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The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol. 11: Call Your Squirrelfriend by Ryan North

salexander7341's review

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funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

fifth_magpie's review

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adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

ericmppaq's review

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1.0

Enjoyed the Kang time travel story. When they introduce Ratatoskr who speaks in red text in a black speech bubble, the book became visually inaccessible for me.

sizrobe's review

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5.0

Another great volume. This one was mostly taken up by a crossover team-up with Ratatoskr, the Asgardian squirrel god of gossip, against an invasion of frost giants. Favorite bits include frost giants arguing over their favorite kinds of frost, and an adorable new winter costume made by Doreen's parents.

reasie's review

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4.0

You always know what you're going to get with Ryan North's Squirrel Girl! Puns and fun facts and fast-paced, upbeat humor. I admit I've stopped reading every single mini-aside at the bottom of the page, and it hurts a little, but it makes the reading more enjoyable because I'm not stopping as much. I can go back and read the commentary track after.

Two stories in this volume, one a time-travel romp with Kang the Conqueror and three ages of Squirrel Girl. The second was a longer story involving Frost Giants taking over Canada. "MOoooom what did you do with my arctic variant uniform?!"

Highlights for me were definitely Monkey Joe, the Original Squirrel in the time travel one, and Frost Giants Discuss Their Favorite Kind of Frost. "Rime isn't even really frost!"

Actually, I loved all the parts where the frost giants were doing things Faceless Villains rarely do - like flirting with each other or playing Frost Ball.

And not to spoil things, but as usual Squirrel Girl comes up with the perfect non-violent solution to the problem!

Bonus Loki sightings. He really has a thing for Nancy now?

ericawrites's review

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4.0

This was probably one of the best tie-in comics I've read in a while, in that it was a good standalone story and you didn't need to read the other books or the limited series.

markb2's review

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funny lighthearted

5.0

renatasnacks's review

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4.0

(read as single issues)

I generally find big comics crossover events to be annoying, but of course Squirrel Girl's entry into the War of the Realms was delightful, even if I lacked some greater context.

alyssasshelves's review

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fast-paced

5.0

rookdigoo's review

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5.0

There is just never a down or meh note to this series, but this might be one of my absolute favorite arcs so far.

Also, Rachel proves that some squirrels DO have teleporting powers.