Comics by morphmaker

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From the creator of Gilmore girls…

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morphmaker

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Editor’s Note: The following comic is 14 pages long.

A comic by morphmaker. Panel 1: Text reads, “From the creator of Gilmore girls, Bunheads, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Étoile…” Panel 2: Text reads, “comes a brand new show set during The French Revolution with all your favorite Sherman-Palladino ingredients…”
Panel 3: Text reads: “Tall brunette protagonist!” The tall brunette protagonist says, “Oy with the beheadings already!” Panel 4: Text reads, “Multiple love interests!” The protagonist is looking up thoughtfully at her thought bubble containing three love interests: The Aristocrat, The Revolutionary, and The Executioner’s Assistant.”
Panel 5: Text reads, “Fast-paced dialogue!” Panel 6: Protagonist and Revolutionary Love Interest are standing in a crowd of people. The protagonist blushes and covers her face while saying, “Oh my God my Ex is here.” The Revolutionary Love Interest says, “Who?” And the Protagonist replies, “Over there.” Panel 7: The Executioner’s Assistant Love Interest looks towards them intensely. There are blood spatters on him, and behind him is a person waiting to be beheaded by the guillotine. Panel 8: The Revolutionary points up and says, “The guy workin’ the guillotine?” Protagonist hits him and says, “Do not point at him you’re pointing at him and now he’s looking at us!”
Panel 9: Protagonist puts her face in her hands and says, “I did not know he was going to be here.” Revolutionary eats an apple and says, “At his place of work? Shocking.” Panel 10: Protagonist lifts up her face and says, “This is so awkward we did not end things well.” The revolutionary shakes his apple and yells, “Vive la Révolution!!” Panel 11: The protagonist continues, “I hope he doesn’t think I’m stalking him…” The revolutionary keeps yelling, “Chop it off already!!”
Panel 12: Text reads, “More pop culture references to look up on your phone!” Panel 13: The Revolutionary Love Interest looks annoyed and gestures to two aristocrats standing nearby. The protagonist has her arms folded. The revolutionary says, “Now I gotta deal with the DeSisi brothers over here!” A caption below explains the reference, “Start the Revolution Without Me (1970).” Panel 14: Text reads, “30-minute-long dance sequences!” Panel 15: A dance sequence on a stage.
Panel 16: Text reads, “Quirky characters!” Panel 17: A leader says, “Okay, we’ve established that today is Nonidi and we’re in the month of Brumaire.” Panel 18: A group of revolutionaries, including the protagonist, are sitting grouped around tables and looking up at the leader. The protagonist says, “What?” Another person says, “Since when?” Another person says, “I thought we all agreed that yesterday felt more like Quartidi.” Panel 19: The leader pinches the bridge of his nose and says, “Come on people! This is not that complicated!” Panel 20: The leader explains, “We’re using the new French Republican Calendar. It’s a ten day week and today is the ninth day of the week!” Panel 21: Someone raises their hand and asks, “I have a dentist appointment on October 28 — when is that on the new calendar?”
Panel 22: The protagonist says, “Let’s just check a newspaper to see what day it is.” Panel 23: The protagonist turns to the person next to her who has his head in his hand. She asks, “Hubert, do you have a new issue of your paper?” He replies, “The Daily Headcount ended circulation today.” Panel 24: The protagonist says, “Aw that’s too bad, how many issues did you publish?” Hubert replies, “One.” Another person reaches out to Hubert and says, “Well hey that’s a pretty good run.” Panel 25: The leader is still standing in front of everyone and says, “Oh and last order of business: Madame Beaufort wanted me to remind you all that she is not and has never been The Scarlet Pimpernel.”
Panel 26: Text reads, “Generational wealth!” Panel 27: The protagonist sits across from her parents in their enormous sitting room. She says, “Papa, Mama, I’m staying in Paris with the sans-culottes.” Panel 28: Her father looks enraged and yells, “The sans-culottes?!” Her mother says, “But we cleared out the whole East Wing for you.” Panel 29: Her father paces in front of his wife saying, “What man is going to want to marry a woman in the sans-culottes?!” Panel 30: The protagonist’s father throws his hands in the air and yells, “At least try the Girondins! You can have a sensible conversation with a Girondin!”
Panel 31: Text reads, “Wacky shenanigans!” Panel 32: The protagonist is freaking out in a café. A fellow revolutionary is sitting nearby reading a newspaper. There is an animal that looks kind of like a zebra standing in the back of the café. The protagonist yells, “There’s a zebra in the café why is there a zebra in the café??” The person responds, “It is not a zebra.” Panel 33: The protagonist says, “Well whatever it is, why is it here? How do we get it out??” The person replies, “It is a quagga from the royal ménagerie in Versailles and it is your problem now.”
Panels 34 through 40: A circle of familiar faces surrounds text that says, “Cameos!” Each panel reveals cameos: Sean Gunn as Robespierre, Lou de Laâge as Charlotte Corday, Luke Kirby as Thomas Paine, Liza Weil as Mary Wollstonecraft (Mary is saying, “What the fuck??”), Alex Borstein as Marie Antoinette, and Kelly Bishop as Madame Roland.
Panel 41: Text reads, “Hats!” A group of people including the protagonist are walking around in fashionable hats. Panel 42: Text reads, “One gay.” A person points to themself in confusion. Panel 43: Text reads, “A scene with a group of old men saying things!” Three old men sit at a café table. One says, “Did you hear about Izzy’s son? He got the chop yesterday.” The next one says, “He should’ve taken my advice about that lawyer.” The third one says, “Oy with the beheadings already!”
Panel 44: Text reads, “Maritime crimes!” Panel 45: The protagonist, her friend, and the quagga are pursued in a boat by what looks like the National Guard in another boat. A soldier yells, “Madame this is your final warning!” The protagonist replies, “We’re saving this quagga’s life!” Panel 46: The protagonist’s friend says, “We’re taking it to the zoo! That’s not a crime!” The soldier replies, “Actually it is!” Panel 47: On the other side of the protagonist’s boat is another boat with the Revolutionary Love Interest in it. He yells, “We need to talk about last night!” The protagonist yells back, “I’m busy!!!”
Panel 48: Text reads, “And of course… female friendship!” Panel 49: A group of six women stand in a hallway in The Palace of Versailles. The protagonist starts walking and says, “Let’s go ladies.” Someone asks, “Where are we going?” Panel 50: The protagonist replies, “We’re going to see the King.” The person asks, “The King of France King? King Louis XVI? That King?” The protagonist says, “Yes.” Panel 51: Another woman picks up an animal in her arms and says, “Hey I just found a little dog.” Someone else says, “Looks more like a monkey to me.” The person questioning the protagonist asks, “What are you going to say to him? Shouldn’t we have a meeting first?”
Panel 52: The woman holding the animal says, “It could be a lost monkey from the royal Ménagerie.” The protagonist says, “No time and I don’t know, we’re wingin’ it.” Another person says, “Look under its mustache. That’s always the tell with monkeys.” Panel 53: The woman questioning the protagonist says, “I really think we should discuss this first.” Another woman says, “My cousin ate one of the royal monkeys. Paired it with a nice merlot.” Panel 54: Text reads, “Citoyennes. Streaming only on the Bippie app. Fall 2030.”

“I want my next comedy to be about The French Revolution.”

– Amy Sherman-Palladino on the Women in Entertainment Podcast (June 24, 2025)

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