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Tag: Comic Books

201 | Fabian Nicieza (Suburban Dicks)

Posted on May 18, 2021June 28, 2022 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 201 | Fabian Nicieza (Suburban Dicks)
201 | Fabian Nicieza (Suburban Dicks)

My Summer Lair Chapter #201: Who Murdered The Gas Station Attendant? I’ve been reading Fabian Nicieza since the 90s…mostly in Marvel Comics. Notable notables: New Warriors (incredible!), Nomad (fun!), New Mutants (astonishing!), Cable & Deadpool (stunning!) and so much more. In fact, it was during his work on the various X-Books where he was co-created Deadpool with Rob Liefeld. (The second Deadpool movie is fresh…

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#SetTheVCR: May 03-09, 2021

Posted on May 3, 2021August 11, 2022 By Sammy Younan
#SetTheVCR: May 03-09, 2021

Star Wars Day vs The Battle of New York. Tenet vs Inception. TV On…Pants off! What’s Good on TV this week.

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171 | Scott Listfield (Quarantine)

Posted on September 29, 2020March 27, 2022 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 171 | Scott Listfield (Quarantine)
171 | Scott Listfield (Quarantine)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews astronaut painter Scott Listfield about his dynamic paintings and Quarantine his recent solo show at Spoke Art NYC.

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169 | Ryan North (Slaughterhouse-Five)

Posted on September 15, 2020June 20, 2022 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 169 | Ryan North (Slaughterhouse-Five)
169 | Ryan North (Slaughterhouse-Five)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews writer Ryan North who (along with Albert Monteys) skillfully adapted Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five as a graphic novel.

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168 | Dave Chisholm (Chasin’ the Bird)

Posted on September 8, 2020March 29, 2022 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 168 | Dave Chisholm (Chasin’ the Bird)
168 | Dave Chisholm (Chasin’ the Bird)

My Summer Lair Chapter #168: Was Charlie Parker Free As A Bird?  Let’s jazz up My Summer Lair with a discussion about Charlie Parker aka Bird. (Well Bird for short…his proper nickname was Yardbird.) Miles Davis once said, “You can tell the history of jazz in four words: Louis Armstrong. Charlie Parker.” Charlie (Bird)…

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163 | Whitney Matheson (Pandemix: Quarantine Comics)

Posted on August 4, 2020June 20, 2022 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 163 | Whitney Matheson (Pandemix: Quarantine Comics)
163 | Whitney Matheson (Pandemix: Quarantine Comics)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews pop culture writer/curator Whitney Matheson who along with Dean Haspiel co-edited Pandemix: Quarantine Comics in the Age of ‘Rona a comic book anthology.

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Morning Tea: The New Mutants

Posted on March 9, 2020 By Sammy Younan
Morning Tea: The New Mutants

The New Mutants are Rahne Sinclair/Wolfsbane Illyana Rasputin/Magik Sam Guthrie/Cannonball Roberto “Bobby” da Costa/Sunspot Danielle Moonstar/Mirage. Also this is yet again a reminder that Reddit is not news much less journalism. Your feelings are not facts. The New Mutants opens on April 3, 2020. Yo: Read The Rest: Here. -28-

Morning Tea

Morning Tea: The Suicide Squad Wrapped

Posted on February 28, 2020 By Sammy Younan
Morning Tea: The Suicide Squad Wrapped

The Suicide Squad has wrapped: according to James Gunn’s IG. The movie arrives on August 6, 2021. I ain’t giving money I earned to Birds Of Prey; I’ma Netflix that hard. Wonder Woman 1984 maybe but not opening weekend dollars for true. So I’d come back to DC Films with…this movie? A weird full circle….

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Morning Tea: Aquaman’s Hand

Posted on February 27, 2020 By Sammy Younan
Morning Tea: Aquaman’s Hand

Ah classic Aquaman when he lost his hand replacing it with a harpoon. Luke Skywalker knows this pain all too well. This is like when Thor lost his whole arm. Yo: Read The Rest: Here. -28-

Morning Tea

Morning Tea: Birds of Prey Clickbait

Posted on February 26, 2020 By Sammy Younan
Morning Tea: Birds of Prey Clickbait

I’m presenting this so we have a record of how bad our journalism has gotten…and continues to dig into levels below rock bottom. (Especially comic book journalism. Keep a lot of the noise and nonsense on Reddit, yo!) Yo: Read The Rest: Here. -28-

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  • #SetTheVCR: August 08-14, 2022
    by Sammy Younan
    Dreams, Devils, and the Dead: ah yes welcome back to #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: August 01-07, 2022
    by Sammy Younan
    Taking a Quantum Leap you'll dig this week's #SetTheVCR: it's got Jokes. And if not the Sandman will come to you with dreams. All win!
  • #SetTheVCR: July 25-31, 2022
    by Sammy Younan
    Pennywise gets a Last Dance. It's that kind of #SetTheVCR week.
  • #SetTheVCR: July 18-24, 2022
    by Sammy Younan
    This is The Captain speaking: We got all kinds of Last Dances for this week's #SetTheVCR. From The Gray Man, a Last Dance from assassins, to Don McLean, to O.J. Simpson, there's something for everyone here. Let's face the music and Last Dance, shall we?
  • #SetTheVCR: July 11-17, 2022
    by Sammy Younan
    Let's have an Uncharted and Unprecedented Hart to Heart about this week's #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: July 4-10, 2022
    by Sammy Younan
    It's a Teen-Tastic week at #SetTheVCR: with characters struggling with Trigger Points seeking their Independence Day. Let's reach for the Moon…haven on TV this week…shall we begin?
  • #SetTheVCR: June 27-July 03, 2022
    by Sammy Younan
    Welcome to #SetTheVCR where this week it is murder most howl! We got a woman's basketball team eliminating the competition, black comics who are killing it, Chris Pratt has gone Terminal, Bond's stylish watch says it's No Time To Die and murders in a building. My "body" of work includes many puns. Let's investigate what's on TV this week.
  • #SetTheVCR: June 20-26, 2022
    by Sammy Younan
    This week starts off with revenge and ends with mindfulness and Zen. In between is a multiverse of possibilities. It's what you'd expect from the Man from Toronto who writes #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: June 13-19, 2022
    by Sammy Younan
    We got miracles and music, high stakes baseball and basketball...so it's either The Summer I Turned Pretty or the latest #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: June 6-12, 2022
    by Sammy Younan
    Netflix Geeks Hustle for stand up-comedy: it's that type of #SetTheVCR week.
  • MSL Space Station Oddity: Contact Photography Festival 2022 | Culture SnapMay 20, 2022
    Sammy is joined by photographer Henry VanderSpek aka Culture Snap to discuss and recommend a happy handful of Contact Photography Festival exhibitions.
  • MSL Space Station Oddity: 2021 Induction Ceremony | Rock & Roll Hall of FameNovember 26, 2021

    Sammy & Stephanie discuss their happy highlights from the 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony broadcast on HBO Max on Saturday, November 20 at 8 p.m.

  • MSL Space Station Oddity: Top 5 Favourite ”Monsters”October 30, 2021

    Sammy & Stephanie discuss their Top 5 Favourite Monsters: from vampires to They Live aliens to Hal 9000 to Annie Wilkes and much more!

  • MSL Space Station Oddity: Being James BondOctober 8, 2021

    Recorded Live on Twitter Spaces: Sammy & Stephanie discuss Being James Bond. The 45 minute documentary TV special in anticipation of No Time To Die.

  • MSL Space Station Oddity: ClickbaitOctober 1, 2021

    Sammy & Stephanie discuss Netflix's Clickbait. An 8 episode limited series released on August 25, 2021.


  • New Book Alert: January 10-14, 2022
    by Sammy Younan

    My weekly collection of new and notable books for your pop culture pleasure and edification: #ReadMoreTweetLess.

  • New Book Alert: January 3-7, 2022
    by Sammy Younan

    My weekly collection of new and notable books for your pop culture pleasure and edification: #ReadMoreTweetLess.

  • New Book Alert: November 8-12, 2021
    by Sammy Younan

    My weekly collection of new and notable books for your pop culture pleasure and edification: #ReadMoreTweetLess.

  • New Book Alert: November 1-5, 2021
    by Sammy Younan

    My weekly collection of new and notable books for your pop culture pleasure and edification: #ReadMoreTweetLess.

  • 221 | Kat Rosenfield (No One Will Miss Her)
    by Sammy Younan

    My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews writer Kat Rosenfield whose latest novel is No One Will Miss Her a fantastic murder mystery thriller.

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