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. Joe Stando is reading… Spider-Gwen Annual #1 Written by Jason Latour Art by Chris Brunner, Emi Lenox, Chris Read More …
Last Friday, Captain America: Civil War opened in theaters. Today, members of the Deadshirt staff ask: What’s so Civil about War, anyway? Captain America: Civil War is one of the least standalone movies I’ve ever seen, and that’s part of what makes it great. Perhaps Read More …
When did you get tired of hearing Captain America: The Winter Soldier described as a political thriller? It’s okay to say “never;” I haven’t gotten tired of it yet. However, despite sharing common themes and ideas with the ’70s political thriller, as well as borrowing Read More …
Going into the first Captain America—a movie starring Chris “Fantastic Four” Evans and directed by Joe “Jurassic Park III” Johnston—my expectations were absolutely nil. Like everyone else, I’d been entranced by Iron Man and intrigued by the expansion of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Thor. Bringing Read More …
While this summer’s Avengers: Age of Ultron and Ant-Man wrap up Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, next year’s Phase Three will rocket the MCU toward a tumultuous new status quo, one in which the superhero community will be cracked in half. Captain America: Civil War promises to adapt the popular Read More …
Dominic Griffin asks, “What’s so funny about not being a horrible, despicable person?” Read More …
In our look back at 2013 we wanted to celebrate some of the year’s media that didn’t quite fit into any of the basic categories we cover. The result: Deadshirt’s Random Top 5s of 2013! Enjoy. Top 5 Professional Wrestling Matches of 2013 By Dominic Read More …