3. The Keeper's World

"The Keeper's World" is a relatively unknown story that was originally published serially in Marvel's Pizzazz magazine. It was republished by Dark Horse and this version is often called Star Wars 0.

The story involves Luke, Leia, and the droids crashing on an uncharted planet. The Empire sends stormtroopers to investigate, but this task is made difficult when the rebels vanish right before their eyes. It seems the rebels have been rescued by a group of children, each of whom has the power to control a different element. The children belong to a sentient computer called The Keeper, who has been maintaining the planet since it was nearly destroyed.

Frankly, this comic is just weird. The children act more like super-heroes from Marvel than characters in a science fiction setting. Their powers seem like something that would fit in better with the X-Men than Star Wars. Another adversary in the story is a giant cyclops, and the rebels depend on an even bigger giant who turns out to be the cyclops's mother for rescue. That whole sequence was strange as well.

Here are pictures of the covers of the Dark Horse comic, taken from the ever-useful wookiepedia. There were two different covers released.



Has anyone else read these? If so, did you find them strange as well?