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Post by Reptisaurus! on Apr 24, 2015 15:42:55 GMT -5
We should have a thread for the one mainstream comic I still buy. Yay Squirrel Girl!
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Post by shaxper on Apr 25, 2015 8:49:01 GMT -5
We should have a thread for the one mainstream comic I still buy. Yay Squirrel Girl! I keep hearing it mentioned but know nothing about it. Please enlighten us  |
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Post by DE Sinclair on Apr 25, 2015 10:59:33 GMT -5
Please let us know what you're enjoying about Squirrel Girl. Maybe you'll make some converts.
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Post by coke & comics on Apr 25, 2015 13:32:52 GMT -5
I have trouble seeing how knowing the comic stars Squirrel Girl isn't enough.
I will definitely be checking out volume 1 when it is released this September.
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Post by wildfire2099 on Apr 25, 2015 13:48:55 GMT -5
OK, I'll bite with some specific questions:
- Is this mostly a 4th wall breaking industry commentary like Deadpool?
- Are the Great Lakes Avengers in it? Or Cage and Jessica Jones?
- Does it connect with anyone else's MU, or it it pretty much stand alone?
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Post by Spike-X on Apr 25, 2015 19:56:16 GMT -5
OK, I'll bite with some specific questions: - Is this mostly a 4th wall breaking industry commentary like Deadpool? No. Not so far. Stand alone. |
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Post by The Captain on Apr 25, 2015 20:02:19 GMT -5
I looked at the first couple of issues at the LCS, and while the writing was decent enough, I found the art to be atrocious.
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Post by Jesse on May 7, 2015 0:56:35 GMT -5
Just finished Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #5 and could not stop laughing. I think it's arguably the best issue yet.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on May 7, 2015 5:39:01 GMT -5
Will she be in the fourth Avengers movie? After all, we need someone who can beat up Thanos!
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Post by Crimebuster on May 13, 2015 20:38:10 GMT -5
Just finished Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #5 and could not stop laughing. I think it's arguably the best issue yet. Couldn't agree more. This has quickly become the best comic on my pull list. |
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Post by Randle-El on May 13, 2015 21:17:14 GMT -5
I tried out the first issue, and thought it was ok, but ultimately it didn't grab me enough to warrant adding to my pull. I'll probably catch up with it on Marvel Unlimited when it makes it over there. Having said that, I'm glad that this book exists. As much as I roll my eyes at the latest stunts Marvel pulls to boost sales, I appreciate that they make some effort to cater to different tastes.
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Post by rberman on Dec 20, 2017 16:22:15 GMT -5
I'm late to this party since I only by trades, but as I just mentioned in another thread, this is a terrific book. Squirrel Girl doesn't break the fourth wall, but every page has a line or two of fine print at the bottom where the narrator comments to the reader like a Greek chorus, usually quipping about the action or dialogue depicted above. The humor is super nerdy and very 80s centric. It's been said that Big Bang Theory is a TV show about smart people, for dumb people; whereas Arrested Development is a TV show about dumb people, for smart people. Squirrel Girl is a comic book about smart people, for smart people, inasmuch as it's full not only of Buffyesque pop culture references but also lots of STEM related humor like how to factor a quadratic equation for the perfect parabola to toss your friends into a distant swimming pool, or how a programming language designed by Dr. Doom would be different from C++. Frankly, it's also nice to see female superhero art that isn't about T&A. The main downside to this series is that it has such a unique voice that one suspects any other author would have difficulty keeping the magic alive.
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Post by The Cheat on Dec 21, 2017 15:45:29 GMT -5
I loved this at first, but dropped it recently. It's just too... samey. The quality is still there, but I realised I'd stopped looking forward to new issues a while ago. Maybe would have been better as a limited series.
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