- John Hansen
- November 15, 2014
‘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
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- John Hansen
- November 7, 2014
‘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
- John Hansen
- November 5, 2014
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:
- John Hansen
- October 29, 2014
‘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
- John Hansen
- October 25, 2014
‘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
- John Hansen
- October 24, 2014
‘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
- John Hansen
- October 23, 2014
‘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
- John Hansen
- October 15, 2014
‘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,
- John Hansen
- October 14, 2014
‘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