‘Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut’ (2006) brings Zod to the fore
Superhero movie flashback (Review): “The Richard Donner Cut” provides an alternate take on Supes’ second adventure.
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‘Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut’ (2006) brings Zod to the fore
‘Superman’ (1978) lovingly launches superhero resurgence
Superhero movie flashback (Review): Director Richard Donner and star Christopher Reeve help us fall in love with superheroes again.
‘Man of Steel’ (2013) lays foundation for DC Extended Universe
Movie review: In 2013, the controversial “Man of Steel” laid the foundation for the DCEU.
Foster’s novelization helps fans connect with world of ‘Alien: Covenant’
Book review: Alan Dean Foster’s novelization helps fans connect with the world of the “Prometheus” sequel.
‘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 […]