- John Hansen
- June 26, 2013
‘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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- John Hansen
- June 25, 2013
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
- John Hansen
- June 22, 2013
‘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
- John Hansen
- June 20, 2013
‘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
- John Hansen
- June 18, 2013
‘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
- John Hansen
- June 18, 2013
‘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.
- John Hansen
- June 16, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: Marvel Issues 31-38 (1979-80) (Comic book reviews)
It’s a shame that the “Star Wars” Marvel comics are dismissed out of hand by some continuity gurus, because Archie Goodwin — the first long-term writer for
- John Hansen
- June 14, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: Marvel Issues 24-30 and Annual 1 (1979) (Comic book reviews)
Before May 1999, we heard a lot about how the prequel era was off-limits to Expanded Universe writers since George Lucas was saving it for
- John Hansen
- June 11, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: Marvel Issues 18-23 (1978-79) (Comic book reviews)
“The Wheel” arc, issues 18-23 of the “Star Wars” Marvel comics run marks the first time the series truly feels like “Star Wars.” Writer Archie Goodwin and
- John Hansen
- June 8, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: Marvel Issues 11-17 (1978) (Comic book reviews)
After an inauspicious beginning under the auspices of Roy Thomas and Howard Chaykin, the “Star Wars” Marvel comics run gets a bump up in quality with issues