Star Wars and Marvel Will Have a Comic Book Crossover; Check it Out

In an exclusive interview with EW, Marvel Comics and Lucasfilm announced the first official comic book collaboration between the Star Wars and Marvel franchises.

The five-issue miniseries, titled Star Wars/Marvel: Hope Assembles, will be written by Kevin Smith and illustrated by David Marquez, with a release planned for January 2027. 

The project marks the farewell of Marvel editor-in-chief C.B. Cebulski, who described it as one of the proudest moments of his tenure.

The story takes classic Star Wars characters such as Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Darth Vader, and Obi-Wan Kenobi to the distant future of another galaxy, where they encounter Marvel heroes like Captain America, Spider-Man, Deadpool, Wolverine, the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, and the X-Men. The plot is set in motion by a spell that causes the events of the first Star Wars film to take place on Earth-616.

Kevin Smith, who has already referenced both franchises in films like Clerks and Mallrats, celebrated the opportunity. “Back in the early ‘80s, I had a subscription to Marvel’s Star Wars comics. And as fun as it was to follow the continuing adventures of Luke, Leia, and Han, I always wished that Spider-Man or Doctor Doom could cross over into their cinematic saga", the writer said.

Lucasfilm Publishing creative director Michael Siglain described the project as "true love letter to Star Wars, to Marvel, and to comics in general". Marvel's new editor-in-chief, Stephen Wacker, added: "Marvel and Star Wars’ histories have been intertwined for 50 years and continue to set the standard for storytelling across the world…and across the media landscape. Lifelong lovers of both Star Wars and Marvel have a lot to look forward to as we finally bring the characters together in ways fans have been dreaming about for decades!”