Star Wars: Republic #57

From Dark Horse's Clone Wars run, Star Wars: Republic #57 drops readers into a desperate moment with the bold cover declaration "The Padawans Stand Alone!" Tomás Giorello's cover art surges with energy — a group of determined Padawans, sabers blazing in blue and green, brace themselves against a storm of red blaster fire while lightning crackles around their leader. It's the third chapter of "The Battle of Jabiim," and writer Haden Blackman, artist Brian Ching, and inker Victor Llamas deliver what promises to be a tense, hard-fought arc in one of 2003's most compelling corners of the Star Wars universe.