- John Hansen
- June 18, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Vader’s Quest’ (1999) (Comic book review)
Although I’m not religious, I can see the appeal of Bible study — scouring a massive, sometimes contradictory text in order to better understand it.
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- John Hansen
- June 16, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: Marvel Issues 31-38 (1979-80) (Comic book reviews)
It’s a shame that the “Star Wars” Marvel comics are dismissed out of hand by some continuity gurus, because Archie Goodwin — the first long-term writer for
- John Hansen
- June 14, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: Marvel Issues 24-30 and Annual 1 (1979) (Comic book reviews)
Before May 1999, we heard a lot about how the prequel era was off-limits to Expanded Universe writers since George Lucas was saving it for
- John Hansen
- June 11, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: Marvel Issues 18-23 (1978-79) (Comic book reviews)
“The Wheel” arc, issues 18-23 of the “Star Wars” Marvel comics run marks the first time the series truly feels like “Star Wars.” Writer Archie Goodwin and
- John Hansen
- June 8, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: Marvel Issues 11-17 (1978) (Comic book reviews)
After an inauspicious beginning under the auspices of Roy Thomas and Howard Chaykin, the “Star Wars” Marvel comics run gets a bump up in quality with issues
- John Hansen
- June 7, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: Marvel Issues 7-10 (1977-78) (Comic book reviews)
The “Star Wars” Marvel comics run has the distinction of offering the very first Expanded Universe stories. After the six-issue movie adaptation, the next four issues (7-10) were
- John Hansen
- May 23, 2013
A look at the ‘Firefly’ stories beyond the TV series and movie
Interviews with “Firefly” staffers often include the question of “What story ideas were never produced?” As such, we know they were kicking around episodes about
- John Hansen
- April 14, 2013
‘Buffy’ and ‘Angel & Faith’ Season 9 are toying with time travel (Comic book commentary)
For the first time in a decade, two “Buffy” series are simultaneously building toward a seasonal conclusion. Back in 2003, TV’s “Buffy” and “Angel” were in the
- John Hansen
- March 5, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Dark Empire II’ and ‘Empire’s End’ (1994-95) (Comic book reviews)
“Dark Empire II” and “Empire’s End” (1994-95) are the comics where the Emperor turns into a cartoon. But while “The Clone Wars” is currently doing a great job
- John Hansen
- March 4, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Dark Empire’ (1991-92) (Comic book review)
“Dark Empire” (1991-92) has always been in the shadow of the “Thrawn Trilogy” novels (1991-93). Both came out about the same time, and both are spot-on