Star Wars: Empire #38

Two Imperial officers in olive-grey uniforms face off in a tense, close-quarters confrontation on David Michael Beck's cover — one gripping the other's collar in what reads as barely contained aggression. The tagline "An Officer — But No Gentleman!" and the bold promise of "Sunber's Shocking Discovery!" give this third chapter of "The Wrong Side of the War" a sharp, character-driven edge that sets it apart from the typical battlefield spectacle. Dark Horse's Star Wars: Empire consistently found drama in the machinery of the Empire itself, and this 2005 issue looks to deliver exactly that kind of tightly wound tension.