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Star Wars and Marvel Comics Cross Over in ‘Hope Assembles’

Kevin Smith and David Marquez will send Luke Skywalker and the Avengers into the same six-issue story beginning in January 2027.

Luke Skywalker stands with Spider-Man, Hulk, Captain America and Scarlet Witch
Image Credit: Lucasfilm and Marvel Comics

UPDATE: Kevin Smith revealed Hope Assembles' ongoing variant-cover program at Marvel's House of Ideas panel at New York Comic Con. One of the reveals pairs Luke Skywalker with Spider-Man on an Alliance variant cover by Alex Ross.

Spider-Man swings above Luke Skywalker on the Hope Assembles Alliance variant cover
Star Wars/Marvel: Hope Assembles #1 Alliance variant cover by Alex Ross. Art: Marvel and Lucasfilm.

Star Wars and Marvel Comics will meet in Star Wars/Marvel: Hope Assembles, a six-issue series launching in January 2027. Kevin Smith will write the crossover, with art by David Marquez.

The story begins when a spell shatters the boundaries between realities. Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo and Chewbacca encounter the Avengers and Spider-Man, while Doctor Doom joins forces with Darth Vader and the Empire.

This is the first crossover between the Star Wars universe and Earth-616, the main setting for much of Marvel's superhero publishing. It is a comics event, separate from the continuity of Marvel Studios films and Disney+ series.

Five covers for Star Wars Marvel Hope Assembles arranged in a row
The first issue will have five announced covers. Art: Lucasfilm and Marvel Comics.

A New Hope anniversary crossover

The series is part of the 50th anniversary celebration for Star Wars: A New Hope.

The first-issue covers place the two worlds side by side in several different combinations, from Luke with Captain America to Darth Vader with Doctor Doom and Thanos.

Source: StarWars.com.

Images: Lucasfilm and Marvel Comics.

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