- John Hansen
- May 12, 2016
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The New Jedi Order: Traitor’ (2002) (Book review)
There are two books in the “New Jedi Order” series that tripped up my reading flow on this re-read. The first is the ninth entry,
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- John Hansen
- May 11, 2016
Checking in on ‘Gotham’s’ rogues gallery as Season 2 winds down
Part of the fun of watching “Batman: The Animated Series” after school in the ’90s was waiting for the title card to come up, as
- John Hansen
- May 6, 2016
John’s 10 favorite TV characters at the moment (Commentary)
As we wind down the traditional season and gear up for some summer shows, here’s a look at 10 TV characters who have my attention:
- John Hansen
- May 5, 2016
The 10 best short stories in ‘The X-Files: The Truth is Out There’ (Book review)
“The Truth is Out There,” the February follow-up to last year’s “Trust No One,” serves up another mixed bag of “X-Files” short stories that’s on par
- John Hansen
- May 4, 2016
The golden age of TV prequels: ‘Bates Motel,’ ‘Gotham’ and ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ (Commentary)
At first blush, prequels should be a boring form of storytelling, because we already know the end point. Of course, there are many examples that
- John Hansen
- May 3, 2016
10 summer movies John wouldn’t mind seeing (Commentary)
Here are the 10 movies I think look the best out of the summer lineup: “Elstree 1976” (May 6) – This Kickstarter-funded documentary features interviews with
- John Hansen
- May 2, 2016
‘X-Files: Deviations’ one-shot a pointless take on a gimmicky concept (Comic book review)
IDW’s Seasons 10 and 11, despite initially being canonical, ended up being an interesting “what if” story when Chris Carter changed his mind and wrote
- John Hansen
- May 1, 2016
Supergirl does the minimum, but somehow is seen as a role model
CBS’ “Supergirl,” which recently wrapped up its first season, raises compelling questions about the societal role of someone blessed with extraordinary skills. Although Supergirl is held up
- John Hansen
- April 25, 2016
Joe Harris wraps up Gibson Praise saga in truncated ‘X-Files: Season 11’ (Comic book reviews)
IDW’s “X-Files: Season 11 comic series (August 2015-March 2016) is the latest epic story to get truncated due to outside commercial forces. Usually, those outside forces
- John Hansen
- April 24, 2016
‘X-Files’ flashback: IDW’s 2015 Annual and X-Mas Special (Comic book reviews)
While the 2014 Annual and X-Mas Special featured multiple standalone yarns in each issue, IDW takes a different tactic with the 2015 installments, part of