Science Fiction

‘Terminator’ flashback: Now Comics’ original series Issues 9-17 (1989-90) (Comic book reviews)

Now Comics’ original “Terminator” series improves from bad to mediocre — and finally gives readers the hook of meeting John Connor for the first time – in

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‘Terminator’ flashback: Now Comics’ original series Issues 1-8 (1988-89) (Comic book reviews)

After “The Terminator’s” box office success in 1984, it took a while for merchandisers to pounce on the possibilities. Four years later, Now Comics finally

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‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘The Terminator’ movie (1984) and novelizations (1984-85) (Review)

“The Terminator” (1984) is a pivotal movie in sci-fi history. Wanting to make his own “Star Wars”-level blockbuster, director James Cameron drew upon the tropes of time

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‘Jurassic Park’ flashback: IDW’s ‘Dangerous Games’ (2011-12) (Comic book review)

Writers Greg and Erik Bear and artist George Jimenez repackage Richard Connell’s classic short story about man hunting man, “The Most Dangerous Game,” into a

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‘Jurassic Park’ flashback: IDW’s ‘The Devils in the Desert’ (2011) (Comic book review)

It’s been the inclination of most “Jurassic Park” comics that old characters and new dinosaur species are the key to success. But the opposite approach

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‘Jurassic Park’ flashback: IDW’s ‘Redemption’ (2010) (Comic book review)

Following 2001’s “Jurassic Park III,” the franchise entered a dark age for nearly a decade. Serious fans could follow the development hell of the fourth

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Still waiting for final act of ‘Jurassic Park III’ (2001)

“Jurassic Park III” (2001) is a stripped down B-movie that has a blast playing with the saga’s tropes, one classic character and dinosaurs old and new.

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‘Lost World: Jurassic Park’ (1997) has one act too many

Director Steven Spielberg and screenwriter David Koepp’s “The Lost World” (1997) abandons so much of the 1995 novel that it’s almost false advertising to say it’s “based

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‘Lost World’ (1995) shows dinosaur novels not extinct

In an interview on the “Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy” DVD set, Michael Crichton said “The Lost World” (1995) is “the only project I’ve ever worked on where

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‘Jurassic Park’ flashback: Topps’ ‘Return to Jurassic Park’ (1995-96) and 1995 Annual (Comic book reviews)

After the mostly ridiculous “Raptor” trilogy (a.k.a. “Jurassic Park Adventures”), Topps Comics’ “Jurassic Park” saga got a nudge upward in quality with the nine-issue “Return to

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