‘Stars Wars: Ewoks’ dumbs down Season 2 (1986)
‘Star Wars’ flashback (TV review): The second and final season of the adventures of Wicket and friends is a huge step down from Season 1.
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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Knights of the Old Republic’ Issues 0-12 (2006-07) (Comic book reviews)
“Firefly” — a TV series loosely inspired by “Star Wars” — started and ended in 2002, but it left an impression on the whole sci-fi industry. Dark Horse launched four new “Star Wars” titles a […]
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Tatooine Ghost’ (2003) (Book review)
With “Episode VII: The Force Awakens” appearing to return to the GFFA’s home planet later this year, it’s a good time to look back at “Tatooine Ghost” (2003), which is set entirely on the sand planet. It […]
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ radio drama (1983) (Review)
“The Empire Strikes Back” radio drama (1983) is a notable step down from the “Star Wars” radio drama from two years prior. If you read between the lines, writer Brian Daley’s introduction to the 1995 publication […]
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Purge’ (2005-13) (Comic book reviews)
As a kid, I imagined the Jedi Purge consisted of Darth Vader going from planet to planet slaughtering Jedi Knights. That’s what naturally springs to mind when we hear Obi-Wan’s line: “A young Jedi named […]
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Darth Vader and the Ninth Assassin’ (2013) and ‘Cry of Shadows’ (2013-14) (Comic book reviews)
After writing the first two “Darth Vader” series, veteran “Star Wars” scribe Haden Blackman handed the reins to Tim Siedell for the final two entries. These two five-issue series follow the formula of the second Blackman entry, […]
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Darth Vader and the Lost Command’ (2011) and ‘Ghost Prison’ (2012) (Comic book reviews)
Disney is delving heavily into the dark side in its early “Star Wars” projects, from the novels “Tarkin” (2014) and “Lords of the Sith” (April) to the recently launched “Darth Vader” comic series that explores […]
‘Star Wars’ flashback: Brian Wood’s ‘Star Wars’ Issues 13-20 (2014) and 2012-13 FCBD stories (Comic book reviews)
After the first 12 issues established Brian Wood’s “Star Wars” as a character-driven series that aspired to tell the definitive story of what happened between Episodes IV and V, it takes a slight step backward with Issues […]
‘Star Wars’ flashback: Brian Wood’s ‘Star Wars’ Issues 1-12 (2013) (Comic book reviews)
As proven earlier this year when Marvel’s relaunch of the saga broke sales records, Issue No. 1s of series simply titled “Star Wars” draw a lot of interest. They also cause confusion for organizational purposes, […]
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Rebellion’ Issues 0-14 (2006-08) (Comic book reviews)
Last year’s creation of the Lucasfilm Story Group to make all future stories tie together was the biggest reorganizing of continuity in “Star Wars” history, but it wasn’t the first. Dark Horse did a soft […]