Marvel Comics and Star Wars are to celebrate Black History Month in February 2025 with variant covers from Ken Lashley, Karen S. Darboe, Mateus Manhanini and Ernanda Souza.
MARVEL COMICS AND STAR WARS CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH NEW VARIANT COVERS
Check out this year’s collection of Marvel’s Star Wars Black History Month Variant Covers, on sale throughout February.
New York, NY— December 6, 2024 — To celebrate Black History Month, Marvel Comics and Lucasfilm will once again spotlight Black characters of the galaxy far, far away with a new series of variant covers on Star Wars comics releasing in February.
This year’s four stunning covers come from some of Marvel’s most acclaimed cover artists: Karen S. Darboe, Ken Lashley, Mateus Manhanini, and Ernanda Souza. The collection represents a wide range of Star Wars media including recent projects like Star Wars: The Acolyte and Star Wars Outlaws, with some characters making their first-ever comic book appearance. The covers also coincide with the 10th anniversary of the return of Star Wars storytelling to Marvel Comics.
Here are the characters featured this year:
- Lando Calrissian, the beloved Rebel hero from the Original Trilogy who returned to fight against the First Order in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
- Mother Aniseya, the leader of a mysterious coven of Force users on the planet Brendok who debuted earlier this year in Star Wars: The Acolyte.
- Osha & Mae, twin sisters with powerful connections to the Force and the stars of Star Wars: The Acolyte, where their conflicting views on the Jedi threatened their bond.
- Vail, a cunning bounty hunter who players met in Star Wars Outlaws, the first-ever open world Star Wars game, available now.
Check out all four covers and preorder them at your local comic shop today! For more information, visit Marvel.com.
On Sale 2/5
STAR WARS: THE LEGACY OF VADER #1
BLACK HISTORY MONTH VARIANT COVER BY KAREN S. DARBOE
75960621005300141On Sale 2/19
STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC – FEAR OF THE JEDI #1
BLACK HISTORY MONTH VARIANT COVER BY MATEUS MANHANINI
75960621104300121STAR WARS: AHSOKA #8
BLACK HISTORY MONTH VARIANT COVER BY ERNANDA SOUZA
75960620912500831On Sale 2/26
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER ADAPTATION #1
BLACK HISTORY MONTH VARIANT COVER BY KEN LASHLEY
75960609925200151
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