- 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
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- 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 30, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘X-Wing: Isard’s Revenge’ (1999) (Book review)
“Isard’s Revenge,” the eighth book in the “X-Wing” series (and Michael Stackpole’s last), came out in April 1999, one month before “The Phantom Menace.” Overshadowed by
- John Hansen
- May 21, 2013
30 reasons ‘Return of the Jedi’ rocks (and no, ‘Jedi Rocks’ is not one of them) (Movie commentary)
“Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi” turns 30 on Saturday, and it’s still looking good. So much so that George Lucas recently gave
- John Hansen
- May 15, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘X-Wing: Solo Command’ (1999) (Book review)
Between the premature end of the “The Clone Wars,” rumors of a new animated series and a mysterious Facebook post of a TIE fighter from Dave Filoni, there’s been
- John Hansen
- May 8, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘X-Wing: Iron Fist’ (1998) (Book review)
I didn’t remember a lot of details from the “X-Wing” series from my first readings back in the 1990s, but I did distinctly recall Ton
- John Hansen
- May 4, 2013
John’s 10 favorite TV characters at the moment (Commentary)
As the 2012-13 season winds down, here are my top 10 TV characters, some of whom will be featured in season finales this month, and
- John Hansen
- May 3, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘X-Wing: Wraith Squadron’ (1998) (Book review)
“X-Wing: Wraith Squadron” (1998), the fifth book in the “X-Wing” series, introduces us to the misfits of a newly formed squadron whose pilots boast a mix of