Star Wars: Empire #25

The tagline "An Old Friend — New Enemies!" sets the stage perfectly for this 2004 Dark Horse entry in the Star Wars: Empire series, as the cover — illustrated by David Michael Beck — depicts a determined young woman wielding a blaster pistol and a roaring Chewbacca brandishing his bowcaster, both caught mid-action in a storm of blaster fire. Writer Ron Marz and artist Joe Corroney bring "Idiot's Array, Part 2 of 2" to a close, and this cover promises the kind of high-stakes tension that makes the Empire run such a rewarding corner of the Star Wars Expanded Universe.