Marvel Comics Reveals New Details For Star Wars Crossover Series

Marvel Comics has revealed new details for their upcoming Star Wars crossover series. 

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The new Star Wars | Marvel: Hope Assembles mini-series is releasing in January, and we got a new look and details about the variant covers. Now, the first look gives a good idea of what to expect from the first issue: 

Now we also got details about the covers, and those include:

• Main Cover: 
  • The main series connecting covers by series artist David Marquez 
• Alliance Variant: 
  • Marvel heroes and villains join forces with their Star Wars counterparts in action-packed pairings 
• Battle Variant: 
  • Marvel and Star Wars collide in impossible one-on-one showdowns
• A New Hope Variant: 
  • Iconic moments from Star Wars: A New Hope are re-created with Marvel characters 
• Crossover Variant: 
  • Characters wield the legendary weapons, costumes and symbols of the other franchise 
• Retro Variant: 
  • New artwork channeling the unmistakable look of Marvel’s original Star Wars comic book run 
• Marvel Homage: 
  • Legendary Marvel covers are re-created with characters from both universes

Editor Mark Paniccia had this to say about the new series: 

“One of the most exciting things about this series is seeing familiar moments through an entirely new lens. Kevin Smith and David Marquez understand exactly what makes these characters so enduring, and they find surprising, emotional, and often exhilarating ways to bring them together. Every issue has moments that will leave fans smiling, cheering, and eager to see what happens next.” 

Star Wars | Marvel: Hope Assembles #1 releases January 13, 2027.