‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Clone Wars’ digests Nos. 5-8 (2010-12) (Comic book reviews)
“The Clone Wars” digests continue to deliver a mixed bag of supplementary material to the TV show with Nos. 5-8 (2010-12), featuring good yarns about Aayla Secura and the clones and a strong “Secret Missions” tie-in, but also a shallow Obi-Wan/Anakin/Ahsoka story.
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Clone Wars’ digests Nos. 1-4 (2008-09) (Comic book reviews)
Although “The Clone Wars” did try some adult tie-ins, such as the 12-issue comic series and a few novels, it mostly aimed for younger audiences. This is particularly evidenced by the 11 “Clone Wars” digests, sometimes called “graphic novellas.” However, these digests are not as kid-oriented as the “Clone Wars Adventures” digests from earlier in the decade,
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Clone Wars’ Issues 7-12 (2009-10) and ‘The Gauntlet of Death’ (2009) (Comic book reviews)
“The Clone Wars” numbered comics series had a surprisingly short run of only 12 issues, but it was a good one, with TV show writers Henry Gilroy and Stephen Melching penning three arcs that could’ve been TV episodes. Indeed, “Slaves of the Republic” (Issues 1-6) was adapted into a Season 4 arc. (Because of tweaks such as Ventress
John’s top 40 ‘Star Wars’ books: The top 10
Out of at least 160 “Star Wars” Expanded Universe (Legends) novels from 1976-2014, I narrow it down to my top 10.
John’s top 40 ‘Star Wars’ books: Nos. 20-11
Continuing the countdown of my top 40 “Star Wars” Expanded Universe (Legends) books, here are the books that just missed top-10 status, Nos. 20-11.
John’s top 40 ‘Star Wars’ books: Nos. 30-21
Continuing the countdown of my top 40 “Star Wars” Expanded Universe (Legends) books, let’s take it to the halfway point with Nos. 30-21.
John’s top 40 ‘Star Wars’ books: Nos. 40-31
For the 40th anniversary of the film, here are my top 40 “Star Wars” Expanded Universe (Legends) books. I’ll start with Nos. 40-31.
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Clone Wars Gambit: Siege’ (2010) (Book review)
By the time of Karen Miller’s third “Star Wars” book, “Clone Wars Gambit: Siege” (2010), we know the game: Strap in for a lot of words, but you’ll be rewarded with outstanding characterization and an appreciation for the human toll of warfare.
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Clone Wars Gambit: Stealth’ (2010) (Book review)
As she did on “Clone Wars: Wild Space,” Karen Miller again shows she’s a master of delving into characters’ headspaces in “Clone Wars Gambit: Stealth” (2010), the first of a duology that concludes with “Siege.” You won’t get complex plotting here, but you do end up with a thorough grasp of the physical and psychological stresses put
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Clone Wars: Wild Space’ (2008) (Book review)
Karen Miller’s “The Clone Wars: Wild Space” (2008) isn’t the first “trek through the jungle” novel, as it follows the likes of “Splinter of the Mind’s Eye,” “Heir to the Empire” and “Shatterpoint.” But it’s certainly the most vicious, as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Bail Organa get brutalized to within an inch of their lives on the Sith