Jan Duursema

‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Heart of Fire’ (2001) and ‘Poison Moon’ (2002) (Comic book reviews)

Sometimes it seems like no matter how many “Star Wars” stories I read, I’m missing something. Part of this is because there are many unexplored

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Republic’ Issues 72-83 (2004-06) (Comic book reviews)

In late 2004, after Quinlan Vos is welcomed back by the Jedi Council and Anakin seemingly kills Asajj Ventress in “Republic” Issue 71, Dark Horse’s Clone Wars

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Republic’ Issues 60-71 (2004) (Comic book reviews)

The 2004 run of “Republic” marks some of the finest ongoing “Star Wars” storytelling. Primary writer John Ostrander balances his long-running Quinlan Vos saga – taking the

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Jedi’ (2003-04) (Comic book reviews)

Most of Dark Horse’s Clone Wars campaign was fought in the pages of “Republic,” but a notable exception is the five-issue “Jedi” series — 2003’s “Mace Windu,”

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Republic’ Issues 49-59 (2003) (Comic book reviews)

Begun, the Clone Wars did, in Dark Horse Comics with “Star Wars: Republic” Issues 49-59 in 2003. This the start of what I call Phase I of

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Chewbacca’ (2000) (Comic book review)

Although the propaganda in conjunction with Disney’s “Star Wars” reboot would have us believe that the Expanded Universe was licensed fan fiction, the reality is

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Republic’ Issues 42-48 (2002-03) (Comic book reviews)

“Episode II: Attack of the Clones” came out in May 2002, but that month’s issue of “Star Wars: Republic” — No. 42, the start of “Rite of

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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 13-22 (1999-2000) (Comic book reviews)

The third and fourth arcs of “Star Wars: Republic” — “Emissaries to Malastare” (1999-2000) and “Twilight” (2000) – continue the trend of one mediocre arc followed by

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Darth Maul’ (2000) (Comic book review)

On my initial viewings of “The Phantom Menace,” it struck me as odd that Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan refer to Darth Maul as “it,” rather than

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