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It Finally Happened: Marvel and Star Wars Are Having Their First Crossover
Marvel Comics and Lucasfilm have announced their first-ever crossover, a five-issue limited series called "Star Wars/Marvel: Hope Assembles", combining characters from both franchises for the first time. The series, timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the original Star Wars film, is notable for being set within Marvel's official Earth-616 comic book continuity, meaning the story will form part of Marvel's canon.
The series is written by filmmaker and lifelong fan Kevin Smith, with art by David Marquez, and will unite contemporary Marvel heroes and villains with the classic Star Wars cast from the A New Hope era. Smith said he had long wanted to see characters such as Spider-Man cross over into the Star Wars saga, while Lucasfilm Publishing's Michael Siglain described the project as a "love letter" to both franchises. "Star Wars/Marvel: Hope Assembles" #1 is due for release in January 2027.
In short
- Marvel and Star Wars are crossing over for the first time in comics
- Kevin Smith writes the five-issue series, out January 2027
- Story will officially count as Marvel's Earth-616 canon
Explained simply
Marvel publishes comic stories featuring superheroes such as Spider-Man, usually within a shared fictional world called Earth-616. Star Wars is a separate science-fiction saga, set in a galaxy far from Earth and known for characters including Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia and Darth Vader.
Marvel and Lucasfilm, the company behind Star Wars, have a history of publishing stories from their respective franchises, but their characters have not previously met in a crossover comic. Bringing them together raises a question for Marvel readers: whether the events will count as part of its main comic-book continuity, rather than a separate, standalone tale.
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