- John Hansen
- July 27, 2014
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan’ (2000-02) (Comic book reviews)
One of the best parts of the prequel era opened up by 1999’s “Episode I: The Phantom Menace” was the opportunity to see the Jedi
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- John Hansen
- July 26, 2014
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Ruins of Dantooine’ (2004) (Book review)
“Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine” (2004) is one of the more maligned “Star Wars” novels, but it doesn’t commit any huge sins: It’s well-written
- John Hansen
- July 24, 2014
‘Star Wars’ flashback: Blackthorne’s ‘Star Wars 3-D’ (1987-88) (Comic book reviews)
Between Marvel’s original run on “Star Wars” and Dark Horse’s run, as die-hard fans know, there was the oh-so-brief Blackthorne Comics run in honor of
- 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 22, 2014
‘Star Wars’ flashback: Stories in Pizzazz magazine and Marvel Illustrated Books (1977-82) (Comic book reviews)
When Marvel reclaims the “Star Wars” license from Dark Horse next year, one thing is certain: It’ll start off with better original stories than the
- John Hansen
- July 21, 2014
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Boba Fett: Enemy of the Empire’ and other ‘Boba Fett’ issues (1995-2006) (Comic book reviews)
Dark Horse’s various “Boba Fett” comics from 1995-2006, although heavy on style more so than character development, nicely illustrate the mysterious and dispassionate Boba Fett we knew
- John Hansen
- July 19, 2014
1998 … I mean, 2014 … The Year of ‘Godzilla’ (Movie review)
Although it’s been only 16 years since Godzilla moved into the modern age of digital effects, the handlers of the franchise felt it was due
- John Hansen
- July 18, 2014
‘Star Wars’ flashback: Dark Horse’s ‘Droids’ (1994-97) (Comic book reviews)
While Lucas Books and Dark Horse Comics generally separated their “Star Wars” products into kid and adult categories, sometimes the marketing was a bit off.
- John Hansen
- July 16, 2014
del Toro’s ‘The Strain’ deliciously dark and stylish
On the heels of “Fargo,” FX continues its miniseries winning streak with “The Strain” (9 p.m. Central Sundays on FX), based on a novel and Dark Horse
- John Hansen
- July 10, 2014
First episode impressions: ‘Extant’ (TV review)
“Extant” (8 p.m. Central Wednesdays on CBS) unveiled a tasty hodgepodge of science fiction ideas in its premiere episode. For now, they are comfortable clichés, but