Sam Summers
@drsamsummers.bsky.social
Lecturer in Animation at Middlesex Uni. Co-host of the Disniversity podcast. PhD in Shrek Studies.
Academic friends, you might want to get in on this
Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
August 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Academic friends, you might want to get in on this
Wild boys!
Disniversity listeners! Our sort-of-bonus episode on the cursed oddity that is 2006's The Wild is OUT NOW – a Disney film that simultaneously isn't a Disney movie. @drsamsummers.bsky.social and I are joined by pal-of-pod Jon Hornbuckle for this one. Enjoy! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/1...
February 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Wild boys!
The perfect Issue 1 of a comic book
And Image Comics has just released the first issue of The Power Fantasy on their site, for free. Read the comic people are calling "The Power Fantasy" (normally while showering it with praise). First trade available now.
imagecomics.com/read/the-pow...
imagecomics.com/read/the-pow...
Read The Power Fantasy #1
“Superpowered.” You have certain preconceptions. They’re incorrect. Here, that word has a specific technical definition. Namely, “any individual with the destructive capacity of the nuclear arsenal of...
imagecomics.com
February 24, 2025 at 11:09 AM
The perfect Issue 1 of a comic book
Got a big box of bobbins delivered today, had to share my haul. Thoughts/opinions/memories of any of these classics?
January 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Got a big box of bobbins delivered today, had to share my haul. Thoughts/opinions/memories of any of these classics?
Really tickled by this extremely subtle edit to the Walt Disney Animation Studios Wikipedia page saying their next film is going to be Mona the Vampire
January 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Really tickled by this extremely subtle edit to the Walt Disney Animation Studios Wikipedia page saying their next film is going to be Mona the Vampire
Extremely pleased that Flow won the Golden Globe because yay independent animation, but also how dare they when I haven’t seen it yet
(Also Golden Globes, yuck)
(Also do I know anyone who can help me watch Flow??)
(Also Golden Globes, yuck)
(Also do I know anyone who can help me watch Flow??)
January 6, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Extremely pleased that Flow won the Golden Globe because yay independent animation, but also how dare they when I haven’t seen it yet
(Also Golden Globes, yuck)
(Also do I know anyone who can help me watch Flow??)
(Also Golden Globes, yuck)
(Also do I know anyone who can help me watch Flow??)
End of Year Movie Rankings Dump Thread:
Top 15 Animated Features of 2024* (*LOOSELY Defined)
Top 15 Animated Features of 2024* (*LOOSELY Defined)
December 30, 2024 at 12:18 PM
End of Year Movie Rankings Dump Thread:
Top 15 Animated Features of 2024* (*LOOSELY Defined)
Top 15 Animated Features of 2024* (*LOOSELY Defined)
This is a really good one
Sander Joon’s short ‘Sierra,’ winner of over 40 festival awards, has debuted online. The film is a poignant exploration of the relationship between parents and children, particularly the often misguided attempts of parents to impose their passions and interests on their kids.
Sander Joon's Short 'Sierra,' Winner Of Over 40 Awards, Debuts Online
The film is a poignant exploration of the relationship between parents and children, particularly the often misguided attempts of parents to impose their passions and interests on their kids.
www.cartoonbrew.com
December 27, 2024 at 12:25 AM
This is a really good one
So thrilled to cap off the year with audio commentaries on not one but two amazing animation blu rays
Perfect Christmas gifts for the animation fan in your life or the Sam Summers fan in your life (if you know my mam)
Perfect Christmas gifts for the animation fan in your life or the Sam Summers fan in your life (if you know my mam)
December 20, 2024 at 2:27 PM
So thrilled to cap off the year with audio commentaries on not one but two amazing animation blu rays
Perfect Christmas gifts for the animation fan in your life or the Sam Summers fan in your life (if you know my mam)
Perfect Christmas gifts for the animation fan in your life or the Sam Summers fan in your life (if you know my mam)
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Part of the dehumanization process of minorities is removing them from the culture so that it's easier to dehumanize them.
Disney is not your friend. Disney has never been your friend. Disney will never be your friend. The Moon Girl thing was not a one-off, nor was Gravity Falls, nor was Owl House, nor was the disaster that was Strange World
Every year at & around Pride, Disney wants LGBTQ money but yearly they do this
Every year at & around Pride, Disney wants LGBTQ money but yearly they do this
Disney Pulls Transgender Storyline from Pixar’s ‘Win or Lose’ Streaming Series (Exclusive)
The original animated show about a co-ed high school team debuts on Disney+ in February.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 17, 2024 at 10:08 PM
Part of the dehumanization process of minorities is removing them from the culture so that it's easier to dehumanize them.
Seeing this hammers home how cowardly and hypocritical Disney have been in making this call (and many such calls in the past)
The scene in question is barely making a political point. It’s barely touching on anything kids would learn about trans issues that they wouldn’t learn simply by going…
The scene in question is barely making a political point. It’s barely touching on anything kids would learn about trans issues that they wouldn’t learn simply by going…
In case you haven't seen, here's the entire now-removed LGBTQ+ scene from Pixar's Win Or Lose.
Link here: archive.org/details/ksnx09
Link here: archive.org/details/ksnx09
Win or Lose (2025) - Kai : Carrie Hobson, Michael Yates : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Leaked boards from a now pulled episode Pixar's upcoming Disney+ Show, Win or Lose. The episode features the character Kai, a transgender girl on the team...
archive.org
December 18, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Seeing this hammers home how cowardly and hypocritical Disney have been in making this call (and many such calls in the past)
The scene in question is barely making a political point. It’s barely touching on anything kids would learn about trans issues that they wouldn’t learn simply by going…
The scene in question is barely making a political point. It’s barely touching on anything kids would learn about trans issues that they wouldn’t learn simply by going…
I definitely need to follow, like and post more here to get more out of it, but on the other hand about a third of the posts in my ‘discover’ feed are pictures of cross-stitching and that feels a bit off
Is anyone else’s discover feed overrun with pictures of cross-stitching?
Is anyone else’s discover feed overrun with pictures of cross-stitching?
December 15, 2024 at 6:38 PM
I definitely need to follow, like and post more here to get more out of it, but on the other hand about a third of the posts in my ‘discover’ feed are pictures of cross-stitching and that feels a bit off
Is anyone else’s discover feed overrun with pictures of cross-stitching?
Is anyone else’s discover feed overrun with pictures of cross-stitching?
Favourite Animation First Watches: November 2024
Beautiful Men (2023)
Chicken For Linda (2023)
Pelikan Blue (2023)
Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)
Beautiful Men (2023)
Chicken For Linda (2023)
Pelikan Blue (2023)
Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)
December 2, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Favourite Animation First Watches: November 2024
Beautiful Men (2023)
Chicken For Linda (2023)
Pelikan Blue (2023)
Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)
Beautiful Men (2023)
Chicken For Linda (2023)
Pelikan Blue (2023)
Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)
Had the most amazing run of watching killer animated* features this week. My top 200 list has taken an absolute pummelling!
(Hyperboreans isn’t all animated but animation adjacent and incredible)
(Hyperboreans isn’t all animated but animation adjacent and incredible)
November 29, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Had the most amazing run of watching killer animated* features this week. My top 200 list has taken an absolute pummelling!
(Hyperboreans isn’t all animated but animation adjacent and incredible)
(Hyperboreans isn’t all animated but animation adjacent and incredible)
Watership Down Blu-ray is out this week! Really hope you enjoy our commentary track. These people did!
I'm so delighted that the new Watership Down box set is being reviewed positively and especially to see such nice sentiments about mine and @drsamsummers.bsky.social audio-commentary!
Over at Blueprint: Review, I covered the utterly harrowing and beautiful WATERSHIP DOWN, which just released on 4K UHD and Blu-ray via BFI. Check out my review to hear my thoughts on the film (it was a first time watch) and the fantastic home media release. blueprintreview.co.uk/2024/11/wate...
November 27, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Watership Down Blu-ray is out this week! Really hope you enjoy our commentary track. These people did!