Samaritan (2022)
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In this episode, Perry is joined by comic creator Devin Whitlock to talk about Sylvester Stallone's ill-fated superhero movie, Samaritan. What seems like it has some promise in an interesting premise is ruined by some pretty poor choices, but makes for a fun discussion. Follow Devin on Twitter [https://twitter.com/devinagonistes], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/devinagonistes/], and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/devinagonistes.bsky.social]. Check out Devin's comic anthologies, CyberSync [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/apollocitycomics/cybersync-a-cyberpunk-comic-anthology] and SMASH 2 [https://www.foreignpresscomics.com/smash]. Follow Devin's Substack [https://devinwhitlock.substack.com/] for updates on his work and his comic book club. Want to tell us what you think? Have any questions or comments for Perry about superheroes in media or comics? Leave a voice message to play on the show [https://anchor.fm/superherocinephiles/message]. You can also apply to be a guest on the show [https://superherocinephiles.com/guestinquiry]. PARAGONS OF EARTH is a comic book project I'm developing with Thomas Deja and Eric Johns. You can support the project by visiting crowdfundr.com/paragonscomic [https://crowdfundr.com/paragonscomic]. Facebook [https://facebook.com/superherocinephiles] Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/supercinemapod.bsky.social] Threads [https://www.threads.net/@supercinemapod] Instagram [https://instagram.com/supercinemapod] Contact [https://superherocinephiles.com/contact]
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