Comic Books

‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Legacy Volume II’ Issues 1-10 (2013) (Comic book reviews)

After Cade Skywalker’s saga came to a natural conclusion in 2011, Dark Horse launched two new titles to satiate fans of “Legacy.” The work of

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Legacy’ Issues 48-50 (2010) and ‘War’ (2010-11) (Comic book reviews)

Writer John Ostrander brings together all the myriad factions of “Legacy” in two final, epic arcs – “Extremes,” Issues 48-50 (2010), and the six-issue miniseries “Legacy: War” (2010-11). The

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Legacy’ Issues 41-47 (2009-10) (Comic book reviews)

A major impetus behind launching a series set four generations after Luke Skywalker was that it gave the writer freedom to chronicle a fresh part

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Legacy’ Issues 32-40 (2009) (Comic book reviews)

George Lucas was interested in the dangers of humans melding with machines, but that concept was buried by the time he got to the final

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Dark Times’ Issues 23-32 (2013) (Comic book reviews)

“Dark Times” checks back in with Master K’Kruhk for “Fire Carrier,” Issues 23-27 (2013), which – despite not being drawn by Douglas Wheatley (Gabriel Guzman’s crisp

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Dark Times’ Issues 0, 13-22 (2009-12) (Comic book reviews)

After a couple of arcs focusing on the Uhumele crew, author Randy Stradley and artist Douglas Wheatley return to Jedi Dass Jennir – who went

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Knights of the Old Republic’ Issues 47-50 (2009-10) and ‘War’ (2012) (Comic book reviews)

John Jackson Miller doles out the answers to long-simmering mysteries fast and furious in the series-concluding “Knights of the Old Republic” Issues 47-50 (2009-10). The author’s meticulous

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Knights of the Old Republic’ Issues 38-46 (2009) (Comic book reviews)

With Zayne no longer hunted by Republic and Jedi officials, the focus of “Knights of the Old Republic” turns to Jarael in Issues 38-46 (2009). Earlier in

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Knights of the Old Republic’ Issues 29-37 (2008-09) (Comic book reviews)

Nearly three full years into its run, “Knights of the Old Republic” finally wraps up the “framing of Zayne Carrick” arc. It’s satisfying in the sense that

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Vector’ (2008) (Comic book review)

Dark Horse editor Randy Stradley begins his introduction to the first trade-paperback volume of “Vector” (2008) by apologizing for the “crass commercialism” of the crossover project. But

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