Ron Frenz

‘Star Wars’ flashback: Marvel Issues 94-107 (1985-86) (Comic book reviews)

Three months and 100 issues ago, I started my “Star Wars” Marvel comics re-read by noting how horrible the Roy Thomas/Howard Chaykin issues were. Once Archie Goodwin took over with

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: Marvel Issues 81-93 (1984-85) (Comic book reviews)

OK, here we go. All three films have been released, and it’s time for a fresh narrative start to the Marvel comics series after “Return of the Jedi.” More

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: Marvel Issues 70-80 and Annual 3 (1983-84) (Comic book reviews)

I was looking forward to re-reading Mary Jo Duffy’s early issues in the Marvel run, as I vaguely recalled complex plots about the quest to rescue Han

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: Marvel Issues 60-69 and Annual 2 (1982-83) (Comic book reviews)

Part of the fun of the Marvel comics — and the whole EU, really — is seeing the Kenner action figures come to life. But the best

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