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Meet the Panelteers’ Pets: A Petstravaganza (with Comics)

Hattie Kennedy

Staff Writer

Hattie is a comics scholar and obsessive reader from Brighton(ish) but living in Glasgow, Scotland where she is working towards a PhD in Canadian Studies, more specifically about Québécois comics and politics. Mostly she reads comics about other peoples’ lives because she’s nosy like that. She is an enthusiastic, if not experienced, seamstress and could win Olympic Gold Medals if only Procrasti-Sewing and Procrasti-Baking were recognised sports. A not insignificant percentage of her free time is spent worrying about whether her cats like her as much as she likes them. She is resident Quebec Comics Monkey over at Graphixia where she likes to lay claim to being more Canadian than she really is. Twitter: @HattieK

There are not words to express just how much I loved this post on Book Riot. A celebration of pet appreciation week… with books. It is GENIUS I tell you, GENIUS. We Panelteers can definitely give the Rioters a run for their money when it comes to cute pets so we decided to give you the chance to meet our BFFs. In case you were wondering why I selflessly volunteered to perform the arduous task of compiling this post I would like to direct you to this gif of my dream life scenario. giphy-15 So with no further ado, let me introduce you to our best friends, large, small, fluffy, furry, scaly, yarny and smooth, and what they’ve been reading/sitting on/chewing/ignoring this week! Hattie Kennedy Freya is my eldest cat and the most regal. She did not appreciate me interrupting her enjoyment of Captain Canuck and her death stare made that pretty clear. FreyaHattieCapCanuck Gog is my littlest kitten, she’ll read anything but her current favourite is Michel Rabagliati’s Paul series. Gog Magog is slightly less little than Gog but is far more adult in her reading choices. (Should I be letting her read Sex Criminals?) Magog     Jenn Northington Baby Cthulhu approves of Loki’s methods. Cthulhu (I definitely want the pattern to make a Baby Cthulhu of my very own!)   Eric Margolis Eric’s dog Bucky reading Captain America: Winter Soldier is so perfect I might have done a little jig of joy. Bucky Meanwhile Neeko’s excitement at reading Ant Farm cannot be missed Neeko   Ardo Omer Ardo’s Batmen are supporting one of their own, now I want a Batpet! Batmen   Ali Colluccio Ali sent us this picture of Minerva the WonderCat and… …Thor: The Mighty Avenger Minerva 1X-Men: Season One Minerva 2SAGA Minerva 3Hilda and the Midnight Giant Minerva 4The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Minerva 5 …and lastly, Fresh Romance Minerva 6 And I would like to formally suggest that Ali gives Minerva her own Instagram account because I want to look at this cat ALL THE TIME. Swapna Swapna sent us this ace picture of the Panels Mascot Baby Groot surveying his stack of reading for the week ahead. Baby Groot makes good reading choices! Swapna--Groot   Becca Sexton Becca sent these pictures of her cat Nikki enjoying She-Hulk. They’re both still mad about it getting cancelled. Nikki And her cat Eliot with Rat Queens (look at those eyes!). Elliott Paul Montgomery and the Hounds of Justice! Coco and Lola Montgomery are just chilling in a puddle of sunshine, reading Batgirl and Superman. Coco and Lola Lily Montgomery is a fan of the classic, reading Carl Barks’ Donald Duck comics Lily Abigail Doodle Montgomery, reading We Are Robin #1 Abigail Bailey Doodle Montgomery, reading We Are Robin #1 Bailey Doodle In other news, I am currently working on a fiendishly elaborate plan to steal Lily. Jon Erik Christianson Jon sent in this ADORABLE picture of his dog Millie Reading Laika! millie-feat (Jon: “I probably shouldn’t tell her how it ends, huh?”) Marcy J Cook Marcy’s cat Spike is reading the Bat-Manga anthology, he seems pretty into it, I like it. Spike Here is her cat Hagrid reading Seconds, Marcy described him as a “large, happy and perennially clumsy Maine Coon” which makes me want to steal meet him all the more. Hagrid Marcy’s leucistic leopard gecko Gummi is really into Gon: Gummi Caroline Pruett Caroline’s Lady Hadassah is beautiful and has amazing taste in comics. Here’s her Lying Cat impression. Lady Hadassah Not to mention her exemplary taste in cuddly toys IMG_20150619_214209816   Brenna Clarke Gray Brenna’s cat Chaucer seems to be really enjoying Simone Lia’s Fluffy  Chaucer   So that’s all for now, but you can bet I’ll be pushing for a follow up post next year to see what Gummi, Minerva, Nikki, Coco et al have been enjoying reading. Please share pictures of your comics loving pets in the comments below!