Greg Rucka and Marco Checchetto's "Star Wars: Shattered Empire" debuted earlier this week, beginning an adventure that will take readers from the final scenes of "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi" to the universe of "The Force Awakens." Today, CBR News has the exclusive reveal of artist Kris Anka's variant cover for the Marvel Comics series' second issue.

Bridging the gap between "Return of the Jedi" and the upcoming "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," "Shattered Empire" is part of Disney's multimedia Journey to "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" campaign, which features comics, novels and reference materials all considered part of the official new canon and all leading up to the release of "The Force Awakens" film on December 18.

Written by Greg Rucka with art by Marco Checchetto, "Star Wars: Shattered Empire" continues October 7.