Marvel Announces Star-Lord And Kitty Pryde Secret Wars Series

02/25/2015 12:39 pm EST

Marvel Comics has revealed their latest Secret Wars "Battleworlds" series, Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde. The series is written by Legendary Star-Lord writer Sam Humphries, with art by newcomer Alti Firmansyah, the series takes the unexpected, long-distance "Starkat" romance between the Guardians of the Galaxy's leader and the longtime X-Men stalwart into new territory.

Coming just after the conclusion of Humphries current Guardains of the Galaxy/X-Men crossover event, The Vortex, the series sees Kitty and Peter Quill together, but perhaps not from the same universe. Yasmine Putri's cover for Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde #1 show Peter looking as post-Guardians of the Galaxy movie as ever, but Kitty looking more like the version of herself from the Age of Apocalypse timeline.

"I can say that the Kitty Pryde of the title is actually the Kitty Pryde from Age of Apocalypse," Humphries reveals to ComicsAlliance. "I can say this story takes place on Battleworld. I can say it is an action romantic comedy with some big, huge moments between the characters. Emotionally and spiritually, this is the continuation of the Peter/Kitty relationship from Legendary Star-Lord — with a couple really huge twists you won't see coming. Whatever is about to happen, Peter and Kitty won't be able to go back to the way they were after this."

With Peter and Kitty's romance currently strained by the events of The Black Vortex, it should be interesting to see how their relationship fares in Battleworld.

Here's the official description from Marvel. Check out the full cover below.

STAR-LORD AND KITTY PRYDE–finally in their own series together! But are they TOGETHER together?! And is this the Kitty Pryde that Peter loves or one from a completely different reality. This series takes place right in the thick of things on BATTLEWORLD and is sure to be a wild ride!

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