Comic Books

‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Jango Fett: Open Seasons,’ ‘Jango Fett’ and ‘Zam Wesell’ (2002) (Comic book reviews)

As fans know, there are two continuity branches to “Star Wars” storytelling: The movies and TV shows overseen by George Lucas (and now Disney) and

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Jedi Quest’ (2001) (Comic book review)

Lucasfilm arguably dropped the ball in telling Anakin’s story between Episodes I and II, when he aged from 9 to 19. From 1999 through May

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Republic’ Issues 42-48 (2002-03) (Comic book reviews)

“Episode II: Attack of the Clones” came out in May 2002, but that month’s issue of “Star Wars: Republic” — No. 42, the start of “Rite of

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Republic’ Issues 32-41 (2001-02) (Comic book reviews)

Issue 32 of “Star Wars: Republic” marks the start of John Ostrander’s epic run as the primary writer of this ongoing series. Starting here, he writes 19

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Bounty Hunters: Aurra Sing,’ ‘Scoundrel’s Wages’ and ‘Kenix Kil’ (1999) (Comic book reviews)

In the midst of re-reading the “Star Wars: Republic” ongoing series, I decided to peek ahead on the timeline in search of more information about

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Republic’ Issues 23-31 (2000-01) (Comic book reviews)

When we last checked in with the heroes and villains of “Star Wars: Republic,” the title had built up serious narrative momentum: Quinlan Vos and Aayla Secura

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Republic’ Issues 13-22 (1999-2000) (Comic book reviews)

The third and fourth arcs of “Star Wars: Republic” — “Emissaries to Malastare” (1999-2000) and “Twilight” (2000) – continue the trend of one mediocre arc followed by

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Republic’ Issues 0-12 and ‘Aurra’s Song’ (1998-2000) (Comic book reviews)

As with the first series simply titled “Star Wars” (Marvel’s, from 1977-86), the second series by that name (Dark Horse’s, from 1998-2006) also gets off

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Episode I: The Phantom Menace Adventures’ (1999) (Comic book review)

“Episode I: The Phantom Menace Adventures” has a solid concept: Like the bonus chapters in Terry Brooks’ novelization, these five issues (“Anakin Skywalker,” “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” “Qui-Gon

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Darth Maul’ (2000) (Comic book review)

On my initial viewings of “The Phantom Menace,” it struck me as odd that Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan refer to Darth Maul as “it,” rather than

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