Luciano Vecchio

Luciano Vecchio (born 1982) is an Argentine comic book artist. StarWars.com announced Vecchio illustrated the 2023 Pride Month variant cover for the thirty-fifth issue of the 2020 comic series Star Wars: Darth Vader on March 10, 2023. StarWars.com revealed the illustration itself—Imperial defect Magna Tolvan, an LGBTQIA+ character—six days later in an article showcasing all the Pride Month variant covers for that year. Vecchio shared that he was excited as a queer Star Wars fan to contribute to a Pride assignment for the galaxy far, far away. He also supported comics as a medium for pushing representation and restoring equality, citing Tolvar and Doctor Chelli Lona Aphra as examples.

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