-To explain the two panels better I will talk about the whole frame (Also I sent both of the frames photos-
*The panels that I chose are the ones that are circled (In the first frame the monkey staring at nowhere, and in the second frame the panel which shows Tze-Yo-Tzuh showing his hand to the monkey king. -the 4th panel-)*
The reason I chose those panels is that those two panels have two examples of arrogance and prejudice. The first one is about the prejudice that the gods have about the monkey and the second one is the other way around. At first, the monkey defeats every god to prove himself and make them respect him but as he defeats more gods he has more self-confidence. At some point, this self-confidence turns into arrogance. The second panel is about that. In the end, the gods let the most powerful god who created the monkey know about the monkey king. The god encounters the monkey and calmly explains that the monkey can't defeat him but since the monkey is so arrogant and thinks he is the most powerful of all he doesn't listen to him. Which shows that the monkey prejudged him wrong. I wanted to show how the monkey turned into the thing they fought against.
In the first frame, I can see that for each god different color was used. For instance, Jade Emperor's panel was colored green. I will be more specific and talk about the panel that I chose. In the panel that I chose the monkey seems unamused. I have the feeling that he is so done with the gods who are humiliating him because he is a monkey. Also, it is the silence before a storm because after that he started defeating the gods who didn't obey him.
In the second frame, Tze-Yo-Tzuh is showing his hand to the monkey king. His expression looks so calm, which may represent his experience with his creations. He has probably seen more arrogant ones like the monkey king. Also, it is a turning point of the story because the monkey king was proven wrong or defeated by someone (Tze-Yo-Tzuh) after a long time.
I noticed that while the monkey king was trying to prove himself and show his powers to the other gods, he used violence and acted bitterly. Afterward, when he became arrogant, the most powerful god who formed him inside that rock (Tze-Yo-Tzuh) didn't use violence and kept calm although the monkey king was being arrogant and disrespectful towards him. But in the end monkey king still respected him and saw that he couldn't compete with Tze-Yo-Tzuh. So in my opinion the comic infers that there are more sufficient ways of gaining respect. Also as I mentioned before, from my point of view his calmness represents his wisdom and experience with these creatures.
I decided to give examples from history. The god who refused to use violence may be representing Gandhi and the monkey maybe Hitler. The reason why I thought that way is that Gandhi defended his country in a non-violent way. But we can't say the same about Hitler. Hitler tried to show himself as powerful by creating pressure and fear on people. In addition, we can see that the monkey king was craving for respect, and in real life, people do various things to gain respect and so do Tze-Yo-Tzuh and the monkey. The examples that I can give from real life are having good grades, being well-dressed and good-looking, etc.
In conclusion, the comic is about turning into the thing that you are fighting against.