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Tag: Marvel Comics

#CouchWorthy: Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man

Posted on January 28, 2025January 6, 2025 By Sammy Younan 1 Comment on #CouchWorthy: Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
#CouchWorthy: Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man

Following Peter Parker on his way to becoming a hero. Or is is “Peter Parker?” The stand alone vs continuity debate.

My Pal Sammy, Television, True Sammy Stories

#CouchWorthy: Icons Unearthed: Spider-Man

Posted on December 13, 2024January 21, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #CouchWorthy: Icons Unearthed: Spider-Man
#CouchWorthy: Icons Unearthed: Spider-Man

Making his journey from comics to cartoons to TV, all the way to the hands of Sam Raimi, bringing Spider-Man to life posed a major challenge.

My Pal Sammy, Television, True Sammy Stories

Trial By Trailer: Venom: The Last Dance

Posted on June 3, 2024June 7, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Trial By Trailer: Venom: The Last Dance
Trial By Trailer: Venom: The Last Dance

Trail By Trailer is judging a book by its cover or in this case…a movie by its trailer. Are you 100% IN or is it a Hard Pass?

Movies, My Pal Sammy, True Sammy Stories

281 | Lenore Zann (Rogue-X-Men ’97)

Posted on March 19, 2024March 21, 2024 By Sammy Younan 2 Comments on 281 | Lenore Zann (Rogue-X-Men ’97)
281 | Lenore Zann (Rogue-X-Men ’97)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to actor Lenore Zann who voiced Rogue in the Marvel’s X-Men: The Animated Series. She returned for X-Men ’97.

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Happy Birthday: MCU – Has Left Its Mark

Posted on May 2, 2022August 13, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Happy Birthday: MCU – Has Left Its Mark
Happy Birthday: MCU – Has Left Its Mark

The Iron Age…On September 6, 2005 Marvel entered into a non-recourse debt structure with Merrill Lynch collateralized by movie rights for 10 characters: Iron Man would be the first to make his “Mark.” (At the time Marvel’s media release said: “Marvel characters set to join Captain America in the movies are the Avengers, Nick Fury,…

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Movies, My Pal Sammy, True Sammy Stories

183 | Mark Fraser-Davidson (Marvel Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N.)

Posted on January 19, 2021October 29, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 183 | Mark Fraser-Davidson (Marvel Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N.)
183 | Mark Fraser-Davidson (Marvel Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N.)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews Mark Fraser-Davidson who is the manager guest experiences at Marvel Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. an MCU science fair at Yorkdale Shopping Centre.

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167 | Paul Vermeersch (Shared Universe)

Posted on September 1, 2020March 31, 2024 By Sammy Younan 1 Comment on 167 | Paul Vermeersch (Shared Universe)
167 | Paul Vermeersch (Shared Universe)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews poet Paul Vermeersch whose latest collection is Shared Universe: New and Selected Poems 1995-2020.

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164 | Tom Scioli (Jack Kirby: The Epic Life of the King of Comics)

Posted on August 11, 2020March 7, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 164 | Tom Scioli (Jack Kirby: The Epic Life of the King of Comics)
164 | Tom Scioli (Jack Kirby: The Epic Life of the King of Comics)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan comic book artist and writer Tom Scioli whose latest “issues” are Jack Kirby: The Epic Life of the King of Comics (a graphic novel biography on Jack Kirby) and Fantastic Four: Grand Design (which removes the seams from the FF’s comic book continuity.).

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162 | David Oster (Todd McFarlane: Like Hell I Won’t)

Posted on July 28, 2020March 21, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 162 | David Oster (Todd McFarlane: Like Hell I Won’t)
162 | David Oster (Todd McFarlane: Like Hell I Won’t)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews director David Oster whose SYFY documentary is Todd McFarlane: Like Hell I Won’t.

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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

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  • #SetTheVCR: July 28 – August 03, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    From a Red Eye to Area 51 this week’s TV Recommendations will make you put up your Twisted Metal. I dunno what that means, either, though I do know it’s #SetTheVCR time.
  • #SetTheVCR: July 21-27, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    OPEN Happy Gilmore 2 is the TV Pick. TEXT This week’s TV Recommendations range from a Holy War to a Code of Silence. And Happy Gilmore is back…with a (golf) range like that it can only be #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: July 14-20, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Welcome To The Summer I Turned on The TV enjoying an Apocalypse and many Home Runs. With these recommendations #SetTheVCR is for TV Rif Raf and Amateurs.
  • #SetTheVCR: July 7-13, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    #SetTheVCR is your Institute for TV Recommendations: from Trainwrecks to Jaws I drop it like it's hot!
  • #SetTheVCR: June 30 – July 6, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    New Sandman means new TV dreams for this week to let your Old Guard down and enjoy TV Recommendations just like Sinners. It’s #SetTheVCR so let’s get Lost Together.
  • #SetTheVCR: June 23-29, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Here's a Countdown of TV Recommendations. For those who're Young Werther or those with an Ironheart this is #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: June 16-22, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    TV Recommendations for a Magic Lover you can watch week down by The Waterfront just watch out for Sharks. I'm not a Liar...look it's #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: June 09-15, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Without a TV Guide TV Recommendations can quickly go FUBAR quickly like checking into a Hell Motel. To avoid that Trainwreck #SetTheVCR is your TV Revival.
  • #SetTheVCR June 2–8, 2025 TV recommendations image from My Summer Lair, featuring a retro-style television graphic promoting a weekly pop culture column by podcast host Sammy Younan.
    #SetTheVCR: June 02-08, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Your Presence is required for these TV Recommendations which range from Power Moves to a Resident Alien. #SetTheVCR for Good Night, and Good Luck.
  • #SetTheVCR TV recommendations cover for May 26 – June 1, 2025, from My Summer Lair podcast, highlighting curated weekly streaming and television picks by Sammy Younan.
    #SetTheVCR: May 26 – June 01, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Here stories from Birbiglia to Bono: it’s a Brave New World filled with TV Recommendations. Wanna Live The Good Life? Enjoy this week’s #SetTheVCR.
  • Morning Tea: Happy UFO Day 2025!July 2, 2025
    What's popping in popular culture? My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan steeps some seriously serious tea which prompts reflections.
  • Trial By Trailer: The Running Man (A Remake…)July 1, 2025
    Trail By Trailer is judging a book by its cover or in this case...a movie by its trailer. Are you 100% IN or is it a Hard Pass?
  • #CouchWorthy: Barbara Walters: Tell Me EverythingJune 22, 2025
    Exploring the pioneering career of Barbara Walters. Delving into her influential role in broadcast journalism and the challenges women face in achieving success.
  • #CouchWorthy: Bono: Stories of SurrenderMay 29, 2025
    Bono: Stories of Surrender is a vivid reimagining of his one-man stage show Stories of Surrender now streaming on Apple TV.
  • #CouchWorthy: Super Team CanadaMay 16, 2025
    Super Team Canada follows six lesser known and underrated Canadian superheroes, tasked with saving the world.
  • #CouchWorthy: Murderbot: Season 1 May 15, 2025
    Murderbot a private security cyborg hides its acquired autonomy, while completing dangerous assignments is simultaneously drawn to humans.

  • Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 1: Gotham Nocturne: Overture
    Under-Review: Detective Comics: Gotham Nocturne: Overture
    by Sammy Younan
    My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan reviews Batman - Detective Comics: Gotham Nocturne: OvertureL Volume 1,
  • New Book Alert: California Bear
    by Sammy Younan
    New Book Alert is just that: A useful Yo for a fresh book. from your pal Sammy. What Are You Reading?
  • New Book Alert: The Music Was Just Getting Good
    by Sammy Younan
    New Book Alert is just that: A useful Yo for a fresh book. from your pal Sammy. What Are You Reading?
  • New Book Alert: The Ascent
    by Sammy Younan
    New Book Alert is just that: A useful Yo for a fresh book. from your pal Sammy. What Are You Reading?
  • New Book Alert: Fantastic Four by Ryan North Volume 2
    by Sammy Younan
    New Book Alert is just that: A useful Yo for a fresh book. from your pal Sammy. What Are You Reading?

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