Graphic Novel: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 3, Ryan North & Erica Henderson

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol 3
collecting issues 1-6 of The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, and a crossover issue of Howard the Duck #6 (Unbeatable Squirrel Girl is re-numbered after Marvel "event" of 2016, following the previous set of 1-8 & specials reviewed here.)
Writer: Ryan North
Howard the Duck Writer: Chip Zdarsky
Artist: Erica Henderson
Color Art: Rico Renzi
Trading Card Art: Joe Morris, Matt Digges, David Robins, Chip Zdarsky, & Doc Shaner
Van Art (I swear this is a thing that actually exists in this collection, and the van is awesome): Joe Quinones
Letters: VC's Clayton Cowles & Travis Lanham
ISBN: 9780785196266
Read August/September 2016

The continuing adventures of Squirrel Girl continue!  Everything I loved about it before, I still love, and the sweet and fun tone is delightful and refreshing in a lot of grimdark surroundings.  Excellent stories, even more excellent characters (although I thought that Chipmunk Hunk and Koi Boy (Boi?) were sadly neglected this time through) and just so much joyous fun from time-traveling start to "the great hunt" of the finish.  Even beyond the stories themselves, the collection includes the little aside notes on the bottoms of the pages, the in-jokes between authors and artists, and the lovely letters from fans (real or imagined, but I think mostly real - judging by the cosplay pictures).  All of that just adds a lovely layer of fun metafrosting to the nutty cake.

Comic Book Collection: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol 1 & 2 (issues 1-8) Ryan North & Erica Henderson

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol 1
ISBN: 9780785197027
Collecting The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl issues 1-4, & Marvel Super-Heroes #8 from 1990
writer: Ryan North
artist: Erica Henderson
lettters: VC's Clayton Cowles
trading card art: Maris Wicks, Kyle Starks, Chris Giarrusso

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol 2
ISBN: 9780785197034
Collecting The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl issues 5-8, & material from GLX-Mas Special #1, Thing #8 (from 2006) & Age of Heroes #3.
writer: Ryan North
artist: Erica Henderson
letters: VC's Clayton Cowles
trading card art: Eloise Narrington
colors: Rico Renzi

Bouncy, lighthearted, feisty, and openhearted.  I love Squirrel Girl so much, and this is only the beginning - she was one of the survivors of the Secret Wars mixup, so there's a second set of Squirrel Girl issues starting later in 2015.

This set of issues is a complete arc, and gives a great introduction to the character, who has shed the odd costume from the 90s, but has kept the indomitable spirit and spunky nature that made her such a niche favorite despite long absences from official line-ups.