Star Wars #1

Two alien faces loom large on Ken Kelly's painted cover — a snarling, robed creature on the left and a stern, bearded humanoid elder on the right — with a single lightsaber blade rising between them against a deep space backdrop that hints at planets and distant structures. This 1998 Dark Horse series opener kicks off a six-part story by writer Jan Strnad and artist Anthony Winn set in a corner of the Star Wars galaxy that feels both epic and intimate. If you're drawn to Star Wars stories that put alien characters and their worlds front and center, Prelude to Rebellion is a compelling place to start.