Star Wars: Empire #8

The banner says it all — "From Tatooine to the Death Star: The Making of a Rebel" — and this 2003 Dark Horse series kicks off a four-part story diving into the "Darklighter" saga. Kilian Plunkett's cover art captures the mood beautifully: a brooding, blue-tinted face dominates the foreground while a young Luke Skywalker stands alert on a sun-baked Tatooine landscape, speeder and distant ships hinting at the larger galaxy around him. Paul Chadwick and Doug Wheatley promise a story grounded in the dusty origins that shaped the Rebellion, and this first chapter looks like a compelling place to start.