Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #24

Part of Marvel's sprawling "Crimson Reign" crossover, this issue kicks off "Raid On The Vermillion, Part One" with a cover by Giuseppe Camuncoli that immediately signals high-stakes chaos: a lone figure stands defiant in a narrow urban canyon, arms raised as a massive AT-ST walker tumbles above them in a blaze of fire and debris. The composition — small human silhouette versus crashing Imperial war machine — does a lot of heavy lifting in conveying just how dangerous life gets for those operating outside the law in the Star Wars galaxy. With Ethan Sacks writing and Paolo Villanelli on art and inks, colored by Arif Prianto, this 2022 series continues to deliver gritty action at the fringes of the Empire's reach.