Star Wars: Empire #3

The "Betrayal" arc reaches its third chapter in this 2002 Dark Horse entry in the Star Wars: Empire series, and Brian Horton's cover sets a tense, moody tone — a large moon hangs over a darkened cityscape as a heavily armored, rifle-wielding figure looms over a helmeted dark-armored combatant who fires back amid a swirl of capes and chaos, with additional armed figures lurking in the shadowy background. The tagline "Dark Night — Dark Lord!" says it all: this is the kind of intrigue-soaked confrontation that the Empire era does best. Scott Allie scripts, with Ryan Benjamin on interior art, making this a strong creative package for any fan of the darker corners of the galaxy far, far away.