Star Wars #18

This penultimate issue of Brian Wood's Dark Horse run promises high drama with the ominous tagline "Wedding Day Destruction!" splashed across the bottom. The cover by Victor Manuel Leza presents a sweeping ensemble — Luke Skywalker with lightsaber drawn, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Princess Leia, and a fourth rebel fighter surging forward in the foreground, while X-wings and TIE fighters clash in a fiery sky above, and the towering shadow of Darth Vader looms over them all. It's a confident, action-packed composition that captures the Rebellion-era tension that made this 2014 series such a satisfying return to the original trilogy era.