Saturday Morning Panels Special Edition – The Best of 2021!

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.

As we close out 2021 (and ironically, start 2022) we look back on our favorite moments in comics from the past year. We wish you and your loved ones a very happy and healthy New Year. Saturday Morning Panels will be taking next week off, but we’ll be back on January 15th to kick off another great year in comics.

“Avengers” #41: Okay, we got Howard the Phoenix, I’m satisfied. – Robbie Pleasant

“Avengers” #48: When the serotonin hits. – Elias Rosner

“Barbalien: Red Planet” #4: “If I can find hope anywhere, that’s it, that’s the best I can do. It’s so much not enough. It’s so inadequate. But still bless me anyway. I want more life.” – Tony Kushner, Angels in America –  Kate Kosturski

“Batman Annual” #1: Ghost-Maker’s most fearsome foes: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure fans! – Robbie Pleasant

“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

“Beasts of Burden: Occupied Territory” #1: This dog would’ve voted for Tr*mp – Christopher Chiu-Tabet

“Beta Ray Bill” #2: Get yourself a wingman like Scourge. – Elias Rosner

“Black Hammer: Reborn” #1: He just needs a snickers. – Elias Rosner

“Black Knight: Curse of the Ebony Blade” #2: On second thought, let’s not go to Camelot. ‘Tis a silly place. – Robbie Pleasant
“Black Knight: Curse of the Ebony Blade” #2: When the routines and the chorus scenes and the footwork impeccable just don’t make the maidens swoon like they used to. – Kate Kosturski

“Black Widow” #11: Hey, it’s a feeling when you’re dancing on the ceiling. What a feeling, indeed – – Kate Kosturski

“Captain Marvel” #27: You ever think about how the Cloak of Levitation sees everything? – Christopher Chiu-Tabet

“Champions” #5: Love seeing indigenous and Asian superheroes abolishing pseudo-ICE – Christopher Chiu-Tabet

“City” Vol. 11: The McRib is back??? – Elias Rosner

”Deadpool Nerdy 30” #1: Maybe duct tape. That fixes everything. – Alexander Manzo

“Devil’s Reign” #1: I’m Batman. – Elias Rosner

“DIE” #16: Oh no, they’ve found a bunch of 1st edition players! – Robbie Pleasant

“Doctor Who: Missy” #1: It’s a horror story in six words or less: The wifi is down. – Kate Kosturski

“Elric: The Dreaming City” #1: Starbucks employees trying to read my name – Elias Rosner

”Eternals” #1: … permission to start screaming, sir? – Greg Ellner

“Future State: Nightwing” #1: It’s no ass shot but I guess I can settle for a crotch shot. Truly a dystopia this is. – Elias Rosner
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“Future State: Nightwing” #1: I thought there was some sort of minimum quota of ass shots in a Nightwing comic. – Kate Kosturski

“Future State: Superman vs Imperious Lex” #1: I love how no matter where Lex goes, the fact that he stole forty cakes will always haunt him. It’s as many as four tens. And that’s terrible. – Robbie Pleasant

“Future State: Wonder Woman” #1: I wonder if I also get the upgrade to free high speed internet, late check out, and a free bottle of water. – Kate Kosturski

“God of War: Fallen God” #1: This comic is as beautiful, frayed, raw, and tense as its protagonist – Christopher Chiu-Tabet

“God of War: Fallen God” #3: Anyone for a game of Hungry Hungry Hippos? (Don’t look at me like that Kratos.) – Christopher Chiu-Tabet

“Green Arrow 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular” #1: Full disclosure: I read this first thing on Tuesday morning, and I was not prepared for how emotional of a gut punch this was. R.I.P. Dennis O’Neil – Christopher Chiu-Tabet

“Guardians of the Galaxy” #17:
“Head Lopper” #16: Om Nom Nom. Nummy adventurers. – Elias Rosner

“Immortal Hulk” #42: After a while gyrich leave the station. the next morning he wakes up and finds the hulk still not there. he gets up to check and sampson claw window ship space. – Elias Rosner

“Immortal Hulk” #50: Oh. My. Literal. God. – Christopher Chiu-Tabet

“Inferno” #2: My reaction whenever I read the comments on a website. – Robbie Pleasant

“Inferno” #3: A behind-the-scenes look at the Sex and the City revival room on how to keep the fans in the dark about who’s going to be the one to kick the bucket. – Kate Kosturski

“Justice League Incarnate” #1: This is one of those panels that just sounds hilarious out of context. – Robbie Pleasant

“King in Black” #3: That’s the power of Sunny D. – Elias Rosner

“Life is Strange: Settling Dust” #3: Alyssa’s alive?! It’s a Christmas miracle! – Christopher Chiu-Tabet

“Maniac of New York” #1: I’m only watching if it’s Pat Kiernan. (And I guarantee you every New Yorker reads this and nods in the affirmative.) – Kate Kosturski

“Maniac of New York” #1: I’ll take my chances with the L train, thanks. – Kate Kosturski

“Sabrina: Something Wicked” #5: Ack ack. – Elias Rosner

“Star Wars Bounty Hunters” #13: More good advice from a wookie. – Brian Salvatore

“Stranger Things Winter Special” #1: Coming in 2022 to AppleTV+: The Ted Lasso Christmas Carol. – Kate Kosturski

“Stray Dogs” #3: When Gen Z discovers a landline in the wild.  – Kate Kosturski

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“Superman: Son of Kal-El” #5: They grow up so fast. – Christopher Chiu-Tabet

“The Dreaming: Waking Hours” #10: This is what your friend says when you’re barrelling through the Denny’s parking lot at 3am with a bunch of people in rabbit costumes chasing you. – Elias Rosner

“The Many Deaths of Laila Starr” #5: Skibeedeblebeeblybeeblyboblyboblybomboopadoopdoop HE’S THE CAT MAN! – Elias Rosner

“The Marvels” #1: All Chicagoans when they first taste real pizza and not that tomato casserole they call ‘za. – Elias Rosner

“The Me You Love in the Dark” #1: I’m also partial to tall, dark, and spooky. – Elias Rosner

“The Swamp Thing” #5: If John’s gonna get cancer, he figures he might as well do it with a comically oversized cigarette. – Elias Rosner

“The Thing” #1: Can I interest you in some essential oils? – Elias Rosner
“The Thing” #1: We’ve been trying to reach you about your car’s extended warranty… – Kate Kosturski

“Thor” #11: But look at Thori’s big round eyes, how could anyone be mad at that little murder dog? – Robbie Pleasant

“Thor” #18: This is my new favorite Avengers team. – Robbie Pleasant

”Whalesville” #1: This is how everyone starts their story when they talk about their first edible. – Alexander Manzo

“Wonder Woman” #779: Hold on now, we already had a “Future’s End,” and it was not worthwhile. – Robbie Pleasant

“X-Men” #20: Well shit. – Elias Rosner

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With the return of Jeff the Landshark to comics with “It’s Jeff!” we had more than a few favorite baby landshark moments, so here’s a special appreciation section for the cutest little shark in comics,

“Deadpool” #10: It’s Jeff eating pizza. I don’t need any more reason than that to share this. You’re welcome. – Robbie Pleasant
“Deadpool” #10: We must teach Jeff the fine art of folding the pizza and catching the oil on the paper plate you get with your slice to go.  – Kate Kosturski
“Deadpool” #10: HIS TINY FLIPPERS ARE GONNA BE SO OILY AHHHHHHH. – Elias Rosner

“It’s Jeff” #3: Nothing witty to say. I just want everyone to appreciate Jeff. – Robbie Pleasant

“It’s Jeff” #3: My exact Idea Face(TM) at work. – Kate Kosturski

“It’s Jeff” #4: Now that we have Jeff back in comics, we’re legally obligated to share the joy of Jeff every week in this column. – Kate Kosturski

“It’s Jeff” #6: No Jeff, I can’t introduce you to Ariel. – Kate Kosturski