Samantha Puc

Samantha Puc

Editor, Newsarama

Samantha Puc (she/they) is a fat, disabled, lesbian writer and streamer whose work focuses primarily on LGBTQ+ and fat representation in pop culture. Their writing has been featured on Refinery29, Bitch Media, them., The Beat, The Mary Sue, and elsewhere. Samantha is the co-creator of Fatventure Mag and she contributed to the award-winning Fat and Queer: An Anthology of Queer and Trans Bodies and Lives. They are an original cast member of Death2Divinity, and they are currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative nonfiction at The New School. When Samantha is not working or writing, she loves spending time with her cats, reading, and perfecting her grilled cheese recipe.

Latest articles by Samantha Puc

Giant Days #19
The Giant Days library Kickstarter races through its stretch goals on day 1

By Samantha Puc Published

News Boom! Studios is giving away free Giant Days Library Edition hardcovers to actual libraries

News
Werewolf By Night #4 (2020)
Best Marvel horror comics

By Samantha Puc Published

Features From Werewolf By Night to the original Midnight Sons, these are the best Marvel horror comics ever

Features
Wayne Family Adventures season 2
DC and Webtoon's Batman: Wayne Family Adventures returns for season 2

By Samantha Puc Published

News Batman: Wayne Family Adventures will feature a crossover episode with Vixen: NYC in season 2

News
It Took Luke
Capitalism is the true monster in It Took Luke: Overworked and Underpaid

By Samantha Puc Published

Interview It Took Luke: Overworked and Underpaid co-creators Mark Bouchard and Bayleigh Underwood explain the book's themes and importance in the horror genre

Interview
Covers from DC, Marvel, and Simon & Schuster combined with image of Batman reading
20 graphic novels that can help keep you warm throughout the fall

By Newsarama Staff Published

Features Autumn is the season to hunker down with a good book - including these graphic novels and collections

Features
Batman: Gotham Knights - Gilded City #1
Gotham Knights prequel follows Batman's last case before his death

By Samantha Puc Last updated

News Batman: Gotham Knights - Gilded City will debut October 25 alongside the video game

News
The Human Target #7
The Human Target's return kicks off with an accusation and a robbery

By Samantha Puc Published

News A new character joins the fray as Christopher Chance creeps closer to death...

News
art from Tim Drake: Robin #1
Tim Drake leads a very different life in the new Robin series

By Samantha Puc Published

News A preview of Tim Drake: Robin #1 shows Tim's new living quarters and lifestyle

News
Batman #129 '90s embossed cover
DC reveals embossed foil '90s throwback covers for flagship titles

By Samantha Puc Published

News WildC.A.T.s and Wildstorm also return to DC in November in a blast back to the '90s

News
The best legacy superheroes in comic books
The best legacy superheroes in comic books

By Samantha Puc Published

Features When a new character takes on an existing superhero's mantle, they become legacy superheroes - and sometimes, they're better than the original

Features
Nightfall: Double Feature #1
Vault Comics launches Nightfall: Double Feature to celebrate its fifth anniversary

By Samantha Puc Published

News Vault Comics' new Nightfall: Double Feature series launches with 'The Cemetarians' and 'Denizen' in October

News
Happy Horrordays #1
Archie's Happy Horrordays anthology one-shot celebrates the holidays in style

By Samantha Puc Published

News Happy Horrordays #1 from Archie Comics features three new stories this December

News
Harley Quinn #28
Harley Quinn gets a new creative team in 2023 and a food truck pop-up at NYCC '22

By Samantha Puc Published

News DC has announced continuing plans for its Harley Quinn 30th anniversary celebration

News
Eve: Children of the Moon #1
Eve: Children of the Moon tasks a team of kids with saving the world... again

By Samantha Puc Published

News Eve: Children of the Moon follows directly after Eve in a new sci-fi adventure comic from Boom! Studios

News
Secret Invasion
Secret Invasion reading order: How to read the crossover comic ahead of the new MCU show

By Samantha Puc Published

Features Before Secret Invasion takes over the MCU, here's how to read the crossover comics event in order

Features
Dark Horse signs new distribution agreement with Penguin Random House
Penguin Random House will distribute single-issue Dark Horse titles starting in 2023

By Samantha Puc Published

News The Direct Market landscape continues to shift as yet another publisher makes the switch from Diamond Comics Distributors to Penguin Random House

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The Keeper
The Keeper explores the horror of generational trauma and foster care

By Samantha Puc Published

News A new graphic novel from Abrams ComicArts, The Keeper, follows a grieving Black girl as she attempts to fight a dark spirit

News
Spider-Man art, WildC.A.T.S. art, and Batman Inc. art combined
25 best superhero jumping on-points coming to comics this fall

By Newsarama Staff Published

Features Want to start following your favorite superhero or meet a new one? Here are the comic books with the best jumping on points

Features
MAD Magazine 70th anniversary
Jordan Peele and Weird Al help celebrate MAD Magazine's 70th anniversary

By Samantha Puc Published

News MAD Magazine will feature more original content than it has since its 2019 format change for its 70th anniversary

News
Superman: Son of Kal-El #18
Superman: Son of Kal-El introduces the villain Red Sin to the DCU

By Samantha Puc Published

News DC introduces a mysterious new villain called Red Sin in Superman: Son of Kal-El #18

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Crashing #1
Preview - IDW's Crashing follows the doctor who treats the superheroes

By Samantha Puc Published

News IDW continues its original content initiative with Crashing, debuting in September

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Harley Quinn #25
DC celebrates Harley Quinn #25 with Multiverse Harleys and a new art book

By Samantha Puc Published

News Harley Quinn #25 and Harley Quinn: Uncovered #1 will hit shelves in December to celebrate the milestone

News
Batman: Urban Legends #23
Batman: Urban Legends ends as the Dawn of the DCU begins

By Samantha Puc Published

News DC's anthology series Batman: Urban Legends will end with issue #23 in January

News
Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths: Big Bang #1
Before the Dawn of the DCU, Dark Crisis has a Big Bang

By Samantha Puc Published

News Mark Waid is your tour guide of a re-formed infinite Multiverse in Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths: Big Bang #1

News
Marvel Comics December 2022 solicitations
The new-look Firestar gets the spotlight in the X-Men Annual 2022

By Samantha Puc Published

News Firestar joined the core X-Men team during the 2022 Hellfire Gala, and X-Men Annual #1 will explore her past

News
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