It’s a pretty good time to be a fan of either Star Wars or Marvel — and the future is looking even better. At the same time, some of its most exciting ideas are coming from unexpected places: Star Wars: Visions’ breakout story The Ninth Jedi is reinventing what it means to be a Jedi, while Shawn Levy’s upcoming Star Wars: Starfighter promises a Top Gun: Maverick-inspired return to big-screen space combat. That’s exactly what Marvel Comics and Lucasfilm are doing with Star Wars/Marvel: Hope Assembles, the first official crossover between the two universes. Image: Lucasfilm Publishing/Marvel ComicsImage: Lucasfilm Publishing/Marvel ComicsImage: Lucasfilm Publishing/Marvel ComicsImage: Lucasfilm Publishing/Marvel ComicsImage: Lucasfilm Publishing/Marvel ComicsClose Image: Lucasfilm Publishing/Marvel ComicsImage: Lucasfilm Publishing/Marvel ComicsImage: Lucasfilm Publishing/Marvel ComicsImage: Lucasfilm Publishing/Marvel ComicsImage: Lucasfilm Publishing/Marvel ComicsThe villains aren’t being left out of the fun, either. And after half a century of Star Wars, there are admittedly not many franchise firsts left.