- John Hansen
- October 4, 2014
First episode impressions: ‘Star Wars Rebels’ (TV review)
“The Clone Wars” it ain’t. But to be fair, “The Clone Wars” wasn’t the great show we now know and love in its formative episodes
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- John Hansen
- October 3, 2014
‘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
- John Hansen
- October 2, 2014
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Obsession’ (2004-05) and ‘General Grievous’ (2005) (Comic book reviews)
The 2008-14 Clone Wars contradicted some things from the 2003-06 Clone Wars, and some of those things were retconned – for example, Lucasfilm’s Leland Chee
- John Hansen
- October 1, 2014
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Republic’ Issues 72-83 (2004-06) (Comic book reviews)
In late 2004, after Quinlan Vos is welcomed back by the Jedi Council and Anakin seemingly kills Asajj Ventress in “Republic” Issue 71, Dark Horse’s Clone Wars
- John Hansen
- September 30, 2014
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Republic’ Issues 60-71 (2004) (Comic book reviews)
The 2004 run of “Republic” marks some of the finest ongoing “Star Wars” storytelling. Primary writer John Ostrander balances his long-running Quinlan Vos saga – taking the
- John Hansen
- September 28, 2014
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Jedi’ (2003-04) (Comic book reviews)
Most of Dark Horse’s Clone Wars campaign was fought in the pages of “Republic,” but a notable exception is the five-issue “Jedi” series — 2003’s “Mace Windu,”
- John Hansen
- September 26, 2014
‘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
- John Hansen
- September 25, 2014
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Attack of the Clones’ novelization (2002) (Book review)
Movies that have plot holes, shaky characterizations or structural problems are often sources for great novelizations, as the format allows for deeper exploration that may
- John Hansen
- September 8, 2014
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Approaching Storm’ (2002) (Book review)
“The Approaching Storm” (2002) has a heckuva hook: It’s the first “Star Wars” novel from Alan Dean Foster since the late 1970s, when he wrote the
- John Hansen
- September 4, 2014
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Chewbacca’ (2000) (Comic book review)
Although the propaganda in conjunction with Disney’s “Star Wars” reboot would have us believe that the Expanded Universe was licensed fan fiction, the reality is