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The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: I Kissed a Squirrel and I Liked It (Marvel Comics, 2015; #7-11)

It's not easy being green. Unless you're Doreen Green, Marvel's resident rodent wrangler.

  • First up in this trade is a choose-your-own-adventure issue, which is cool not only for the usual reason, but because it works like a flow chart, which fits the book's computer science themes. 
  • Last up is a one-shot in which Doreen fights Nightmare with computer science!
  • And in the middle is the Mole Man, who falls in love with Squirrel Girl because she shows him human decency; so he becomes a creepy dude who tries to blackmail her into loving him back. 
  • Also, Squirrel Girl tries online dating, and we learn an important fact about Sentinel programming. 

This book remains a beacon of joy in a cold, unfeeling world. 

Collected in

  • The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol. 4:  I Kissed a Squirrel and I Liked It (#7-11) 

Credits 

Writer: Ryan North | Artists: Erica Henderson (7-10), Jacob Chabot (11); with Joey Ellis, Chris Schweizer, Brandon Lamb, Eloise Narrington, Andy Hirsch, David Malki, Kyle Starks | Colorists: Rico Renzi with Erica Henderson (11) | Letterer: VC's Travis Lanham | Covers: Erica Henderson | Assistant Editor: Charles Beacham | Editors: Wil Moss, Tom Brevoort

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