- John Hansen
- February 3, 2016
‘X-Files’ flashback: ‘Ruins’ (1996) (Book review)
Just as Kevin J. Anderson’s “Ground Zero” was a step up from Charles Grant’s books, Anderson’s “Ruins” (1996) is a step up from “Ground Zero.” Unlike his
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- John Hansen
- January 28, 2016
‘X-Files’ flashback: ‘Ground Zero’ (1995) (Book review)
After two mediocre novels from Charles Grant, the “X-Files” book series turns things around in a big way with “Ground Zero” (1995). Remarkably, this book is by
- John Hansen
- January 26, 2016
‘X-Files’ flashback: ‘Whirlwind’ (1995) (Book review)
Just as “The X-Files” took a couple seasons to figure out its identity, Charles Grant gets a better handle on the material in his second
- John Hansen
- January 24, 2016
‘X-Files’ flashback: ‘Goblins’ (1994) (Book review)
With “The X-Files” returning for the start of a six-episode miniseries tonight, I thought it’d be a good time to go on an “X-Files” kick. Having already
- John Hansen
- January 20, 2016
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines II – Rebel Stand’ (2002) (Book review)
Aaron Allston is best known for his Wraith Squadron novels, but his two “New Jedi Order” novels – the “Enemy Lines” duology – are sneaky
- John Hansen
- January 18, 2016
The 20 best female ‘Star Wars’ villains before Captain Phasma
I established in my last post that Captain Phasma, despite Disney’s hype, is not the first female “Star Wars” villain, no matter how many qualifiers you load
- John Hansen
- January 18, 2016
10 ‘first’ female ‘Star Wars’ villains before Phasma
Do a quick Google search for “first female ‘Star Wars’ villain,” and almost all the references are to Captain Phasma from “Episode VII: The Force Awakens.” This
- John Hansen
- January 13, 2016
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines I – Rebel Dream’ (2002) (Book review)
Aaron Allston enters the “New Jedi Order” fold with the saga’s 11th book, “Rebel Dream” (2002). As with Michael Stackpole’s “Dark Tide” duology earlier in the series,
- John Hansen
- January 12, 2016
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The New Jedi Order: Dark Journey’ (2002) (Book review)
Rey from “The Force Awakens” has gotten a lot of hype as a breakthrough female Jedi, but as fans of the Legends canon know, Rey
- John Hansen
- January 6, 2016
The 10 best short stories in ‘The X-Files: Trust No One’ (Book review)
“The X-Files” returned to comics in 2013, it will return to the small-screen for six episodes starting on Jan. 24, and last year it returned