Star Wars: Republic #73

This Clone Wars chapter from Dark Horse's Star Wars: Republic drops readers right into the tension promised by its bold tagline — "In the House of the Enemy!" — as the cover by David Michael Beck depicts an intense close-quarters confrontation between a dark-haired human fighter and a Weequay opponent clashing over a green lightsaber, while a second alien combatant leaps aggressively from above. The raw energy of the struggle is palpable, with a third partially visible figure adding to the sense that our protagonist is badly outnumbered. With John Ostrander writing, Jan Duursema on interior art, and Dan Parsons inking, this second half of "Trackdown" looks like a thrilling payoff to whatever desperate situation brought these characters together.