Most movies go through multiple script drafts and edits before making it to the big screen. Star Wars is no different, save that its popularity is (apparently) so phenomenal that someone thought it necessary to bring us a comic version of the original draft. Enter The Star Wars- George Lucas' original vision for what would ultimately become the timeless classic Episode IV- A New Hope. In it, we see many familiar locales, plot elements, armies, and characters- but with a different twist. There's Luke Skywalker, Annikin Starkiller, Han Solo (a giant green alien), Princess (then Queen) Leia, Darth Vader (sans familiar mask), droids, Jedi, Sith . . . you get the picture. Some things remained unchanged to the movie version; some thing were altered quite a bit. Can the forces under General Skywalker lead the Rebels to victory?
This was enjoyable only in that it showed just how many changes stories undergo as they mature. That aside, it was confusing (as many familiar elements represented characters and technologies in different roles than the finished version), rushed, and relatively ho-hum. For Star Wars fans, it's good to read it once, then put it aside and be thankful this version didn't make it into theaters.
Rating: C
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