Status
Available
Series
Publication
Marvel (2015), 120 pages
Description
"Squirrel Girl meets potential new allies, including Chipmunk Hunk, Koi Boi and...Girl Squirrel?! Yes! But the two rodent-themed heroines don't quite see eye-to-beady-eye-- and Squirrel Girl's dislike might be justified! Now, as the world goes mad and the Avengers attack, Squirrel Girl must face Ratatoskr, the Norse god of squirrels! There's a theme in this book, I don't know if you can tell. The fate of the world hangs in the balance, though, we promise. Featuring fights! Feelings! Sass! Punches! Friendship! A character named Hippo who is literally a hippo! And several tails (tales) of Squirrel Girl from all kinds of perspectives!"--Unedited summary from book.
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LibraryThing member oddandbookish
Omg this was just as good as volume 1. Squirrel Girl is so funny and adorable and charming and overall just awesome. This series is seriously the greatest thing ever. So. Many. Feels. Plus Loki makes an appearance in this and I love Loki.
LibraryThing member keristars
This second collection of Squirrel Girl stories was a disappointment for me. I loved the first story, where hostages invent their own (wildly divergent and inaccurate) versions of SG's backstory and identity, but from there it fizzled. Certain bits of the second story I liked a lot - Nancy trying
This book puts me off superhero stories in a big way. It's everything I don't like about them, and it's also the more annoying aspects of Ryan North's writing style. Or maybe those aspects are exaggerated and more annoying than usual because I didn't find the story fun or diverting. I checked it out of the library at the same time as the third book, or I wouldn't have bothered continuing reading, and would have just enjoyed isolated pages/frames in Tumblr reblogs.
Also, the book includes 3 old appearances of Squirrel Girl from the 90s and honestly that was the period when I first tried superhero comics and decided they weren't for me, so I had no interest in these. I wish I could articulate what's off-putting, but it's the same thing that runs through the Ratatoskr story arc.
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to talk to animals at the zoo, Nancy's Cat-Thor fanfiction, and the way SG helped Hippo Hippo - but for some reason all the added superhero buddies and an entire plot involving Thor (and ex-Thor) and the Ratatoskr from the Thor mythos was just too much. Too keyed up, too intense...? I didn't like the Thors at all, at any rate, and I have a marked aversion to mind-control plots in general.This book puts me off superhero stories in a big way. It's everything I don't like about them, and it's also the more annoying aspects of Ryan North's writing style. Or maybe those aspects are exaggerated and more annoying than usual because I didn't find the story fun or diverting. I checked it out of the library at the same time as the third book, or I wouldn't have bothered continuing reading, and would have just enjoyed isolated pages/frames in Tumblr reblogs.
Also, the book includes 3 old appearances of Squirrel Girl from the 90s and honestly that was the period when I first tried superhero comics and decided they weren't for me, so I had no interest in these. I wish I could articulate what's off-putting, but it's the same thing that runs through the Ratatoskr story arc.
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LibraryThing member bragan
The continuing adventures of the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, the superhero with squirrel powers! (Turns out, squirrel powers are a lot more useful than you might expect.) This time out, among other things, she fights an evil chaotic god-squirrel from Wikipedia.
I enjoyed the first one, but wasn't sure
I do still think these are aimed more at actual Marvel fans that at people like me who at are at best comics fandom-adjacent. The Avengers show up a lot, for instance, and they always seem to have some weird things going on that I don't have the backstory for. And the story sometimes references and parodies things where I understand just enough from osmosis to understand that that's what it's doing, but not enough to really feel in on the joke. I kind of thought that might get annoying, but fortunately it didn't remotely spoil my fun.
I enjoyed the first one, but wasn't sure
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after reading it whether I'd want to continue with the series indefinitely or not. I already had volume two, though, so I went on to that, found it even more entertaining than the first one, and came to the conclusion that yes, yes, I do want more of these, thank you. It's just too much sheer, goofy, good-hearted fun not to.I do still think these are aimed more at actual Marvel fans that at people like me who at are at best comics fandom-adjacent. The Avengers show up a lot, for instance, and they always seem to have some weird things going on that I don't have the backstory for. And the story sometimes references and parodies things where I understand just enough from osmosis to understand that that's what it's doing, but not enough to really feel in on the joke. I kind of thought that might get annoying, but fortunately it didn't remotely spoil my fun.
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LibraryThing member photonegative
I want super into all the issues in this volume, but it gets 4 stars just for Cat Thor.
LibraryThing member ladycato
I adore Squirrel Girl. The art is fun and the stories make me smile. This collection gave a lot more page time to Doreen's cat-loving friend Nancy, who is awesome--and her creation Cat-Thor even came to life thanks to Loki. The flashbacks to the old Squirrel Girl were the one off-note for me, as
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for some reason I find the old art (even redone in modern style) kinda creepy. Show Less
LibraryThing member photonegative
I want super into all the issues in this volume, but it gets 4 stars just for Cat Thor.
LibraryThing member Othemts
Squirrel Girl returns and must face Ratatoskr, the Norse God of Squirrels, who has an evil plan for taking over the world. But she has help in Chipmunk Hunk and Koi Boi, two very familiar-looking superheroes, and her roommate Nancy, who has no powers but is the most sensible person around. This
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volume also begins with hostages trapped in the Statue of Liberty telling stories of Squirrel Girl that are hilarious send-ups of classic Marvel superhero stories. Show Less
LibraryThing member BraveNewBks
Really clever. Lots of flashbacks and in-jokes and callbacks to other Marvel events.
LibraryThing member comfypants
Squirrel Girl vs. a squirrel with mind-control powers.
4/4 (Great).
The first (of 4) issues isn't very good, but the other three delight almost as much as Vol. 1.
4/4 (Great).
The first (of 4) issues isn't very good, but the other three delight almost as much as Vol. 1.
LibraryThing member AmyMacEvilly
Again, a very fun, light-hearted read.
LibraryThing member SeraphinaTealeaf
I still love Squirrel Girl!! I wish I could be more like Squirrel Girl....
LibraryThing member DrFuriosa
This series is just plain fun. Squirrel Girl meets up with Chipmunk Hunk and Koi Boi, all while trying to encourage Nancy to find an animal power. Then, Girl Squirrel shows up, and mayhem ensues. Nancy gets to go on a fun quest to Asgard to help Squirrel Girl defeat a mind-controlling foe.
The art
The art
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is appealing, and it maintains its light and breezy tone. I thought this built on the world it established and delved further into Squirrel Girl lore from the past as an added bonus. Show Less
LibraryThing member MickyFine
Squirrel Girl goes up against some dinosaurs while her roommate is held hostage at the top of the Statue of Liberty and then teams up with a couple new super-powered friends who team up with her along with Jane Foster's Thor to fight a super squirrel who seems bent on wreaking havoc. Quips of epic
I LOVE this comic series. The jokes are all so good, Doreen/Squirrel Girl is so wholesome and lovely, and the action is delightful. Even if you're not big on superhero comics, give these ones a whirl.
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proportions ensue.I LOVE this comic series. The jokes are all so good, Doreen/Squirrel Girl is so wholesome and lovely, and the action is delightful. Even if you're not big on superhero comics, give these ones a whirl.
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LibraryThing member LibroLindsay
This had all of the awesomeness of the first volume, but... A few things kinda lost me. I'm not a sucker for the classic style of comics, real or throwback, so the little tributes in the first (fifth) issue made me want to skip ahead. Except for Captain America's "TOTALITARIANISM IS TOTALITARILY
The mega-bonus for this is the spotlight on CAT THOR and, well, anything that features Loki gets an A in my book.
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GREAT!" shirt, which was amazing and is quite possibly gave me the first reason to like Captain America (FOR SHAME, I KNOW I KNOW). The word "literally" is also grievously overused, even when it was generally used correctly. Clearly, these are my personal beefs and nothing fundamentally wrong with the comic, but they annoyed the heck outta me all the same.The mega-bonus for this is the spotlight on CAT THOR and, well, anything that features Loki gets an A in my book.
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LibraryThing member starlight-glimmer
I liked this one almost as much as the first volume of The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl! Some treats: the addition of two new friends, a cameo by Loki, and - even better - Loki shifting into Cat Thor to annoy his brother. Ha! I liked volume one's scenes of life on campus, and I missed those here.
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Doreen is an empath who prioritizes friendships and kindness. A great read! The little one-liners at the bottom of each page are a hoot, too. Bonus: the inclusion of Norse mythology with the figure of Ratatoskr. Show Less
Awards
Great Graphic Novels for Teens (Fiction — 2016)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2015-12-08
Physical description
10.25 inches
ISBN
0785197036 / 9780785197034