Deadshirt Is Reading… Bat-Dad and Dinosaurs

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 …

Batgirl: The Batgirl of Burnside Isn’t for Everyone, and That’s Okay

The Batgirl of Burnside from Cameron Stewart, Brenden Fletcher and Bab Tarr not only chronicles some major changes for Barbara Gordon but also proves that readers are craving advancement and diversity within the comic book industry. DC is no stranger to revamps considering their major Read More …

A Superstitious and Cowardly Lot: Sexism, “Free Speech,” and Comics Fandom

Part of Censure vs. Censor: A Blog Carnival assembled by Women Write About Comics. Mainstream superhero comics have exploded in general popularity over the past decade.  Characters like Rocket Raccoon and Groot are household names, mentioned in between discussions of the Grammys or the March Read More …

Real Enough to Us: Fictional Heroes who Shaped our Identities

Every Thursday, our staff of pop culture addicts tackles a topic or question about movies, music, comics, video games, or whatever else is itching at our brains. As a culture, we invest a lot into the lives of fictional characters, so much so that sometimes Read More …

Deadshirt is Reading…Witchboys, Batpeople and Hirsute Supergods

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 Read More …

Deadshirt Is Reading… History! Mystery! Action! Disaster!

Deadshirt is Reading… is a weekly feature in which Deadshirt’s staff offer brief recommendations for a diverse array of comics, from name-brand cape titles to creator-owned books to webcomics. Jen Overstreet is reading… Out of Skin Story and art by Emily Carrol emcarrol.com Emily Carroll Read More …

Hard Work, Lasers, & Bagels – An Interview with Batman Writer Marguerite Bennett

Marguerite Bennett is the newest writer picked up by DC Comics, working on titles like Batman Annual #2 (co-written with Scott Snyder), Lobo, and Batgirl. But this you already know. We decided to ask her some things that you might not know and what we Read More …