After the hard work of providing conceptual art for “Episode III: Revenge of the Sith,” 11 artists got to cut loose with short stories or other works of their choosing for the trade paperback “Visionaries” (2005), a […]
“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 […]
When I first heard Dark Horse was doing an adaptation of George Lucas’ May 1974 rough draft of “A New Hope,” I had two reactions: 1) How cool!, and 2) In retrospect, how obvious! Laurent […]
Everyone knows about the “Robot Chicken” and “Family Guy” parodies on the boob tube, but the “Tag & Bink” comics are arguably even better. They are written by Kevin Rubio, who broke onto the “Star Wars” parody […]
After imaginative “Infinities” yarns from Chris Warner (“A New Hope”) and Dave Land (“The Empire Strikes Back”), the series concludes with Adam Gallardo’s relatively disappointing four-issue “Infinities: Return of the Jedi” (2003-04). Despite the two previous […]
The original “Star Wars” trilogy was, above all, Luke’s story, especially after “A New Hope.” The beautifully told romance between Leia and Han gave them a significant presence in “The Empire Strikes Back,” but they […]
Dark Horse’s “The Star Wars,” an adaptation of an early draft of “A New Hope,” caused quite a buzz this past year, but it wasn’t the franchise’s first foray into “Infinities” – alternate stories of […]
While there were a fair number of good dramatic stories in “Star Wars Tales” (1999-2005), the series’ most notable contribution to the franchise was its comedy stories, particularly those from Kevin Rubio. His 1978 lawsuit against “Battlestar […]
Earlier this year, Disney announced that its Lucasfilm Story Group would make sure every new story fits with the new Disney timeline. The opposite approach was taken with Dark Horse’s anthology series “Star Wars Tales” (1999-2005). It […]