Publisher Description. Announced earlier this year, Marvel Comics and Lucasfilm Publishing are bringing two legendary universes together for the first time in Star Wars | Marvel: Hope Assembles, a historic five-issue limited series launching January 2027. Written by Kevin Smith and drawn by David Marquez, the series unites the heroes and villains of the Marvel’s Universe with the galaxy far, far away in an unprecedented pop culture collision.
Among the new reveals is a new cover by the legendary Alex Ross spotlighting a team-up for the ages: Luke Skywalker and Spider-Man. Star Wars | Marvel: Hope Assembles will feature ongoing variant cover programs, with recurring themes across Covers A-F to bring greater clarity and consistency to the cover collecting experience. Additional variants may also be available beyond the ongoing programs.
The themes for A-F Covers are:
- A – Main Cover: The main series connecting covers by series artist David Marquez.
- B – Alliance Variant: Marvel heroes and villains join forces with their Star Wars counterparts in action-packed pairings.
- C – Battle Variant: Marvel and Star Wars collide in impossible one-on-one showdowns.
- D – A New Hope Variant: Iconic moments from Star Wars: A New Hope are re-created with Marvel characters.
- E – Crossover Variant: Characters wield the legendary weapons, costumes and symbols of the other franchise.
- F – Retro Variant: New artwork channeling the unmistakable look of Marvel’s original Star Wars comic book run.
- G – Marvel Homage: Legendary Marvel covers are re-created with characters from both universes.
The Galaxy Far, Far Away comes to the World Outside Your Window! Following a reality-shattering spell, Marvel’s heroes witness the events of A New Hope unfold before their very eyes – setting the stage for an encounter between characters from both universes that fans have dreamt about for decades.
Star Wars | Marvel: Hope Assembles #1 (Of 6)
Written by Kevin Smith
Art by David Marquez
Cover A by David Marquez
Cover B by Ale Ross (Alliance Variant)
Cover C by Kaare Andrews (Battle Variant)
Cover D by Cory Smith (Star Wars: A New Hope Variant)
Cover E by Rafael Albuquerque (Crossover Variant)
Cover F by Dan Jurgens (Retro Variant)
Cover G by TBD (Marvel Homage Variant)
Cover H by Matteo Lolli (Foil Variant)
Cover I by Kaare Andrews (Virgin Variant)
On Sale 1/13
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