- John Hansen
- November 13, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘River of Chaos’ (1995) (Comic book review)
Princess Leia has enjoyed the spotlight this year as the new “Star Wars” ongoing comic series and the novel “Razor’s Edge” have explored her exploits
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- John Hansen
- November 7, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Jedi Academy: Leviathan’ (1998-99) (Comic book review)
Michael Stackpole and Timothy Zahn are the two authors who introduced the most important and iconic EU characters in the 1990s, but ranking a close
- John Hansen
- November 6, 2013
‘Star Wars: Union’ (1999-2000) a rare weak entry from Stackpole
I’ve been on a Michael Stackpole kick this past year, so it was only a matter of time until I’d exhausted most of his best
- John Hansen
- October 16, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Mara Jade: By the Emperor’s Hand’ (1998-99) (Comic book review)
“Mara Jade: By the Emperor’s Hand” (1998-99) marked Timothy Zahn’s first foray into comics, but he apparently got good guidance from friend and collaborator Michael A.
- John Hansen
- October 1, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Classic Star Wars’ Issues 15-20 (Goodwin/Williamson newspaper strips, 1983-84) (Comic book reviews)
Because he didn’t know that “The Empire Strikes Back” was going to start with the Rebels on their new base on Hoth, Archie Goodwin didn’t get to
- John Hansen
- September 28, 2013
The top 20 people responsible for the success of the ‘Star Wars’ saga (Commentary)
A great debate recently popped up at my office: Who deserves credit for the success of “Star Wars?” Well, George Lucas, of course, because he
- John Hansen
- September 26, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Classic Star Wars’ Issues 8-14 (Goodwin/Williamson newspaper strips, 1982-83) (Comic book reviews)
Don’t get me wrong; I adore the Archie Goodwin/Al Williamson newspaper strips that were repackaged as the “Classic Star Wars” comics. But I wonder if we never
- John Hansen
- September 23, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Classic Star Wars’ Issues 1-7 (Goodwin/Williamson newspaper strips, 1981-82) (Comic book reviews)
Dark Horse’s new series simply titled “Star Wars” got a lot of hype earlier this year, but it’s just the latest in a long line of
- John Hansen
- September 16, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘X-Wing Rogue Squadron’ Issues 25-35 (1997-98) (Comic book reviews)
The “X-Wing Rogue Squadron” comic series closes out its run by delving into one of the most popular EU characters, Baron Soontir Fel, who was introduced in
- John Hansen
- September 13, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘X-Wing Rogue Squadron’ Issues 13-24 (1996-97) (Comic book reviews)
And now we’re off and flying. The middle batch of the 35-issue “X-Wing Rogue Squadron” comics series — “The Warrior Princess” (1996-97), “Requiem for a Rogue” (1997) and “In the Empire’s Service” (1997)