Marvel and Lucasfilm have revealed interconnecting Pride Month covers for the publisher’s three Star Wars releases in June. The artwork, created by Rickie Yagawa (Eternals: The 500 Year War), features 18 LGBTQIA+ characters from the galaxy far far away, and will be available as variants for Star Wars: Rogue One – Jyn Erso, Shadow of Maul #4, and Galaxy’s Edge – Echoes of the Empire #3.
The characters featured (from left to right) are:
- Vildar Mac, a High Republic era Jedi introduced in Marvel’s 2022 series
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Terec and Ceret, trans non-binary twins and Jedi Knights from the High Republic
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Mother(s) Aniseya and Koril, the mothers of Mae and Osha on The Acolyte
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Tey Sirrek, a thief, former Guardian of the Whills, and Mac’s husband
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Cinta Kaz and Vel Sartha, Rebels from Andor
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Sabé, Padmé Amidala’s former handmaiden and double
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Doctor Aphra, archaeologist/scoundrel introduced in Marvel’s first Darth Vader series
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Just Lucky, smuggler and assassin introduced in the 2020 Doctor Aphra run
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Ariole Yu, Lucky’s love interest
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Larma D’Acy and Wrobie Tyce, Resistance members respectively introduced in The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker
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Rae Sloane, an Imperial admiral introduced in the prose novels
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Sana Starros, Rebel, ex-girlfriend of Aphra, and alleged ex-husband of Han Solo
Yagawa says, “It was a privilege to participate in this project! One of the things I love most about [the] Star Wars galaxy is the diversity of characters found throughout its long history. This was a really cool and special experience for me.”
Jyn Erso, Shadow of Maul #4 (of 5), and Galaxy’s Edge – Echoes of the Empire #3 (of 5) will be respectively released on June 3, June 10, and June 24. Marvel will also celebrate Pride Month with the Voices special Wiccan & Hulkling: Raid of Ultron, which’ll be published beforehand on May 27.
