- John Hansen
- March 31, 2015
‘Star Wars’ flashback’: ‘Legacy’ Issues 1-10 (2006-07) (Comic book reviews)
Most “Star Wars” stories firmly connect to an established part of the saga, but there are some exceptions in the Legends canon where the author(s)
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- John Hansen
- March 30, 2015
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Dark Times’ Issues 1-10 (2006-08) (Comic book reviews)
Because Obi-Wan equates the “dark times” with the Empire (“That was before the dark times, before the Empire”), one would assume the “Dark Times” comic book series
- John Hansen
- March 27, 2015
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Knights of the Old Republic’ Issues 13-24 (2007) (Comic book reviews)
I prefer reading “Star Wars” comics in trade-paperback volumes rather than on a monthly basis because I find the story flows better. The 2007 batch
- John Hansen
- March 26, 2015
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Rebel Mission to Ord Mantell’ (1983) (Audio drama review)
“Rebel Mission to Ord Mantell” (1983) is one of those odd pieces of “Star Wars” history where many of us owned it as a kid, yet
- John Hansen
- March 25, 2015
‘Stars Wars: Ewoks’ dumbs down Season 2 (1986)
After a generally strong first season, “Ewoks” Season 2 (1986, ABC) purposely dumbs things down and lightens things up, apparently in an attempt to draw younger viewers
- John Hansen
- March 24, 2015
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Knights of the Old Republic’ Issues 0-12 (2006-07) (Comic book reviews)
“Firefly” — a TV series loosely inspired by “Star Wars” — started and ended in 2002, but it left an impression on the whole sci-fi
- John Hansen
- March 23, 2015
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Tatooine Ghost’ (2003) (Book review)
With “Episode VII: The Force Awakens” appearing to return to the GFFA’s home planet later this year, it’s a good time to look back at “Tatooine
- John Hansen
- March 22, 2015
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ radio drama (1983) (Review)
“The Empire Strikes Back” radio drama (1983) is a notable step down from the “Star Wars” radio drama from two years prior. If you read between
- John Hansen
- March 15, 2015
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Purge’ (2005-13) (Comic book reviews)
As a kid, I imagined the Jedi Purge consisted of Darth Vader going from planet to planet slaughtering Jedi Knights. That’s what naturally springs to
- John Hansen
- March 14, 2015
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Darth Vader and the Ninth Assassin’ (2013) and ‘Cry of Shadows’ (2013-14) (Comic book reviews)
After writing the first two “Darth Vader” series, veteran “Star Wars” scribe Haden Blackman handed the reins to Tim Siedell for the final two entries. These two