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. Max Robinson is reading… Power Man and Iron Fist: Sweet Christmas Annual #1 Written by David F. Walker Read More …
In Black Snow, the Deadshirt crew takes a look at some darker entries in the yuletide cinematic canon. We’ve covered a lot of different Christmas movies so far, but all of them tend towards some level of togetherness, or redemption, or intrinsic goodness and heroism. Read More …
In Black Snow, the Deadshirt crew takes a look at some darker entries in the yuletide cinematic canon. Like much of what we’re covering this month in Black Snow, Gremlins is a movie at cross purposes, skewering traditional and conventional expectations of holiday fare while Read More …
Rogue One, the first of a series of Star Wars “anthology” movies adjacent to the trilogy films, arrived in theatres last week. Here’s what the scrappy rebels at Deadshirt thought. Spoilers ahead. Rogue One’s an unusual beast in that, after three despised prequels, it’s the Read More …
I was done with MTV. MTV has developed a reputation of putting together interesting shows from fresh voices, only to have no idea what to do with them. Teen Wolf (ending this year) has been a big hit for them, but that seems to be the exception; Read More …
Star Trek is an enormous and complex cultural entity whose impact on politics, technology, and storytelling are undeniable. For half a century, it has appealed to a vast and varied audience, and it means something a little different to each viewer. In this season of 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. Max Robinson is reading… New Super-Man #6 Written by Gene Luen Yang Penciled by Viktor Bogdanovic Inked by 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: The Flash and Yuri on Ice! Max Robinson is watching… Read More …
In Black Snow, the Deadshirt crew takes a look at some darker entries in the yuletide cinematic canon. “I have never had such a Christmas! Sex and drugs and women being set on fire.” The Ref lays out its main idea right at the very Read More …
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know The CW’s programming is about 50% shows based on characters and stories pulled from DC comics. The “Arrowverse” stems from 2012’s Arrow, initially a gritty Nolan-esque take on street-level vigilante Green Arrow (Stephen Amell), and now includes a young adult Read More …