Star Wars The Clone Wars #1

Two silhouetted figures — a taller Jedi and a shorter companion — stand side by side before a sweeping archway, gazing out at a fleet of warships hovering in a fiery amber sky, immediately setting a tone of quiet tension before inevitable conflict. Dark Horse launched this tie-in to the 2008 animated series with a cover by Dave Filoni himself, giving it a cinematic, almost painterly quality that suits the scope of "Slaves of the Republic." With Henry Gilroy writing and Scott Hepburn and Dan Parsons bringing the interior to life, this opening chapter of "The Mystery of Kiros" is a fine entry point into Clone Wars storytelling in comics form.