Abnett & Ross’s Hercules is a Surprisingly Sweet Update of the Masculine Ideal

Hot-headed. Charming. Brash. Fun. Thoughtless. Probably getting laid, liquored up, or both right this second. All fair ways to describe the Marvel Hercules we’re used to seeing. Historically, both in myth and in Marvel, the character of Hercules has served as a poster boy for masculinity, so Read More …

The Rundown: A Meditation on Masks, Madness and Morality in The Death of Jean DeWolff

In The Rundown, Deadshirt dives into our cardboard long boxes to shine a light on important, unusual or otherwise remarkable comic runs (mainstream or otherwise) from a specific creative team or teams. The Series Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #107-110 Written by Peter David Pencils Read More …

CSI: Cyber is TV’s Heir Apparent to Crazy Nineties Hacker Movies [Review]

Do you remember that slew of Computers Are Magic movies from the nineties? You know, Hackers, The Net, that whole thing? They were the product of a simpler time, when Internet access was becoming increasingly ubiquitous but very few really understood what that meant. People were Read More …

Jupiter Ascending: In Defense of the Batshit Space Opera [Review]

Have you heard about Jupiter Ascending? If you’re conscious, then the answer is probably yes. What you’ve heard about it may vary quite a bit, though, as the movie’s received a fair amount of hate from the thinking-about-stuff crowd. “The plot doesn’t make any sense.” Read More …