Hello, and welcome to Saturday Morning Panels! It’s a very simple concept: since none of us are up to watching Saturday morning cartoons anymore, we are instead going to share with you our favorite panels from the week before. It’s a bit like Comics Should Be Cheap, except with more pictures and less reading.
And, of course, spoilers are probably abundant.
As a note, this week features some content that is not safe for work. Please keep that in mind when reading, and don’t get in trouble with your boss if you read this column Monday mornings.
We encourage you to play along at home and let us know what your favorite moments of the week were in the comment section! In the meantime, our picks:
“Abe Sapien” #18: You had to know this moment was coming, but even still, it took me by surprise how moving this was. This is some spectacular work from Max Fiumara.
― Mark Tweedale
“Batgirl” #37: Holy glittery doppleganger, Batgirl! – Keith Dooley
“Batgirl” #37: For this entire sequence, Black Canary had me rolling all over the floor. Seriously, those two need another team-up book. Or better yet, bring back “Birds of Prey.” – Matthew Garcia
“Batgirl” #37: Oh no he didn’t! This is a hell of a thing, both in the surprising power of the image and in the rare reference to Barbara’s past in such a way. – David Harper
“Batman Eternal” #36: The man behind the Bat saves the day once again. – Keith Dooley
“Bitch Planet” #1: Stay fabulous, Kelly Sue! – Matthew Meylikhov
“Bitch Planet” #1: This is how you pull a smart switcheroo at the last second in terms of avoiding reader expectations for lead roles in the narrative. – Matthew Meylikhov
“Bitch Planet” #1: And this is why you always read the back page of your comics, kids. – Matthew Meylikhov
“Earth 2: World’s End” #10: Darkseid clearly has something dark up his sleeve. – Keith Dooley
“East of West: The World”: This meat looks pretty satisfied. – Keith Dooley
“Howtoons: ReIgnition” #5: Just in case you guys weren’t paying attention to what this comic was about for the last four issues. – Matthew Garcia
“Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland” #3: No wonder this book only comes out every other month. – Matthew Garcia
“Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland” #3: The perpetual chase. Though let’s all take a moment to marvel at Gabriel Rodriguez’s draftsmanship. Because holy damn. – Matthew Garcia
“Princess Ugg” #6: You do not mess with a Sugarbaker woman. – Matthew Garcia
“Sex Criminals” #7: Look, everyone is talking about how hilarious it is that Matt and Chip pulled this stunt, but I think the best part is this one panel in which McKelvie is polishing Juci’s strap-on with the biggest smile on his face. I don’t think Chip knows how to draw McKelvie not smiling. – Matthew Meylikhov
“Sex Criminals” #7: I don’t know what’s worse, the entirety of this scene or that you can see the WicDiv creative team on set. – James Johnston
“Shutter” #7: My sentiments exactly, Chris.- David Harper
“Shutter” #7: And fuck this place right here in particular. – Matthew Garcia
“Southern Bastards” #6: The Jasons pulled their sickest trick yet: they made me empathetic to Coach Boss. YOU GUYS ARE MONSTERS!- David Harper
“Southern Bastards” #6: I’ve seen this happen more than once growing up in Alabama. It’s as disgusting as you think. – Leo Johnson
“Southern Bastards” #6: Trees have great importance in this series so far and this one was instrumental in the molding of a bastard like Coach Boss. – Keith Dooley
“Supreme: Blue Rose” #5: I don’t know about you, but I was not expecting a Too Many Cooks crossover in “Supreme: Blue Rose.” – Vince Ostrowski
“The Valiant” #1: If you skipped on checking out “The Valiant”, you messed up. – Matthew Meylikhov
