It’s Wednesday and that means new comics. Let Deadshirt steer your wallet in the right direction with reviews (and preview pages) of titles out today from Image, Dark Horse, IDW, Boom! Studios, Archie, MonkeyBrain, Oni, Fantagraphics, Top Shelf, Action Lab, and more! Copperhead #3 Written by Jay Faerber Art Read More …
When we finally meet a sentient alien species, will it be on our terms? Will we be alike? Or will we be so different as to find the very idea of each other grotesque? Perhaps the most important part of this question is whether we will Read More …
Big Hero 6 tells the story of a young robotics genius, Hiro Hamada, who, along with his robot companion Baymax, turns a group of techy college students into a team of superheroes. The mission? To take down a masked man who stole Hiro’s invention for Read More …
Deadshirt Is Watching…is a weekly feature in which Deadshirt staff, contributors, and guests sound off on the television shows we’re tuned into, from intense dramas to clever sitcoms to the most insane reality shows. This week: Mulaney, The Mindy Project, Doctor Who, and Real Housewives of Atlanta! David Lebovitz is Read More …
There’s never been a better excuse to watch as many noir films as humanly possible than the cinephile community’s current favorite portmanteau. Deadshirt has decided to throw in with a month of essays highlighting some of our favorite works in the pantheon for Noirvember… In cinema, noir Read More …
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. Max Robinson is feeling very spoopy Read More …
Listen Here is a monthly playlist picked and curated by members of the Deadshirt staff around a certain theme. This month’s theme is “Coming Home,” with a playlist selected by several Deadshirt staffers and curated by music editor Julian Ames. November kicks off the season of the big Read More …
As a society, we love a bit of schadenfreude. Whenever a popular, beloved filmmaker is on a hot streak, it becomes a waiting game to see when he’s going to fall off. Christopher Nolan has had the good fortune of ascending from a no-budget indie Read More …
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 …
Star Trek is an enormous and complex cultural entity whose impact on politics, technology, and storytelling are undeniable. It’s also as flawed and problematic as any other massive media franchise. Lifelong Trekkie and Deadshirt Editor-in-Chief Dylan Roth attempts to make sense of it all for die-hards and outsiders Read More …