- John Hansen
- July 30, 2014
‘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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- John Hansen
- July 28, 2014
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Jedi Council: Acts of War’ (2000) (Comic book review)
“Episode I: The Phantom Menace” (1999) introduced us to Jedi at the height of their powers sitting around in a circle and being philosophical. That’s
- John Hansen
- July 27, 2014
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan’ (2000-02) (Comic book reviews)
One of the best parts of the prequel era opened up by 1999’s “Episode I: The Phantom Menace” was the opportunity to see the Jedi
- John Hansen
- July 26, 2014
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Ruins of Dantooine’ (2004) (Book review)
“Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine” (2004) is one of the more maligned “Star Wars” novels, but it doesn’t commit any huge sins: It’s well-written
- John Hansen
- July 24, 2014
‘Star Wars’ flashback: Blackthorne’s ‘Star Wars 3-D’ (1987-88) (Comic book reviews)
Between Marvel’s original run on “Star Wars” and Dark Horse’s run, as die-hard fans know, there was the oh-so-brief Blackthorne Comics run in honor of
- John Hansen
- July 23, 2014
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Death-Masque’ and stories in ‘Devilworlds’ (1981-82) (Comic book reviews)
The earliest Marvel U.K. “Star Wars Weekly” exclusives — while holding a cachet as “lost” stories due to not being part of the Marvel U.S.
- John Hansen
- July 22, 2014
‘Star Wars’ flashback: Stories in Pizzazz magazine and Marvel Illustrated Books (1977-82) (Comic book reviews)
When Marvel reclaims the “Star Wars” license from Dark Horse next year, one thing is certain: It’ll start off with better original stories than the
- John Hansen
- July 21, 2014
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Boba Fett: Enemy of the Empire’ and other ‘Boba Fett’ issues (1995-2006) (Comic book reviews)
Dark Horse’s various “Boba Fett” comics from 1995-2006, although heavy on style more so than character development, nicely illustrate the mysterious and dispassionate Boba Fett we knew
- John Hansen
- July 18, 2014
‘Star Wars’ flashback: Dark Horse’s ‘Droids’ (1994-97) (Comic book reviews)
While Lucas Books and Dark Horse Comics generally separated their “Star Wars” products into kid and adult categories, sometimes the marketing was a bit off.
- John Hansen
- July 7, 2014
‘Star Wars on Trial’ Part IV: Do plot holes in ‘Star Wars’ make it ill-suited to a smart viewer? (Commentary)
Here is the fourth and final part of my series inspired by Benbella Books’ “Star Wars on Trial”(2006), a collection of essays responding to eight charges