‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Obsession’ (2004-05) and ‘General Grievous’ (2005) (Comic book reviews)
The 2008-14 Clone Wars contradicted some things from the 2003-06 Clone Wars, and some of those things were retconned – for example, Lucasfilm’s Leland Chee managed to reconcile Asajj Ventress’ Rattatak and Dathomir backstories in an article for Star Wars Insider Issue 122. Other things simply could not be reconciled, and the contradiction between the
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Republic’ Issues 72-83 (2004-06) (Comic book reviews)
In late 2004, after Quinlan Vos is welcomed back by the Jedi Council and Anakin seemingly kills Asajj Ventress in “Republic” Issue 71, Dark Horse’s Clone Wars saga split into three parts leading up to the May 2005 release of “Revenge of the Sith.” Obi-Wan and Anakin hunt Ventress in the “Obsession” miniseries, “Episode III” villain General
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Republic’ Issues 60-71 (2004) (Comic book reviews)
The 2004 run of “Republic” marks some of the finest ongoing “Star Wars” storytelling. Primary writer John Ostrander balances his long-running Quinlan Vos saga – taking the shadow-dwelling Quinlan up to his return to the Jedi Order and keeping us guessing about his true loyalties – with treatises on the relationship between war and the loss of
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Jedi’ (2003-04) (Comic book reviews)
Most of Dark Horse’s Clone Wars campaign was fought in the pages of “Republic,” but a notable exception is the five-issue “Jedi” series — 2003’s “Mace Windu,” “Shaak Ti,” “Aayla Secura” and “Count Dooku” and 2004’s “Yoda.” These double-length issues were part of the ongoing “Republic” continuity, but they also focused more deeply on an individual Jedi
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Republic’ Issues 49-59 (2003) (Comic book reviews)
Begun, the Clone Wars did, in Dark Horse Comics with “Star Wars: Republic” Issues 49-59 in 2003. This the start of what I call Phase I of the Clone Wars, with Phase II being the 2008-14 TV series (and related books and comics) with Ahsoka Tano as Anakin’s Padawan. While I prefer Phase II, Phase I has
Star Wars Insider serves up short stories in Issues 62-88 (2003-06)
‘Star Wars’ flashback (Short story reviews): Here’s a rundown of Star Wars Insider’s initial foray into short fiction in Issues 62-88.
Sniff! These 5 great shows won’t be coming back (TV commentary)
My Entertainment Weekly Fall TV Preview should pop up in my mailbox in a few weeks, and I hope I’m pleasantly surprised by some new shows I haven’t heard of yet. Because so far, 2013 has been an absolute bloodbath for quality television.
With ‘Veronica Mars’ and ‘Clone Wars,’ companies show different ways to treat fans (TV commentary)
Two of my favorite franchises, “Star Wars” (which regular readers may have noticed I’m obsessed with) and “Veronica Mars” (my No. 6-ranked show of the Aughts, and on my to-do list for “rewatching and reviewing the classics”) showed different approaches on how to treat their fanbases this month. Disney broke fans’ hearts by canceling “The Clone Wars” after five
‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ gets mysterious heading into 5th-season finale (TV commentary)
Although the four-part “droids in the void” arc was by far the worst in the series’ run, “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” Season 5 (8:30 a.m. Central Saturdays on Cartoon Network) nonetheless ranks as the best season so far thanks to the other arcs — the Onderon rebellion, the young Padawans, the Darth Maul/Death Watch saga (that
War — what is it good for? A few good plots, at least (TV commentary)
We’re in a curious situation right now where 94 percent of the country supports pro-war presidential candidates yet other polls show that the majority of people are against war (although most of Congress is pro-war). Of course, war is a complicated issue, and I don’t pretend to understand all of it (although I certainly respect