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‘Star Wars’ flashbabck: ‘Hard Currency’ (2000) and ‘The Third Time Pays for All’ (2011) (Comic book reviews)

The unexpectedly long gestation period between “Crimson Empire II” and “III” featured two short stories, both of which chronicle Kir Kanos in his bounty hunter

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Invasion’ (2009-11) (Comic book reviews)

Despite the fact that Lucasfilm’s “New Jedi Order” saga was the most massively planned “Star Wars” saga – comprising 19 Del Rey novels from 1999

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Loss of ‘Star Wars’ words might be even more tragic than loss of ‘Star Wars’ worlds (Books and comics commentary)

The loss of 37 years’ worth of “Star Wars” Expanded Universe continuity gets talked about a lot as the saddest element of Disney’s takeover for

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos II – Jedi Eclipse’ (2000) (Book review)

“Agents of Chaos I: Hero’s Trial” was James Luceno’s salute to Brian Daley, packed with old-school Han Solo adventuring. “Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse” (2000) –

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos I – Hero’s Trial’ (2000) (Book review)

James Luceno seemed like a “Star Wars” author before he actually was a “Star Wars” author, due to his friendship with Brian Daley (with whom

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide II – Ruin’ (2000) (Book review)

On page 217 of “Dark Tide II: Ruin” (2000), Chiss Empire pilot Jag Fel outlines for Rogue Squadron pilot Jaina Solo the differences between them: It’s not

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The 25 biggest ‘Star Wars’ Expanded Universe unanswered questions (Books and comics commentary)

Before its cancellation in 2014, the “Star Wars” Expanded Universe (now called Legends) was a treasure trove of interconnected stories, creative retcons, and – admittedly

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide I – Onslaught’ (2000) (Book review)

Good news and bad news: “X-wing” author Michael Stackpole returns to “Star Wars” for the second book of the “New Jedi Order” series, “Dark Tide I:

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime’ (1999) (Book review)

With the possible exception of “Heir to the Empire,” “The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime” (1999) was the most-hyped novel in “Star Wars” history. “Episode I” had

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‘The Clone Wars’ Season 7 is here! (sort of) (TV commentary)

Season 2 of “Star Wars Rebels” recently kicked off in our universe, but in an alternate dimension where George Lucas did not sell “Star Wars”

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