Saturday Morning Panels: Week of 8/11/21

Welcome back to Saturday Morning Panels! You know the drill. Each week the Multiversity staff lovingly scours the new releases to find you, our dear reader, our favorite panels and moments. And we have a fantastic line up for you this week!

So kick-back, watch out for spoilers, and talk about your favorites in the comments section below!

Writer: Jim Zub; Artist: C Chamba

“Avengers: Tech-on” #1: Alright, not a bad group pose, but if we’re doing the transforming heroes thing, it’s time for a super sentai-style group pose. You’ll know you’ve done it right when random multi-colored explosions go off behind you. – Robbie Pleasant

Writer: Meghan Fitzmartin; Artist: Belen Ortega; Colorist: Alejandro Sanchez; Letterer: Pat Brosseau

“Batman: Urban Legends” #6: The page read around the world… and with good reason (I’m so happy for LGBTQ+ Batman fans!) – Christopher Chiu-Tabet

Writer: Saladin Ahmed; Artist: Chris Allen; Colorist: David Curiel; Letterer: Cory Petit

“Miles Morales: Spider-Man” #29: Seems the sewer had the equivalent of me eating way too much spicy food late at night. – Elias Rosner

Writer: Rainbow Rowell; Artist: Andrés Genolet; Colorist: Dee Cuniffee; Letterer: Joe Caramagna

“Runaways” #38: Sounds like you should team up with Starhawk. Maybe then they’d stop being SO FUCKING CRYPTIC – Elias Rosner

Writer: Rainbow Rowell; Artist: Andrés Genolet

“Runaways” #38: More importantly: where did you get that Jeff hat, and how much will it cost me to get one? – Robbie Pleasant

Writer: Rainbow Rowell; Artist: Andrés Genolet; Colorist: Dee Cuniffee; Letterer: Joe Caramagna

“Runaways” #38: Isn’t that every kid’s dream? That’s how you know you’ve made it. – Elias Rosner

Writer: Kyle Starks; Artist/Colorist/Letterer: Chris Schweizer; Color Assistant: Liz Trice Schweizer

“Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton” #3: I guess it’s better than “Defenders Defend” – Elias Rosner
“Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton” #3: …and that great filling station holdup cost me two good years. – Kate Kosturski

Writer: Kyle Starks; Artist/Colorist/Letterer: Chris Schweizer; Color Assistant: Liz Trice Schweizer

“Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton” #3: Famous last words of every college freshman. – Kate Kosturski

Writer: Chip Zdarsky; Artist: Pasqual Ferry; Colorist: Matt Holingsworth; Letterer: Joe Caramagna

“Spider-Man: Spider’s Shadow” #5: To be Continued in Kingpin Origins: Snake Eyes 2: Even More Origin Story. – Elias Rosner

Writer: Cavan Scott; Artist: Ario Anindito

“Star Wars: The High Republic” #8: She said the thing! – Robbie Pleasant

Writer: Al Ewing; Artist/Colorist: Javier Rodríguez; Inker: Álvaro López; Letterer: Joe Caramagna

“The Defenders” #1: The Cosmos thinks subtext is for the weak. – Elias Rosner

Writer: Al Ewing; Artist/Colorist: Javier Rodríguez; Inker: Álvaro López; Letterer: Joe Caramagna

“The Defenders” #1: Anyone else now craving Vetruivian book tea? – Elias Rosner

Writer: James Tynion IV; Artist: Guillem March

“The Joker” #6: The famous mime trick of “trapped behind an invisible (fourth) wall.” – Robbie Pleasant

Writer: Christofer Emgård; Artist/Colorist: Tomás Aira; Letterer: Mauro Mantella

“The Secret Land” #3: Reduce the number of teeth a little and I’d say that’s the mood of the day. – Elias Rosner

Writer/Artist/ColoristLetterer: Michael Walsh; Additional Inker: Gavin Fullerton; Coloring Assister: Toni Marie Griffin

“The Silver Coin” #5: You know you’re the good guy when you’re chasing women through the woods calling them “whelps.” – Elias Rosner

Writer: Jeff Lemire; Artist: Tyler Crook

“The Unbelievable Unteens” #1: Holy fuck, this was the best final moment for an issue I’ve read in a while. – Mark Tweedale
“The Unbelievable Unteens” #1: She didn’t know who he was. And she didn’t give a damn. She was a teen-aged superhero baby. – Elias Rosner
“The Unbelievable Unteens” #1: Me, trying to work from home sans AC in the office during this awful Northeast heatwave. – Kate Kosturski