MARVEL RISING

I've always liked Squirrel Girl. I liked the first appearance, though Silver Age comics have kinda rough art, and I loved Great Lakes Avengers, where she was good, but the current Squirrel Girl books are through the roof.I like my superheroes to have real problems: I loathe Superman. I mean, what's really the risk for him? What are the stakes? And don't get me started on the 70's "Create a super-power that has never been mentioned before and will never be used again" trope. (Super-ventriloquism, anyone?) Give me Spider-Man and his trouble paying the rent any day.And the vast majority of female superheroes are, well, ridiculous in their body shapes. Look, people who do not relish the female form are missing out on a lot, but does every female need the boobs and butt and spine that bends so you can draw both of em? C'mon. We've seen that over and over. I want something different.Squirrel Girl has both the problems and a quasi-normal shape (she has a tail, so there's that exception, but otherwise, she looks like a real person). In this collection, she's teaching a computer science class, as a smart college student. Not a super-genius, just someone who's good. And she makes mistakes. Her initial conclusions about the antagonist (or the ostensible antagonist - there's a twist) are wrong.I like the other characters, especially Ms. Marvel, a lot as well. (Which is fortunate, because this is a team-up, and Ms. Marvel is a major focus.)Now, there is a small problem: I'm less into the art for most of the collected comics, as they draw Squirrel Girl as far cuter than her representation in The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, done by Ryan North and Erica Henderson(at first. Ms. Henderson didn't illustrate all the issues.) There is an issue written by Mr. North, and (I think (I can't lay my hands on the book at the moment)) illustrated by Ms. Henderson contained in the collection, and I think it's superior to the other issues, but that's as maybe.The best part of this collection is that not all the problems are solved by punching. There's plenty of that, often supplied by America Chavez, but brains are the key to winning this battle, and Squirrel Girl is canonically unbeatable because of her brains and empathy.This is a great collection focusing on superheroes who are far more interesting and complex than the usual templates. Maybe I'm out of touch with the current state of comics - I would not be shocked were this the case - but it's awesome to see this.

I started reading this comic because I received the first issue for Free Comic Book Day and I wanted to continue the story. I was familiar with the characters of Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan) and Squirrel Girl, but I had never read either of their comics. I was drawn in by the fun team-up and great story-telling. You don't have to know much about either character to pick up this story.Though it's marketed alongside Disney Channel's new "Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors" movie and Marvel Rising shorts, it doesn't have a direct story tie-in other than familiar characters. If you're a fan of Marvel Rising on Disney Channel, though, then you'll love this story following Ms. Marvel and Squirrel Girl as they battle against an unlikely villain with seemingly useless powers that get out of hand quickly.

Marvel Rising is a Disney commissioned series where Squirrel Girl starts a class to teach kids computer science for extra credit. Every child is special, but some are more special than others, like Ms Marvel!Things to know:This is a good comic. Although there might a bit of a "too many cooks in the kitchen" problem. I think there were at least 3 lead writers for it. Everyone on the team seemed to enjoy making this though so don't worry too much.If you coming here from Squirrel Girl, be aware, there is a change in target demographic. Squirrel Girl is targeted for girls 4-12, but this series is targeted for girls 13-18 which, I think, is the Ms Marvel demographic. Again don't worry too much, anyone can enjoy this series, but there is a fair amount of angst.PS I am aware that it is weird for a college sophmore to be teaching high schoolers, but I will allow it. Just this once.

Fun book! Great read. I think this targeted at a younger audience but I still really enjoyed it. Can’t get enough of my favorite: Squirrel Girl!

Collecting some great stories featuring the next generation of Marvel superheroes. My 9-year-old daughter only knew a handful of the characters, but now she loves them all and wants to learn (and read) more!

She's still a new reader but works hard on this book because she loves the characters so much. Great stories with strong, independent female leads.

Very good read

The story is entertaining. Art is hard to follow because the artists changed pretty three times.