- John Hansen
- March 7, 2015
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Darth Bane: Path of Destruction’ (2006) (Book review)
Darth Bane’s presence in the Disney canon is sparse: Terry Brooks introduced him as the originator of the Rule of Two (one Sith master, one
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- John Hansen
- March 6, 2015
‘Maul: Lockdown’ shows major improvement in Schreiber’s ‘Star Wars’/horror mix (Book review)
If I wasn’t a die-hard “Star Wars” books completist, I would’ve given up on Joe Schreiber after “Red Harvest,” which was a whole novel’s worth
- John Hansen
- March 5, 2015
‘Star Wars: Rebels’ shouldn’t hold back with ‘Clone Wars’ tie-ins (TV commentary)
When some “Star Wars” podcasters were drenching hyperbolic praise on “Star Wars Rebels” (8 p.m. Central Mondays on Disney XD) in its early going, cast members kept
- John Hansen
- March 4, 2015
First episode impressions: ‘The Last Man on Earth’ (TV review)
It would be awesome to be the last man on Earth, and the first of the two half-hour premiere episodes of “The Last Man on Earth” (8
- John Hansen
- March 3, 2015
Have the communists won on ‘The Walking Dead?’ Not likely (TV commentary)
In Sunday’s episode of “The Walking Dead” (8 p.m. Central Sundays on AMC), Alexandria leader Deanna jokes to Rick “I guess the communists won.” She offers Rick
- John Hansen
- March 2, 2015
New ‘Veronica Mars’ novel ‘Mr. Kiss and Tell’ explores justice system abuses (Book review)
As with the first “Veronica Mars” novel (last year’s “The Thousand Dollar Tan Line”), the follow-up, “Mr. Kiss and Tell” (January, paperback), is a wonderful continuation from
- John Hansen
- March 1, 2015
‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Suicide Run’ (1998) (Comic book review)
Before I delve into the 21st century “Terminator” media, there’s one last 20th century item worth noting: “Suicide Run,” a 10-page story in “Dark Horse
- John Hansen
- February 25, 2015
‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Aliens versus Predator versus The Terminator’ (2000) (Comic book review)
“Alien versus Predator versus The Terminator” (2000) – the final installment of Dark Horse’s second stint with the Terminator” license – is a fun romp that
- John Hansen
- February 24, 2015
‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Superman versus The Terminator: Death to the Future’ (2000) (Comic book review)
Writer Alan Grant started his 13-issue run on “The Terminator” with the gritty, adult-oriented “Death Valley,” then followed it up with the shallow “The Dark
- John Hansen
- February 23, 2015
‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘The Dark Years’ (1999) (Comic book review)
“The Dark Years” (1999) is the most inaccurately titled series of the “Terminator” saga so far. The title calls to mind times of hopelessness and misery,