Susana Polo
@susanapolo.bsky.social
She/her. Formerly senior entertainment writer and editor at Polygon. Founded The Mary Sue Dot Com way back in 2011. Writer/editor. For contact and more, check out: https://susanapolo.com/
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Susana Polo
@susanapolo.bsky.social
· Jul 7
Polygon Exit Interview: Susana Polo, senior entertainment writer
"If you have a favorite writer on Polygon, you should reach out and let them know how their work touched you."
pvguide.substack.com
Have you asked yourself "I wonder what's going on with Susana, and what she might like to do next?" Well, there's a lot of that talk in this lovely interview I did with @petevolk.bsky.social for his newsletter! pvguide.substack.com/p/polygon-ex...
My hobby is digging into the profile settings of streaming services to inspect their collection of licensed characters and likenesses you can set your pic to and I've discovered a new mystery that will haunt me forever
November 15, 2025 at 1:16 AM
My hobby is digging into the profile settings of streaming services to inspect their collection of licensed characters and likenesses you can set your pic to and I've discovered a new mystery that will haunt me forever
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Please buy this beautiful book for your coffee table and support one of my union colleagues. Makes an excellent holiday gift.
Available here! bookshop.org/p/books/year...
November 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Please buy this beautiful book for your coffee table and support one of my union colleagues. Makes an excellent holiday gift.
Its been four years since I read this Thunderbolts King in Black tie-in and I can still be brought to tears by remembering this exchange
October 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Its been four years since I read this Thunderbolts King in Black tie-in and I can still be brought to tears by remembering this exchange
Bless me father, for I have sinned, it took me over two months to finally read Fraction's Batman #1 and have a LOUD chuckle over this panel
October 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Bless me father, for I have sinned, it took me over two months to finally read Fraction's Batman #1 and have a LOUD chuckle over this panel
You only have one week left to, for a modest fee, directly support some great comics criticism in a PHYSICAL FORMAT with an exclusive article from ME on how not to draw BATMAN on a 15-foot HORSE www.kickstarter.com/projects/tif...
The Comics Courier, A Comics Criticism Journal [Issue 3]
A newspaper-format journal dedicated to in-depth comics criticism edited by Tiffany Babb
www.kickstarter.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
You only have one week left to, for a modest fee, directly support some great comics criticism in a PHYSICAL FORMAT with an exclusive article from ME on how not to draw BATMAN on a 15-foot HORSE www.kickstarter.com/projects/tif...
It says an uncomfortable number of things about me and my current mental state that a friend mentioned their 5 year old nephew asked to be Rumi for Halloween
And I said "THE 13th CENTURY PERSIAN POET?"
And she said "The K-pop Demon Hunters character."
And I said "THE 13th CENTURY PERSIAN POET?"
And she said "The K-pop Demon Hunters character."
October 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM
It says an uncomfortable number of things about me and my current mental state that a friend mentioned their 5 year old nephew asked to be Rumi for Halloween
And I said "THE 13th CENTURY PERSIAN POET?"
And she said "The K-pop Demon Hunters character."
And I said "THE 13th CENTURY PERSIAN POET?"
And she said "The K-pop Demon Hunters character."
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have you ever created a video game mod to make characters "look better" (whatever that means to you)? i want to talk to you for an article i'm writing! get at me via maddymyerswrites at gmail dot com. or repost this if it's not you and you just wanna help me spread the word. thanks <3
October 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
have you ever created a video game mod to make characters "look better" (whatever that means to you)? i want to talk to you for an article i'm writing! get at me via maddymyerswrites at gmail dot com. or repost this if it's not you and you just wanna help me spread the word. thanks <3
Only 15 days to grab a like for real newspaper with my (and many other rad people's) writing in it!
Reading @susanapolo.bsky.social's piece on drawing horses today, and it's truly hilarious.
Order your copy of the Courier today to make sure you get to read it too:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tif...
Order your copy of the Courier today to make sure you get to read it too:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tif...
The Comics Courier, A Comics Criticism Journal [Issue 3]
A newspaper-format journal dedicated to in-depth comics criticism edited by Tiffany Babb
www.kickstarter.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Only 15 days to grab a like for real newspaper with my (and many other rad people's) writing in it!
You think you're totally jaded about the big convention experience and then Lenore Zann personally notices and complements your Jubilee earrings
October 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
You think you're totally jaded about the big convention experience and then Lenore Zann personally notices and complements your Jubilee earrings
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Reshare: "Once upon a time, I was prepping for a night of adventure as leader of an infamous mercenary group in the world of Dragon Age and confronted a hard fact: I just didn't have the space to keep the Dragon Age RPG sourcebook on hand."
www.rascal.news/my-must-have...
www.rascal.news/my-must-have...
My must-have tabletop tchotchke is the miniature PHB I made myself
Why I make Personal Player's Handbooks, and you should, too.
www.rascal.news
October 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Reshare: "Once upon a time, I was prepping for a night of adventure as leader of an infamous mercenary group in the world of Dragon Age and confronted a hard fact: I just didn't have the space to keep the Dragon Age RPG sourcebook on hand."
www.rascal.news/my-must-have...
www.rascal.news/my-must-have...
I made a huge, involuntary gasp
NYCC ‘25: New Greg Rucka Batwoman announced along with details of D.C. K.O.
NYCC ‘25: Rucka returns to BATWOMAN in 2026 to launch DC NEXT LEVEL
DC Comics has announced a new Batwoman series written by Greg Rucka, debuting in 2026 as the launch title for DC Next Level.
www.comicsbeat.com
October 11, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I made a huge, involuntary gasp
NYCC folks: I'm not at the Javits today (but ask me about why) but I'll be wandering around aimlessly all tomorrow between the end of the Woman of Marvel panel (I'm moderating!) and 6pm.
HMU if you want to chat or get a coffee!
HMU if you want to chat or get a coffee!
October 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
NYCC folks: I'm not at the Javits today (but ask me about why) but I'll be wandering around aimlessly all tomorrow between the end of the Woman of Marvel panel (I'm moderating!) and 6pm.
HMU if you want to chat or get a coffee!
HMU if you want to chat or get a coffee!
Are you a fan of my writing on comics?
Are you a fan of my writing on HORSES?
Did you know you could read me write about BOTH in the new issue of the Comics Courier that is being Kickstarted RIGHT NOW???
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tif...
Are you a fan of my writing on HORSES?
Did you know you could read me write about BOTH in the new issue of the Comics Courier that is being Kickstarted RIGHT NOW???
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tif...
The Comics Courier, A Comics Criticism Journal [Issue 3]
A newspaper-format journal dedicated to in-depth comics criticism edited by Tiffany Babb
www.kickstarter.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Are you a fan of my writing on comics?
Are you a fan of my writing on HORSES?
Did you know you could read me write about BOTH in the new issue of the Comics Courier that is being Kickstarted RIGHT NOW???
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tif...
Are you a fan of my writing on HORSES?
Did you know you could read me write about BOTH in the new issue of the Comics Courier that is being Kickstarted RIGHT NOW???
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tif...
Oh, hey! New York Comic Con is in a week, so here's some news:
I was invited to moderate Marvel's Women of Marvel panel at NYCC! www.newyorkcomiccon.com/en-us/things...
It's got a very cool lineup of folks from around the entertainment industry, so you should come on by!
I was invited to moderate Marvel's Women of Marvel panel at NYCC! www.newyorkcomiccon.com/en-us/things...
It's got a very cool lineup of folks from around the entertainment industry, so you should come on by!
Panel Information
www.newyorkcomiccon.com
September 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Oh, hey! New York Comic Con is in a week, so here's some news:
I was invited to moderate Marvel's Women of Marvel panel at NYCC! www.newyorkcomiccon.com/en-us/things...
It's got a very cool lineup of folks from around the entertainment industry, so you should come on by!
I was invited to moderate Marvel's Women of Marvel panel at NYCC! www.newyorkcomiccon.com/en-us/things...
It's got a very cool lineup of folks from around the entertainment industry, so you should come on by!
Forgot I had another Publisher's Weekly piece up this week! I chatted with @robertkirkman.bsky.social about Transformers #25 and @skybound.bsky.social's Energon line (and then had the challenge of staying within word count) www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Transforming Comics: PW Talks with Robert Kirkman
The founder of Skybound Entertainment and creator of the Walking Dead, who will take over an award-winning Transformers reboot in October, spoke with PW about what’s next for the tentpole franchise of...
www.publishersweekly.com
September 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Forgot I had another Publisher's Weekly piece up this week! I chatted with @robertkirkman.bsky.social about Transformers #25 and @skybound.bsky.social's Energon line (and then had the challenge of staying within word count) www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
I'm being so genuine right now but there's one thing that makes me tumblr level yaoi deranged and it's whatever Catman and Deadshot have going on whenever they're both in the Secret Six.
For a moment there I thought we'd a new development there but then Secret Six (2025) did not get renewed
For a moment there I thought we'd a new development there but then Secret Six (2025) did not get renewed
September 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I'm being so genuine right now but there's one thing that makes me tumblr level yaoi deranged and it's whatever Catman and Deadshot have going on whenever they're both in the Secret Six.
For a moment there I thought we'd a new development there but then Secret Six (2025) did not get renewed
For a moment there I thought we'd a new development there but then Secret Six (2025) did not get renewed
Hobbits LOVE birthdays
I just opened my birthday gift! My grandmother got this for me.
August 31, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Hobbits LOVE birthdays
Just dropped these three cross stitch projects in the mail to be sold at the Craft Fair! 🤞hopefully they get there in time 🤞
August 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Just dropped these three cross stitch projects in the mail to be sold at the Craft Fair! 🤞hopefully they get there in time 🤞
I chatted with editor Chris Conroy about DC's first three Absolute trades for Publisher's Weekly!
My favorite thing Conroy said? He thinks superhero comics art is at a "generational" turning point — and Absolute was DC's attempt to get ahead of the wave. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
My favorite thing Conroy said? He thinks superhero comics art is at a "generational" turning point — and Absolute was DC's attempt to get ahead of the wave. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
DC Comics Sees An ‘Absolute’ Success
The comics giant has three new books featuring familiar superheroes on the shelves this month—but the origin stories within are anything but familiar. DC executive editor Chris Conroy explains why the...
www.publishersweekly.com
August 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I chatted with editor Chris Conroy about DC's first three Absolute trades for Publisher's Weekly!
My favorite thing Conroy said? He thinks superhero comics art is at a "generational" turning point — and Absolute was DC's attempt to get ahead of the wave. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
My favorite thing Conroy said? He thinks superhero comics art is at a "generational" turning point — and Absolute was DC's attempt to get ahead of the wave. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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If you were upset about what Vox did to Polygon, you should be extra upset about Eater!!! They couldn't even use the money they made off our asses to keep these wonderful, talented journalists on staff. Please donate if you can!!!
One last push for our departing Eater colleagues before we close the GoFundMe for support. Please chip in if you can, and let's help them get to $15,000! www.gofundme.com/f/eater-isnt...
Donate to Eater Isn't Essential Without Journalism, organized by Ashok Selvam
On Thursday, August 8, Vox Media laid off 15 members of Eater, Punch, and Thrill… Ashok Selvam needs your support for Eater Isn't Essential Without Journalism
www.gofundme.com
August 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
If you were upset about what Vox did to Polygon, you should be extra upset about Eater!!! They couldn't even use the money they made off our asses to keep these wonderful, talented journalists on staff. Please donate if you can!!!
Reposted by Susana Polo
Something very very weird happened during the Hugos award ceremony... It's been on my mind for days, and so I wrote this blog: "When People Giggle at Your Name, or the 2025 Hugo Awards Incident"
grigorylukin.com/2025/08/21/w...
#Worldcon
grigorylukin.com/2025/08/21/w...
#Worldcon
August 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Something very very weird happened during the Hugos award ceremony... It's been on my mind for days, and so I wrote this blog: "When People Giggle at Your Name, or the 2025 Hugo Awards Incident"
grigorylukin.com/2025/08/21/w...
#Worldcon
grigorylukin.com/2025/08/21/w...
#Worldcon
Me, dropping "kirby" into the search box of Polygon CMS' media library to get a quick header image for a comics post
Kirby was such a great artist, of course, because he inhaled other comic book artists and gained their abilities.
August 19, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Me, dropping "kirby" into the search box of Polygon CMS' media library to get a quick header image for a comics post
Happy tenth (TENTH) anniversary to maybe my first favorite post I did for Polygon — Ryan North Holestuckgate 2k15. I'd like to thank @ryannorth.ca, the Nicer Era of Twitter, and especially the late Chompsky the dog.
www.polygon.com/2015/8/18/91...
www.polygon.com/2015/8/18/91...
Comic writer gets stuck in a hole and Twitter saves him, point-and-click adventure style
The story of that time Ryan North got stuck in a hole
www.polygon.com
August 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Happy tenth (TENTH) anniversary to maybe my first favorite post I did for Polygon — Ryan North Holestuckgate 2k15. I'd like to thank @ryannorth.ca, the Nicer Era of Twitter, and especially the late Chompsky the dog.
www.polygon.com/2015/8/18/91...
www.polygon.com/2015/8/18/91...
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Been working on a new feature pitch
August 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Been working on a new feature pitch
Mowed through my backlog on the plane to WorldCon and finally caught up on New Gods. What a superlative damn book.
August 13, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Mowed through my backlog on the plane to WorldCon and finally caught up on New Gods. What a superlative damn book.