Books like The unbeatable Squirrel Girl

A relentlessly joyful and clever spin on the superhero genre where empathy and humor save the day. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The unbeatable Squirrel Girl.

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01
Ms. Marvel
G. Willow Wilson
A joyful, high-energy coming-of-age adventure about balancing family expectations with the sudden, messy reality of having superpowers.
Shares:
- joyful
- earnest
02
Adventure time
Ryan North
A chaotic, video-game-inspired comic adventure that balances dungeon-crawling danger with surprisingly big feelings.
Shares:
- earnest
03
Bee and PuppyCat
Natasha Allegri
A pastel-tinted, delightfully absurd daydream about temp jobs, magical girls, and the chaotic comfort of early adulthood.
Feels:
- pastel
- dreamy
- surreal
04
Rat queens
Kurtis J. Wiebe
A foul-mouthed, blood-spattered love letter to tabletop roleplaying games and ride-or-die female friendships.
Shares:
- irreverent
05
Runaways
Brian J. Vaughan
A witty, high-stakes joyride about the ultimate teenage rebellion: discovering your parents are literal supervillains and choosing to be better than them.
Shares:
- earnest
06
Hawkeye, Vol. 3
Matt Fraction
A sun-drenched, scrappy neo-noir about a messy twenty-something trying to find herself while dodging assassins in Los Angeles.
Shares:
- breezy
- irreverent
07
Dog Man
Dav Pilkey
A wildly energetic, laugh-out-loud comic romp that sneaks in profound lessons about empathy and redemption.
Shares:
- joyful
- hilarious
- irreverent
- earnest
08
Sex Criminals
Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky
A hilarious, sexually frank romp through time, space, and the messy reality of what happens after the honeymoon phase ends.
Shares:
- irreverent
09
SuperMutant Magic Academy
Jillian Tamaki
A deadpan, magical-realist snapshot of the agonizing, hilarious boredom of being a teenager.
Shares:
- irreverent
10
Bitch planet
Kelly Sue DeConnick
A fierce, unapologetic plunge into a grim sci-fi dystopia where non-compliant women are exiled to the meanest edges of the galaxy.
Feels:
- oppressive
- gritty
- rebellious
11
Giant days
John Allison
A witty, fast-paced romp through the messy, hilarious trials of university life and the fierce bonds of new friendship.
Feels:
- energetic
- cheerful
- frenetic
12
Astonishing X-Men
Joss Whedon and John Cassaday · 2004
A high-stakes superhero narrative that balances explosive action with deep existential questions about identity and belonging.
Feels:
- action-packed
- tense
- uncertain

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