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!
Writer: Kelly Thompson; Artist: Sara Pitchelli & Fran Galán; Colorist: Brian Reber; Letterer: Joe Caramagna
“Amazing Spider-Man” #91: It’s Jeff’s evil doppelganger: Zeff, the Cave Zhark. – Elias Rosner
Writer: Brandon Thomas; Artist: Paul Pelletier & Diego Olortegui; Colorist: Adriano Lucas; Letterer: Andworld Design
“Aquaman: The Becoming” #5: Ms. Frizzle’s latest field trip came far too close to an untimely end. – Robbie Pleasant
Writer: Kurt Busiek; Penciller: Carlos Pacheco; Inker: José Rafael Fonteriz; Colorist: José Villarrubia; Letterer: Comicraft's Tyler Smith & Jimmy Betancourt
“Arrowsmith: Behind Enemy Lines” #6: This is why you don’t get your Dragon Dildo at Ikea. – Elias Rosner
Writer: Kurt Busiek; Artist: Brent Eric Anderson; Colorist: Alex Sinclair; Letterer: Comicraft's Tyler Smith & Jimmy Betancourt
“Astro City: This Was Then” #1: Hey! Down in front. Get your ghostly butt out of my face. – Elias Rosner
Writer: Kieron Gillen; Artist: Guiu Vilanova; Colorist: Dijjo Lima; Letterer: Travis Lanham
“A.X.E.: Death to the Mutants” #1: Boingy Boingy Boing. – Elias Rosner
Writer: Ed Brubaker; Penciller: Scott McDaniel; Inker: Andy Owens; Colorist: Gregory Wright & Wildstorm FX; Letterer: John Costanza
“Batman” #600: Dick yes.- Elias Rosner
Writer: Chip Zdarsky; Artist: Rafael De Latorre; Colorist: Matthew Wilson; Letterer: Clayton Cowles
“Daredevil” #5: No one ever said it was a GOOD plan. – Elias Rosner
Writer: James Tynion IV & Matthew Rosenberg; Artist/Colorist: Otto Schmidt; Letterer: Tom Napolitano
“DC vs. Vampires” #4: Nani?!! – Elias Rosner
Writer: Mariko Tamaki; Artist: Max Raynor; Colorist: Luis Guerrero; Letterer: Ariana Maher
“Detective Comics” #1051: When your whole party crit fails their perception check. – Elias Rosner
Writer: David Hein; Artist: Luciano Vecchio; Colorist: Brian Reber; Letterer: Joe Caramagna
“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
Writer: Ben Percy; Penciller: Cory Smith; Inker: Oren Junior; Colorist: Bryan Valenza; Letterer: Travis Lanham
“Ghost Rider” #5: Quoth the Raven: Fuck your windows. – Elias Rosner
Writer: Kelly Thompson; Artist/Colorist/Letterer: Gurihiru
“It’s Jeff” #13: How dare you trap the best boy?! HOW DARE! #freejeff #morejeffmoreoften #bringbackwestcoastavengers – Elias Rosner
Writer: Kelly Thompson; Artist/Colorist/Letterer: Gurihiru
“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
Writer: David M. Booher; Artist: Zoe Thorogood; Colorist: Chris O'Halloran; Letterer: Shawn Lee
“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
Writer: Jeff Lemire; Artist/Colorist: Dustin Nguyen; Letterer: Steve Wands
“Little Monsters” #3: Breakfast of Champions. – Elias Rosner
Writer: Samira Ahmed; Artist: Andres Genolet; Colorist: Triona Farrell; Letterer: VC's Joe Caramagna
“Ms. Marvel: Beyond the Limit” #5: You just ate cheese from a can, Nadia. We are not here for your food takes. – Kate Kosturski
Writer: Kieron Gillen; Artist: Dan Mora; Colorist: Tamra Bonvillain; Letterer: Ed Dukeshire
“Once & Future” #25:
We’re men! We’re men in tights! Always on guard defending the people’s rights! – Kate Kosturski
Writer: Jody LeHeup; Artist: Nil Vendrel; Colorist: Michael Spicer; Letterer: Dave Lanphear with Troy Peteri
“Shirtless Bear Fighter 2” #1: Haribo’s Revenge. – Kate Kosturski
Writer: Andrew Wheeler; Artist: Travis Moore; Colorist: Tamra Bonvillain; Letterer: Aditya Bidikar
“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
Writer: Tim Seeley; Artist: Jodi Nishijima; Colorist: Federico Blee; Letterer: VC's Ariana Maher
“Spider-Gwen: Gwenverse” #2: Well, it ain’t the
Hot Priests Calendar, but I guess it’ll do. – Kate Kosturski
Writer: Jed MacKay; Penciler: Marcelo Ferreira; Inkers: Don Ho and Roberto Poggi; Colorists: Jada Tartaglia and Felipe Sobreiro; Letterer: VC's Cory Petit
“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
Writer: Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson; Artist: Andrea Mutti; Colorist: Lee Loughridge; Letterer: Clem Robins
“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
Writer: Melissa Flores; Artist: French Carlomagno; Colorist: Mattia Iacono; Letterer: Becca Carey
“The Dead Lucky” #3: Tom had to be let go for budget reasons. – Elias Rosner
All of it: Tyler Crook
“The Lonesome Hunters” #3: Nice. – Elias Rosner
Writer: Kurt Busiek; Artist: Yildiray Cinar; Colorist: Guru-eFX; Letterer: Simon Bowland
“The Marvels” #11: As a New Jersey resident I have to say…is there ever a good time? – Elias Rosner
Writer: Rory McConville; Artist: Eric Zawadzki; Colorist: Chris O'Halloran; Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
“Time Before Time” #16: Sacrifices had to be made in the name of ~THE LINE~. Spell Checkers make good appetizers. – Elias Rosner
Writer/Artist/Letterer: Stan Sakai; Colorist: Hi-Fi
“Usagi Yojimbo” #27: And thus Daylight Savings Time was born. – Elias Rosner
Writer: Benjamin Percy; Artist: Adam Kubert; Colorists: Frank Martin, Dijjo Lima; Letterer: VC's Cory Petit
“Wolverine” #20: Should have made that right turn at Albuquerque. – Robbie Pleasant
Writer: Benjamin Percy; Artist: Adam Kubert; Colorists: Frank Martin, Dijjo Lima; Letterer: VC's Cory Petit
“Wolverine” #20:
*Negasonic Teenage Warhead, offstage* TRAINEE!! – Kate Kosturski
“X-Men” #9: Sir, this is a Wendy’s… – Robbie Pleasant
Writer: Gerry Duggan; Artists: Kris Anka, Russell Dauterman, Matteo Lolli, and CF Villa; Colorists: Rain Beredo, Frank Martin, Matt Milla, and Matthew Wilson; Letterer: Cory Petit
”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
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 . . .
Writer: Skottie Young; Artist: Humberto Ramos; Colorist: Edgar Delgado; Letterer: Clayton Cowles
“Strange Academy: Finals” #2: That’s all, folks. – Elias Rosner