Lucasfilm and Marvel Reveal Alternate Comic Covers for Pride Month Ahead of June
In honor of Pride Month, Lucasfilm and Marvel have once again collaborated on a series of alternate comic covers. Each one showcases stunning works, including some that depart from traditional comic art design with a fun twist as well as a special Star Wars logo. There’s plenty to admire in this collection.
Each alternate cover was created by an LGBTQIA+ artist and features an LGBTQIA+ character, ranging from newer characters, such as Sana Starros, to the well-established Dr. Aphra, and many more. Five covers have been revealed ahead of time, also including a small bit of commentary from each artist on what their involvement in the project meant to them. Check them out below.
Star Wars: Sana Starros #5, featuring Sana Starros
Artist: Betsy Cola
“As a queer artist, it means so much to me that queer characters exist in canon and that I get to draw them! I’m thrilled that we have the chance to recognize characters like Sana Starros in this year’s Star Wars Pride celebration.”
Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #35, featuring Domina Tagge
Artist: Lucas Werneck
“What an honor to be part of the Star Wars legacy and celebrate Pride! I really love these characters and was so excited when I was asked to do a cover of extraordinary Domina Tagge. I tried to present her as the Goddess she is with this cover. She has this beauty, magnetism, power, and elegance that captures you, so the challenge here was bringing all those elements together. I really hope that the fans enjoy this cover as much I enjoyed to make it.”
Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season 2 #1, featuring Just Lucky
Artist: Paulina Ganucheau
“Always such a pleasure taking part in the Star Wars Pride Celebration! I can’t wait to see what the other artists and creators have cooked up. Just Lucky is honestly a new character to me, but just from our first ‘meeting’ I already want to party with him.”
Star Wars: Darth Vader #35, featuring Magna Tolvan
Artist: Luciano Vecchio
“This is my first official assignment for a galaxy far, far away. And a Pride one, nonetheless! As a queer Star Wars fan it feels awesome to contribute to this aspect of the franchise. Fully developed characters like Magna and Doctor Aphra prove once again that comics as a medium is the place in entertainment where limits and representation are pushed and equality is restored.”
Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #33, featuring Doctor Aphra
Artist: Phil Jimenez
“As a gay kid obsessed with Star Wars — I’m old enough to have seen the first movie in theaters when it came out back in ‘77 — I could never have dreamed that not only would I be able make artwork for the universe itself as a working adult, but that I would be drawing LGBTQIA+ Star Wars characters to celebrate Pride! The very idea would have blown my seven-year-old mind. What an extraordinary opportunity and a real gift to be a part of expanding the Star Wars universe in a really vital way.”
In addition to the above covers, Star Wars has also revealed they will be releasing alternate covers featuring Cinta and Vel from Andor on Star Wars #35, another Dr. Aphra alternate cover on Dr. Aphra #33, and Kantam Sy from The High Republic on Yoda #8. Don’t miss a beat with Star Wars comics and head over to our comics archive for all the news, reviews, and previews available.
When she isn't watching her friends and family's eyes glaze over at the mention of The Clone Wars, she's at the park with her dog, Melvin, or on the couch with a book in one hand and a drink in the other. Physically, she lives in Ohio; spiritually, she lives in Naboo.
