Star Wars: Empire #40

Luke Skywalker stands in an Imperial officer's uniform, lightsaber ignited at his side, surrounded by fallen stormtroopers — a striking image that poses the question emblazoned on the cover: "Winning the war… at what cost?" This fifth and final chapter of "The Wrong Side of the War" promises a morally charged conclusion to what has clearly been a tension-filled arc, and the cover by David Michael Beck captures that unease with quiet intensity. A fine wrap-up to Welles Hartley and Davide Fabbri's five-part story for Dark Horse's Empire series in 2006.