“Episode I: The Phantom Menace” (1999) introduced us to Jedi at the height of their powers sitting around in a circle and being philosophical. That’s all well and good, especially since we figured to get […]
One of the best parts of the prequel era opened up by 1999’s “Episode I: The Phantom Menace” was the opportunity to see the Jedi doing Jedi stuff at the height of their power and […]
Between Marvel’s original run on “Star Wars” and Dark Horse’s run, as die-hard fans know, there was the oh-so-brief Blackthorne Comics run in honor of the 10th anniversary of the first film: Three issues of “Star […]
The earliest Marvel U.K. “Star Wars Weekly” exclusives — while holding a cachet as “lost” stories due to not being part of the Marvel U.S. numbering system – were at least familiar: More yarns by […]
When Marvel reclaims the “Star Wars” license from Dark Horse next year, one thing is certain: It’ll start off with better original stories than the first time it had the license. As I noted in […]
Dark Horse’s various “Boba Fett” comics from 1995-2006, although heavy on style more so than character development, nicely illustrate the mysterious and dispassionate Boba Fett we knew and loved from his five-line appearance in “The Empire Strikes […]
While Lucas Books and Dark Horse Comics generally separated their “Star Wars” products into kid and adult categories, sometimes the marketing was a bit off. On the book side, the novels of Kevin J. Anderson […]
In its nearly quarter-century as the home of “Star Wars,” Dark Horse often gave fans what they clamored for (see “Boba Fett” or “Darth Maul” or the Royal Guard-centered “Crimson Empire”). In other cases, the […]
The main thing I remembered from my first reading of “Crimson Empire II: Council of Blood”(1998-99) was that it was really hard to follow. And I wasn’t the only one. A letter writer mentioned the confusing […]
“Crimson Empire” (1997-98) is one of the most popular Dark Horse “Star Wars” titles, and I suspect it gets a ton of mileage out of the fact that it focuses on the Emperor’s Royal Guards, arguably […]