Star Wars: Empire #36

Kicking off a five-part arc, Star Wars: Empire #36 opens "The Wrong Side of the War" with a cover by David Michael Beck that throws you straight into the chaos — a lone Imperial officer, blaster drawn and shouting, surrounded on all sides by a tide of stormtroopers as blue and red bolts criss-cross the smoky air. The tagline "Lieutenant Sunber — Into the Breach!" hints that this embattled figure at the center of the maelstrom is our protagonist, caught in a firefight where the odds look anything but favorable. With writing by Welles Hartley and art by Davide Fabbri, this 2005 Dark Horse series continues to explore the Star Wars galaxy from perspectives far removed from the Rebellion's heroic front lines.