I Who run the world? Squirrels har Doreen fått en ny mentor, en äldre dam som lyckats lista ut hennes hemliga identitet och vill sponsra henne – med en flygekorrdräkt. Hon hinner dock knappt använda den (och konfrontera Rhino och övertala honom att försöka byta djur till enhörning) innan det visar sig att damen ifråga är ... en skurk som lyckats ta kontroll över en massa djur och använda dem som spioner och nu tänker ta över världen. Egentligen ville hon ha Doreen som hejduk, men det går naturligtvis inte.

Så följer strider mot björnar med automatvapen, mygginvasioner, råttor, en doktor Doom-dräkt och JJ Jameson i en helikopter.

I ett kortare avsnitt åker istället Doreen på semester och låter Koi Boi, Chipmunk Hunk och Brain Drain vakta New York, vilket de lyckas med … någorlunda. En massa superskurkar verkar vara ute, men andra superhjältar hinner alltid först.

Det hela är skojigt och trevligt, med fortsatt underbara insändarsidor, men även om enskilda sekvenser är fantastiska känns det inte riktigt lika inspirerat som tidigare. ( )

The sixth collection of Unbeatable Squirrel Girl comics, featuring Doreen Green, aka Squirrel Girl. This one mostly consists of a multi-part story which begins with Doreen getting a mentor/patron who builds her a new flying squirrel suit, which turns out to be less awesome than it sounds and just leads to her having to fight an army of mind-controlled animals. I wouldn't call it my favorite Squirrel Girl storyline so far, but it was fun, as usual, with a particularly entertaining ending.

There's also one standalone story in which Doreen and her roommate Nancy take off on vacation, leaving their friends Koi Boy, Chipmunk Hunk, and Brain Drain to defend the city. It was nice to see these characters getting to do some stuff on their own, and the plot was cute, plus I can never, ever, ever get enough of Brain Drain, the nihilistic villain-turned-somewhat-confused-hero brain-in-a-jar-on-a-robot-body, so I found this one rather delightful.

Also, a few issues in, there was a request in the letters column from someone pointing out that the little "secret" notes and amusing commentary at the bottom of most of the pages are very, very hard to read for those of us with aging, bifocal-clad eyes, and come the next issue they actually fixed this. It's a very small change, but OMG, it's now a million times easier to read. No more horrible eyestrain! Much as I love Squirrel Girl, it's the writer of that letter who is the real hero here. Thank you, thank you, thank you, Kristin Boldon of Minneapolis, MN. I will be grateful to you forever, or at least for as long as I keep reading these comics. ( )

Squirrel Girl vs. someone who can talk to animals; also, Brain Drain learns about friendship.

3.5/4 (Very good)

I'm still having fun, but this book is carried entirely by comic relief and good art. The story is rough, uninteresting, and full of holes. On the other hand, The Adventures of Chef Bear and Alfredo the Chicken make for a pretty amazing (4-page) diversion.

(Jul. 2021) ( )

Doreen goes to a guest lecture at the university and ends up meeting a mysterious benefactor who provides her with cool gear. However, all is not as it seems and the rest of the animal kingdom may end up being pulled into the fight.

Squirrel Girl rocks! That is all. ( )

Love it. ( )