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Marvel and Star Wars Are Officially Crossing Over Next Year

Nairavoice · Oct 26, 2026 · 5 min read

Kevin Feige has been a lifelong fan of both Star Wars and Marvel, as may not be a huge shock to, well, anyone. And a few years ago, it was announced that Feige would be overseeing his own Star Wars project. News of that went quiet, but now, a project that Feige’s fingerprints will be all over when it’s released has been announced. And this is a wild one.

Marvel Comics and Lucasfilm have officially announced Star Wars/Marvel: Hope Assembles, a major crossover event that will bring characters from both universes together for the first time. The limited comic series, written by Kevin Smith and illustrated by David Marquez, will launch in January 2027 as part of the celebrations marking 50 years since Star Wars: A New Hope arrived in theaters in 1977.

The story begins, as they so often do between those pages, when a magical spell shatters reality and it brings the events of the original Star Wars movie into Marvel’s Earth-616 universe. Suddenly, the Avengers and Spider-Man find themselves caught up in the Galactic Civil War, with Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo and Chewbacca crossing paths with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. And yes, Doctor Doom is going to buddy up with Darth Vader.

Based on your answers, the Marvel hero who matches your spirit, values, and instincts has been revealed.

You carry the weight of the world on shoulders that are younger than they should have to be — funny, loyal, and endlessly self-sacrificing.

You do the right thing not because it’s easy, but because no one else will.
You understand that responsibility isn’t a burden you choose — it’s one that finds you.
Whether it’s a neighbourhood mugging or a multiverse crisis, you show up.
Peter Parker’s lesson — that great power demands great responsibility — isn’t a slogan to you. It’s the code you live by, even when it costs you everything.

You fight in the shadows between law and chaos, guided by a fierce moral compass that refuses to let the guilty walk free.

You use every tool available — your mind, your body, your faith — to protect those the system overlooks.
You’ve looked into the darkness and chosen not to become it, though the line has never been easy.
Matt Murdock’s duality — champion in the courtroom, devil in the alley — mirrors your own.
Relentless, conflicted, and unwilling to stop. That is exactly you.

Brilliant, driven, and occasionally insufferable — but always the person who solves the unsolvable problem.

You lead with your mind and back it up with resources, innovation, and a stubbornness that borders on heroic.
You started out looking out for yourself, but somewhere along the way the world became your responsibility.
Tony Stark’s arc — from ego to sacrifice — is your arc too.
You build, you plan, and when the moment comes, you’re willing to give everything. Because in the end, you’re Iron Man.

You’ve been through fire that would break most people — and it did change you, completely. What’s left is unyielding, relentless, and operating by a code forged in grief.

You don’t ask for forgiveness, and you don’t expect gratitude.
You see a corrupt, broken world and you’ve decided to do something about it, consequences be damned.
Frank Castle’s war is born from love twisted by loss — and so is yours.
Uncompromising and unflinching — the world may not agree with your methods, but your conviction is absolute.

Powerful, proud, and on a lifelong journey to become worthy of the legend you carry.

You lead with strength but have learned — sometimes painfully — that true greatness comes from humility and growth.
You’re larger than life, yet more vulnerable than you let on.
Thor’s story is one of transformation: from arrogant prince to worthy king, from isolated warrior to beloved protector.
You bring the storm when it’s needed — and the warmth when it matters just as much.

You believe in something bigger than yourself — and you fight for it even when the world has moved on and nobody else will.

You don’t bully the small guy, and you never stop when it gets hard.
Steve Rogers didn’t become a hero when he got the serum — he was always one. So were you.
Your strength isn’t in your fists; it’s in your refusal to compromise what’s right, no matter the cost.
In a world full of people taking the easy road, you’re the one who picks up the shield and stands up — every single time.

Star Wars and Marvel Have Been Connected for 50 Years

Marvel and Star Wars have a long history together. Marvel published the first Star Wars comic in 1977, which was a hugely useful way introduce audiences to new adventures involving Luke, Leia and Han outside the original movie. And of course, Smith should need no introduction to comic fans. His previous work includes Clerks and numerous Marvel and DC comic projects, and he’s been a lifelong fan of both franchises. The writer explained that he had dreamed of seeing characters like Spider-Man and Doctor Doom enter the Star Wars universe since reading Marvel’s original comics in the 1980s.

“Back in the early 1980s, I had a subscription to Marvel’s Star Wars comics,” he explained in the official announcement. “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. So when the opportunity arose to actually tell that story, nobody had to Force my hand! I’m ecstatic to be writing Hope Assembles for the 50th anniversary of Star Wars! Many thanks to Marvel Comics and Lucasfilm for trusting me fly the Falcon and the Quinjet! I can’t wait to show you the Saga through a Marvel Entertainment prism, including the titanic team-up of Darth Vader and Doctor Doom!”

Star Wars/Marvel: Hope Assembles launches in January 2027, bringing two of entertainment’s biggest franchises together for a crossover fans have been imagining for decades.