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NEWS – Exclusive First Look at Power Rangers #7

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Drakkon and Omega Rangers On the Run in POWER RANGERS #7
Discover an Uneasy Ranger Team-up in May 2021

LOS ANGELES, CA (May 14, 2021) – BOOM! Studios, under license by Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS), revealed today a first look at POWER RANGERS #7 from superstar writer Ryan Parrott (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), acclaimed artist Francesco Mortarino (Firefly: The Sting), colorists Raúl Angulo (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Jose Enrique Fernández (Mega Man: Fully Charged), and letterer Ed Dukeshire (Once & Future), 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 May 2021!

The Omega Rangers and Drakkon are on the run in space, but they must find new allies if they want to defeat the Empyreals. But that means trusting someone they’re not sure is friend or foe if they are to save the universe. And then… there’s Drakkon.

POWER RANGERS #7 features main cover art by Matteo Scalera (Black Science) and variant cover art by fan-favorite artists Daniele Di Nicuolo (Seven Secrets) and Peach Momoko (Wynd).

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, “Power Rangers Dino Fury”, currently airing Saturdays at 8 a.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon 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; Faithless by Brian Azzarello and Maria Llovet; Proctor Valley Road by Grant Morrison, Alex Child, and Naomi Franquiz; and Eve by Victor LaValle and Jo Mi-Gyeong. The imprint also publishes popular licensed properties including Dune: House Atreides by Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, and Dev Pramanik; The Expanse from Corinna Bechko and Alejandro Aragonand; and Magic from Jed MacKay and Ig Guara.

Print copies of POWER RANGERS #7 will be available on May 19, 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 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 MIGHTY MORPHIN 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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NEWS – PRBFTG – Chun-Li Blue Phoenix Ranger Enters the Morphin’ Grid

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The First Lady of Street Fighter, Chun-Li enters the Morphin’ Grid as the Blue Phoenix Ranger!

Originally announced yesterday by IGN, nWay announced that Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid Street Fighter pack will include an alternate skin for Chun-Li!

In addition to the Blue Phoenix Ranger outfit, Chun-Li will also receive an Angel Grove Class of ’93 Skin which features Chun-Li in 1990’s style as a graduating member of Angel Grove High School!

 

The Street Fighter Pack featuring Ryu and Chun-Li will be available on May 25 for $12.50 across PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Steam, and Stadia. Players can also buy each character individually for $5.99.

The Street Fighter Pack will contain:

  • Ryu, Crimson Hawk Ranger
    • Angel Grove Class of ’93 Skin
  • Chun-Li, Blue Phoenix Ranger
    • Angel Grove Class of ’93 Skin
  • Look for more skin teases like Chun-Li: Angel Grove Class of ’93 Skin in the future!

COMIC REVIEW – Mighty Morphin Issue 7

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On Wednesday, May 12th, Mighty Morphin Issue 7 will be released from Boom Studios. A first look of this issue was shown earlier this week.

It’s The New Mighty Morphin Team versus…The New Green Ranger! But whoever’s left standing will have to deal with Lord Zedd’s shocking machinations. And his even more surprising ally.

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

“This month, the mysteries deepen as the Power Rangers enter the shield surrounding Angel Grove and discover what Lord Zedd has done to the city. From the preview pages, it’s definitely a strange turn of events. This almost feels like a twist on ‘Green with Evil’, but if the Green Ranger wasn’t evil… but had a different viewpoint. 

As always with our spoiler free reviews we won’t give away what happens throughout the story, but it wasn’t as shocking as the solicitation would have you believe. Avid readers can certainly guess who is partnering up with Zedd, and I am more curious how far this character will go to ‘protect’ people. Is this all part of a master plan or an opportunistic power move?

Lord Zedd isn’t the only one to gain an ally this week, with Zordon getting some additional help himself. With some much needed intel, the stories are once again connecting to the sister book, Power Rangers. A war is brewing up and I wonder if we are going to get another large team up event at some point in the future. 

Writer Ryan Parrott continues to deliver with solid dialogue and some snappy puns. Artist Marco Renna really pushes himself this issue with detailed city shots of Angel Grove, solid action sequences and unique perspectives on panels that give a sense of scale later in the issue.

I’m ready for the next one!”

MIGHTY MORPHIN #7
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Writer: Ryan Parrott
Artist: Marco Renna
Colorist: Walter Baiamonte with Color Assistance by Katia Ranalli and Sara Antonellini
Letterer: Ed Dukeshire
Cover Artists:
Main Cover: Inhyuk Lee
Legacy Cover: Eleonora Carlini
Variant Covers: Goñi Montes
Price: $3.99

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NEWS – PRESS RELEASE – Power Up with Panasonic

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NOTE: This contest is open to fans in Europe.

Power Up with Panasonic and Win Your Spot at the POWER RANGERS Karate Boot Camp

May 2021, Zellik –  The creative energy between Panasonic – Europe’s biggest battery manufacturer – and Hasbro’s POWER RANGERS brand keeps flowing. This year’s collaboration is about powering up, more specifically in an enjoyable online game, with the opportunity to win a spot at the POWER RANGERS Karate Boot Camp.

Exciting times once again for POWER RANGERS fans all across Europe. In a new campaign, you will be challenged to show off your skills in the Power Up game for a chance to win exclusive prizes or simply have some fun!

Unleash your inner POWER RANGER

The Power Up game is about jumping – literally – into an action-packed world, where your POWER RANGERS mission is to collect as many Panasonic batteries as possible. The fun never stops since you can play as often as you like. So head over to poweryourday.win to start playing (and winning). The competition ends on 31 December 2021.

Submitting a high score to compete for the grand prize can be done once a month. Three lucky winners will have the opportunity to win their spot at the POWER RANGERS Karate Boot Camp. Each winner will be offered a four-day trip, including flights and accommodation, to a top-secret location where skilled POWER RANGERS Karate Experts will be waiting.

Additionally, 50 runners-up will also receive amazing prizes as a reward for their efforts: a POWER RANGERS Dino Fury Morpher and a Nerf Ultra AMP.

The monthly prizes – yes, there is a lot to play for! – include high-quality Panasonic battery packs, a POWER RANGERS Dino Fury Battle Attackers 2-pack, a Nerf Ultra AMP, and a Nerf Elite 2.0 Phoenix CS-6.

A powerful collaboration (and very happy winners)

The launch of this new campaign is part of a collaboration between Panasonic Energy and Hasbro, the global play and entertainment company and owner of the POWER RANGERS franchise.

This new competition also implies the end of our 2020 campaign, in which fans of the TV series were asked to create a short video to show how they are a POWER RANGER in their everyday life. In addition to our monthly prize winners, two participants won the most exclusive prizes: Daniel (Austria) and Asit (United Kingdom) will be flying to the POWER RANGERS Dino Fury set when conditions permit. Daniel will enjoy an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour, whereas Asit will even appear as an extra in one of the episodes. We look forward to seeing him pop up on our screens.

Panasonic Power

Panasonic batteries’ quality, power, and durability make them a perfect fit for your toys, including battery-operated toys inspired by the POWER RANGERS.

In addition to the online competition, you will find Special Edition Battery Packs at Panasonic points of sale throughout Europe and in online stores. The special design will be featured on packs for Panasonic EVOLTA, Pro Power, Everyday Power, and Lithium Coin batteries, which are often used in toys. Go and get your collector’s items!

 

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NEWS – First Look at Mighty Morphin #7

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Your First Look at MIGHTY MORPHIN #7 from BOOM! Studios
Discover the Shocking Battle With the New Green Ranger in the ERA OF UNLIMITED POWER in May 2021

LOS ANGELES, CA (May 6, 2021) – BOOM! Studios, under license by Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS), revealed a first look at MIGHTY MORPHIN #7 from writer Ryan Parrott (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), artist Marco Renna, colorist Walter Baiamonte with assistance by Katia Ranalli and Sara Antonellini, and letterer Ed Dukeshire.

The exciting next issue in the ERA OF UNLIMITED POWER features the New Mighty Morphin Team versus… the New Green Ranger! But whoever’s left standing will have to deal with Lord Zedd’s shocking machinations. And his even more surprising ally.

MIGHTY MORPHIN #7 features main cover art by acclaimed illustrator InHyuk Lee (Seven Secrets), and variant covers by Eleonora Carlini (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Goñi Montes (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers).

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 Saturdays at 8 a.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon in the U.S.

MIGHTY MORPHIN 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; Proctor Valley Road by Grant Morrison, Alex Child, and Naomi Franq; 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; and the upcoming 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 MIGHTY MORPHIN #7 will be available on May 12, 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 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 MIGHTY MORPHIN 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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Rebel Command Power Hour Episode 180

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Rebel Command Power Hour

It’s time to ready the jump to lightspeed with your hosts Eric (@trekkieb47), Doug (@ickybooley) & Zach (@ZachLaVoy) as they talk all things Star Wars on the Four Eyed Radio Network with Rebel Command Power Hour!

Happy Star Wars Day!

In this episode we talk about all of the upcoming series and movies announced at last years’ Disney Investor’s Day, the Knights of the Old Republic remake rumors, a new Galaxy’s Edge artbook, real life Porgs and more!

Then, Zach gives a special live report from Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge!

May the Fourth Be With You!

Listen now: Episode 180 – “Rebel Command Power Hour”

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Credit – Scripted portions written by A.P. (@secretrangerfan)

Theme – Kevin Kiner – Rebels Theme (Flux Pavilion’s The Ghost Remix/From “Star Wars: Rebels”)

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NEWS – PRBFTG Street Fighter Pack: Ryu: Angel Grove Class of ’93 Skin

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Originally announced yesterday by ComicBook, nWay announced that Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid Street Fighter pack will include an alternate skin for Ryu.

This is the Angel Grove Class of ’93 Skin which features Ryu in 1990’s style as a graduating member of Angel Grove High School!

The Street Fighter Pack featuring Ryu and Chun-Li will be available on May 25 for $12.50 across PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Steam, and Stadia. Players can also buy each character individually for $5.99.

The Street Fighter Pack will contain:

  • Ryu, Crimson Hawk Ranger
  • Chun-Li, Blue Phoenix Ranger
  • Exclusive skins to be revealed at a later date! Look for more skin teases like Ryu: Angel Grove Class of ’93 Skin in the future!

 

Ranger Command Power Hour Extra Episode 074

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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 April 2021, brought to you by our supporters on Patreon, Eric, A.P. and Zach discuss Power Rangers Dino Fury episodes 5-8. We have a Winning Attitude about this episode, but we better knock on wood or else Superstition Strikes! No worries, we’ll just go on a Stego Search and hope for no Unexpected Guest(s).

We discuss some brief news regarding manga and comics, the overall direction for Dino Fury, why YouTube is a mess for Power Rangers and more! Finally, in our Ranger Nation Answers segment, our listeners discuss their thoughts on Power Rangers Dino Fury so far and if they will miss it during the hiatus.

It’s about to be a long summer!

Listen now: Ranger Command Power Hour Extra Episode 074 – Rangers Review Dino Fury Episodes 5-8

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Timestamps:

  • 0:00:00 – Today On, Intro and catching up
  • 0:11:10 – News
  • 0:15:38 – Overall direction of Dino Fury
  • 0:36:05 – Dino Fury Episode 5 “Winning Attitude” Review
  • 0:55:57 – Dino Fury Episode 6 “Superstition Strikes” Review
  • 1:11:42 – Dino Fury Episode 7 “Stego Search” Review
  • 1:29:10 – Dino Fury Episode 8 “Unexpected Guest” Review
  • 1:53:18 – Ranger Nation Answers

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Ranger Command Power Hour Episode 179

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Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest

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 this episode we discuss all of the news surrounding Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest including the new line of Lightning Collection figures, Power Month, Jordon Fite announced as Aiyon the Dino Fury Gold Ranger, plus a deep dive into the newest Battle for the Grid news with the addition of Street Fighter.

Then, we interview John Warden (Product Design) and Jon Firestone (Global Brand Marketing) from Hasbro about Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest. What’s a capsule? What’s going on with Dino Fury Zord toys? Mystic Force Lightning Collection… when?

This podcast is NOT sponsored by Buffalo Wild Wings.

Listen now: Ranger Command Power Hour Episode 179 – “Rangers Talk Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest plus Interview with Hasbro Power Rangers Team”

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Timestamps:

  • 0:00:00 – “Today On”
  • 0:04:02 – Intro and News
  • 0:05:50 – Mighty Morphin Issue 6 out now!
  • 0:06:40 – Power Rangers Dino Fury Episode 8 aired!
  • 0:14:03 – Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest Discussion
  • 0:19:45 – Regarding the Chat Room
  • 0:25:43 – Power Month
  • 0:28:09 – Product Announcements
  • 0:37:45 – Jordon Fite Announced as Aiyon, Dino Fury Gold Ranger
  • 0:42:20 – Other Announcements + Legacy Wars / Battle for the Grid
  • 0:58:38 – Hasbro Pulse Interview with John Warden and Jon Firestone

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