Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures (Phase III) #7

Two figures — a blue-skinned, pointed-eared warrior brandishing a lightsaber and a small creature with a bark-like face clutched protectively in her arms — leap into action against a backdrop of starfighters streaking through space. The cover, penciled and inked by Harvey Tolibao, announces "Qort and Zint: Aloxian Allies!" and kicks off "The Evacuation Run, Part 1," written by Daniel José Older with colors by Michael Atiyeh. This 2024 Dark Horse entry in Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures has real energy, pairing the urgency of a space battle with an unexpectedly tender dynamic between its two protagonists.