Star Wars Tales #10

Star Wars Tales #10 brings the Imperial rank-and-file front and center, with a squad of stormtroopers caught in a corridor crossfire — red blasterbolts slicing through the air and sparks flying as the lead trooper holds his ground with two more at his back. The cover, penciled and inked by Leinil Francis Yu, captures a gritty, street-level intensity that fits perfectly with the featured story "Trooper" by Garth Ennis, John McCrea, and Jimmy Palmiotti. Dark Horse's anthology format shines here, turning the Empire's faceless soldiers into something far more compelling than cannon fodder.