NYC. The issue in New York is that Squirrel Girl's friend Brain Drain who helped them capture some bank robbers in the beginning of the issue are having problems with a villain named Enigmo who first appeared in 1994 and has been in a few other comics.

I really like the new friend Brain Drain, a silly character made up of a brain inside a robot body. He seems kind of new in dealing with humans but he seems like a fun, cool character.

The humor in this issue is hilarious like always too. Love the picture of boring "cabin-ish" magazines in Canada. Magazines about bird watching, gardening, and painting called Painting Quietly with silly headlines on the covers. I also really love the artwork with this series too. Erica Henderson and Rico Renzi do such a great job with it. I really like how there are a lot of solid colors used, a nice aesthetic that compliments this series very well.

Reading Squirrel Girl always puts me in a good mood. It's like a superhero version of Archie comics or something.

New Comics Wednesday

Another nice day at my local comic shop. I've been reading a lot of good things about Moon Knight and wanted to check it out so I was able to get #1 of the most recent series and found a couple back issues in the dollar bins. Hopefully it's good. And supposedly I have a pull list but every week there is something not in it.

What I got today:
Wonder Woman #5 Frank Cho Variant
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #11
Tank Girl - Two Girls One Tank #4
Hellboy in Hell #10 
Moon Knight #1 If I had known they were charging $5 for this I wouldn't have picked it up.

Dollar Bins:
Moon Knight #12
Moon Knight #14

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #10 Review

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #10 is the first issue that I've read of Squirrel Girl's and I loved it. This is the funnest and just funniest comic that I've read so far. Even funnier than Hench Girl. I still love Hench Girl but every page of this is hilarious. Dorky, silly humor with the characters, the plot, with this issue Mole Man wants to go on a date with Squirrel Girl and being the evil villain he is, decides to demolish buildings around the city until she agrees to a date. I also really like the writers hilarious notes on the bottom of every page. This comic is so funny that I wouldn't be surprised if Plays-With-Squirrels shows up in an issue or two.  I also like how they even bring up polyamory, I'm sure it's not the first time in a comic but it's still just nice to see it brought up, especially in a Marvel comic. And on that subject, I am surprised that Marvel are the one's putting this out, doesn't seem like the kind of thing they usually publish. I also like how they make fun of the news media, treating them as absurd and silly with how they treat celebrities and especially now how celebrities are "the news" these days.

By the end, everyone is happy. I don't want to ruin it for you but you should get this issue if you haven't already.

Squirrel Girl is the coolest super hero I've come across so far also. I am probably going to get a weird crush on her with more issues.

Wednesday Comics!

I just got back from the comic book store. They didn't have the reprint of Batman Rebirth #1 but I did get #2. Along with Wonder Woman #3, with the Frank Cho cover, the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #10, and Batman Detective Comics #937. I also picked up Satellite Falling #3 which I am excited about.


And my copy of Once Our Land #1 came in! I still can't believe I was able to get a copy of it. Supposedly it sold out everywhere the day it came out and it's nice being able to get a copy a week later. The person there said it came in last night. I need to start learning the names of the people that work at my comic book store and their store is awesome. I also went through the dollar bins for a bit but didn't find anything that I wanted.

It's Almost Wednesday

It's almost Wednesday! I can't wait to pick up more Satellite Falling issues. Hopefully most of the one's that I need will still be on the shelf.

Wonder Woman #3 also comes out. Continuing the story of Wonder Woman trying to find Cheetah and to find out more about what is true or not about Themyscira. Comic Book Resources has a little preview http://www.comicbookresources.com/comic-previews/wonder-woman-3-dc-comics-2016

I also want to get Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #10, Ms. Marvel #9, and the third printing of Batman Rebirth #1.

I also read the Woods #5 last night and on the fence about whether I want to follow it or not. It was okay but I'm not completely sold on it yet. I do have the next issue to read as well which I might do tonight.

And I do want to check out some more comics to follow. It's kind of difficult to find really good comics to follow with how there are just so many to choose from.