Star Wars and Marvel Comics Unite in Historic Crossover Event
Marvel Comics and Lucasfilm have announced a crossover series titled 'Hope Assembles,' written by Kevin Smith. The series will integrate Star Wars characters into the Marvel Universe to celebrate the 50th anniversary of 'A New Hope' in 2027.
Why it matters
This collaboration represents a significant cross-media event for two of the world's largest entertainment franchises under the Disney umbrella.
The Marvel Universe is coming to a galaxy far, far away.Lucasfilm and Marvel have announced Star Wars/Marvel: Hope Assembles, the first-ever crossover between the Star Wars universe and the Marvel Comics universe. Pop culture icon Kevin Smith will write the five-issue limited series, with art by David Marquez (Uncanny X-Men).Star Wars and Marvel have a long history together: Marvel Comics published the first Star Wars comics all the way back in 1977, and a 2015 relaunch kicked off a new era of Star Wars comics storytelling. But this five-issue limited series is something new, bringing Star Wars heroes and villains into the world of Marvel’s Earth-616, just in time for the 50th anniversary of Star Wars: A New Hope in 2027.“Back in the early 80’s, I had a subscription to Marvel’s Star Wars comics,” Smith says.
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