- John Hansen
- March 7, 2015
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Darth Bane: Path of Destruction’ (2006) (Book review)
Darth Bane’s presence in the Disney canon is sparse: Terry Brooks introduced him as the originator of the Rule of Two (one Sith master, one
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- John Hansen
- March 6, 2015
‘Maul: Lockdown’ shows major improvement in Schreiber’s ‘Star Wars’/horror mix (Book review)
If I wasn’t a die-hard “Star Wars” books completist, I would’ve given up on Joe Schreiber after “Red Harvest,” which was a whole novel’s worth
- John Hansen
- March 5, 2015
‘Star Wars: Rebels’ shouldn’t hold back with ‘Clone Wars’ tie-ins (TV commentary)
When some “Star Wars” podcasters were drenching hyperbolic praise on “Star Wars Rebels” (8 p.m. Central Mondays on Disney XD) in its early going, cast members kept
- John Hansen
- March 1, 2015
‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Suicide Run’ (1998) (Comic book review)
Before I delve into the 21st century “Terminator” media, there’s one last 20th century item worth noting: “Suicide Run,” a 10-page story in “Dark Horse
- John Hansen
- February 25, 2015
‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Aliens versus Predator versus The Terminator’ (2000) (Comic book review)
“Alien versus Predator versus The Terminator” (2000) – the final installment of Dark Horse’s second stint with the Terminator” license – is a fun romp that
- John Hansen
- February 24, 2015
‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Superman versus The Terminator: Death to the Future’ (2000) (Comic book review)
Writer Alan Grant started his 13-issue run on “The Terminator” with the gritty, adult-oriented “Death Valley,” then followed it up with the shallow “The Dark
- John Hansen
- February 23, 2015
‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘The Dark Years’ (1999) (Comic book review)
“The Dark Years” (1999) is the most inaccurately titled series of the “Terminator” saga so far. The title calls to mind times of hopelessness and misery,
- John Hansen
- February 22, 2015
‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Death Valley’ (1998) (Comic book review)
Dark Horse’s first entry in its second stint with the “Terminator” license, “Death Valley” (1998) is an entertaining piece of tech-noir heavily caked with the desert dust
- John Hansen
- February 21, 2015
‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Nuclear Twilight’ (1995-96) (Comic book review)
“All My Future’s Past” (1990) chronicled the time travel that led to the events of “The Terminator,” but then the sequel and a bunch of
- John Hansen
- February 20, 2015
‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Cybernetic Dawn’ (1995-96) (Comic book review)
For some reason, the first further adventures based on “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” didn’t come out until four years after the film. In a nice