Star Wars: Thrawn Alliances #1

Grand Admiral Thrawn commands the cover of this 2024 Marvel series opener with cool, calculating intensity — Rod Reis renders the blue-skinned, red-eyed Imperial strategist in a portrait that practically radiates cold authority. The tagline "The Empire's Greatest Strategist Returns!" sets the tone for what promises to be a sharp, tactically minded story, brought to life by the creative team of Timothy Zahn and Jody Houser. With Zahn — Thrawn's original literary architect — at the helm alongside Houser, and art by Pat Olliffe, Andrea Di Vito, and colorist Rachelle Rosenberg, this opening issue feels like exactly the right creative assembly for the character.