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‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘Tales of the Vampires’ (2003-04) and ‘Angels We Have Seen on High’ (2002) (Comic book reviews)

July 16, 2018May 10, 2021 John Hansen Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel

Often when a comic book series ends, that final issue will sit in its slot on the racks for a long time afterward, since there is no next issue to replace it. My enduring memory […]

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‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘Willow & Tara’ (2001-02) (Comic book reviews)

June 3, 2018May 10, 2021 John Hansen Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel

Following James Marsters and preceding Juliet Landau and Nicholas Brendon, Amber Benson became the second “Buffy” actor to write a Buffyverse comic, co-penning three “Willow & Tara” issues with veteran scribe Christopher Golden. Considering her […]

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‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘BTVS Classic’ Issues 56-63 (2003) (Comic book reviews)

May 28, 2018May 10, 2021 John Hansen Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel

A lot of comic series whimper to their conclusion, but “Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic” is not one of them. It saves the best for last, ironically by going back to the start of the timeline […]

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‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘BTVS Classic’ Issues 47-55 (2002-03) (Comic book reviews)

May 20, 2018May 10, 2021 John Hansen Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel

“X-Men” veteran Scott Lobdell and “Deadpool” co-creator Fabian Nicieza become the third and final regular helmer(s) on “Buffy Classic,” following Andi Watson, who did uneven work while being handcuffed by continuity, and Tom Fassbender and […]

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‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘BTVS Classic’ Issues 39-46 and ‘Lost and Found’ (2001-02) (Comic book reviews)

May 14, 2018May 10, 2021 John Hansen Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel

Tom Fassbender and Jim Pascoe wrap up their run on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic” with eight more issues that demonstrate their excellent knowledge of the TV show’s narrative and character arcs. They provide an […]

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‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘BTVS Classic’ Issues 28-38 (2000-01) (Comic book reviews)

May 7, 2018May 10, 2021 John Hansen Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel

Writers Tom Fassbender and Jim Pascoe begin the second major run of consistent authorship on Dark Horse’s “Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic” in steadier fashion than Andi Watson’s work early in the series. The new […]

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: The prequel trilogy adaptations (1999-2005) (Comic book reviews)

September 10, 2017April 15, 2021 John Hansen Comic Books

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 […]

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Dark Times’ Issues 0, 13-22 (2009-12) (Comic book reviews)

April 8, 2015April 18, 2021 John Hansen Comic Books

After a couple of arcs focusing on the Uhumele crew, author Randy Stradley and artist Douglas Wheatley return to Jedi Dass Jennir – who went his own way after Issue 5 – for the next […]

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Vector’ (2008) (Comic book review)

April 3, 2015April 18, 2021 John Hansen Comic Books

Dark Horse editor Randy Stradley begins his introduction to the first trade-paperback volume of “Vector” (2008) by apologizing for the “crass commercialism” of the crossover project. But he needn’t have apologized. The idea of a story that […]

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Sergio Aragones Stomps Star Wars’ (2000) (Comic book review)

November 7, 2014April 18, 2021 John Hansen Comic Books

“Sergio Aragones Stomps Star Wars” (2000) is one of those comics that inspires mixed feelings: On one hand, with all the unexplored corners of the actual lore, why is Dark Horse spending time on a […]

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