Doctor Aphra #37

The cover of issue #37, painted by Ashley Witter, frames the tension of "A Rogue's End: Beneath the Dark Lord's Gaze" with striking economy — Doctor Aphra, goggles pushed up on her head and a wary half-smile on her face, reaches a gloved hand up toward the looming, red-lit mask of Darth Vader as a glowing lightsaber blade cuts across the foreground. The composition captures everything that makes Aphra compelling: she's outnumbered, outpowered, and still looking for an angle. Inside, Simon Spurrier writes alongside artist Caspar Wijngaard and colorist Lee Loughridge for what promises to be a charged chapter in this rogue archaeologist's increasingly dangerous dance with the Empire.