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‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Tempest’ (1990) (Comic book review)

As Now Comics, which would go bankrupt in 1991, wrapped up its run on “Terminator,” the license was quickly snatched up by Dark Horse Comics

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‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘All My Future’s Past’ (1990) (Comic book reviews)

Now Comics wraps up its stint on “The Terminator” with its best work. The two-issue “All My Future’s Past” is a prequel to the first movie chronicling

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‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘The Burning Earth’ (1990) (Comic book review)

Now Comics’ run of “Terminator” stories makes a significant jump from mediocre to widely lauded with the five-issue mood piece “The Burning Earth” (1990). This is because

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‘Terminator’ flashback: Now Comics’ original series Issues 9-17 (1989-90) (Comic book reviews)

Now Comics’ original “Terminator” series improves from bad to mediocre — and finally gives readers the hook of meeting John Connor for the first time – in

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‘Terminator’ flashback: Now Comics’ original series Issues 1-8 (1988-89) (Comic book reviews)

After “The Terminator’s” box office success in 1984, it took a while for merchandisers to pounce on the possibilities. Four years later, Now Comics finally

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‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘The Terminator’ movie (1984) and novelizations (1984-85) (Review)

“The Terminator” (1984) is a pivotal movie in sci-fi history. Wanting to make his own “Star Wars”-level blockbuster, director James Cameron drew upon the tropes of time

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‘Jurassic Park’ flashback: IDW’s ‘Dangerous Games’ (2011-12) (Comic book review)

Writers Greg and Erik Bear and artist George Jimenez repackage Richard Connell’s classic short story about man hunting man, “The Most Dangerous Game,” into a

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‘Jurassic Park’ flashback: IDW’s ‘The Devils in the Desert’ (2011) (Comic book review)

It’s been the inclination of most “Jurassic Park” comics that old characters and new dinosaur species are the key to success. But the opposite approach

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‘Jurassic Park’ flashback: IDW’s ‘Redemption’ (2010) (Comic book review)

Following 2001’s “Jurassic Park III,” the franchise entered a dark age for nearly a decade. Serious fans could follow the development hell of the fourth

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Still waiting for final act of ‘Jurassic Park III’ (2001)

“Jurassic Park III” (2001) is a stripped down B-movie that has a blast playing with the saga’s tropes, one classic character and dinosaurs old and new.

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