12: Squirrel Girl – Show Notes

First Segment

• Squirrel Girl’s Powers and Abilities
• First Appearance in 1992 – Marvel Super-Heroes vol. 2 #8
  • Created by Will Murray (writer) and Steve Ditko (art)
  • Meeting Iron Man and Doctor Doom

• Next Appearance in 2004 – The Great Lakes Avengers
  • Written by Dan Slott
  • Tippy Toe becomes her sidekick
  • The climactic fight with Deadpool
• Appears in The New Avengers, 2001-2013
• New Launch in The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl – Jan 7th 2015
  • Ryan North (writer) Erica Henderson (art)
• Not a Mutant Anymore…Take That Fox!

Second Segment

• The Background of Ryan North
  • Published Dinosaur Comics from 2002 to 2006
  • Wrote 2 choose-your-own-adventure books
    • To Be or Not to Be
    • Romeo and/or Juliet
• His Take on Squirrel Girl
• Erica Henderson’s Art
• Poking Fun at the Superhero Concept
• Upcoming Projects
  • Full graphic novel – Squirrel Girl Beats Up the Marvel Universe
    • Ryan North (writer) and Erica Henderson (art)
  • Young Adult Novel – Squirrel Girl Meets World
    • Shannon and Dean Hale (authors)
• Popular Reception of The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl

Third Segment

• The Many Virtues of Squirrel Girl
• The Refreshing Tone
• Created for a Wide Range of Ages and Readers
• Women in Comics
• Compilations vs. Single Issues
• Anna Kendrick’s Bid for a Squirrel Girl Movie