Holy Crap, Marvel and ‘Star Wars’ Are Finally, Officially, Crossing Over
The nerdiest fever dream of all time is finally coming true. Next year, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Star Wars, characters from a galaxy far, far away will travel to Earth-616 to team up with the likes of Captain America, Wolverine, and Spider-Man. Yes, Star Wars and Marvel are finally, officially, crossing over.
- ▪The nerdiest fever dream of all time is finally coming true.
- ▪Next year, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Star Wars, characters from a galaxy far, far away will travel to Earth-616 to team up with the likes of Captain America, Wolverine, and Spider-Man.
- ▪Yes, Star Wars and Marvel are finally, officially, crossing over.
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The nerdiest fever dream of all time is finally coming true. Next year, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Star Wars, characters from a galaxy far, far away will travel to Earth-616 to team up with the likes of Captain America, Wolverine, and Spider-Man. Yes, Star Wars and Marvel are finally, officially, crossing over. As a comic book Entertainment Weekly broke the news of the titanic team-up, which is called Star Wars/Marvel: Hope Assembles, and will be written by Kevin Smith with art by David Marquez. “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,” Smith said in a statement.
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