Star Wars: Target Vader #6

The six-issue miniseries reaches its conclusion with a cover that says everything about the stakes: Darth Vader looms over a battered, prone opponent, red lightsaber blazing and mechanical hand gripping the fallen figure's throat, blaster still desperately raised in resistance. Nic Klein's cover art crackles with tension, all fiery amber light and debris, conveying just how overwhelming the Dark Lord's power truly is. Writer Robbie Thompson and artist Stefano Landini bring "Free" home in this 2020 Marvel finale — and that cover makes clear that freedom, for whoever dared to target Vader, came at a brutal price.