Cover by Jae Lee and Bill Maus. Written by Steve Stern. Art by Tatsuya Ishida. A darker version of the Defend the Earth miniseries from Archies Zen series, also featuring the rebooted origin of Steve Sterns interstellar ninja. A kindly scientist takes pity on the mouthless mutant and saves him from the genetic lab to go and find his destiny. He finds it in Earth teen Jeremy Baker, and in Lord Contaminous, whose goal is to turn Earth into a toxic wasteland. With the aid of his eco-powered team, Zen fights to save Earth from environmental destruction.