A look at the ‘Firefly’ stories beyond the TV series and movie
‘Firefly’ flashback (Books and comics review): Here’s a look at the “Firefly” tie-in fiction from 2005-13.
Comic Books
‘Buffy’ and ‘Angel & Faith’ Season 9 are toying with time travel (Comic book commentary)
For the first time in a decade, two “Buffy” series are simultaneously building toward a seasonal conclusion. Back in 2003, TV’s “Buffy” and “Angel” were in the midst of Seasons 7 and 4, respectively. Now, Dark Horse […]
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Dark Empire II’ and ‘Empire’s End’ (1994-95) (Comic book reviews)
“Dark Empire II” and “Empire’s End” (1994-95) are the comics where the Emperor turns into a cartoon. But while “The Clone Wars” is currently doing a great job portraying Palpatine, I mean “cartoon” in a derogatory sense across […]
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Dark Empire’ (1991-92) (Comic book review)
“Dark Empire” (1991-92) has always been in the shadow of the “Thrawn Trilogy” novels (1991-93). Both came out about the same time, and both are spot-on continuations from “Return of the Jedi” — but in different […]
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Tales of the Jedi: Redemption’ (1998) (Comic book review)
In this “Star Wars” re-reading project, I encounter some stories that are exactly as I remembered them and some that offer pleasant surprises. As I worked through the “Tales of the Jedi” series, I was […]
‘Star Wars’ flashback: The top 8 short stories from ‘Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina’ (1995) (Book review), and ‘Tales from Mos Eisley’ (1996) (Comic book review)
Like so many “risky” concepts, “Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina” (1995) ultimately proved to be a brilliantly obvious one. Up to this point on the “Star Wars” publishing schedule, every adult book had featured at least […]
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Golden Age of the Sith’ and ‘Fall of the Sith Empire’ (1996-97) (Comic book reviews)
Similar to following evolutionary theory backward to the Big Bang, “Star Wars” stories always seem to have a backstory, no matter how far back on the timeline they take place. 1993’s “Tales of the Jedi,” […]
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Freedon Nadd Uprising’/‘Dark Lords of the Sith’/‘The Sith War’ (1994-96) (Comic book reviews)
When I first saw “Episode I — The Phantom Menace,” I was a bit disappointed that the Emperor was already, for all intents and purposes, the Emperor — he was already evil. As the prequels […]
‘Buffy’ Season 9 titles picking up momentum with mix of old and new (Comic books commentary)
There are no spinoff TV series, movies or books, but almost nine years after “Angel” aired its final episode, the Buffyverse is thriving in comics. In fact, there are currently four titles going under the Season […]
9 reasons why the ‘Star Wars’ sequel trilogy will respect, not ignore, the Expanded Universe (Commentary)
As I kind of expected — but don’t really understand — the consensus in the world of fans and punditry in the wake of the “Star Wars — Episode VII” announcement is that the sequels will almost […]