My friend, who is a massive kaiju film fan, called me up two weeks ago to say that a new Godzilla movie was coming to a local theater. For days after, he would keep hounding me to buy a ticket until I eventually bought one. Read More …
Welcome to Angry Turtle!, a new series featuring Deadshirt.net’s own Patrick Stinson and guest writer Andrew Tucker. We are going to be reviewing the Gamera series, the rival of the famous Godzilla series. The name comes from this charming video. Patrick: Hello, all, and welcome to our 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. Patrick Stinson is reading… Godzilla: Oblivion #3 Written by Joshua Fialkov Art by Brian Churilla Colored by Jay Read More …
It’s Wednesday and that means new comics. Let Deadshirt steer your wallet in the right direction with reviews (with preview pages) of titles out today from Image, Dark Horse, IDW, Boom! Studios, Archie, MonkeyBrain, Oni, Fantagraphics, Top Shelf, Action Lab, and more! Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #2 Written by Read More …
It’s Wednesday and that means new comics. Let Deadshirt steer your wallet in the right direction with reviews (with preview pages) of titles out today from Image, Dark Horse, IDW, BOOM! Studios, MonkeyBrain, Oni, Fantagraphics, Top Shelf, Action Lab, and more! Hexed #1 Written by Michael Alan Nelson Illustrated Read More …
I didn’t like the new Godzilla. That’s how this started. I’ve personally never much cared for Godzilla as a pop cultural entity, outside of a fondness for the Diddy/Jimmy Paige music video from the 1998 version, and my recent interest only exists in relation to my Read More …
The first film in Warner Bros. & Legendary Pictures’ rebooted American Godzilla franchise stomped into theaters this weekend. To give you the most textured, accessible perspective on the movie, we asked Contributing Editor Christina Harrington, a relative neophyte to the franchise, and Patrick Stinson, Deadshirt’s Read More …
Godzilla made his first US comics appearance in a legendary two year-spanning series at Marvel from Doug Moench and Herb Trimpe. The early issues represented a historic re-imagining of the character. Coming out before Toho re-invented Godzilla in 1984, they were the first rebirth of Read More …
Our very own kaiju expert Patrick Stinson considers the legacy of Godzilla, and what his hopes are for the hotly anticipated reboot on the way. Read More …
Pacific Rim came out this summer and immediately became a cult success for its strong characters, quirky universe, and memorable visuals. So if you’re a fellow Rim-lover and you’re anything like me, you can’t wait for the DVD/Blu-Ray/Blu-Ray 3D/VHS/Betamax/better-quality illegal download to touch down. Unlike Read More …