- John Hansen
- September 3, 2014
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Underworld: The Yavin Vassilika’ (2000-01) (Comic book review)
“Rebels,” set between Episodes III and IV, will premiere on Oct. 3 on the Disney Channel, but as fans know, for many years there was
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- John Hansen
- September 2, 2014
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Starfighter: Crossbones’ (2002) (Comic book review)
Writer Haden Blackman’s “Jango Fett: Open Seasons” (2002) is one of the most essential pieces of “Star Wars” storytelling, as it mends the contradictions between
- John Hansen
- August 30, 2014
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Jango Fett: Open Seasons,’ ‘Jango Fett’ and ‘Zam Wesell’ (2002) (Comic book reviews)
As fans know, there are two continuity branches to “Star Wars” storytelling: The movies and TV shows overseen by George Lucas (and now Disney) and
- John Hansen
- August 26, 2014
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Jedi Quest’ (2001) (Comic book review)
Lucasfilm arguably dropped the ball in telling Anakin’s story between Episodes I and II, when he aged from 9 to 19. From 1999 through May
- John Hansen
- August 24, 2014
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Survivor’s Quest’ (2004) (Book review)
I don’t know if it’s coincidence or correlation, but Timothy Zahn’s first five “Star Wars” books (the Thrawn trilogy and “Hand of Thrawn” duology) were
- John Hansen
- August 23, 2014
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Republic’ Issues 42-48 (2002-03) (Comic book reviews)
“Episode II: Attack of the Clones” came out in May 2002, but that month’s issue of “Star Wars: Republic” — No. 42, the start of “Rite of
- John Hansen
- August 22, 2014
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Republic’ Issues 32-41 (2001-02) (Comic book reviews)
Issue 32 of “Star Wars: Republic” marks the start of John Ostrander’s epic run as the primary writer of this ongoing series. Starting here, he writes 19
- John Hansen
- August 21, 2014
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Bounty Hunters: Aurra Sing,’ ‘Scoundrel’s Wages’ and ‘Kenix Kil’ (1999) (Comic book reviews)
In the midst of re-reading the “Star Wars: Republic” ongoing series, I decided to peek ahead on the timeline in search of more information about
- John Hansen
- August 20, 2014
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Republic’ Issues 23-31 (2000-01) (Comic book reviews)
When we last checked in with the heroes and villains of “Star Wars: Republic,” the title had built up serious narrative momentum: Quinlan Vos and Aayla Secura
- John Hansen
- August 19, 2014
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Republic’ Issues 13-22 (1999-2000) (Comic book reviews)
The third and fourth arcs of “Star Wars: Republic” — “Emissaries to Malastare” (1999-2000) and “Twilight” (2000) – continue the trend of one mediocre arc followed by