History Comicbook / SquirrelGirl

Nearly twenty-five years after her first appearance, Doreen finally received her own solo comic: ''ComicBook/TheUnbeatableSquirrelGirl'', written by Creator/RyanNorth and drawn by Erica Henderson. The series starts after Doreen leaves her job as Danielle's nanny; rather than stick around at Avengers Mansion as a freeloader, Doreen enrolls at a local university while juggling her life as Squirrel Girl, her days swinging from attending classes and making new friends to handling all kind of various villains (often by [[TalkingTheMonsterToDeath befriending them]]). After an initial run of eight issues, ''Unbeatable'' was re-launched with a new volume (the cover of the inaugural Volume 2 issue cheerfully announces, "[[BitingTheHandHumor Only Our Second #1 Issue This Year!]]") following ''ComicBook/{{Secret Wars|2015}}''. The series also has its own original graphic novel, ''The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Beats Up the Marvel Universe'', in which...well, the title really does say it all, here.

[[caption-width-right:300:You're nuts to take her on.]]

* ''The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl'' vol. 2 (2015 -- present)

** The general trend is reversed in ''Unbeatable''--Erica Henderson draws Doreen as round-faced, buck-toothed, and with a much chubbier physique than is usual for superheroines.

Thanks in part to her surge in popularity as a MemeticBadass, Squirrel Girl has also started to appear in other media: She has a supporting role in the cartoon ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'', and she has made several appearances in Marvel-licensed games, often as a playable character. She was set to join the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as the leader of the ''New Warriors'' [[note]]despite her never having been part of that team in the comics[[/note]] played by Creator/MilanaVayntrub, though the series has been indefinitely postponed.

She came ''extremely'' close to being portrayed in live-action for a series dubbed "New Warriors" which would be set in the ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'', loosely based on the "Great Lakes Avengers" series. But the show was cancelled due to Freeform passing on it.

She came ''extremely'' close to being portrayed in live-action for a series dubbed "New Warriors" which is set in the MCU, loosely based on the "Great Lakes Avengers" series. But the show was cancelled due to Freeform passing on it.

* ''New Warriors'' (Cancelled), stated to be played by Creator/MilanaVayntrub. Ultimately became a WhatCouldHavenBeen example as the series was ultimately cancelled when Freeform passed on it. Though with the coming of Disney+, there's a slight chance it could be revived.

* ''New Warriors'' (TBA), played by Creator/MilanaVayntrub

Squirrel Girl was specifically written as a response to the DarkerAndEdgier comics of the '90s. She basically serves as a litmus test for those who take comics too seriously, specifically those who think darker and edgier is automatically better. If you're the kind of fan who gets upset when a happy-go-lucky girl with the "powers" of a squirrel defeats god-level threats, you're exactly the kind of fan Squirrel Girl was written to address.

It must be said that Squirrel Girl was specifically written as a reaction to the DarkerAndEdgier comics of the '90s. She basically serves as a litmus test for those who take comics too seriously (specifically those who think "dark and gritty" is automatically better). If you're the kind of fan who gets upset at a happy-go-lucky girl with the "powers" of a squirrel defeating god-level threats, you're exactly the kind of fan Squirrel Girl was written to tell to lighten up.

It must be said that Squirrel Girl was specifically written as a reaction to the DarkerAndEdgier comics of the '90s. She basically serves as a litmus test for those who take comics too seriously (specifically those who think "dark and gritty" is always better). If you're the kind of fan who gets upset at a happy-go-lucky girl with the "powers" of a squirrel defeating god-level threats, you're exactly the kind of fan Squirrel Girl was written to tell to lighten up.

It must be said that Squirrel Girl was specifically written as a reaction to the DarkerAndEdgier comics of the '90s. She basically serves as a litmus test for those who take comics too seriously. If you're the kind of fan who gets upset at a happy-go-lucky girl with the "powers" of a squirrel defeating god-level threats, you're exactly the kind of fan Squirrel Girl was written to tell to lighten up.

It must be said that Squirrel Girl was specifically written as a reaction to the DarkerAndEdgier comics of the '90s. She basically serves a litmus test for those who take comics too seriously. If you're the kind of fan who gets upset at a happy-go-lucky girl with the "powers" of a squirrel defeating god-level threats, you're exactly the kind of fan Squirrel Girl was written to tell to lighten up.

It must be said that Squirrel Girl was specifically written as a reaction to the DarkerAndEdgier comics of the '90s. She basically serves a litmus test for those who take comics too seriously. If you're the kind of fan who gets upset at a happy-go-lucky girl with the "powers" of a squirrel defeating god-level threats, you're exactly the kind of fan Squirrel Girl was written to make fun of.

** ''The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl'' has ignored her mutant origins, instead saying multiple times that she has "partially squirrel blood". It has been speculated (but not confirmed) that this particular retcon was the result of the ongoing feud between Fox (who currently controls the X-Men film rights) and Marvel.

* VagueAge: Doreen was originally 14 (the art made that hard to tell!), but now her age is intentionally left vague. In ''Unbeatable'' Volume 2, she is a second-year computer science student in college, which probably makes her 19 or 20 years old.

Thanks in part to her surge in popularity as a MemeticBadass, Squirrel Girl has also started to appear in other media: She has a supporting role in the cartoon ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'', and she has made several appearances in Marvel-licensed games, often as a playable character. She will join the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse in 2018 as the leader of the ''Series/NewWarriors'' [[note]]despite her never having been part of that team in the comics[[/note]], played by Creator/MilanaVayntrub.

* ''Series/NewWarriors'' (2018), played by Creator/MilanaVayntrub

* PettingZooPeople: Squirrel Girl is the squirrel equivalent of a CatGirl.

* ShowyInvincibleHero: Particularly her squirrels, who like to discuss how she manages to surpass unbelievable odds.

* SuperStrength: She is strong enough to lift twenty-five tons. ([[AsStrongAsThePlotRequires Possibly more]], seeing as that would not "max out" her stats as another source claims.)

* SuperStrength: She is strong enough to lift twenty-five tons. ([[AsStrongAsTheyNeedToBe Possibly more]], seeing as that would not "max out" her stats as another source claims.)

* GuileHero: Most notably in her own series, where her victories are actually seen by the readers; all to often, she does so by TalkingTheMonsterToDeath. Not that she can't do it the old fashioned way if she has to.

* AndThisIsFor: Squirrel Girl lets her squirrel army defeat a {{mook|s}} in the name Monkey Joe (whose ghost did not care one bit).

* TheDreaded: Doctor Doom has shown great fear in having a rematch with her--though, after their [[MemeticMutation legendary first tussle]], can you really blame him?

* AmbiguouslyBi: She's definitely got an eye for the boys, as demonstrated by her crush on Speedball, but in her own comic it's hinted that there may be some romantic attraction between her and her friend Nancy.

* ''WesternAnimation/MarvelRising'', voiced by Creator/MilanaVayntrub: