This past week Lucasfilm and Marvel have revealed that they will celebrate Pride Month this June with six new Star Wars comics variant comic covers featuring LGBTQ+ characters. Not only will these covers feature LGBTQ+ characters, but the art itself will also be created by LGBTQ+ comic talent as well. These issues will also come with rainbow-powered versions of each series’ title along with the official Star Wars Pride logo.
Celebrate Pride Month With Six New Variant Comic Covers Featuring LGBTQ+ Characters.
You will see covers featuring Doctor Aphra, Sana Starros, Rae Sloan, Yrica Quell, Terec and Ceret, and Lando Calrissian. These covers artwork will be brought to you by Jan Bazaldua, Javier Garron, Babs Tarr, Jacopo Camagni, JJ Kirby, and Stephen Byrne. These comics will be hitting your local comic shops starting June 2.
STAR WARS: WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS #1 PRIDE VARIANT COVER by BABS TARR (06/02)
STAR WARS: BOUNTY HUNTERS #13 PRIDE VARIANT COVER by JACOPO CAMAGNI (6/09)
STAR WARS #14 PRIDE VARIANT COVER by STEPHEN BYRNE (06/16)
STAR WARS: DARTH VADER #13 PRIDE VARIANT COVER by JJ KIRBY (06/23)
STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA #11 PRIDE VARIANT COVER by JAN BAZALDUA with colors by RACHELLE ROSENBERG (06/30)
STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC #6 PRIDE VARIANT COVER by JAVIER GARRON (06/30)
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What are your thoughts on the new LGBTQ+ Pride Month Covers? Are these a must-have in your collection? Also out of these six covers which one is your favorite, if not all of them? That Hashtag Show wants to hear from you.
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