Saturday Morning Panels: The Best of 2022

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!

For our Saturday Morning Panels season (and series) finale this week, we bring you the best of our picks of 2022, and wish you a very happy holiday season and a Happy New Year!

“Amazing Spider-Man” #91: It’s Jeff’s evil doppelganger: Zeff, the Cave Zhark. – Elias Rosner

“Aquaman: The Becoming” #5: Ms. Frizzle’s latest field trip came far too close to an untimely end. – Robbie Pleasant

“Arrowsmith: Behind Enemy Lines” #6: This is why you don’t get your Dragon Dildo at Ikea. – Elias Rosner

“Astro City: This Was Then” #1: Hey! Down in front. Get your ghostly butt out of my face. – Elias Rosner

“A.X.E.: Death to the Mutants” #1: Boingy Boingy Boing. – Elias Rosner

“Batman” #600: Dick yes.- Elias Rosner

“Daredevil” #5: No one ever said it was a GOOD plan. – Elias Rosner

“DC vs. Vampires” #4: Nani?!! – Elias Rosner

“Detective Comics” #1051: When your whole party crit fails their perception check. – Elias Rosner

“Edge of Spider-Verse” #4: Spinstress is now the best Disney princess. Complete with a proper musical number. – Robbie Pleasant
“Edge of Spider-Verse” #4: Almost, she just needs about two more direct-to-Disney+ sequels and a toy line, and she’ll be all set. – Kate Kosturski 

“Ghost Rider” #5: Quoth the Raven: Fuck your windows. – Elias Rosner

“It’s Jeff” #13: How dare you trap the best boy?! HOW DARE! #freejeff #morejeffmoreoften #bringbackwestcoastavengers – Elias Rosner

“It’s Jeff” #13: This is how I feel about the Marvel website & trying to search on MU on a laptop. Or my tablet. Or anywhere really. – Elias Rosner

“Joe Hill’s Rain” #4: NBC’s gritty reimagining, “Gumby,” comes to Peacock in 2023. – Elias Rosner

“Justice League Incarnate” #5: All dogs are good dogs. Even the ones that could send armies of New God doggos down upon their enemies. 10/10 would still pet. – Robbie Pleasant

“Knights of X” #1: On second thought, let’s not go to Camelot. ‘Tis a silly place. – Robbie Pleasant
“Knights of X” #1: Look, I can even quote my favorite ballad. *Ahem.* ~Brave Sir Robin ran away. Bravely ran away away. When danger reared its ugly head,
He bravely turned his tail and fled. Yes, brave Sir Robin turned about. And gallantly he chickened out. Swiftly taking to his feet, he beat a very brave retreat. Bravest of the brave, Sir Robin!~ – Elias Rosner
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“Knights of X” #1: If that’s their quest, someone better start researching swallows (both African and European). – Robbie Pleasant
“Knights of X” #1: It’s my duty as a knight (of X) to sample as much peril as I can. Even just a little bit of peril. Even if it’s unhealthy. – Kate Kosturski

“Little Monsters” #3: Breakfast of Champions. – Elias Rosner

“Ms. Marvel: Beyond the Limit” #5: You just ate cheese from a can, Nadia. We are not here for your food takes. – Kate Kosturski

“Once & Future” #25: We’re men! We’re men in tights! Always on guard defending the people’s rights! – Kate Kosturski

“Shirtless Bear Fighter 2” #1: Haribo’s Revenge. – Kate Kosturski

“Sins of the Black Flamingo” #3: Young, Dumb, and Summa Cum Laude. The title of my memoir of my college years, right there. – Kate Kosturski

“Spider-Gwen: Gwenverse” #2: Well, it ain’t the Hot Priests Calendar, but I guess it’ll do. – Kate Kosturski

“Strange” #1: Ma’am, this is a McDonald’s, and no, you cannot make it a McWhiskey. – Kate Kosturski

“Superman: Son of Kal-El” #12: Krypto is a good boy, let no one tell you otherwise. – Robbie Pleasant

“The British Paranormal Society: Time Out of Mind” #1: You’ve heard of Chekhov’s Gun? This is its little know cousin, Chekhov’s Hookup. – Kate Kosturski

“The Dead Lucky” #3: Tom had to be let go for budget reasons. – Elias Rosner

“The Lonesome Hunters” #3: Nice. – Elias Rosner

“The Marvels” #11: As a New Jersey resident I have to say…is there ever a good time? – Elias Rosner

“Time Before Time” #16: Sacrifices had to be made in the name of ~THE LINE~. Spell Checkers make good appetizers. – Elias Rosner

“Usagi Yojimbo” #27: And thus Daylight Savings Time was born. – Elias Rosner

“Wolverine” #20: Should have made that right turn at Albuquerque. – Robbie Pleasant

“Wolverine” #20: *Negasonic Teenage Warhead, offstage* TRAINEE!! – Kate Kosturski

“X-Men” #9: Sir, this is a Wendy’s… – Robbie Pleasant

”X-Men: Hellfire Gala” #1: I know DOOM CAN NEVER BE WRONG, but… he may be on to something here. Did anyone ever check? – Greg Ellner
”X-Men: Hellfire Gala” #1: Also, what in Doom’s name is he wearing?! Is that cloak made from a hedge? – Christopher Chiu-Tabet
“X-Men: Hellfire Gala” #1: I bet he was just tired of never having enough visible hair. Now it can be seen from Arakko. – Elias Rosner
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“X-Men: Hellfire Gala” #1: There’s some up and coming Krakoan fashion designer who looked at a Chia Pet and said, “hold my beer.” PROFIT! – Kate Kosturski

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If the “series finale” hint didn’t give it away, this is also the last Saturday Morning Panels for the foreseeable future, as we’re retiring the column after this year. Thank you for enjoying all our laughs, our unabashed love of Jeff the Land Shark, and appreciation of AAAAAAAARRRTT these years.

And with that . . .

“Strange Academy: Finals” #2: That’s all, folks. – Elias Rosner