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
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
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
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
Taking over for Archie Goodwin — who took his talents to the “Star Wars” newspaper strip — David Michelinie proves he’s up to his predecessor’s high standards
The “Star Wars” Marvel comics run gets off to a rocky start after “The Empire Strikes Back” adaptation (issues 39-44), although the batch from 45-50 certainly has
“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
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
It used to be that when a TV show was canceled, that was the end; any dreams of future projects remained just that — dreams
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