Star Wars #12

Subtitled "Leia's Decision," this twelfth issue of Dark Horse's 2013 Star Wars series carries real weight right from its cover by Hugh Fleming — a beautifully painted composition featuring Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker, and Han Solo arranged against a star-filled backdrop, with TIE fighters and streaking laser fire weaving between them. The circular framing and overlapping portraits give the image a sense of converging fates, hinting at the tensions pulling these three heroes in different directions. With Brian Wood writing and Carlos D'Anda and Gabe Eltaeb bringing the interior pages to life, this is a compelling chapter in one of 2013's most fondly regarded Star Wars comic runs.