- John Hansen
- May 6, 2015
Ranking ‘Gotham’s’ iconic rogues after Season 1
“Gotham’s” first season was popular among mainstream audiences (an 8.0 rating on IMDB), although Entertainment Weekly and the Onion AV Club gave it mediocre reviews throughout
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- John Hansen
- May 4, 2015
‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘T2: Infiltrator’ (2001) (Book review)
Not counting the novelizations, it took a remarkable 17 years after the first movie for the first “Terminator” book to be released: S.M. Stirling’s “T2: Infiltrator” (2001),
- John Hansen
- April 28, 2015
For current popular shows, what’s the end game? (TV commentary)
By their very nature, some shows have end games and some don’t. A show about families and relationships, like “Parenthood,” simply looks for a grace
- John Hansen
- April 21, 2015
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Old Republic: The Lost Suns’ (2011) (Comic book review)
“The Old Republic” franchise – which is cranking out expansions to the game to this day – used the platforms of comics and novels primarily
- John Hansen
- April 20, 2015
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Old Republic’ webcomics (2010) (Comic book reviews)
There are two ways to approach video game tie-in comics – in a way that appeals to comic book fans, or in a way that
- John Hansen
- April 17, 2015
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Dawn of the Jedi: Prisoner of Bogan’ (2012-13) and ‘Force War’ (2013-14) (Comic book reviews)
Wrapping up their “Dawn of the Jedi” trilogy, writer John Ostrander and artist/co-writer Jan Duursema deliver a strong character piece with the five-issue “Prisoner of Bogan” (2012-13) and an
- John Hansen
- April 16, 2015
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Dawn of the Jedi: Force Storm’ (2012) (Comic book review)
Does “Star Wars” history feel historic enough? My gut reaction is “no” – I felt that way when first exposed to “Tales of the Jedi”
- John Hansen
- April 15, 2015
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Legacy Volume II’ Issues 11-18 (2014) (Comic book reviews)
When the writer of a serialized TV show or comic book series gets word of the project’s cancellation and has only a few episodes or
- John Hansen
- April 14, 2015
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Legacy Volume II’ Issues 1-10 (2013) (Comic book reviews)
After Cade Skywalker’s saga came to a natural conclusion in 2011, Dark Horse launched two new titles to satiate fans of “Legacy.” The work of
- John Hansen
- April 13, 2015
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Legacy’ Issues 48-50 (2010) and ‘War’ (2010-11) (Comic book reviews)
Writer John Ostrander brings together all the myriad factions of “Legacy” in two final, epic arcs – “Extremes,” Issues 48-50 (2010), and the six-issue miniseries “Legacy: War” (2010-11). The