Christian Dalla Vecchia

‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Agent of the Empire’ (2011-13) (Comic book reviews)

One of the most all-around beautiful pieces of “Star Wars” comic storytelling came toward the end of the Dark Horse run: “Agent of the Empire,” which includes

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: Brian Wood’s ‘Star Wars’ Issues 13-20 (2014) and 2012-13 FCBD stories (Comic book reviews)

After the first 12 issues established Brian Wood’s “Star Wars” as a character-driven series that aspired to tell the definitive story of what happened between Episodes IV

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Infinities: The Empire Strikes Back’ (2002) (Comic book review)

The original “Star Wars” trilogy was, above all, Luke’s story, especially after “A New Hope.” The beautifully told romance between Leia and Han gave them

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Empire’ Issues 29-40 (2005-06) (Comic book reviews)

“Empire” wraps up its run (well, sort of – the storylines will continue in “Rebellion”) with a pair of five-issue epics that take advantage of established

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Empire’ Issues 10, 11, 13, 14 and 16-19 (2003-04) (Comic book reviews)

The early issues of “Empire” explored old favorites (Vader, Leia and Boba Fett) and a cult favorite (Biggs). Up next, the title puts the spotlight on characters

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Empire’ Issues 1-9, 12 and 15 (2002-03) (Comic book reviews)

“Star Wars” comic storytellers have repeatedly been drawn back to the time period of the first movie, 1977’s “Episode IV: A New Hope.” Marvel tackled

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Republic’ Issues 32-41 (2001-02) (Comic book reviews)

Issue 32 of “Star Wars: Republic” marks the start of John Ostrander’s epic run as the primary writer of this ongoing series. Starting here, he writes 19

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Republic’ Issues 23-31 (2000-01) (Comic book reviews)

When we last checked in with the heroes and villains of “Star Wars: Republic,” the title had built up serious narrative momentum: Quinlan Vos and Aayla Secura

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Jedi Council: Acts of War’ (2000) (Comic book review)

“Episode I: The Phantom Menace” (1999) introduced us to Jedi at the height of their powers sitting around in a circle and being philosophical. That’s

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