The Press Release:
Earlier today, StarWars.com revealed all six STAR WARS PRIDE VARIANT COVERS coming to your local comic shop this June! Created by an all-star lineup of LGBTQ+ comic talent, this collection of incredible artwork will grace the covers of Marvel’s monthly Star Wars series throughout Pride Month. Featuring stunning depictions of popular LGBTQ+ characters from throughout the Star Wars galaxy, these eye-catching covers will also come complete with special rainbow-powered versions of each series’ title along with the official Star Wars Pride logo.
“Being invited to portray these two amazing characters was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that I couldn’t let slip away,” Javier Garrón told StarWars.com about drawing Jedi twins Terec and Ceret for his Star Wars: The High Republic #6 cover. “It’s a chance to highlight what I love about them and Star Wars: it’s an endless universe, immensely diverse and inclusive. With each story its limits are shattered and it becomes richer, more interesting and more fun to explore. So I wanted to draw Terec and Ceret as the powerful characters they are, filled with determination and hope. Because that’s what a great Jedi means to me. And representation matters.”
Fans can see Doctor Aphra, Sana Starros, Rae Sloan, Yrica Quell, Terec and Ceret, and Lando Calrissian all brought to life in spectacular artwork by Jan Bazaldua, Javier Garrón, Babs Tarr, Jacopo Camagni, JJ Kirby, and Stephen Byrne! Check them out below and collect all six when they hit stands in June! For more information, visit Marvel.com.
ON SALE 06/02
STAR WARS: WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS #1: PRIDE VARIANT COVER by BABS TARR
ON SALE 06/09
STAR WARS: BOUNTY HUNTERS #13: PRIDE VARIANT COVER by JACOPO CAMAGNI
ON SALE 06/16
STAR WARS #14: PRIDE VARIANT COVER by STEPHEN BYRNE
ON SALE 06/23
STAR WARS: DARTH VADER #13: PRIDE VARIANT COVER by JJ KIRBY
ON SALE 06/30
STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA #11: PRIDE VARIANT COVER by JAN BAZALDUA with colors by RACHELLE ROSENBERG
STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC #6: PRIDE VARIANT COVER by JAVIER GARRON
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PiercingMetal Thoughts: Nice looking stuff for sure, but I will continue to repeat myself on the variant covers, its a very rare thing for me to purchase nowadays. The monthly titles have gotten pricy and there is only so much “mad money” for me to use for such things. Generally speaking, I’d rather purchase an additional title than have two or three variant cover editions of the same title. This is a great initiative though and helps celebrate all of the LGBTQ+ characters in the Star Wars universe. I can sense a lot of these being secured by their cover artists and being signed for events like the Flame Con if they should be in attendance at that convention. I’ll wrap up now since there are a lot of other things to get posted but before I go I wonder if you will be purchasing these special “Star Wars” Pride Month variants. Chime in down below and let me know since I love hearing from everyone. Also, please keep on being safe out there in this wild scenario of a world. If only we were in a galaxy far, far away. Ciao and “Happy Pride Month” a little in advance for those who are in the community and ready to celebrate.
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