NEWS – Exclusive First Look at POWER RANGERS PRIME #2

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A New Era Continues in Your First Look at POWER RANGERS PRIME #2

New Rangers, New Villains, New Stories

LOS ANGELES, CA (November 18, 2024) – BOOM! Studios, in collaboration with leading toy and game company Hasbro, today revealed a first look at POWER RANGERS PRIME #2. Groundbreaking POWER RANGERS writer, and scribe behind Darkest Hour Melissa Flores, along with acclaimed artist Michael YG (Iron Fist), colorist Fabi Marques, and letterer Ed Dukeshire ushers in a new era into the Rangers Mythos with the new ongoing series POWER RANGERS PRIME! Continuing December 2024.

The new morphinominal era continues in the second action-packed issue of Power Rangers Prime! Conflicts emerge around a fugitive Ranger, drawing in another iconic team and setting up a world-colliding crossover that fans have been theorizing about for years! Meanwhile, a fan favorite villain has uncovered the remnants of a Samuraizer… and the latent Morphin energy could unleash a power unlike anything this universe has ever seen…

POWER RANGERS PRIME #2 features a main cover by the incomparable Dan Mora, with variants by Chuma Hill (W0rldtr33), Bon Bernardo (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), Doaly (Deadpool/Wolverine), Keyla Valerio (White Boat), and R1C0 (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II.

  • Power Rangers Prime #2 A Main: OCT240043
  • Power Rangers Prime #2 B Variant: OCT240044
  • Power Rangers Prime #2 C Foil Stamp Variant: OCT240045
  • Power Rangers Prime #2 D 1:10 INCV: OCT240046
  • Power Rangers Prime #2 E 1:15 INCV: OCT240047
  • Power Rangers Prime #2 F 1:25 INCV Foil Stamp Variant: OCT240048
  • Power Rangers Prime #2 G 1:50 INCV: OCT240049
  • Power Rangers Prime #2 H FOC Reveal Variant: OCT240050
  • Power Rangers Prime #2 I Unlockable Variant: OCT240051

POWER RANGERS PRIME #2 will be available in comic shops December 18, 2024. It is available for pre-order at your local comic shop. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including Kindle, iBooks, and Google Play.

POWER RANGERS PRIME 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; Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera; bestselling horror anthology Hello Darkness; Grim by Stephanie Phillips and Flaviano; Stuff of Nightmares by R.L. Stine and A.L. Kaplan; A Vicious Circle by Mattson Tomlin and Lee Bermejo; Ghostlore by Cullen Bunn and Leomacs; Rare Flavours by Ram V and Filipe Andrade; Underheist by David and Maria Lapham; Animal Pound by Tom King and Peter Gross; Minor Arcana by Jeff Lemire; and the upcoming Vicarious by Ryan Parrott and Eleonora Carlini; and The Creeping Below by Brian Azzarello and Vanesa Del Rey. The imprint also publishes popular licensed properties, including Dune: House Corrino from Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, and Simone Ragazzoni; and The Expanse: Dragon Tooth by Andy Diggle, Rubine, and Francesco Pisa.

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

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NEWS – POWER RANGERS PRIME #1 SELLS OUT BEFORE RELEASE & RETURNS WITH SECOND PRINTING

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NEWS – POWER RANGERS PRIME #1 SELLS OUT BEFORE RELEASE & RETURNS WITH SECOND PRINTING

New Rangers, New Villains, New Stories

LOS ANGELES, CA (November 14, 2024) – BOOM! Studios, in collaboration with leading toy and game company Hasbro, today revealed that POWER RANGERS PRIME #1 has sold out at the distributor level before release! Groundbreaking POWER RANGERS writer and scribe behind Darkest Hour, Melissa Flores, along with acclaimed artist Michael YG (Iron Fist), colorist Fabi Marques, and letterer Ed Dukeshire ushers in a new era into the Rangers Mythos with an unmissable first chapter in the new ongoing series POWER RANGERS PRIME!

POWER RANGERS is BACK and better than ever!

Angel Grove University students face a difficult choice after crossing paths with a fugitive straight out of legend. The consequences for hiding her are dire…but her existence may not stay secret for long.

In the wake of Darkest Hour, prepare yourself for a bold new era and a brand-new story unlike anything that’s come before! A perfect “Day One” jumping on point for new readers and old fans alike!

In response to the overwhelming support from retailers and fans, BOOM! Studios has announced POWER RANGERS PRIME #1 SECOND PRINTING (SEP248264), featuring brand-new cover art by Rebeca Puebla (Vicarious), available in stores December 18, 2024.

“Melissa, Michael, Fabi, and Ed have done something truly morphinominal in launching another blockbuster series,” said Allyson Gronowitz, Editor. “And now with a second printing, even more fans and readers can jump into the next amazing chapter of POWER RANGERS!”

POWER RANGERS PRIME #1 FIRST PRINTING may be available now in local comic shops. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including Kindle, iBooks, and Google Play.

POWER RANGERS PRIME 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; Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera; bestselling horror anthology Hello Darkness; Grim by Stephanie Phillips and Flaviano; Stuff of Nightmares by R.L. Stine and A.L. Kaplan; A Vicious Circle by Mattson Tomlin and Lee Bermejo; Ghostlore by Cullen Bunn and Leomacs; Rare Flavours by Ram V and Filipe Andrade; Underheist by David and Maria Lapham; Animal Pound by Tom King and Peter Gross; Minor Arcana by Jeff Lemire; Vicarious by Ryan Parrott and Eleonora Carlini; and The Creeping Below by Brian Azzarello and Vanesa Del Rey. The imprint also publishes popular licensed properties, including Dune: House Corrino from Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, and Simone Ragazzoni; and The Expanse: Dragon Tooth by Andy Diggle, Rubine, and Francesco Pisa.

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

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NEWS – COMICS PREVIEW – Power Rangers Solicitations for January 2025

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Last week, we received the advance solicitations for Boom! Studios Power Rangers comics coming out in the month of January 2025.

There are MAJOR spoilers below, so be warned!

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NEWS – Heritage Auctions and Hasbro Team Up for Once-in-a-Lifetime Auction in November

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Go Go Power Rangers! Heritage and Hasbro Join Forces to Present a Mighty, Morphin, Once-in-a-Lifetime Auction in November

Costumes, props, weapons and helmets spanning the franchise’s 30-plus year legacy fill this event – along with the mightiest Megazord ever assembled

DALLAS, Texas (Oct. 25, 2024) — For over 30 years, Hasbro’s Power Rangers franchise has been an unstoppable, ubiquitous force of nostalgia — a unique blend of Spandex, pyrotechnics and rubber-suited monsters that evolved from a Japanese live-action television series into a global phenomenon. In the early 1990s, along came this unlikely juggernaut about a group of ordinary teenagers in brightly colored costumes, doing karate and piloting colossal robots. A team that showed us: We can all be Power Rangers.

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers debuted in 1993, adapted from the Japanese tokusatsu franchise Super Sentai, and it didn’t just captivate children; it conquered them, quickly becoming the most-watched children’s television program in the U.S. The formula was simple: Aliens invade, teenagers morph, monsters grow to the size of skyscrapers and amazing Megazords. It was predictable and gloriously so, which is what made it work for generations raised on the Power Rangers TV series. Echoing the nostalgia of a generation gathered around the TV each week, the Power Rangers inspired everyday heroes from all walks of life to come together, team up and morph into something mightier — and more fun — than anyone ever expected.

The franchise has endured and even evolved by doing what it’s always done best: embracing humor and heart with over-the-top superhero action. Whether it’s ninjas, space warriors or dinosaurs (sometimes all at once), Power Rangers has the chameleon-like ability to reinvent itself (or, ahem, Morph) without ever straying too far from its core. At its heart, it’s still the story of teamwork, friendship and how a group of misfit teens can come together and save the world every single week from the likes of Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd. That’s the key to its longevity.

Since July, fans have been buzzing about the nostalgic pieces highlighted at Heritage’s preview of the November 18-19 Power Rangers Hasbro Hollywood & Entertainment Signature® Auction at the National Sports Collectors Convention in Cleveland. Even the venerable Sports Collectors Digest took note of Heritage’s Technicolor display, noting that the Power Rangers’ “colorful suits and pods … supercharged” an event once built solely around sports collectibles.

Now, at last, that auction is here: the largest and most comprehensive collection of Power Rangers memorabilia ever assembled. This auction, now open for bidding, spans every season and every iteration of the long-running series, with every character and creation represented among the nearly 700 lots that include the most iconic props, costumes and hero items from across the franchise’s 30-year legacy, from Power Rangers Mighty Morphin to the most recent season, Power Rangers Cosmic Fury.

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“This auction has something for every Power Rangers fan, whether you’ve followed them from the beginning or discovered them more recently during their Power Rangers Cosmic Fury era,” says Joe Maddalena, Executive Vice President at Heritage. “That multigenerational fanbase, the kids who loved the show and their parents who grew up with it, is what makes this event so special, and we’re proud to celebrate it with this one-of-a-kind auction.”

Here, fans will find the original costumes and weapons from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, including those costumes worn by the legendary Pink Ranger Kimberly, Blue Ranger Billy, Yellow Ranger Trini and Green Ranger Tommy, as well as costumes from the original Japanese cast. In fact, the first 100 lots in the auction hail from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, which premiered during the summer of 1993 during the Fox Kids programming block, using stock footage from the Japanese TV series Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger.

There are also costumes and accessories from 1995’s Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, as well as helmets spanning every era and variation of the franchise, among them Mystic Force and Operation Overdrive.

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Among this auction’s numerous centerpieces is the Transformable Astro Megaship/Astro Megazord hero filming miniature from 1998’s Power Rangers in Space, one of the only complete Zords in this auction used on screen as the Rangers’ spacecraft and battle Zord. It’s fully articulated, an armed warrior and battle carrier that still moves like a well-oiled machine. And, says Maddalena, “It’s so complete it still has the fishing line they used to open the chest.”

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Here, too, are the Thunder Megazord hero helmet, which looks like a cross between a Japanese samurai warrior and a Roman Legionnaire, and a single lot consisting of three (!) Action Megazord helmets with an action shield. Alpha, the Rangers’ mentor-assistant-sidekick, also appears here — twice, with the costume worn in Power Rangers in Space and the updated version from last year’s 30th anniversary TV movie Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always.

Villains, too, are well represented throughout this auction, which would have been incomplete without Rita Repulsa’s iconic Magic Wand scepter, the sorceress’s signature weapon screen-used throughout the earliest seasons of the series. For decades, kids begged their parents for Power Rangers merchandise — not just action figures and pajamas, but replica Power Morphers and Dragon Daggers. For the first time, fans who have passionately supported the brand’s legacy for over 30 years can own a piece of its history. What better way to power up and become a Ranger?

Click here to browse the November 18-19 Power Rangers Hasbro Hollywood & Entertainment Signature® Auction. Then get ready: It’s Morphin Time.

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NEWS – Exclusive First Look at POWER RANGERS PRIME #1

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A New Age of Rangers in Your First Look at POWER RANGERS PRIME #1

New Rangers, New Villains, New Stories

LOS ANGELES, CA (October 11, 2024) – BOOM! Studios, in collaboration with leading toy and game company Hasbro, today revealed a first look at POWER RANGERS PRIME #1. Groundbreaking POWER RANGERS writer, and scribe behind Darkest Hour Melissa Flores, along with acclaimed artist Michael YG (Iron Fist), colorist Fabi Marques, and letterer Ed Dukeshire ushers in a new era into the Rangers Mythos with an unmissable first chapter in the new ongoing series POWER RANGERS PRIME! Coming November 2024.

POWER RANGERS is BACK and better than ever!

Angel Grove University students face a difficult choice after crossing paths with a fugitive straight out of legend. The consequences for hiding her are dire…but her existence may not stay secret for long.

In the wake of Darkest Hour, prepare yourself for a bold new era and a brand-new story unlike anything that’s come before! A perfect “Day One” jumping on point for new readers and old fans alike!

POWER RANGERS PRIME #1 features a main cover by the incomparable Dan Mora, with variants by Doaly (Radiant Black), Juni Ba (The Boy Wonder), InHyuk Lee (Mighty Morphin), Bon Bernardo (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), Joëlle Jones (Catwoman) with Jordie Bellaire, and Rafael Albuquerque (American Vampire).

  • Power Rangers Prime #1 A Main: SEP240015
  • Power Rangers Prime #1 B Variant: SEP240016
  • Power Rangers Prime #1 C Spoiler Variant: SEP240017
  • Power Rangers Prime #1 D Foil Stamp Variant: SEP240018
  • Power Rangers Prime #1 E Blank Sketch Variant: JUL247380
  • Power Rangers Prime #1 F 1:10 INCV: SEP240019
  • Power Rangers Prime #1 G 1:25 INCV: SEP240020
  • Power Rangers Prime #1 H 1:50 INCV Foil Stamp Variant: SEP240021
  • Power Rangers Prime #1 I 1:75 INCV: SEP240022
  • Power Rangers Prime #1 J 1:100 INCV: SEP240023
  • Power Rangers Prime #1 K FOC Reveal Variant: SEP240024
  • Power Rangers Prime #1 L Unlockable Variant: SEP240025

POWER RANGERS PRIME #1 will be available in comic shops November 13, 2024. It is available for pre-order at your local comic shop. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including Kindle, iBooks, and Google Play.

POWER RANGERS PRIME 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; Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera; bestselling horror anthology Hello Darkness; Grim by Stephanie Phillips and Flaviano; Stuff of Nightmares by R.L. Stine and A.L. Kaplan; A Vicious Circle by Mattson Tomlin and Lee Bermejo; Ghostlore by Cullen Bunn and Leomacs; Rare Flavours by Ram V and Filipe Andrade; Underheist by David and Maria Lapham; Animal Pound by Tom King and Peter Gross; Minor Arcana by Jeff Lemire; and the upcoming Vicarious by Ryan Parrott and Eleonora Carlini; and The Creeping Below by Brian Azzarello and Vanesa Del Rey. The imprint also publishes popular licensed properties, including Dune: House Corrino from Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, and Simone Ragazzoni; and The Expanse: Dragon Tooth by Andy Diggle, Rubine, and Francesco Pisa.

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

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NEWS – Rangers Actors Unite in a First Look at POWER RANGERS: ACROSS THE MORPHIN GRID #1

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NEWS – Rangers Actors Unite in a First Look at POWER RANGERS: ACROSS THE MORPHIN GRID #1

An unforgettable celebration of Power Rangers that no fan will want to miss!

LOS ANGELES, CA (September 30, 2024) – BOOM! Studios, in collaboration with leading toy and game company Hasbro, revealed a first look today at POWER RANGERS: ACROSS THE MORPHIN GRID #1. What’s better than a POWER RANGERS anthology? How about a POWER RANGERS anthology filled with stories written by your favorite POWER RANGERS actors?! POWER RANGERS: ACROSS THE MORPHIN GRID, an anthology of stories written by David Yost, Walter Jones, Steve Cardenas, Mat Groom, Nakia Burrise, JD Sutphin, and Meghan Camarena about their respective Rangers with art by Paulina Ganucheau, Tango, Patrick Mulholland, Dominike “DOMO” Stanton, and Anand Ramcheron!

Featuring Yellow Zeo Ranger Tanya Sloan, Black Mighty Morphin Power Ranger Zack Taylor, Blue Mighty Morphin Power Ranger Billy Cranston, the second Red Mighty Morphin Power Ranger Rocky DeSantos, and Pink Hyperforce Ranger Chloe Ashford, discover a whole host of exciting stories from every corner of the Morphin Grid!

David Yost and Walter Jones, the original Blue and Black Rangers, are joined by other fan favorite writers including Steve Cardenas, Mat Groom, Nakia Burrise, JD Sutphin, and Meghan Camarena; in addition to art by Paulina Ganucheau (DC Pride: Better Together), Tango (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Saturday Morning Adventures IDW Endless Summer), Patrick Mulholland (MOM Breaks the Internet), Dominike “DOMO” Stanton, and Anand Ramcheron (Marvel’s Voices) for a morphinominal experience that is not to be missed!

This epic, oversized issue will feature a main cover by Ejikure (Wild’s End), along with variant covers by Riley Rossmo (Martian Manhunter), Goñi Montes (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), and Matt Taylor (Moon Man), along with a limited BOOM! Studios Direct Reserve exclusive variant by Goñi Montes!

  • Power Rangers: Across the Morphin Grid #1 A Main: AUG240056
  • Power Rangers: Across the Morphin Grid #1 B Variant: AUG240057
  • Power Rangers: Across the Morphin Grid #1 C Foil Variant: AUG240058
  • Power Rangers: Across the Morphin Grid #1 D 1:10 INCV: AUG240059
  • Power Rangers: Across the Morphin Grid #1 E 1:15 INCV: AUG240060
  • Power Rangers: Across the Morphin Grid #1 F Unlockable Variant: AUG240061

POWER RANGERS: ACROSS THE MORPHIN GRID #1 will be available in comic shops October 30, 2024. It is available for pre-order at your local comic shop. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including Kindle, iBooks, and Google Play.

POWER RANGERS: ACROSS THE MORPHIN GRID 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; Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera; bestselling horror anthology Hello Darkness; Grim by Stephanie Phillips and Flaviano; Stuff of Nightmares by R.L. Stine and A.L. Kaplan; A Vicious Circle by Mattson Tomlin and Lee Bermejo; Ghostlore by Cullen Bunn and Leomacs; Rare Flavours by Ram V and Filipe Andrade; Underheist by David and Maria Lapham; Animal Pound by Tom King and Peter Gross; Minor Arcana by Jeff Lemire; and the upcoming Vicarious by Ryan Parrott and Eleonora Carlini; and The Creeping Below by Brian Azzarello and Vanesa Del Rey. The imprint also publishes popular licensed properties, including Dune: House Corrino from Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, and Simone Ragazzoni; Mighty MorphinPower Rangers by Melissa Flores and Simona Di Gianfelice; and The Expanse: Dragon Tooth by Andy Diggle, Rubine, and Francesco Pisa.

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

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RCPH Bolt Bites – September 2024

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Welcome to Ranger Command Power Hour’s new BOLT BITES article series! BOLT BITES is a semi-monthly to monthly summary of all the news happening for Power Rangers merchandise, fan works, entertainment and other news. Depending on the news cycle for a given week or month, you may see this series grow to weekly.

Have something Ranger news related that you found? Are you an artist looking to promote your work? Do you make Power Rangers content on YouTube or Twitch? Drop us a line at rangercommandpowerhour@gmail.com or on our social media channels.

And now onto September 2024’s BOLT BITES.

JDF WATCH

  • A KickStarter from Tammie Frank, wife of Jason David Frank, is asking $200,000 to fund a documentary called “Jason David Frank: An Intimate Look into Your Hero”. The documentary “explores his life and legacy while promoting suicide awareness and mental health.” With only 11 days to go and only 8 backers, it seems like Ranger Nation is tired of funding Power Rangers actor-related projects.

OFFICIAL MERCH

  • SuperX has some new Power Rangers Workout Gear including:
    • Green Ranger Pullover Gen. 2
    • Green Ranger Performance Short Sleeve Gen. 2
    • Pink Ranger Unisex Shorts
    • Red Ranger Shorts
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  • ThreeZero and Hasbro are releasing a 1/6 scale FigZero figure of Matt Cook as Mighty Morphin Green! Based on the comic books from BOOM! Studios the figure features 34 points of articulation, comes with accessories and is limited to 1,000 pieces. Pre-orders are available at Big Bad Toy Store.

  • Originally revealed exclusively by IGN, Diamond Select has opened preorders for a Power Rangers Gallery Death Ranger Deluxe Statue. The 10-inch tall statue is made of high-quality plastic and features detailed sculpting and paint applications. It comes packaged in a full-color window box. Designed by Joe Allard and sculpted by Salvador Gomes. This is available through Big Bad Toy Store, Entertainment Earth and Diamond Select Toys.
  • If you missed the Omega Rangers Lightning Collection figures on Hasbro Pulse… and all of the discounted sales, then you’re in luck? You can preorder the figure set on Big Bad Toy Store (Substandard Grade only).

COMICS

  • Out Now: IDW’s final issue of Godzilla vs. MMPR II – This is it! The final battle between Godzilla, the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and the terrifying combined forces of Rita and Astronema! And the fate of the multiverse hangs in the balance! But can the Teenagers with Attitude and the King of the Monsters stand a chance against the Kaiju Psycho Rangers now that they’ve absorbed the powers of Destoroyah, Megalon, King Ghidorah, SpaceGodzilla, and Gigan?
  • Out Now: Released this past Wednesday, September 25th – Mighty Morphin Power Rangers / Usagi Yojimbo #1! This special one-shot by veteran Power Rangers scribe Ryan Parrott, illustrated by Shawn Daley (Ogre), colored by James Fenner (Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Shapeshifters), and lettered by Ed Dukeshire (Once & Future), the crossover between the Ronin Rabbit and everyone’s favorite teenagers with attitude.

  • Next Week: Next Wednesday, October 2nd, Ranger Academy Issue 11. In the pulse-pounding penultimate issue of Ranger Academy, Sage and company head back to the Academy, with the only thing that can rid someone of Dark Specter’s influence. But they return to a rough sight, worrying they may be too late, especially with the most powerful person on campus having fallen to the enemy. Will Sage and her friends do what’s necessary to save their school, even when the cost is unthinkable?

    Below are the full covers and preview pages:

  • Upcoming: BOOM! Studios December solicits are out and includes covers for Power Rangers Prime issue #2 and an advanced look for February’s The Eltarian War softcover collection.

GAMES

  • Friend of the show Joshua Moore recently did a Q&A with James O’Connor, the writer of “Power Rangers Mighty Force”. Check out the interview at Joshua’s Ranger Reader Substack.

CANCELLED PROJECTS

  • Mock-up posters for the cancelled Power Rangers: Origins animated movie turned up on eBay this past weekend. Apparently these are from a former Saban BrandS employee looking to clean house. For those who haven’t seen it, you can view the concept trailer on YouTube.

BEHIND THE SCENES

  • A year after the release of Power Rangers Cosmic Fury, Simon Bennett was interviewed by Blue Screen Reveals. In the interview, Simon talked about ideas for a 31st season that will never happen and that the fandom was totally normal about online:

“I came up with a pitch for a possible Season 31, which never went anywhere. It was a fully fledged kind of bible document, and within it were types of Rangers that I would like to see in the future. I would have liked to have seen a plus-size Power Ranger. I would have liked to have seen a Power Ranger in a wheelchair that could transform into some kind of very cool fighting tool when that Ranger morphed. I would have liked to have seen a non-binary Power Ranger. That was actually something that we were kind of setting up … It was going to be [J.J. Oliver], Tommy Oliver’s teenage child who was established in canon in [Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel Episode 10] Dimensions in Danger. We saw potentially Minh from Once & Always and the non-binary character putting together a team of misfits. It was an idea that never actually went anywhere.”

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NEWS – COMICS PREVIEW – Power Rangers Solicitations for December 2024

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We received the advance solicitations for Boom! Studios Power Rangers comics coming out in the month of December 2024.

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RCPH Bolt Bites – Power Rangers Day 2024 Edition

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HAPPY POWER RANGERS DAY! 31 years ago today, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers premiered on August 28th, 1993. And surprisingly, we have some news!

OFFICIAL MERCH

  • On Hasbro Pulse, you can pre-order the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Deluxe Action Figures by Super7! Inspired by the vintage Mighty Morphin Power Rangers toy line from the ‘90s, these figures are 7” scale with 19 points of articulation, and features intricate sculpt and premium metallic-and-gloss paint detailing. The packaging is reminiscent of the original triangle boxes and include the Red, Yellow, Blue, Pink, Black, Green, and White Rangers.
  • Super7 announced a new entry into their line of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers ULTIMATES!, Lord Drakkon! The 7” scale, highly articulated Lord Drakkon Mighty Morphin Power Rangers ULTIMATES! figure is inspired by the BOOM! Studios comic books and depicts the arrogant ruler ready to conquer the Power Rangers wherever and whenever they’re hiding. Featuring intricate sculpt and premium paint detailing, this figure also comes with multiple interchangeable heads and hands, and an assortment of accessories including a damaged Red Ranger helmet, Dragon Dagger, Broken Saba, and more!

  • It’s time for a Sentai version of Zord-Builder?? From Bandai Japan comes the new DX ROBO UNIVERSE line, a new way for DX Zords from previous years to make a return and be compatible to swap parts for all new combinations! The first wave includes Engine-Oh from Engine Sentai Go-Onger, GokaiOh from Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger and ToQOh from Ressha Sentai ToQGer.

COMICS / BOOKS

  • OUT NOW: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Recharged Vol. 5 SC, which collects Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #115-118. Below is the full preview gallery (and essentially all of MMPR issue #115)
  • Humble Bundle has a new Power Rangers Mega Bundle that contain 30 volumes of the comics from the past 8 years of BOOM! Studios comics. Protip: You can customize your donation to give more to charity. There are three sliders for your donation, BOOM! Studios, Humble, and the Hasbro Children’s Hospital.

  • Amulet Books (known for their Avatar: The Last Airbender series of books) revealed a new Mighty Morphin Power Rangers novel, called “Force of Chaos”, coming in 2025. Written by Diana Ma, it’s focused on Trini and it’s made for a Young Adult audience. You can pre-order the book on Amazon (This affiliate link helps support RCPH).

GAMES

  • Digital Eclipse announced that the Green Ranger is an unlockable character in Rita’s Rewind. They state that Tommy’s origin story is part of the game’s narrative, and once you complete the campaign, you’ll be able to select the Green Ranger from the character selection screen. The game is also now available to wishlist on Playstation.

FAN PROJECTS

BEHIND THE SCENES

CON CRUD

  • If you were at the Power Morphicon convention this past weekend, you may wanted to get tested for COVID-19. Several attendees have reported positive results as they return home from the convention this week. COVID is still a serious concern, with cases rising this summer and more expected in the winter as new strains of the virus emerge.

Thanks to Angel Silvio for alerting us to some of the news items in this edition of Bolt Bites! Have something Ranger news related that you found? Are you an artist looking to promote your work? Do you make Power Rangers content on YouTube or Twitch? Drop us a line at rangercommandpowerhour@gmail.com or on our social media channels.

RCPH Bolt Bites – August 2024

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Welcome to Ranger Command Power Hour’s new BOLT BITES article series! BOLT BITES is a semi-monthly to monthly summary of all the news happening for Power Rangers merchandise, fan works, entertainment and other news. Depending on the news cycle for a given week or month, you may see this series grow to weekly.

Have something Ranger news related that you found? Are you an artist looking to promote your work? Do you make Power Rangers content on YouTube or Twitch? Drop us a line at rangercommandpowerhour@gmail.com or on our social media channels.

And now onto August 2024’s BOLT BITES.

OFFICIAL MERCH

  • Last month, Licensing International reported news from San Diego Comic Con that Playmates’ Power Rangers line will launch at retail in 2025 and “will be available in children’s and collector versions and feature ‘well-constructed figures at a better price than other collectible companies, including Hasbro,’ said Jeff Trojan, VP of Marketing at Playmates.” Read more.

  • Morph into action with the new REWIND RED RANGER (MMPR) from Funko! Part of Funko’s REWIND line, this new collectible comes in a VHS-inspired package with matching character card! There’s a 1 in 6 chance you may find the chase of the Red Ranger wearing his helmet.

UNOFFICIAL MERCH

  • Originally posted by Twitter user Whenaiyy, third party 1/6th figure manufacturer SooSooToys is releasing 5 more Red Warriors. Will this continue Forever? Check out Whenaiyy’s thread for more images of these gorgeous replicas. And someone tell SooSooToys to make a Shadow Ranger…

MUSIC

COMICS

  • NEXT WEEK: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Recharged Vol. 5 SC, which collects Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #115-118. Below is the full preview gallery (and essentially all of MMPR issue #115)
  • Upcoming: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Darkest Hour #1 second printing will release on September 4th.

GAMES

  • Power Rangers: Mighty Force is a new mobile game out NOW on iOS App Store and Google Play that released on August 7th. The original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers are back and joined by Rangers from the future! From developers East Side Games, Mighty Kingdom and Hasbro. Download now.

  • During Gamescon 2024 (August 21-25), Digital Eclipse is promoting their new Power Rangers game, Rita’s Rewind, to press. They stressed in comments to their tweet that they are not working on a Power Rangers game collection and that Rita’s Rewind is a new game.

  • Renegade Game Studios recently released an expansion for Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid, Allies Pack #4 featuring Blue Senturion, Hunter and Blake Bradley, Levi Weston and Orion. Also available is the new It’s Morphin Time expansion for the Power Rangers Deck-Building Game which features Rocky, Adam, Aisha, Kat and introduces Matt Cook from the BOOM! Studios comics.

FAN PROJECTS

  • The Morphin Museum announced a Power Rangers Preservation Project challenge for Power Month. If their Morphin Museum Patreon hits 100 paid subscribers by the end of August, they will release the full pitch of DinoRangers, the original pitch for what would become MMPR. More details here.

BEHIND THE SCENES

  • Last month, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers VFX Artist Rick Shick launched a new behind the scenes video series on YouTube called “Behind the Power”. The series has examined morph effects, filming miniatures and interviews. View the full playlist here.

FANDOM WTF?

  • Who knew the term “Japanese Power Rangers” was so controversial? Twitter user @mask_bastard’s viral tweet depicting a clip from Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger (Power Rangers: Dino Charge), with the comment “Japanese power rangers goes so hard” created quite the discourse the week of August 12th.