Concepts of Horror: An Interview with “The Castle of Otranto” artist JoJo Seames

JoJo Seames, known for her work on webcomics like The Makeshift Man and Monster Plus, is embarking on a months-long effort to adapt The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole, credited as the original Gothic novel, into comics form. Otranto is the story of Manfred, Read More …

An Introduction to the Coen Brothers

David Lebovitz gives you a crash course in film from an esoteric genre, director, or foreign country’s cinema, complete with spoiler-free descriptions and analyses of films that act as a good starting point for your own celluloid journey. In this edition, to correspond with the increasingly wide release Read More …

Don’t Wanna Live Without Teeth, Don’t Wanna Die Without Bite – Against Me!’s Transgender Dysphoria Blues

Against Me!’s latest album is the first to be released since the emergence of frontwoman Laura Jane Grace, formerly known as Tom Gabel, who came out as a transgender woman in 2012, and if you think they’re going to shy away from this even a Read More …

Deadshirt is Reading…Spymasters! Remasters! Kung-fu! Creeps!

Deadshirt is Reading… is a weekly feature in which Deadshirt’s staff, contributing writers and friends-of-the-site offer brief recommendations for a diverse array of comics, from name-brand cape titles to creator-owned books to webcomics. Max is reading… Black Dynamite #1 Written by Brian Ash Art by Ron Read More …

For Award Consideration Only, The Collective Hysteria

  Folks, it is that time of the year again. Awards season is upon us and all manner of critic, pundit and prognosticator are out in full force, excitedly engaging and perpetuating the same superficial ballyhoo they can’t stop themselves from being “shocked” and “appalled” Read More …

Creators as Brands: A Look At The 2014 Image Expo

If Grant Morrison and his Batman Incorporated collaborator Chris Burnham announced that they were putting out a creator owned book through Image Comics called Dildo Factory, about a living, breathing motorized sex toy coming to terms with its newfound sentience, would you buy it? Now, Read More …

Deadshirt Is Reading… BONUS ROUND! Detective 27!

Detective Comics #27 Written by various Art by various DC Comics This week you get an extra Deadshirt Is Reading! We’re starting by picking apart DC’s celebration of Batman’s 75th Anniversary, which conveniently coincides with the release of Detective Comics #27 volume 2. (Batman first Read More …