Squirrel Girl Has Come A Long Way... | Squirrel Girl Origins

[@willmurray5805]

Nice coverage! A correction: The Coming of Squirrel Girl was planned for a fill-in issue of Iron Man, not West Coast Avengers.

[@CasuallyComics]

Makes sense poor Squirrel Girl getting bumped all over!

[@josephwiessner1558]

Comic Ironman: you're too young to be a hero Movie Ironman: hey kid, come help me fight my friends

[@charlesws7825]

In the comics, that can definitely be said for Spidey, who started when he was still in high school. WAY too young!

[@black-fenrir35]

Spiderman also hates iron man in the comics and thinks he is a prick.

[@leephillips4402]

Comic Spider-Man: I can beat up the whole Avengers if I wanted to I was just being polite about it. Movie Spider-Man: Mr Stark, I'm Scared.

[@chidaluokoro9104]

​​@@leephillips4402 way to take words out of context also I really doubt spidey thor in a fight

[@Feroce]

@@charlesws7825 That depends on which timeline you're reading. Spiderman started off as a college student in the main one.

[@CasuallyComics]

That Girl's Got Some Serious Squirrels In Her Pants.

[@flintlockwood25]

*slow turning of the head* "Say that again?"

[@kingofdragons7]

For sure but omg, she looks terrifying in that first comic with Iron Man

[@jamcalx]

Are you using that as a euphemism?

[@kingofdragons7]

@jamcalx no, she's quoting Phineas and Ferb

[@jamcalx]

@kingofdragons7 I know the music video, but that doesn't mean it can be used in other ways somehow.

[@juliagoodwin9510]

"Maybe it's just me... but I'm not crazy about super hero stories where everything's all dark and moody. Personally, I like the ones where good guys fight giant apes on the moon and stuff. Remember those? I do. That was back when comic book worlds were places you wanted to escape to... not from." -Squirrel Girl

[@michaelolivero1626]

I always find your videos interesting, informative, insightful, and entertaining. I'd love to see you do one of your in-depths on my favorite comic relief character, Ambush Bug.

[@aradraugfea6755]

As someone who loves when comics are "The exact right kind of dumb", I relate to this.

[@cocoadragon8554]

@@michaelolivero1626 Sure but only after he does a 2 hour deep dive into the hero known only as "Brick Frog"

[@MrKingkz]

As much as I do like dark stuff I know what you mean I sometimes miss bad guys like the mole man or monster Island remember monster Island that place is cool😂

[@kyuven]

The best comics strike a balance between being dark and moody and fun and upbeat. Probably why Spider-Man is still an international sensation after about 60 years. You can have your dark and tragic story of Gwen Stacy, but also have Spidey and Squirrel Girl chasing down a squirrel that stole his teacher's I.D. through the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade where there are floats of themselves, and it makes total sense.

[@monstersociety3360]

"It's time to eat NUTS and kick BUTTS! ...And I'm all outta NUTS!" -Squirrel Girl, Lego Marvel Avengers 2

[@rustybrooks8916]

I think they stole that from the Marvel Superheroes MMO, which probably lifted it from one of the comics. I fell in love with Squirrel Girl in that game, the whole voice and vibe was too much for me to resist.

[@animikean]

Please watch “They Live”, it’s a reference ❤

[@monstersociety3360]

@@animikean I am already aware of this, but thank you.

[@KassTheLass]

I didn't see Squirrel Girl becoming a a low key sex symbol because of Marvel Rivals.

[@AlexanderJWF]

Same, it's like, of course anything popular enough is gonna get sexualized by someone but ... yeesh! 😅

[@dooplon5083]

let's be real it's kinda been a long time coming lol. Ever since her redesigns started coming people have been getting the hots for her in larger and larger nunbers

[@shanetaylor761]

I mean... it's comics lol.

[@MartinGasparini86]

same I kinda hate that

[@Vegadra]

I saw a KZbin comment when it first released, and they say Squirrel Girl design was definitely made for NSFW artists. And it turns out to be true, but I wonder why?

[@kemmdog4444]

Doom doesn’t even have the excuse of saying that it was a Doombot.

[@brettthebest3978]

I don’t blame Doom squirrels can be terrifying

[@christopherauzenne5023]

it's a "greatest swordsman fears the worst swordsman" scenario. doom has the mental prowess to challenge gods, otherworldly entities, and superbeings, never really expected someone to just throw a shit ton of squirrels at him.

[@deanospimoniful]

@@christopherauzenne5023 From that day forward, I'm sure he had a squirrel contingency.

[@bazzfromthebackground3696]

Doom continues to never underestimate her again, and even jumpped to her defense when other villains talked shit.

[@charlesws7825]

Doombots are still tough!

[@pymthmetabaron]

"I'll put a good word for you with the Avengers... They'll take anyone." I see what you did them ;)

[@CasuallyComics]

They really should disband while they have the chance.

[@alejandropradillaamador6435]

they really will though

[@SpaceJawa]

I was going to comment on that exact same add-in. 😆

[@charlesws7825]

​@CasuallyComics Nah, not disband! Just keep the group to maybe less than ten. Every now and then the problem is there's TOO MANY Avengers!

[@indigosteel5702]

Avengers Unlimited

[@darryljack6612]

Hands up if you've been a fan of the queen before Rivals and are glad she is getting new found love.

[@emanuelrojas2]

Yo

[@angelquirozreales4339]

Hi! ✋🏽

[@bazzfromthebackground3696]

I'm glad, but the new audience is a little 👀

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

Heyo

[@W-West5555]

🤚

[@michaelkata2342]

I wonder how she is dealing with the war between the grey and red squirrels, it's got to be tough on her.

[@CasuallyComics]

War...war never changes.

[@matthewhood7844]

What is it good for? Absolutely nothing.

[@theIOis]

Learn something new...

[@JoRoq1]

I kinda knew of Squirrel Girl for a while, but didn’t get to actually know a version of the character until the Ultimate Spider-Man show. She works well as that energetic, slightly silly, and comedically overpowered hero. Someone to keep a story more upbeat and lighter entertainment, a break from heavy melodrama and constant crisis.

[@angelquirozreales4339]

Same

[@MT-jd8pc]

Same in fact ultimate spider man was actually my introduction to her

[@IsaiahWayne2104]

Oppenheimer to Thanos in ERB: I'm the Destroyer of Worlds! You had your nuts handed to you by a Squirrel Girl!

[@mysticdigital5936]

I'm glad Sasha made the Bruce Wayne joke because I was literally thinking about it while she was reading Tony's lines. Bruce would have her on the streets of Gotham so fast

[@DeadFawn]

I *love* Squirrel Girl. Have a lot of good memories of going to comic cons with my parents when I was younger in a very homemade Squirrel Girl costume. So happy you made a video about her!

[@adamfrey4920]

I'm glad Sasha is nuts for this character.

[@dorksanddragons]

I have a friend who is an animator of a certain variety and I'll never forget how he quickly went from not knowing who Squirrel Girl was to flatly stating "the model has dropped..."

[@Alexcobra861]

I can't wait to see the work your friend has done with her.😏🤗😍

[@hannabelphaege3774]

O7

[@joshjo9405]

The man will be a true pioneer

[@puyoprince8667]

I was playing marvel rivals today and was like "I really hope Sasha covers Adam Warlock cause I need to know more about him now"

[@kriswright]

I’ve been a Squirrel Girl fan from the very beginning. I was a young teenager when the original story came out and I read it to my kid sister. We laughed and just appreciated the fun, half-serious nature of it. In the midst of all the variant covers of Cable/Venom/Spawn comics that typified the Dark Age, a zany story like that stood out. We talked about her from time to time in the years following that, always figuring she was a one-off but wishing someone would use her. I remember a few years later rereading it and realizing Ditko was the co-creator and being floored by it. I was surprised when she started to have a mini renaissance. Unbeatable was amazing fun. Seeing her in animation was just unbelievable. And now with Rivals? She was the first character I had to play, naturally!

[@GenerationWest]

I have to get this out of the way, the start of THICC Squirrel Girl started with Marvel Rising, and then the later comic promo art in the early 2020's. Because her being THICC QUEEN DOREEN GREEN, was not a spontaneous thing, just gotta let the people know each time!

[@ItsTheFizz]

Also, there was significant pushback at the time from "anti-SJW" NerdBros regarding the THICC-ening of Doreen, once again proving that their arguments are invalid...

[@captaincomet9963]

Tbh I've always liked the thicc design over her thinner design. Not even for any sort of attractiveness thing, I just think the look fits the character better.

[@Rei-Rei]

Entirely untrue. The Marvel Rising version was based on the Squirrel Girl comic which had established her look 3 years earlier.

[@Marveryn]

@@captaincomet9963 yeah i mean real squirrels have thick thigh which help them do those big leaps.

[@GenerationWest]

@@Rei-Rei If you're talking about Unbeatable, then she was still thin then in comparison.

[@PenguinSebs]

I dig Squirrel Girl because her character was revived almost entirely because of her meme status due to having one of the few victories against Doom that wasn’t retconned into a Doombot. The internet is a lovely place

[@BenChanNYC]

I'm still bummed we never got to see Milana Vayntrub play her in that live-action "New Warriors". Oh, and also ... why would Logan do that??

[@deanospimoniful]

Voicing her in Rivals must at least be a slight consolation.

[@Magnet_Chaos]

​@@deanospimoniful Not only in Rivals. She also voices her in Rising. She seems to be the to go Squirrel Girl voice.

[@zkeletonz001]

Why would Logan do what? There's a lot you could be referencing.

[@black0sheep]

I liked Unbeatable Squirrel girl. The stories were fun and engaging. Doreen is a great lead and I enjoyed that take. Also how they made her undefeated was clever. She didn't always beat someone up, sometimes she just made friends or talked them out of what they were doing.

[@thepokemafia1083]

@@deanospimonifulwatch marvel rising

[@zacharylund6926]

Yes get on that squirrel girl hype

[@CasuallyComics]

For once I'm not late, let's get nuts!

[@ChamarM]

@@CasuallyComics And kick butts as Squirrel Girl says

[@opossumqueen4524]

Squirrel Girl is one of my favorite characters. There is so much fun lore surrounding her.

[@CasuallyComics]

She's a lot of fun!

[@cashordeals3672]

She indeed got a glow up and ny homies won't shut up about it 😭 like dang i never knew there preferences until they seen her design in rivals💀 now they won't shut up

[@CasuallyComics]

Lol, they have a sickness for the thiccness, and the world must know.

[@cashordeals3672]

@CasuallyComics oh don't get me wrong I don't blame them but dang 😭

[@brettwood1351]

@@CasuallyComics What was interesting I saw pointed out is that she went from a more standard superheroine build to one that more closely resembles a Squirrel, in terms of porportions.

[@Rei-Rei]

@@brettwood1351 She was always like that in her own book. It's only after that ended that they waifed her up.

[@BenChanNYC]

@@CasuallyComics Thanks, Sasha - now all I can hear in my head is Disturbed singing "Get Down With the Thiccness."

[@Hum0ng0us]

She's a character I've heard a lot about over the years but have never sought out or stumbled on one of her stories. Thank you for this video! It's my first real introduction to her and I like what she is so far. I'll be looking to pick up some of her stories especially if I find a trade.

[@lennyfiasco9834]

That face is terrifying.

[@bazzfromthebackground3696]

The og one yeah. It's still a running gag in her comics how bad her first outfit was and her excuses being she was only a teenager so nothing she did made sense.

[@eastvandb]

Yeah, I hate her face in the early incarnation. Erica Henderson made her really expressive without being flat out loony.

[@harry_ord]

yeah I think even the joker would be scared.

[@SpektakOne]

“They’ll take anyone!” 🤣

[@brettwood1351]

Listen you litierally cannot lose with her on your team. Taking her is a no brainer. They had to make her not a mutant, or the X-Men never have to deal with a mutant genocide again, and then what will the writers do?

[@mysteriiis]

Squirel Girl defeating villains with her personality is the best part. LIke if Harley Quinn beat Batman villains by giving them therapy.

[@eastvandb]

Which I would also be totally into!

[@grahamcann1761]

I'm a big fan of Squirrel Girl, and have been since her debut. I really enjoy the occasional off-panel story, and stories without explanation (for example: Jim Starlin's Elf with a Gun). And I love the off panel stories hinted at with SG being "unbeatable". As always, thank you so very much for the videos.

[@joelpartee594]

That’s Steve Gerber’s Elf with a Gun!

[@grahamcann1761]

@@joelpartee594 Thank you very much! I do occasionally make mistakes (often?), and thus always appreciate a correction.

[@joelpartee594]

@ I always appreciate being reminded of the Elf with a Gun, so we’re even.

[@raul3133]

3:58 you should release a behind the scenes video of you making squirrel noises

[@CasuallyComics]

#releasethesquirrelcut

[@GhassanPL]

As an OG Squirrel Girl fan, I am LOVING this resurgence of fan art and appreciate for the hero that defeated Galactus!

[@wratched]

SHe didn't defeat him; she made him her friend and gave him another planet to eat :0)

[@GhassanPL]

@wratched Shh, spoilers! :)

[@ghostygirl2395]

SQUIRREL GIRL SQUIRREL GIRL i love her so much!!! Big fluffy tail!! I love squirrels. I, too, am a very genuine college girl, so doreen being borh that and still successful is very appealing and entertaining and RELATABLE to me. Plus, I love love LOVER her design in marvel rising. I had a doll of it. The green and brown is so good, and I love that her hero symbol is acorns. Shout out to tippy-toe!!

[@paintedpig3021]

Yeah people sure do "Appreciate" Squirrel Girl now a days.

[@kingofdragons7]

Yes, the creepy pedos

[@AussieDragoon]

if you replace the p's with s's in that word.

[@Reubentheimitator6572]

@@AussieDragoonare you implying 'asseciate' has something to do with a sex joke?

[@birdahahhh]

@@AussieDragoon the hell r u trying to say? yk ur allowed to think ur comment through before typing and posting it right?

[@okok-tf8rr]

@@AussieDragoon ??

[@wdonohue_cinema]

Squirrel Girl Forever - “Eats nuts, kicks butts”

[@thealbinodino637]

The thing i love the most about squirrel girl is how she's defeated a lot of heavy hitters, but it's usually done off-screen and usually with no explanation Like she beat Thanos, The Mad Titan who's capable of putting down the Hulk and is actively genociding the multiverse as a love letter to Marvel's physical manifestation of death... and she did that with one squirrel!

[@ReiseLukas]

The power of Nutella

[@FangsFirst]

Which is all because Dan Slott was kind of an ass about how Jim Starlin wrote Thanos, who kept trying to course-correct everyone who kept retconning his character with no explanation. Since Thanos had stopped being genocidal or performing metaphorical love letters to Death (at her request!) years and years earlier (yes: in 1991! Look it up, True Believers!-but not in wikis, because people insist on memory holing this unsubtle fact for some reason), as part of an overall character arc that EVERYONE kept ignoring after he wandered away from Marvel (including some folks I otherwise love the work of: Mark Waid, Dan Jurgens, etc-or, unfortunately, the extremely popular and utterly nonsensical Joe Kelly story) Dan Slott decided the retcons were because Starlin was mad that people were saying Thanos could be defeated, but it was because every one of those Thanoses acted insanely out of character when compared to _every single story_ since the end of _The Infinity Gauntlet_ where Thanos had a real moment of self-realization and character progression and *changed*. That is: he stopped being motivated by acquiring insane power or ending the universe, and started working to save it (as kind of a huge jerk, who definitely still _had_ tried to kill everyone repeatedly). But no one else cared or paid attention, so they were like "He's that guy who wants to kill everyone, right?" And so Starlin wrote a story saying those were all extremely powerful mystical-android-clones to justify how crazy powerful they were…and why they were so incredibly out-of-character. Dan Slott responded by being a juvenile child who misunderstood the entire reason for it happening, and wrote that stupid Squirrel Girl story as a middle finger to Starlin, despite the fact that Starlin himself was much less obnoxiously responding to people who had _disrespected his own stories by outright ignoring them_. It rankles the entire thing, because it's less "ha ha this is so ridiculous and funny" and more "Dan Slott is a child, mad that he _thinks_ Starlin is saying no one can defeat his baby but himself and is gonna stick it to him!!" So we got stuck with an unchanging, static Thanos forever after, despite Starlin valiantly trying to make his character more interesting. And we're still there. And it will never change.

[@t.dmattocks6119]

@@FangsFirst That sucks. Asshole hero Thanos sounds cool and interesting. Granted though, him and everyone else losing to SG is still funny out of context.

[@lanternsown3525]

Squirrel Girl beat Doctor Doom (okay maybe was a rogue Doombot) in her first appearence way to hit the ground running.

[@ChillMonger]

"Doom is entirely petty enough to do this" 🤣

[@camerondodge2070]

Squirrel Girl was one of those characters that I just naturally gravitated towards. I wasn't big on superhero comics yet, and in fact I was really only reading one comic month to month at the time (I am unashamed in my large collection of Scooby-Doo comics). As far as superhero books went, I had some hand-me-down issues of Howard the Duck and Silver Age Batman, and that was it. But one day I just happened to see the first issue of 'Unbeatable Squirrel Girl', and decided to pick it up on a whim. It became the first superhero title I read every issue for, and was what helped hook me into the wider world of comics. As such, it's been wild and lovely to see more and more people get turned on to her. I hope this upward trend continues.

[@Tiggeralt]

I liked how there was a subtle theme to the titles of some of the Marvel heroines around 2015. Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Unbelievable Gwenpool Unstoppable Wasp

[@joelpartee594]

Why didn’t Unus get his own series?

[@heroineburgh]

The theme wasn't subtle at all. It was Mary Sueness, and it has pervaded that company's publications for many years, starting with the Carol Danvers retool.

[@eastvandb]

@@heroineburgh grow up

[@heroineburgh]

@@eastvandb Oh, so now it's childish to want characters to have depth and nuance? Try a different insult, your first one didn't make sense. Plus, I'm probably twice your age.

[@eastvandb]

@@heroineburgh Oh please. You're trotting out nonsense clichés like "Mary Sueness [sic]" and pretending that's a critique? There is great depth and nuance to Carol Danvers, if you were interested in anything but power. If you're calling her a Mary Sue (stupid term), you better come up with some examples to back up that nonsense. So, you're 130 years old, are you? My response to you made perfect sense. You're grasping at straws to justify your dislike of women superheroes. It's painfully obvious. Try making a criticism that doesn't depend on clichés and meaningless generalizations.

[@HIMMBelljuvo]

OG Ditko Squirrel Girl looks like nightmare fuel, tbh

[@proudjedi313]

Unbeatable Squirrel Girl is Doreen's best look, captures the silliness & charm of the character while bringing a grounded sense when she's hanging with her college pals & they all look chill people

[@Dynaman21]

Everyone hated the visuals on that one. It was another stupid culture war spat.

[@benito6036]

@6:04 to quote Dr Venture “slower than haunted house spike walls, but not quite as slow as evil scientist spiked walls”

[@hangeloarias7580]

I remember first seeing Squirrel Girl in this Marvel Alliance facebook game back in like 2012 or so and thinking she was an original character made for the game, i was actually surprise she was a real character.

[@joelpartee594]

I loved Avengers Alliance and I thought they did a great job with Squirrel Girl, especially that level nine boss move of mystery.

[@RobertReed-r6z]

I once told my girlfriend that she reminded me of Squirrel Girl. I meant it as a compliment. She did not take it that way.

[@eastvandb]

It's definitely a compliment!

[@MrZDMan]

If she saw her Unbeatable version or the original design than it would definetly be an insult lol

[@coreymay918]

She's a character I've heard a lot about over the years but have never sought out or stumbled on one of her stories.

[@cloudykid7278]

Suoer glad people are finally waking up to Squirrel girl because she's been on my radar for years now and j think she deserves way more love! Super glad she's finally getting the chance to be in the spotlight!

[@lekanraposte6732]

The duality of Squirrel Girl: She's either drawn as one of the *ugliest* character ever, or she is drawn as one of the *hottest* character ever.

[@Zectifin]

Squirrel Girl in Marvel Rivals is voiced by Milana Vayntrub, the woman who was in all those AT&T adds that everyone loved, so not only is she a fav favorite character but shes voiced by a fan favorite voice actress and great to see her getting more work.

[@gabrielrussell5531]

I am not sure how true this is, but I've heard SG was the last thing Ditko ever did for Marvel.

[@Sephiroth144]

"Doom shall put quotes around whatever he pleases..."

[@ravenwilder4099]

Somehow, I don't think telling Doctor Doom "I don't even know who you are!" is going to improve the situation.

[@mitchmegaw7201]

Love SG. I had some fun interactions with Ryan North as his Squirrel Girl twitter (she named one of the squirrels in our yard and we still see her and use the name). I came up with my own No Prize answer to the whole Wolverine thing involving an unpublished adventure with her and Wolvie after he gets de-aged by the High Evolutionary. Aged as a pre teen, he just gets infatuated with her. She finds it creepy and Wolvie reaaally regrets it after getting back to his normal age.

[@furagnar]

Whoever wrote the Logan SG thing doesn't understand that Logan isn't into teenage girls. He has always been a mentor figure to them.

[@AussieDragoon]

It was initially written by Brian Michael Bendis. The weird thing is the "sexual fantasy" bit was written by Jason Aaron, who usually does understand Wolverine's mentor role pretty well, like in his X-Men run, so it's weird he'd include it. Maybe Daniel Acuna slipped it in, who knows.

[@ShadowWingTronix]

@@AussieDragoon Isn't he the same writer that had Logan swap bodies with Peter because Jean wanted to "teach him a lesson", so he hit on MJ?

[@AussieDragoon]

@@ShadowWingTronix Bendis was, yes.

[@alexanderticonuwu7591]

​@@AussieDragoon Of course Bendis had a hand in it

[@greenskull3384]

Kronk is best Disney princess.

[@eberwald4438]

I already knew about Tippy Toe and Monkey Joe, but today I found out about Mr. Lieberman, and he is now my favorite.

[@TheSteelGuy]

I am a big fan of Squirrel Girl. Just the whole wacky innocence of the character who punches above her weight. Also, just love saying "Squirrel ".

[@MattMcIrvin]

This right here is my daughter's absolute favorite superhero, and I don't blame her. The North/Henderson Unbeatable Squirrel Girl was a brilliant run. The best issue may have been the one in which she fends off Galactus. She does it basically by befriending him and figuring out what he wants and a way to get it. Which is a pretty typical Unbeatable Squirrel Girl MO.

[@bombseel]

Squirrel Girl! One of my favorite characters, and Unbeatable is one of my favorite comics runs of all time. I'd love to see another writer tackle her

[@mrbulldobbs1553]

When I was a kid I threw a peanut M&M at a squirrel and that mf chased me for two blocks. Get one p'od and you'll know why Doom lost

[@alextownsend3808]

Squirrel Girl is my absolute favorite superhero and I'm thrilled to see her on your channel. It would be great if you did another video about her, like how she's no longer a mutant (for annoying X-Men copyright reasons) or her many adventures defeating ridiculously powerful enemies (Doom again, Galactus, Thanos, Wolverine, Deadpool, etc.). I particularly love her because, in the North/Henderson run, she always has such CREATIVE ways of winning. Sometimes just being reasonable and talking to the villains is actually really helpful and she makes a friend. Sometimes it's an absolutely bonkers way of working with her squirrels (ex. the squirrel suit). Surprisingly often it's some facet of her being a computer science major! She's just a delight and everyone should know it!

[@OnePunchMark]

Omg I died at the squirrel noises 😂😂 I’m so glad squirrel girl is getting more recognition cause of marvel rivals. Hoping to see a future run for her 😆

[@subliteral]

This is probably the most comprehensive look at the history of Squirrel Girl ever done , or likely to be done. Commendable!

[@sayyidrose6307]

I'm from Milwaukee so as a marvel fan i've been rocking with Squirrel Girl for a hot minute. i'm glad shes getting so popular for the fact that she's unironically one of the most powerful heros in the verse

[@bobmathis-friedman6742]

I love squirrel Girl AND her teammate, Koi Boy!

[@gyrokninja]

I started reading unbeatable squirrel girl back in like 2017 and ended reading her entire comic book history. She has been one of my favorites since then and I knew one day she would eventually blow up and hit the main stage. I'm excited to see what her future is. I think optimism and outlook is a good change of pace and sets her apart from traditional marvel heroes

[@andysee6996]

I always thought that Squirrel Girl was originally meant to be a one-off character, but her memetic popularity inspired Marvel to make her a more permanent character.

[@pibb2474]

I understand and respect that you normally cover DC, but as a big fan of yours who tends to lean Marvel, this episode was a pleasant surprise. I hope to see more Marvel retrospectives from you in the future, but only as you see fit. Much love. (Also, thanks for getting "Squirrels in my Pants" stuck in my head. I guess if you have to suffer, we do too. -_-)

[@eastvandb]

I love the Ryan North/Erica Henderson run of Squirrel Girl. I read a lot of dark, violent, weird comics. When I want to cheer myself up and stop hating humanity, I go back and re-read Unbeatable Squirrel Girl and G. Willow Wilson's Ms Marvel. I find them really joyful; I love that she gets into conversations about computer programming with villains during fights, and I really love how she inspires Kraven to be a better person. Some people (mostly men) read comics primarily for the power fantasy; I'm totally there for the chaos and weirdness.

[@halfmask3]

I love Squirrel Girl as a character. I remember being so pleased when she was brought to the Avenger's Alliance game, and her basic attack was a tribute to the scene where she beats Wolverine in a sparing match.

[@ChryssaBL]

!0:02 this is what I thought of when you said lighthearted. The way she just cheerfully walks away while unspeakable horrors occur off panel.

[@JanetStarChild]

12:07 ...What is this fabulously animated sequence from? I love the '80s anime style! ...Also, _Moon Prism Power! LOL_

[@parallaxnick637]

It's the trailer for Marvel Snap.

[@Toetickler9]

2:47 Chick-Fil-A sauce girl??

[@lylecampbell8288]

My mother adopted an injured baby squirrel one winter. She released it in the spring & it hung around afterwards and would come back to visit for a while.

[@paulforder591]

Excellent coverage of Squirrel Girl. I like her pluckiness, high energy, & silly personality. I can see why you're nuts about her, Sasha! (Groaner pun!) 😂🤣🙋🐿️🐿️

[@m.a.k.dynasty4504]

Part of me wishes that they incorporated the knuckle spike into her kit in the game. Always felt odd that they didn't. Along with not giving Wolverine the ability to climb walls with his claws or Storm access to any other elements besides lighting and wind.

[@captaincomet9963]

Later on the knuckle spike pretty much gets replaced by claws in the same vein as Sabertooth's. Missed opportunity to have her slash with those for her melee.

[@876cheese]

Are we to expect a Lin Lie episode since he's also gaining popularity due to Marvel Rivalz?

[@CasuallyComics]

The designs are just so good! Maybe, there's just so many exciting things happening right now 😭 lol

[@sinisternorimaki]

He is? I'd say if anything he's becoming feared.

[@RalphBohner69420]

I've been loving Marvel Rivals and I really enjoy playing with Squirrel Girl!! I never really knew much about the character so thanks so much for the great vid!

[@derekstein6193]

9:28 This sets off my danger sense something fierce. But... "Let me go back in there, and face the peril."

[@porterman69]

Great video!! Just what I was looking for. Thanks, Sasha.

[@raggaeldestro8609]

She beat Galactus and Thanos. She would outshine the Avengers with the greatest of ease.

[@commonsense5199]

8:26 The Comic that ended Justice and FireStar’s relationship. My god. Why Fabian? Why? I remember Squirrel Girl tries to see Speedball again but he was in his Pennace phase. Thanks Mark Millar. And I believe Squirrel Girl hangout with Speedball in a different universe. That’s that. Like when Robbie goes back being Speedball he didn’t even reach out to Squirrel Girl. Two Fun Facts: you remember The New Warriors Tv show? That was supposed to on Freeform? But the show got Shelved despite positive feedback from the unaired pilot(one day the pilot will be in the internet). 1.) Squirrel Girl and Speedball was supposed to be Tv show. 2.) The actress, Milana Vayntrub portrayal Squirrel Girl in the Unaired pilot also voiced Squirrel Girl in both Marvel Rising and Marvel Rivals.

[@sinisternorimaki]

It was actually in the future, not on a different universe. She borrowed Doom's time machine.

[@ChrisWell]

I’m a big fan of Ryan North’s writing of Squirrel Girl. (I even interviewed him for my website, Monster Complex.) I especially enjoyed how his stories showed Squirrel Girl spending more time befriending super villains than punching them. But I don’t know whether I care about any more stories with her. Comparing her with She-Hulk - another Marvel superheroine - She-Hulk’s stories can also be funny, but strike me as generally more well-rounded. (At least, that’s how I compare the two.) As such, most of the other Squirrel Girl stories you described don’t make me want to track any of them down. However: Thanks for mentioning that song from Phineas and Ferb! I’m a huge fan of their songs, but I’d never even thought about the “squirrel” connection until you mentioned it.

[@Phlogiston2312]

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl silhouette is so iconic which is a sign of a great design. If you can see an silhouette and immediately recognized shows good work

[@AussieDragoon]

It's a fun idea to go over the origins of the somewhat lesser known marvel rivals. Gotta hit that SEO!

[@tmacm2237]

I heard she once defeated Thanos.

[@joshjones9749]

I don't mind her having a past fling with Logan. It gives her character a TINY speck of spice and shows she's not the little kid she used to be, while still being shown as quirky and upbeat.

[@Antifrost]

Squirrel Girl is a nice reminder that comics can be fun. That's not to devalue more serious stories, but from her onset I've gotten the sense that we're meant to enjoy the ride.

[@grey1213a]

I LOVE Squirrel Girl... she reminds me a bit of Jubilee, albeit with a more wholesome upbringing, who just won't let life beat her down (which is my head cannon for the "Unbeatable" moniker). I love the adaptations of her; she always has that youthful optimism, and... well,... real understanding of her abilities, so that she can slot herself in any situation. She is the (and mind you, while I write this, I am male) female version of the "every person,"... or at least the every person we WANT to be. Not "perfect," but confident, exuberant, and clever enough to use our talents to really help. I usually don't respond in this way, but Squirrel Girl holds a real special place in my heart alongside characters like Luke Skywalker, Taran of Caer Dallben, or Kaylee

[@kazecloud2916]

I've known about Squirrel Girl when I saw her in the Great lakes Avengers mini. And I only discovered them because of their appearance in a Deadpool issue by Joe Kelly. I like how upbeat she is and how she used the squirrels to beat Deadpool. I hated the art in her run, so I was genuinely impressed and surprised to see not only her but Jeff in Marvel Rivals. I enjoy Rivals so much I made a quick list of obscure heroes that would be fun to see in that game.

[@macuna1995]

Yay, finally talking about our girl, the unbeatable Doreen Green! Her series is my number one favorite.

[@jackmcintyre3476]

Begginggggg for a video about Cloak and Dagger!!!! Been a fan of them for ages and love to the love for them now in Rivals!

[@bingus14566]

Unbeatable Squirrel Girl was one of the first comics I really got into, right after I started college. SG has a special place in my heart

[@ironman99ify]

I too am hyped about Squirrel Gya... Squirrel Girl.

[@princebloodgrave8097]

My favorite costume of hers, is when she was the nanny for Luke Cage & Jessica Jones' daughter, Danny. :)

[@franknova987]

Funny thing, playing as Luna Snow while watching this video ^^;

[@andersonic]

One of my favorite Squirrel Girl moments is in All-New Wolverine #7. She excitedly arrives at Laura Kinney's apartment with an angry live wolverine so it can tell Laura important news. Laura is dumbfounded and annoyed: "I can't talk to wolverines!" But Gabby instantly bonds with it ("Hello, understandably irritated animal") and Jonathan is still her pet thanks to Doreen.

[@ShepherdGunn]

I had a pet squirrel growing up. When I first heard about Squirrel Girl, it was after losing the little fella. I've always a soft spot for the character ever since then. She is one of those "I wonder what she's up to now" characters I have followed over the years.

[@jamcalx]

4:36 especially with what they pulled with Krakoa.

[@rebgates]

Read one of her issues in the War of the Realms crossover and it was cute, the art was vibrant. She seemed to have her own set of villains and needed a little extra help taking on the warring forces with her villain. Other than that I know her from the LEGO Marvel games. She throws squirrels at people.

[@Synlidwirh]

Doreen is one of the characters I just enjoy. I can say the first comic series I bought weekly was GLA cause I was young and when the guy at the comic shiop says own the first issue of the new avengers series. Seemed like a good idea at the time and she has been a favorite ever since. Even the novels weren't half bad for being lighthearted fun.