- John Hansen
- April 12, 2015
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Legacy’ Issues 41-47 (2009-10) (Comic book reviews)
A major impetus behind launching a series set four generations after Luke Skywalker was that it gave the writer freedom to chronicle a fresh part
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- John Hansen
- April 11, 2015
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Legacy’ Issues 32-40 (2009) (Comic book reviews)
George Lucas was interested in the dangers of humans melding with machines, but that concept was buried by the time he got to the final
- John Hansen
- April 10, 2015
‘It Follows’ masterfully blends horror and coming-of-age genres (Movie review)
“It Follows,” the first great horror film of the year, mixes nightmare imagery with a poignant coming-of-age drama with a travelogue of economically depressed Detroit. The
- John Hansen
- April 9, 2015
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Dark Times’ Issues 23-32 (2013) (Comic book reviews)
“Dark Times” checks back in with Master K’Kruhk for “Fire Carrier,” Issues 23-27 (2013), which – despite not being drawn by Douglas Wheatley (Gabriel Guzman’s crisp
- John Hansen
- April 8, 2015
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Dark Times’ Issues 0, 13-22 (2009-12) (Comic book reviews)
After a couple of arcs focusing on the Uhumele crew, author Randy Stradley and artist Douglas Wheatley return to Jedi Dass Jennir – who went
- John Hansen
- April 7, 2015
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Knights of the Old Republic’ Issues 47-50 (2009-10) and ‘War’ (2012) (Comic book reviews)
John Jackson Miller doles out the answers to long-simmering mysteries fast and furious in the series-concluding “Knights of the Old Republic” Issues 47-50 (2009-10). The author’s meticulous
- John Hansen
- April 6, 2015
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Knights of the Old Republic’ Issues 38-46 (2009) (Comic book reviews)
With Zayne no longer hunted by Republic and Jedi officials, the focus of “Knights of the Old Republic” turns to Jarael in Issues 38-46 (2009). Earlier in
- John Hansen
- April 5, 2015
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Return of the Jedi’ radio drama (1996) (Review)
While it was satisfying from a purely aesthetic viewpoint to have the “Return of the Jedi” radio drama (1996) complete the audio trilogy after a 13-year wait
- John Hansen
- April 4, 2015
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Knights of the Old Republic’ Issues 29-37 (2008-09) (Comic book reviews)
Nearly three full years into its run, “Knights of the Old Republic” finally wraps up the “framing of Zayne Carrick” arc. It’s satisfying in the sense that
- John Hansen
- April 3, 2015
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Vector’ (2008) (Comic book review)
Dark Horse editor Randy Stradley begins his introduction to the first trade-paperback volume of “Vector” (2008) by apologizing for the “crass commercialism” of the crossover project. But