- John Hansen
- October 18, 2012
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Tales of the Jedi’ (1993) (Comic book review)
For the sake of simplicity, “Star Wars” stories can be divided into four eras. The classic trilogy era started with the movie “Star Wars” (1977),
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- John Hansen
- October 14, 2012
War — what is it good for? A few good plots, at least (TV commentary)
We’re in a curious situation right now where 94 percent of the country supports pro-war presidential candidates yet other polls show that the majority of
- John Hansen
- October 13, 2012
‘The Essential Reader’s Companion’ is a ‘Star Wars’ book about ‘Star Wars’ books (Review)
This might be a sign that I’m obsessed: I just bought a “Star Wars” book about “Star Wars” books. To a non-fan, this might seem
- John Hansen
- October 9, 2012
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Hand of Thrawn Duology Volume 2: Vision of the Future’ (1998) (Book review)
Timothy Zahn wraps up his “Hand of Thrawn” duology with the meaty “Vision of the Future”(1998), which — at 520 pages for the hardcover and 694
- John Hansen
- September 30, 2012
First episode impressions: ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ Season 5 (TV review)
“Star Wars: The Clone Wars” (8:30 a.m. Central Saturdays, Cartoon Network), which has switched from Friday nights to Saturday mornings with little fanfare for its fifth
- John Hansen
- September 30, 2012
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Hand of Thrawn Duology Volume 1: Specter of the Past’ (1997) (Book review)
Although it came out more recently than the famous Thrawn trilogy (which I reviewed in recent posts), I didn’t remember the details of “Specter of the
- John Hansen
- September 23, 2012
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Thrawn Trilogy Volume 3: The Last Command’ (1993) (Book review)
“The Last Command” (1993) is a rich, rousing final chapter to Timothy Zahn’s Thrawn trilogy, but looking back on it through the lens of the prequels,
- John Hansen
- September 11, 2012
Fall TV 2012: 5 new shows and 5 returning shows to watch (Commentary)
Ah, fall TV. And, in a nice old-school twist, the Entertainment Weekly Fall TV Preview issue highlighted a single show on its cover rather than
- John Hansen
- September 10, 2012
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Thrawn Trilogy Volume 2: Dark Force Rising’ (1992) (Book review)
Obi-Wan Kenobi’s offhand mention of the Clone Wars in “Star Wars” set off years of speculation that was finally, officially brought to rest with 2002’s
- John Hansen
- August 31, 2012
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Thrawn Trilogy Volume 1: Heir to the Empire’ (1991) (Book review)
I was able to find last year’s 20th anniversary edition of “Heir to the Empire” for about six bucks, so it gave me a perfect excuse to