‘Batman: The Long Halloween’ (1996-97) takes a stroll through the rogues gallery
‘Batman’ flashback (Comic book review): We look back at the series that influenced the “Dark Knight” film trilogy.
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‘Batman: The Long Halloween’ (1996-97) takes a stroll through the rogues gallery
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ (1980) and ‘Return of the Jedi’ (1983) (Comic book reviews)
My look back at the “Star Wars” saga comic adaptations concludes with the best and the most disappointing entries, both from the legendary duo of Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson (“Classic Star Wars”), along with […]
‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ gets comic adaptations in 1977, 1997
‘Star Wars’ flashback (Comic book reviews): Here are my takes on the “A New Hope” original (1977) and Special Edition (1997) adaptations.
‘Star Wars’ flashback: The prequel trilogy adaptations (1999-2005) (Comic book reviews)
I feel the “Star Wars” prequel films get a little more stagey and theatrical – or to be harsher, a little sloppier — as they go along, but the comic adaptations are the opposite: They […]
‘Star Wars’ flashback: The 10 best ‘Clone Wars Adventures’ digest stories (2004-07) (Comic book reviews)
The Genndy Tartakovsky “Clone Wars” TV microseries (2003-05) delivered bite-size kinetic tales that served as a testing ground for “The Clone Wars” (2008-14). Its comic-book parallel was the “Clone Wars Adventures” digests (2004-07), in which artists – […]
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Agent of the Empire’ (2011-13) (Comic book reviews)
One of the most all-around beautiful pieces of “Star Wars” comic storytelling came toward the end of the Dark Horse run: “Agent of the Empire,” which includes the five-issue arcs “Iron Eclipse” (2011-12) and “Hard Targets” (2012-13). […]
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Lost Tribe of the Sith: Spiral’ (2012) (Comic book review)
During the Expanded Universe era, the Bantam/Del Rey books and Dark Horse comics didn’t collaborate too often, but when they did, it was often a treat. A prime example is John Jackson Miller’s “Lost Tribe of […]
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Clone Wars’ digests Nos. 10-11 (2013) (Comic book reviews)
“The Clone Wars” digests, like their parent show, came to a premature conclusion in 2013 with Disney’s purchase and rebooting of the franchise. As with the TV show, the digests were starting to be more consistently […]
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Clone Wars’ digests Nos. 5-8 (2010-12) (Comic book reviews)
“The Clone Wars” digests continue to deliver a mixed bag of supplementary material to the TV show with Nos. 5-8 (2010-12), featuring good yarns about Aayla Secura and the clones and a strong “Secret Missions” tie-in, […]
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Clone Wars’ digests Nos. 1-4 (2008-09) (Comic book reviews)
Although “The Clone Wars” did try some adult tie-ins, such as the 12-issue comic series and a few novels, it mostly aimed for younger audiences. This is particularly evidenced by the 11 “Clone Wars” digests, sometimes called […]