Koi Boi

Meet a hero who’s been making a splash, Koi Boi. Ken Shiga is a trans hero with all the power of koi and all the powers of boi. Not only can he talk to fish, breathe underwater and has insanely strong core muscles, he can slowly grow to fit whatever container he’s in and definitely make you laugh with his krill-er fish puns. He roe-tinely takes down villains with his friends, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Chipmunk Hunk, Brain Drain, and Nancy Whitehead. If you want to *dive* into his character, start by reading the first run of The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015). Continue his story in the second run of The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2016), where Ken not only helps Doreen fight villains, including an evil version of herself, but also helps her set up an online dating profile. You can also find him lending a *fin* to Spider-Man in The Amazing Spider-Man: The Daily Bugle (2020). And making radio waves, he’s a regular on Marvel’s Squirrel Girl: the Unbeatable Radio Show! (2022) with guests including Tony Stark, Spider-Man and Magneto! (Available wherever you listen to podcasts).


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