Science Fiction

‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Truce at Bakura’ (1994) (Book review)

“Shadows of the Empire,” which I recently reviewed, leads directly into “Return of the Jedi,” and “The Truce at Bakura” (1994) leads directly out of “Jedi.” For

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Jackman, production design shine in ‘The Wolverine’

With gorgeous location shoots in Tokyo and other parts of Japan (and with Australia sometimes standing in), “The Wolverine” is a pleasure to look at. And as

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‘X-Files’ Season 10 comic book heads up TV blasts from the past (Commentary)

It used to be that when a TV show was canceled, that was the end; any dreams of future projects remained just that — dreams

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Shadow Stalker’ (1997) and ‘Shadows of the Empire: Evolution’ (1998) (Comic book reviews)

As I noted in my last flashback post, “Shadows of the Empire” was created in a boardroom to be the major “Star Wars” project of

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Shadows of the Empire’ (1996) (Book and comic review)

While “Shadows of the Empire” hasn’t aged as well as some other “Star Wars” novels and comic books, I have to admit I’ve gone back and reread

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First episode impressions: ‘Under the Dome’ (TV review)

“Under the Dome” (9 p.m. Central Mondays on CBS), a 13-episode series based on Stephen King’s novel, starts with a rapid-fire opening hour where we meet

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: The Russ Manning newspaper strips (‘Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures’) (1979-80) (Comic book reviews)

After “Star Wars: A New Hope” came out in 1977, further adventures were told in three media: I recently wrote about the first novel, “Splinter

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‘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

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘X-Wing: Starfighters of Adumar’ (1999) (Book review)

“X-Wing: Starfighters of Adumar” (1999) is a standalone story with none of the continuity concerns of the previous eight books, and it was the last novel

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Vader’s Quest’ (1999) (Comic book review)

Although I’m not religious, I can see the appeal of Bible study — scouring a massive, sometimes contradictory text in order to better understand it.

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