Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #21

Part of Marvel's Crimson Reign crossover, this issue finds Doctor Aphra at a striking, unsettling crossroads — the cover by W. Scott Forbes shows her bathed in deep crimson light, eyes glowing an eerie red as a blazing energy artifact pulses in her hands. The mood is equal parts dangerous and hypnotic, with swirling red shadows enveloping her goggle-topped silhouette in a way that suggests she's in well over her head — or maybe exactly where she wants to be. With Alyssa Wong writing and Minkyu Jung on art, "Desperate Measures!" promises the kind of morally complicated, high-stakes adventure that makes Aphra one of the galaxy's most compelling antiheroes.