Scott Allie

‘Buffy’ flashback: All 8 short stories from ‘Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 4’ (2004), ranked (Book review)

The fourth and final “Tales of the Slayer” collection (November 2004) is also the only one centered around a theme: specifically, the Cruciamentum – as

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‘Buffy’ flashback: Season 9, Issues 1-10 (2011-12) (Comic book reviews)

After Season 8, Dark Horse’s canonical “Buffy” comics do what the TV series did more than a decade prior: split into two series. While “Angel

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‘Buffy’ flashback: All 10 short stories from ‘Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 2’ (2003), ranked (Book review)

Drawing a better overall crop of writers, “Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 2” (January 2003) makes a huge jump in quality from the first volume.

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‘Buffy’ flashback: Season 8, Issues 31-40 (2010-11) (Comic book reviews)

My reviews looking back at “Buffy” Season 8 continue as we enter the final stretch of the 40-issue season. We finally learn the identity of

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Jedi: The Dark Side’ (2011) (Comic book review)

Part of Disney’s argument for why the “Star Wars” timeline had to be rebooted was that a new movie on the original timeline couldn’t be

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Empire’ Issues 29-40 (2005-06) (Comic book reviews)

“Empire” wraps up its run (well, sort of – the storylines will continue in “Rebellion”) with a pair of five-issue epics that take advantage of established

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Empire’ Issues 1-9, 12 and 15 (2002-03) (Comic book reviews)

“Star Wars” comic storytellers have repeatedly been drawn back to the time period of the first movie, 1977’s “Episode IV: A New Hope.” Marvel tackled

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Republic’ Issues 49-59 (2003) (Comic book reviews)

Begun, the Clone Wars did, in Dark Horse Comics with “Star Wars: Republic” Issues 49-59 in 2003. This the start of what I call Phase I of

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‘Buffy’ and ‘Angel & Faith’ Season 9 are toying with time travel (Comic book commentary)

For the first time in a decade, two “Buffy” series are simultaneously building toward a seasonal conclusion. Back in 2003, TV’s “Buffy” and “Angel” were in the

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‘Buffy’ Season 9 titles picking up momentum with mix of old and new (Comic books commentary)

There are no spinoff TV series, movies or books, but almost nine years after “Angel” aired its final episode, the Buffyverse is thriving in comics.

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