- John Hansen
- September 11, 2017
‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ gets comic adaptations in 1977, 1997
“Star Wars’ ” comic book history naturally started with “Episode IV: A New Hope” (1977), and the adaptation by writer Roy Thomas and artist Howard Chaykin
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- John Hansen
- July 23, 2014
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Death-Masque’ and stories in ‘Devilworlds’ (1981-82) (Comic book reviews)
The earliest Marvel U.K. “Star Wars Weekly” exclusives — while holding a cachet as “lost” stories due to not being part of the Marvel U.S.
- John Hansen
- July 2, 2014
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Jabba the Hutt,’ ‘The Jabba Tape’ and ‘This Crumb for Hire’ (1995-98) (Comic book reviews)
In its nearly quarter-century as the home of “Star Wars,” Dark Horse often gave fans what they clamored for (see “Boba Fett” or “Darth Maul”
- John Hansen
- October 16, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Mara Jade: By the Emperor’s Hand’ (1998-99) (Comic book review)
“Mara Jade: By the Emperor’s Hand” (1998-99) marked Timothy Zahn’s first foray into comics, but he apparently got good guidance from friend and collaborator Michael A.
- John Hansen
- June 20, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Splinter of the Mind’s Eye’ (1978) (Book and comic review)
Alan Dean Foster’s “Splinter of the Mind’s Eye” (1978), the very first “Star Wars” Expanded Universe novel, has somewhat of a murky reputation. It’s been criticized for
- John Hansen
- February 25, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: The top 8 short stories from ‘Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina’ (1995) (Book review), and ‘Tales from Mos Eisley’ (1996) (Comic book review)
Like so many “risky” concepts, “Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina” (1995) ultimately proved to be a brilliantly obvious one. Up to this point on the “Star