Classic Star Wars #18

A young blond hero dives headlong across crumbling terrain as energy blasts streak past him, while behind him a flame-wielding figure raises fire against a shattered, moonlit landscape of ancient ruins — it's a cover that crackles with urgency. This is Classic Star Wars #18 from Dark Horse, part one of "A New Beginning," with the interior work of writer Archie Goodwin and artist Al Williamson bringing their distinctive adventure sensibility to the galaxy far, far away. The cover art by Allen Nunis captures a wonderfully cinematic sense of danger that makes this 1994 series feel every bit as thrilling as the stories that inspired it.