Star Wars: Droids #3

There's something delightfully unsettling about seeing a protocol droid with glowing red eyes leveling a blaster directly at the viewer — Kilian Plunkett's cover for this third chapter of Dark Horse's 1994 Star Wars: Droids miniseries gives C-3PO a menacing makeover, complete with a scarred, battle-worn finish that hints at adventures far rougher than diplomatic translation. The moody, smoke-filled purple backdrop adds real atmosphere, making this one of the more striking covers in the six-issue run. With Dan Thorsland writing and Ian Gibson on interior art, the series clearly has a strong creative team pushing the galaxy's most anxious droid into genuinely unpredictable territory.