Sam Barsanti

Writer/Editor

United States

Hello, and thanks for visiting my portfolio!

I've covered pop culture news for over a decade, including 10 years writing breaking news, high-profile reviews, and thoughtful/interesting features at The AV Club. My work has also appeared at Primetimer, IGN, and Collider, and I have experience writing for SEO, working with various content management systems, collaborating with a team, and meeting tight deadlines. During my career, I've covered video games, movies, TV, comic books, and even regular books.

I have also contributed to the massively successful The Hustle daily newsletter, writing tech startup news in a fun/informative way for its millions of readers. I'm also a published poet and short story writer, if that's interesting to you, and I canonically exist in The CW's Arrowverse universe of superhero shows (ask me how).

The following is a curated list of some of my favorite pieces that I've worked on, both as a writer and editor, and they're organized by subject matter. I have *thousands* of additional examples, so let me know if you'd like to see more!

Subscribe to The Untitled Comic Book Newsletter, my weekly essay on a random-ish comic book:
https://untitledcomicbook.beehiiv.com

Reach me at sambarsanti19 [at] gmail [dot] com
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Portfolio

[Comics]

[Fiction]

The NoSleep Podcast
06/15/2025
"Astigmatism"

A flash-fic horror story I wrote that was recorded and published by The NoSleep Podcast. It's based on a true story, more or less.

[Tech/Startups]

[Video Games]

itch.io
You're Email

My very first video game: A silly text adventure about sending an email.

[TV]

IGN
05/12/2025
Murderbot Season 1 Review - IGN

Murderbot faithfully adapts its source material into a surprisingly warm story about choosing to make connections.

[Movies]

IGN
03/18/2025
Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League Review - IGN

A gleefully (and knowingly) stupid tribute to anime and American superheroes, Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League doesn't care what you think - it's here to have fun.

[SEO]