Deadshirt Presents: A Holiday Comics Digest

In honor of the holiday season, Kayleigh Hearn, Sarah Register, Max Robinson, Patrick Stinson, and Jason Urbanciz share some of their favorite seasonal comic book stories. Consider it a Christmas, Hanukkah, non-denominational winter solstice gift to you from Deadshirt. The Transformers (UK) #145 “Stargazing!” Plot by Read More …

Your Deadshirt New Comics Shopping List for: October 8th, 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! Wytches #1 Story by Scott Snyder Art Read More …

TrashMall: October 2014 Edition

Journeymen Deadshirters Mike Pfeiffer and Max Robinson are the Trash Boys. In TrashMall, they bring you the hottest products and apparel from thrift stores, vintage shops and other retail hotspots around New York’s five boroughs. This month they pressed their noses against the glass at Read More …

Tom Scioli and the Scale and Appeal of IDW’s Transformers vs. G.I. Joe [Interview]

At last weekend’s Small Press Expo, Deadshirt comics editor Max Robinson sat down with writer-artist Tom Scioli (AdHouse Books’ American Barbarian, Image’s Gødland) to discuss his latest project, Transformers vs. G.I. Joe from IDW. MR: Before you got started on the book, I would see 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 …

Your Deadshirt New Comics Shopping List for: August 13th, 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, MonkeyBrain, Oni, Fantagraphics, Top Shelf, Action Lab, and more! Hexed #1 Written by Michael Alan Nelson Illustrated Read More …

Otheredbots: Windblade and the Issue of Gender Representation in The Transformers

 Female Autobots?  I thought they were extinct! – Shockwave, “The Search for Alpha Trion” (aired 1985) The problem began very early. Hasbro had enlisted Bob Budiansky, a prolific writer and editor at Marvel Comics, to provide profiles and backstory to a series of toys they Read More …

Transformers: Age of Extinction Is Not Great, but Well-Intentioned

I learned something about Michael Bay while watching his latest opus, Transformers: Age of Extinction. Michael Bay will never be a great filmmaker, but he’s a real mensch. Particularly to fans of the multi-billion dollar property that has been entrusted to him. So why do Read More …

Deadshirt Is Reading… Daring Deeds of Derring-Do

Deadshirt Is Reading… is a weekly feature in which Deadshirt’s staff, contributing writers and friends-of-the-site offer their thoughts on a diverse array of comics, from name-brand cape titles to creator-owned books to webcomics. Max Robinson is reading… Superman #32 Written by Geoff Johns Art by John Read More …

Deadshirt Is Reading… Original Angry Empty Infinity Lumber-Hulks

Deadshirt Is Reading… is a weekly feature in which Deadshirt’s staff, contributing writers, and friends-of-the-site offer their thoughts on a diverse array of comics, from name-brand cape titles to creator-owned books to webcomics. Joe Stando is reading… Original Sins #1 (of 5) “Terminus” – Written by Nathan Edmonson, Read More …