Doctor Aphra #33

Doctor Aphra crouches in a ready stance on Ashley Witter's cover, goggles pushed up on her forehead and a staff gripped firmly in both hands — all confident smirk and coiled readiness against a moody, shadowed background. The arc subtitle promises the introduction of Captain Tolvan into "Unspeakable Rebel Superweapon," giving Simon Spurrier and his art team — including Wilton Santos, Andrea Broccardo, and Caspar Wijngaard — plenty of intrigue to work with in issue #33. If you've been following Marvel's most delightfully unpredictable scoundrel-archaeologist, this 2019 entry looks like a fine place to see her plans get complicated all over again.