Joe Pimentel

‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘BTVS Classic’ Issues 39-46 and ‘Lost and Found’ (2001-02) (Comic book reviews)

Tom Fassbender and Jim Pascoe wrap up their run on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic” with eight more issues that demonstrate their excellent knowledge of

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‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘BTVS Classic’ Issues 28-38 (2000-01) (Comic book reviews)

Writers Tom Fassbender and Jim Pascoe begin the second major run of consistent authorship on Dark Horse’s “Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic” in steadier fashion

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‘Buffy’/‘Angel’ flashback: ‘Past Lives’ (2001) (Comic book review)

The “Angel” monthly writing team of Christopher Golden and Tom Sniegoski deliciously digs into Buffyverse lore and smoothly ties together the two titles with the

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‘Buffy’ flashback: Dark Horse Presents stories (1998-2000) (Comic book reviews)

In addition to the main “Buffy” series and its miniseries and one-shots, Dark Horse put out several short tales about the Slayer in its early

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‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘BTVS Classic’ Issues 21-27 (2000) (Comic book reviews)

“Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic” finds its groove with Issues 21-27 (May-November 2000), ironically a time period when it doesn’t have a regular writer (Andi Watson

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‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘BTVS Classic’ Issues 12-20 (1999-2000) (Comic book reviews)

Issues 12-20 (August 1999-April 2000) of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic” consist mostly of further “Buffy”-lite stylings from main writer Andi Watson. But this batch is

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‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘BTVS Classic’ Issues 1-11 (1998-99) (Comic book reviews)

Today, comics are the home for the further adventures of Buffy, but the Slayer and her friends got off to an inauspicious start in the

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Knights of the Old Republic’ Issues 29-37 (2008-09) (Comic book reviews)

Nearly three full years into its run, “Knights of the Old Republic” finally wraps up the “framing of Zayne Carrick” arc. It’s satisfying in the sense that

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Vector’ (2008) (Comic book review)

Dark Horse editor Randy Stradley begins his introduction to the first trade-paperback volume of “Vector” (2008) by apologizing for the “crass commercialism” of the crossover project. But

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