The prequel shorts we’ve had so far for Marvel’s latest animated initiative, Marvel Rising, have yet to actually bring our heroes together—beyond the delightful pairing of Ms. Marvel and Squirrel Girl—into a cohesive team. Now, our first look at the animated film gives us just that, and a reason for the team to unite.

Marvel’s upcoming animated series Marvel Rising will follow as a group of young superheroes including Ms Marvel, Squirrel Girl and Spider-Gwen (AKA Ghost Spider) come together to form a next generation team.

Ahead of San Diego Comic-Con this week, the first trailer for complimentary series of web shorts Marvel Rising: Initiation has dropped, and it has a few clues about what to expect from the show.

Looks like someone isn't getting any Gysahl Greens.

Nothing good lasts forever. And after three years, the dream creative team of Ryan North and Erica Henderson, writer and artist on The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, is finally breaking up. One of the greatest creative teams in recent Marvel history is coming to an end.

I can't believe it's taken this long to get a properly silly Silver Surfer dudebro joke into an ongoing Marvel series, but thanks to Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, one of the most delightful comics in the known cosmos, it's finally here.

With as many big-budget action movies as Marvel puts out, it can be easy to forget that the studio has an impressive portfolio of animated projects in the mix. Marvel's aiming to change that with Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors, a feature-length animated movie starring a new generation of heroes.

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl is a frequently smart and delightful comic, and this week's issue, a zine-style anthology of stories that actually barely features Squirrel Girl herself, is no exception. But its best short story is all about Loki - and strikes at the duplicitous heart of the character in a really fun way.

We're inundated with comic book movies and TV shows these days. But for a decade now, we've been in the age of the "practical" hero look. And that was fine in the beginning, when everyone was worried about getting regular people to take this genre seriously. But we are far past that point now, and there are some things we demand to see.

One of the most delightful things about The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl -- a comic bursting at the seams with delightful things -- is its opening recap page. In most comics, this is just a recap of the story. In Squirrel Girl, it's Doreen's Twitter feed, and this week's issue sees Spider-Man attempting, and failing, to convince her of the appeal of comic book events.

Look, I'm gonna be honest with you guys: This new show is actually just called New Warriors. But I don't care. It has Squirrel Girl in it. It's the Squirrel Girl show. And it's actually happening.

This month marks 25 years since Doreen Green entered the world of Marvel Comics as Squirrel Girl, although her true road to becoming one of the greatest Marvel heroes around didn't really begin until her excellent series Unbeatable Squirrel Girl kicked off in 2014. To celebrate her 25th anniversary, here are 25 of the best moments from this most fabulous of comic books.

There's been a lot of talk about Squirrel Girl's hoped-for ascent from comic book page to big screen -- she is, after all, the best Marvel character not yet in the movies. But now, this intriguing bit of news: A New Warriors TV series may soon be announced, with the fan-favourite character smack at its centre.

In a quest to continue being the go-to comic for creating the most nonsensical blogs, this week's issue of Squirrel Girl uses basic computer science and counting in binary to deliver a splash page so fundamentally rad that it should probably grace the cover of a mid-'80s metal album. Suffice to say, it's rather brilliant.

Yes, that's Mole Man doing the ol' trilby hat-tip and courtly creep-bro greeting. Genius like that which you see above is why The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl is one of Marvel's best comics.

We see a lot of drama when superheroes already have husbands, wives or significant others in romantic relationships. They can get angry, hurt and, of course, dead. Doreen Green isn't worrying about any of that yet. She just needs to figure out how to find someone to date.

Because of course it is. Unbeatable Squirrel Girl is nothing if not ceaselessly delightful.

Unbeatable Squirrel Girl isn't just an honest-to-god delight, it loves poking fun at Marvel Comics' past. The series is getting a brand new original graphic novel, which just so happens to be a wonderful homage to a classic Punisher tale, too.

Squirrel Girl is famous for one thing: Squirrels. OK, two things: squirrels and absolutely wrecking Doctor Doom in her very first appearance. Doreen Green has been tussling with Doom once more in the latest arc of Unbeatable Squirrel Girl which culminated this week with a timey-wimey throwback to that 24-year-old duel.

Frank Castle was cruising through New York City looking for criminals to kill, as he does. Hey, look, it's the Supreme Monarch of Latveria! Time for some punishment! Or is it?