Melancholic, Existential, Wonderful: BoJack Horseman is Deceptively Complex [Review]

Christina Harrington and Haley Winters binge-watched BoJack Horseman this week, and they’re ready to drop everything to convince you do the same. Haley: I thought I knew what to expect from BoJack Horseman, the Netflix original animated series about a washed-up nineties sitcom star who is Read More …

Deadshirt Is Reading… Dubious Hulks, Familiar Kryptonians and All-Beef Patties

Deadshirt Is Reading… is a weekly feature in which Deadshirt’s staff, contributing writers, and friends-of-the-site offer their thoughts on Big Two cape titles, creator-owned books, webcomics and more. For more of our thoughts on this week’s new comics, take a look at Wednesday’s Deadshirt Comics Shopping List. Read More …

Steven Universe Offers a World of Magical Boys and Female Authority

Cartoon Network’s recent wave of original series, including Adventure Time and Regular Show, feels like a real sea change in American animation. These shows demonstrate a willingness to experiment, both in terms of animation style and bold storytelling choices. Debuting last year, Rebecca Sugar’s Steven Read More …

Your Deadshirt New Comics Shopping List for: August 27th, 2014

It’s Wednesday and that means new comics. Let Deadshirt steer your wallet in the right direction with reviews (with preview pages) of titles out today from Image, Dark Horse, IDW, Boom! Studios, Archie, MonkeyBrain, Oni, Fantagraphics, Top Shelf, Action Lab, and more! Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #2 Written by Read More …

All The Old Showstoppers – The New Pornographers Get Back To Basics With Brill Bruisers [Review]

As a general rule, so-called “supergroups” are underwhelming at best. So often less than the sum of their parts, side projects suffer from the expectations placed upon them–and rightly so, because when you get a bunch of famous, creative musicians in a room together, why Read More …

Doctor Who Roundtable: “Deep Breath” [Review]

This weekend, the beloved science fiction series Doctor Who, pet obsession of Anglophiles the world over, made its triumphant return to television screens with the premiere of its eighth season (or thirty-fifth, if you want to be technical about it). The episode, titled “Deep Breath”, Read More …

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For is Stylish but Uneven [Review]

In the second installment of director Robert Rodriguez’s adaptation of Frank Miller’s comics, slick visuals reign as the streamlined glory of the first film is muddied by a jumbled storyline. Its release delayed for nearly a year, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For flickers across the silver Read More …

Deadshirt Is Listening… Smashing Guitars, Schmoney Dancing, Passing Out

Deadshirt Is Listening… Bringing you a rundown of our staff and guest contributors’ favorite new tracks released in the past week after they’ve had the weekend to blast them in their cars, in a club, alone in their rooms, etc. Sam Paxton is smashing his guitar Read More …