‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Visionaries’ (2005) (Comic book review)
After the hard work of providing conceptual art for “Episode III: Revenge of the Sith,” 11 artists got to cut loose with short stories or other works of their choosing for the trade paperback “Visionaries” (2005), a brainchild of J.W. Rinzler (author of the “Making of” books) that came out right before the film’s release.
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Sergio Aragones Stomps Star Wars’ (2000) (Comic book review)
“Sergio Aragones Stomps Star Wars” (2000) is one of those comics that inspires mixed feelings: On one hand, with all the unexplored corners of the actual lore, why is Dark Horse spending time on a parody comic? On the other hand, I did read the comic (as it’s in “Wild Space” Volume 2, which I
Dark Horse’s ‘The Star Wars’ gives fascinating insight into Lucas’ writing process (Comic book review)
When I first heard Dark Horse was doing an adaptation of George Lucas’ May 1974 rough draft of “A New Hope,” I had two reactions: 1) How cool!, and 2) In retrospect, how obvious! Laurent Bouzereau gave insights into the various drafts of the original trilogy in his 1997 gem “Star Wars: The Annotated Screenplays,”
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Tag & Bink’ (2001, 2006) (Comic book reviews)
Everyone knows about the “Robot Chicken” and “Family Guy” parodies on the boob tube, but the “Tag & Bink” comics are arguably even better. They are written by Kevin Rubio, who broke onto the “Star Wars” parody scene with the short film “Troops” and brought his talents to comics with “A Death Star is Born” in “Star
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Infinities: Return of the Jedi’ (2003-04) (Comic book review)
After imaginative “Infinities” yarns from Chris Warner (“A New Hope”) and Dave Land (“The Empire Strikes Back”), the series concludes with Adam Gallardo’s relatively disappointing four-issue “Infinities: Return of the Jedi” (2003-04). Despite the two previous installments going beyond the constraints of the film in each title, Gallardo’s “Infinities” entry is constrained by the narrative structure
‘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 a significant presence in “The Empire Strikes Back,” but they were still a plot device for Luke. They were reduced to Rebel soldiers in “Return of the Jedi,” while Luke’s
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Infinities: A New Hope’ (2001) (Comic book review)
Dark Horse’s “The Star Wars,” an adaptation of an early draft of “A New Hope,” caused quite a buzz this past year, but it wasn’t the franchise’s first foray into “Infinities” – alternate stories of what could have been, similar to the old Marvel “What If?” comics. But while “The Star Wars” shows us characters,
‘Star Wars’ flashback: The top 10 comedic stories in ‘Star Wars Tales’ (1999-2005) (Comic book reviews)
While there were a fair number of good dramatic stories in “Star Wars Tales” (1999-2005), the series’ most notable contribution to the franchise was its comedy stories, particularly those from Kevin Rubio. His 1978 lawsuit against “Battlestar Galactica” notwithstanding, George Lucas has traditionally been open to fans doing their own works inspired by “Star Wars,” realizing that
‘Star Wars’ flashback: The top 25 dramatic stories in ‘Star Wars Tales’ (1999-2005) (Comic book reviews)
Earlier this year, Disney announced that its Lucasfilm Story Group would make sure every new story fits with the new Disney timeline. The opposite approach was taken with Dark Horse’s anthology series “Star Wars Tales” (1999-2005). It was an outlet for writers and artists to do whatever they wanted. Stories could fit with the established continuity of