Comic Books

Loss of ‘Star Wars’ words might be even more tragic than loss of ‘Star Wars’ worlds (Books and comics commentary)

The loss of 37 years’ worth of “Star Wars” Expanded Universe continuity gets talked about a lot as the saddest element of Disney’s takeover for

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The 25 biggest ‘Star Wars’ Expanded Universe unanswered questions (Books and comics commentary)

Before its cancellation in 2014, the “Star Wars” Expanded Universe (now called Legends) was a treasure trove of interconnected stories, creative retcons, and – admittedly

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‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Revolution’ (2009) (Comic book review)

Dynamite Comics seemed to have little regard for continuity when it abruptly and inexplicably switched to a new timeline between Issues 5 (the last issue

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‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Terminator/Painkiller Jane: Time to Kill’ (2008) (Comic book review)

The track record of crossovers in the “Terminator” saga has been a bit shaky so far, with guest appearances by “Robocop,” “Superman,” “Aliens” and “Predator.”

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‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Terminator 2: Infinity’ (2007) (Comic book review)

While not exactly a failure, the “Terminator 3” franchise petered out fairly quickly compared to other “Terminator” multimedia campaigns, with the last novel coming out

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‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Terminator 3’ Beckett series (2003) (Comic book reviews)

After a three-year hiatus (which, oddly, was packed with novels), the “Terminator” franchise returned to comics in 2003 with a six-issue series tying in with

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All 8 long-running ‘Star Wars’ Legends comics series, ranked (Comic book commentary)

With the new ongoing Marvel comic series, not to mention the trailers for “Episode VII” and “Rebels” Season 2, drawing interest from new and casual

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Old Republic: The Lost Suns’ (2011) (Comic book review)

“The Old Republic” franchise – which is cranking out expansions to the game to this day – used the platforms of comics and novels primarily

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Old Republic’ webcomics (2010) (Comic book reviews)

There are two ways to approach video game tie-in comics – in a way that appeals to comic book fans, or in a way that

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Dawn of the Jedi: Prisoner of Bogan’ (2012-13) and ‘Force War’ (2013-14) (Comic book reviews)

Wrapping up their “Dawn of the Jedi” trilogy, writer John Ostrander and artist/co-writer Jan Duursema deliver a strong character piece with the five-issue “Prisoner of Bogan” (2012-13) and an

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