Star Wars: Vader's Quest #3

The penultimate chapter of Darko Macan and Dave Gibbons' four-part series arrives with a cover — rendered by Gibbons himself — that assembles a striking cast: a Rebel pilot in orange flight suit takes center stage, helmet tucked under his arm, while a colorful ensemble of aliens and rough-looking companions flank him, with Imperial Stormtroopers looming in the background and the faint arc of a blue lightsaber cutting through the darkness. Angus McKie's colors give the whole scene a rich, cinematic depth that feels right at home in the galaxy far, far away. With Vader's hunt clearly closing in by issue three of four, this is the kind of tense build-up that makes the final chapter feel all the more urgent.