Ranger Command Power Hour Episode 186

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It’s time to Ranger Up with @trekkieb47, @secretrangerfan & @ZachLaVoy as they talk all things Power Rangers on the Four Eyed Radio Network with RANGER COMMAND POWER HOUR!

Cowabunga dudes, dudettes and duderinos! Eric and Zach talk about Week 1 of POWER MONTH, a month long celebration for the 28th anniversary of the Power Rangers franchise. We give our reactions to all of the Lightning Collection Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles mashup with Mighty Morphin, straight from the pages of the BOOM! Studios mini-series.

Then, Eric once again talks with writer Ryan Parrott about Mighty Morphin Issue 10 featuring the origin of Lord Zedd. There are major spoilers so make sure you read the latest issue! We take a deep dive into the story and talk about the ideas and inspirations for what happens in Issue 10.

Timestamps:

0:00:00 – Intro and special shout out
0:03:30 – Power Month Week 1 Summary
0:31:12 – Interview with Ryan Parrott for Mighty Morphin Issue 10

Listen now: Ranger Command Power Hour Episode 186 – “Rangers Talk Power Month Week 1 plus Mighty Morphin Issue 10 Interview with Ryan Parrott“

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COMIC REVIEW – Mighty Morphin Issue 10

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On Wednesday, August 11th, Mighty Morphin Issue 10 will be released from Boom Studios. A first look of this issue was shown last month.

Discover Zordon’s ties to Bandora’s Palace on the Moon — the modern home of Rita Repulsa. When an assassin is sent to disrupt the Eltarians’ efforts to protect an ancient weapon, Zordon is injured in the process and his mentor, Zophram, must make a decision that will alter the future of the Power Rangers as we know it!

Host Eric (@trekkieb47) had a chance to read the issue in advance and shares his review:

“Mighty Morphin Issue 10 is unlike the rest of the issues in this series, being a complete flashback to the ongoing story of Zordon’s past. Artist Dan Mora returns to illustrate this milestone issue, so you know it’s a big deal. All of the previous flashbacks have been leading up to this – the origin of one of the greatest villains in Power Rangers. 

Writer Ryan Parrott has crafted a bold story, planned from the very beginning of the two new series. In fact, this issue was written over a year ago to accommodate artist Dan Mora’s schedule. With that amount of time, many clues have been built in to preceding issues and once you read this, it will all click into place. While the events of this issue may not be a surprise for some if you have been paying attention, the effect of this story is still impactful and leaves me wanting more. 

The return of Dan Mora is welcome, especially for an issue like this. His style is so ingrained into the franchise, not only with Go Go Power Rangers, but recent designs for the ongoing arc. There was no better person to draw this issue. Of course, the colors by Raúl Angulo and Jose Enrique Fernández give the comic life with vibrant color changes between locations that set the mood for each scene. 

There’s not much more to say about this issue without giving away all of the surprises, but it is worth reading. After this issue and the focus on Yale for next week’s Power Rangers Issue 10, it will be interesting to dive into the next chapter of this ongoing saga. Highly recommended!”

MIGHTY MORPHIN #10
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Retail Price: $3.99
Writer: Ryan Parrott
Artist: Dan Mora
Colorist: Raúl Angulo with color assistance by Jose Enrique Fernández
Letterer: Ed Dukeshire
Cover Artists:

  • Main Cover: InHyuk Lee
  • Legacy Variant Cover: Eleonora Carlini
  • Incentive Cover: InHyuk Lee
  • Incentive Cover: Eleonora Carlini
  • Incentive Cover: Rian Gonzales
  • Incentive Cover: Goñi Montes
  • Incentive Cover: Dan Mora
  • FOC Cover: Jung Geun Yoon
  • FOC Incentive Cover: Jung Geun Yoon
  • Incentive Cover: Dan Mora

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NEWS – Power Month Week 1 Fan First Friday Wrap Up

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To kick-off the morphinominal Power Month celebrations, Hasbro unveiled an all-new line of Power Rangers x Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Collab Figures each day of this week. Inspired by the Boom! Comics crossover miniseries, each figure in the collab line features premium paint and decorative details, with over 20 points of articulation for high poseability and themed accessories. The line includes fan-favorite characters – Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, April, Raphael, Tommy and Shredder – in their Boom! Comics Power Rangers forms. The line is available now for pre-order on HasbroPulse.com, GameStop.com and other participating online retailers.

Hasbro hosted its Power Rangers Fan First Friday livestream today to reveal more brand news:

  • Members of Hasbro, Viacom and Boom Studios came together to talk about the evolution of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Power Rangers
  • Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid – Super Edition is launching a new physical edition for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One on Tuesday, August 10th. This edition combines content from the original Collector’s Edition, all three Season Passes, and the all-new Street Fighter Pack. Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid is the first fighting game with crossplay on all platforms. Fans can pick up a copy at their local retailer starting Tuesday or buy a digital copy on their preferred platform right now. For more details, check out battleforthegrid.com.
  • The debut of the first Power Month poster artwork created by fantasy artist Kekai Kotaki
  • Additional artwork from longtime Lightning Collection artist Tom Whalen

Additional Power Rangers x Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Collab Gallery

 

ABOUT POWER MONTH:

Happening the entire month of August, Power Month is a morphinominal celebration of all things centered around the Power Rangers brand, leading up to Power Rangers Day on August 28. For Power Month, Hasbro has partnered with various retail partners, including Walmart, Amazon, Target and its own Hasbro Pulse, to bring fans exciting new capsules, each with a different theme, to celebrate the iconic Power Rangers brand in exciting new ways.

Stay tuned on social (@powerrangers on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook) for more news, programming updates and product reveals for Power Month.

NEWS – Power Rangers X Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Lightning Collection Morphed Shredder

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Power Month, originally announced during the July 2nd Fan First Friday, officially kicked off on August 2nd with the first of many product reveals. Coming straight from the pages of BOOM! Studios Mighty Morphin Power Rangers x Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover in 2019/2020, the last figure is Shredder morphing into the Green Ranger!

This is a Fan Channel product – meaning it can be found at GameStop, Entertainment Earth, Big Bad Toy Store and Hasbro Pulse. Below is the description and promo images for this figure!

MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS X TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES LIGHTNING COLLECTION MORPHED SHREDDER GREEN RANGER Figure
(Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $31.99 /Available: Spring 2022)

COWABUNGA DUDES, DUDETTES, AND DUDERINOS… IT’S MORPHIN TIME! In the Boom! Comics crossover miniseries, Shredder uses the power of Tommy’s coin and morphs into a twisted, evil version of the Green Ranger. This MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS X TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES LIGHTNING COLLECTION MORPHED SHREDDER GREEN RANGER Figure features premium paint and decorative details inspired by the Boom! Comics crossover miniseries, with over 20 points of articulation for high poseability. Plus, swappable hands and a soft goods cloak for more ways to play or display in various action poses and a fabric cape in that iconic Shredder purple we all know and loathe.

Includes: figure, fabric cloak, and extra hands.

Look for more collectible figures in the Lightning Collection. Each sold separately. Subject to availability.

NEWS – Power Rangers X Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Lightning Collection Morphed Raphael and Foot Soldier Tommy

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Power Month, originally announced during the July 2nd Fan First Friday, officially kicked off on August 2nd with the first of many product reveals. Coming straight from the pages of BOOM! Studios Mighty Morphin Power Rangers x Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover in 2019/2020, the third set includes Raphael morphing into the Red Ranger and Tommy Oliver as a Foot Soldier.

This is a Fan Channel product – meaning it can be found at GameStop, Entertainment Earth, Big Bad Toy Store and Hasbro Pulse. Below is the description and promo images for this set! Stay tuned because this won’t be the last crossover figure to be revealed!

MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS X TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES LIGHTNING COLLECTION MORPHED RAPHAEL RED RANGER AND FOOT SOLDIER TOMMY Collab 2-Pack
(Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $52.99 /Available: Spring 2022)

COWABUNGA DUDES, DUDETTES, AND DUDERINOS… IT’S MORPHIN TIME! In the Boom! Comics crossover miniseries, Tommy infiltrates the Foot Clan and, when the teens from Angel Grove are cut off from their powers, Raphael uses Jason’s morpher to become a new Red Ranger. This MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS X TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES LIGHTNING COLLECTION MORPHED RAPHAEL RED RANGER AND FOOT SOLDIER TOMMY Collab 2-Pack features action figures with premium paint and decorative details inspired by the Boom! Comics crossover miniseries, with over 20 points of articulation in each figure for high poseability. Plus, swappable heads to display the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle with Ranger helmet or without (it’s turtle time!), and Tommy in full Foot Clan disguise or without the ninja hood. This bodacious 2-pack also includes multiple character-inspired weapon accessories, like Raph’s sai merged with the Red Ranger Power Sword, a katana, and blast effect pieces, and extra pairs of hands for more ways to play or display.

Includes: 2 figures, 8 accessories, extra heads, and extra hands.

Look for more collectible figures in the Lightning Collection. Each sold separately. Subject to availability.

NEWS – Power Rangers X Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Lightning Collection Morphed April and Morphed Michelangelo

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Power Month, originally announced during the July 2nd Fan First Friday, officially kicked off on August 2nd with the first of many product reveals. Coming straight from the pages of BOOM! Studios Mighty Morphin Power Rangers x Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover in 2019/2020, the second set includes Michelangelo morphing into the Yellow Ranger and April O’Neil morphing into the Pink Ranger.

This is a Fan Channel product – meaning it can be found at GameStop, Entertainment Earth, Big Bad Toy Store and Hasbro Pulse. Below is the description and promo images for this set! Stay tuned because this won’t be the last crossover set to be revealed!

MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS X TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES LIGHTNING COLLECTION MORPHED MICHELANGELO YELLOW RANGER AND APRIL O’NEIL PINK RANGER Collab 2-Pack
(Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $52.99 /Available: Spring 2022)

COWABUNGA DUDES, DUDETTES, AND DUDERINOS… In the Boom! Comics crossover miniseries, the teens from Angel Grove are cut off from their powers, and Michelangelo and April use the Rangers’ morphers to become the new Yellow and Pink Rangers. This MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS X TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES LIGHTNING COLLECTION MORPHED MICHELANGELO YELLOW RANGER AND APRIL O’NEIL PINK RANGER Collab 2-Pack features action figures with premium paint and decorative details inspired by the Boom! Comics crossover miniseries, with over 20 points of articulation in each figure for high poseability. Plus, swappable heads to display the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle and April with Ranger helmet or without (it’s turtle time!). This bodacious 2-pack also includes multiple character-inspired collab accessories, like Mikey’s nunchuks merged with the Yellow Ranger Power Daggers, a Power Bow, camera, mic, and blast effect pieces, along with an extra pairs of hands for more ways to play or display.

Includes: 2 figures, 8 accessories, extra heads, and extra hands.

Look for more collectible figures in the Lightning Collection. Each sold separately. Subject to availability.

NEWS – Power Rangers X Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Lightning Collection Morphed Donatello and Morphed Leonardo

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Power Month, originally announced during the July 2nd Fan First Friday, officially kicked off on August 2nd with the first of many product reveals. Coming straight from the pages of BOOM! Studios Mighty Morphin Power Rangers x Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover in 2019/2020, the first set includes Leonardo morphing into the Blue Ranger and Donatello morphing into the Black Ranger.

This is a Fan Channel product – meaning it can be found at Gamestop, Entertainment Earth, Big Bad Toy Store and Hasbro Pulse (currently sold out there). Below is the description and promo images for this set! Stay tuned because this won’t be the last crossover set to be revealed!

MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS X TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES 6” LIGHTNING COLLECTION MORPHED DONATELLO BLACK RANGER AND LEONARDO BLUE RANGER Collab 2-Pack
(Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $52.99 /Available: Spring 2022)

COWABUNGA DUDES, DUDETTES, AND DUDERINOS… IT’S MORPHIN TIME! In the Boom! Comics crossover miniseries, the teens from Angel Grove are cut off from their powers, and Donatello and Leonardo use the Rangers’ morphers to become the new Black and Blue Rangers. This MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS X TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES 6” LIGHTNING COLLECTION MORPHED DONATELLO BLACK RANGER AND LEONARDO BLUE RANGER Collab 2-Pack features action figures with premium paint and decorative details inspired by the Boom! Comics crossover miniseries, with over 20 points of articulation in each figure for high poseability. Plus, swappable heads to display the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with Ranger helmet or without (it’s turtle time!). This bodacious 2-pack also includes multiple character-inspired collab accessories, like Donnie’s staff merged with the Black Ranger Power Axe, Leo’s katana merged with the Blue Ranger’s Power Lance, and blast effect pieces, along with an extra pairs of hands for more ways to play or display.

Includes: 2 figures, 5 accessories, extra heads, and extra hands.

Look for more collectible figures in the Lightning Collection. Each sold separately. Subject to availability.

Ranger Command Power Hour Extra Episode 077

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It’s time to Ranger Up with @trekkieb47 @secretrangerfan & @ZachLaVoy as they talk all things Power Rangers on the Four Eyed Radio Network with RANGER COMMAND POWER HOUR!

In our Extra Episode for July 2021, brought to you by our supporters on Patreon, Eric, Zach and guest co-host Mason (@Masonmerrell) discuss Power Rangers Dino Fury episodes 9-11. Nothing was Cut Off in this episode and we weren’t Phoning Home in any of the discussion. We won’t pass go or McScary Manor, but we’ll deliver a fresh episode of Ranger Command.

We discuss some news including exclusive figures, exclusive comics looks and solicitations. Finally, in our Ranger Nation Answers segment, our listeners discuss their thoughts on the new Netflix episodes of Power Rangers Dino Fury. We also hash out another listener’s comments about the overall tone of the franchise.

It’s great to be human!

Listen now: Ranger Command Power Hour Extra Episode 077 – Rangers Review Dino Fury Episodes 9-11

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Timestamps:

  • 0:00:00 – Intro and Guest Co-Host
  • 0:02:55 – News
  • 0:30:53 – Dino Fury Episode 9 “Cut Off” Review
  • 0:42:19 – Dino Fury Episode 10 “Phoning Home” Review
  • 0:58:50 – Dino Fury Episode 11 “McScary Manor” Review
  • 1:13:33 – Ranger Nation Answers

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NEWS – Exclusive First Look at Power Rangers #10

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Your First Look at POWER RANGERS #10 from BOOM! Studios
Discover Yale’s Dangerous Mission in the ERA OF UNLIMITED POWER in August 2021

LOS ANGELES, CA (July 26, 2021) – BOOM! Studios, under license by Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS), revealed a first look at POWER RANGERS #10 from writers Ryan Parrott (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and Rachel Wagner, artist Moisés Hidalgo (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), colorist Raúl Angulo (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) with color assistance by Jose Enrique Fernández, and letterer Ed Dukeshire, in conjunction with the Mighty Morphin series. Two New Series. Two New Teams. The Era of UNLIMITED POWER continues HERE—and only Lord Drakkon, their greatest enemy, can save the Power Rangers in August 2021!

Yale, the Omega Rangers’ alien companion, embarks on a solo mission to protect a group of kids from the terrors of Safehaven. Guided by the voice of the Blue Emissary, Yale will travel closer to his destiny… but what does this mean for the Omega Rangers?

POWER RANGERS #10 features main cover art by acclaimed illustrator Matteo Scalera with Moreno Dinisio (Batman: White Knight Presents Harley Quinn), and variant covers by Daniele Di Nicuolo (Seven Secrets), Goñi Montes (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), and illustrator Yejin Park.

Currently, Power Rangers is celebrating 28 continuous years on the air, making it one of the longest running kids’ live-action series in television history with nearly 900 episodes aired to date. Created by Haim Saban and launched in 1993 with Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, the franchise celebrates its 28th season with, “Power Rangers Dino Fury” currently airing on Saturdays at 8 a.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon and now streaming on Netflix in the U.S.

POWER RANGERS is the newest release from BOOM! Studios’ eponymous imprint, home to critically acclaimed original series, including BRZRKR by Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt, and Ron Garney; We Only Find Them When They’re Dead by Al Ewing and Simone Di Meo; Seven Secrets by Tom Taylor and Daniele Di Nicuolo; Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera; Once & Future by Kieron Gillen and Dan Mora; Abbott by Saladin Ahmed and Sami Kivelä; Proctor Valley Road by Grant Morrison, Alex Child, and Naomi Franq; The Many Deaths of Laila Starr by Ram V and Filipe Andrade; and Eve by Victor LaValle and Jo Mi-Gyeong. The imprint also publishes popular licensed properties, including Dune: House Atreides from Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, and Dev Pramanik; and Magic from Jed McKay and Ig Guara.

Print copies of POWER RANGERS #10 will be available on August 18, 2021 exclusively at local comic book shops (use comicshoplocator.com to find the nearest one), or at the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers like comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and Kindle.

Softcover and hardcover collections of MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS and other Power Rangers releases from BOOM! Studios are available now, everywhere books are sold.

For continuing news on the POWER RANGERS series and more from BOOM! Studios, stay tuned to boom-studios.com and follow @boomstudios on Twitter.

For more on Power Rangers, please visit www.powerrangers.com and follow Power Rangers on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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Ranger Command Power Hour Episode 185

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It’s time to Ranger Up with @trekkieb47 as he talks all things Power Rangers on the Four Eyed Radio Network with RANGER COMMAND POWER HOUR!

Eric welcomes back writer Ryan Parrott to the podcast for our most extensive interview with him to date to catch up on both series, Mighty Morphin and Power Rangers.

What was his reaction with what the writers did for the Power Rangers Unlimited comics? How does Banana Bread fit into Grace Sterling’s plan? What is the Star Trek connection with the Empyreals? All of these questions and more as we take a deep dive into issues 2-8 (and a little bit of this month’s Mighty Morphin Issue 9) for both series.

A huge thanks to Ryan for taking the time to speak with us!

Listen now: Ranger Command Power Hour Episode 185 – “Ranger Command Interview – Catching up with Ryan Parrott“

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