NEWS – First Look at Mighty Morphin #5

Secret Origins of Mysterious New Green Ranger Revealed in MIGHTY MORPHIN #5
Discover a Mighty Morphin Origin Like No Other in March 2021

LOS ANGELES, CA (March 4, 2021) – BOOM! Studios, under license by Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS), revealed a first look at  MIGHTY MORPHIN #5, 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.

The New Green Ranger’s identity has been revealed. Now, for the first time ever, discover their top secret origin…and what comes next.

MIGHTY MORPHIN #5 features main cover art by acclaimed illustrator InHyuk Lee (Seven Secrets), and variant cover art 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; 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; and Abbott from Saladin Ahmed and Sami Kivelä. The imprint also publishes popular licensed properties including Magic from Jed McKay and Ig Guara; Dune: House Atreides by Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, and Dev Pramanik;  Buffy the Vampire Slayer from Jordie Bellaire and David López, and Firefly from Greg Pak, Lalit Kumar Sharma & Daniel Bayliss.

Print copies of MIGHTY MORPHIN #5 will be available on March 10, 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 Madefire.

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.

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Ranger Command Power Hour Extra Episode 072

Power Rangers Dino Fury - Destination Dinohenge

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 February 2021, brought to you by our supporters on Patreon, Eric, A.P. and Zach discuss the premiere episode of Power Rangers Dino Fury, “Destination Dinohenge”.

It’s not all Dino Fury as we first talk about the latest news including a new RCPH Guest Editorial from Mike for the Dino Charge toy line, new BOOM! Studios comic solicitations for May 2021, Mezco 1/12th scale Green Ranger, ThreeZero’s MMPR Red Ranger Dragon Shield figure, a new episode title for Dino Fury and interviews featuring new Executive Producer, Simon Bennett.

Then we break down the exciting premiere of Power Rangers Dino Fury. What comparisons and connections are from other seasons of the show? Who was the standout character in this episode? We talk about all aspects of “Destination Dinohenge”!

Finally, we open up comments from our listeners in a new Ranger Nation Answers segment where things get a little too Dino-Tastic.

Listen now: Ranger Command Power Hour Extra Episode 072 – Rangers Review Dino Fury Episode 1 – Destination Dinohenge

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Timestamps:

  • 0:04:22 – News
  • 0:14:48 – Discussion on Dino Fury cast and Simon Bennett’s recent interviews
  • 0:36:36 – “Destination Dinohenge” discussion
  • 1:26:00 – Ranger Nation Answers – listener’s thoughts on the first episode, our thoughts on the episode’s music, skirts and more…
  • 1:46:07 – Final thoughts

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NEWS – Power Rangers Dino Fury Episode 2 “Sporix Unleashed” Stills

Tune-in TOMORROW to Power Rangers Dino Fury Episode 2 “Sporix Unleashed” airing at 8 a.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon!

Catch a preview clip of “Sporix Unleashed”  below as well as episode summary and stills from the episode!

Ollie carries out a plan to catch Sporix without his teammates’ knowledge. When monsters take advantage of his idea, Ollie realizes the benefit of working as a team.

 

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GUEST EDITORIAL – Dino Charged: The Greatest Toy Line of The Last 10 Years?

Dino Charged: The Greatest Toy Line of The Last 10 Years?

Guest Editorial by Mike (@BigMike8109 on Twitter)

A few weekends ago, my son came up to me and told me he was ready to go through his boxes of toys – five huge bins to be exact. I did what any sane person would do, I told him “next weekend”. Ha!

Well that weekend finally happened and I took a few pics of the chaos and posted them on my Twitter feed. Some were quick to point out that I had a lot of figures, but in the vast sea that was five bins worth of toys I came to the realization that Power Rangers Dino Charge and Dino Super Charge had the greatest toy line over the last 10 years. I don’t know if anyone could change my mind on it, even if they tried to argue the point. Let’s talk about what came before and after the toy line for a moment that made me realize this.

2011 brought the return of Power Rangers fresh off of Saban’s re-purchase of the brand from Disney with Power Rangers Samurai. Samurai and Super Samurai were… well, they were a show and they had toys to sell. I can’t even think of anything that stands out toy wise except a Japanese import of the Bandai Japan Samurai Megazord. There was also a Rita Repulsa figure…

Then came Power Rangers Megaforce which brought us a whole wide range of Power Cards to collect. Power Rangers Super Megaforce is what a lot of people were wanting and waiting on, and it delivered with the Ranger Keys! They were the first of many gimmick items to collect. The Ranger Keys were based on the Power Rangers themselves. This meant that we couldn’t get random Ranger Keys unless you were a ranger. Super Megaforce had a big disadvantage over any of these toy lines in the last 10 years: it was technically only one season, so they had a lot of work to do to get the toys out for a show that only lasted a year. To the credit of Bandai America, when they realized (after a lot of fans speaking up) they didn’t produce every Ranger in the Ranger Key line, they went and completed them. These extra keys released concurrent with the Dino Charge toys.

After Dino Charge/Dino Super Charge we have Samurai... I mean Ninjas! We had Ninjas. Power Rangers Ninja Steel was odd to say the least. They tried to replicate the Ranger Key concept with Ninja Throwing Stars that could be shot out of a small launcher that came packaged with some of the Ninja Star packs. Those didn’t land too well, but I think what they did with the Zords was equally weird. During Ninja Steel the auxiliary Zords got full on Megazord modes for no real reason at all except to sell you different color Zords. While this worked well with the previous season, this approach fell flat for Ninja Steel.

With Power Rangers Beast Morphers, Hasbro took over the toy license from Bandai America. The toy line was decent, but it’s also the only toy line that didn’t complete the show’s Zords. We never got a toy of the final Megazord. They upped the height of the basic figures to 6 inches, but it made them look stretched a bit or maybe that’s just a me thing. Hasbro added keys with the Morpher, which after about five different phrases it would just repeat. This differed from the Super Megaforce Gosei Morpher which would call out the seasons or Ranger if it was a Super Megaforce Ranger Key.

With all that said, it’s about to get wild! Power Rangers Dino Charge/Super Dino Charge ran from 2015 – 2016 and those two years brought with them a MASSIVE amount of things to collect and buy.  And boy, it was really wild.

Let me start with the figures first because there is quite a bit of them! The first wave was all 5 core Rangers, Vivix, and Fury. Then, I thought, “Ok, they’ll add in Sledge and the remaining five Rangers next year!” I was very wrong! Dino Charge introduced something called Dino Drive Mode. They mode was activated in the Megazord cockpit and would grant them Dino Drive powers.  This wasn’t in the Sentai footage and was completely American made for the show. Those crazy people at Bandai America made figures of them, but that’s not all they made!

Super Charge had a mode on top of that mode, Dino Super Drive! And I didn’t even mention the Dino Steel mode, which granted the rangers an armor to one of their arms and different weapons to combine into the Dino Spike! So just off Rangers alone we’re at: 10 regular figures, 5 Dino Steel figures, 9 Dino Drive figures (Silver never got a Dino Drive figure), 10 Dino Super Drive figures and  a few extra figures. These included the T-Rex Super Charged Red Ranger figure, Black Dino Armor X figure (exclusive to a Toys”R”Us 6-pack), Male Purple Ranger, and 5 translucent Dino Ranger figures (the core 5). They even released figures of the Megazords; Dino, Plesio, and Ptera!

Just from the Ranger figures alone we got 42 Dino Charge figures! But here’s the kicker. This is where I think, figure-wise, the line shined: Villains. We got a lot of villain figures… ALL of Sledge’s crew and yes, that even means Poisandra! This included most of the Super Charge villain crew as well. In total, all figures included, we are well over 60 figures. That’s wild.

Then they got even wilder when it came to the Dino Chargers. If you know the season then you know what these were. Powered by the Power Ranger’s Energems to morph, they were also used to summon their Zords and auxiliary Zords into battle. Dino Changers upped what Super Megaforce did with the keys, and boy did they! Each Dino Charger pack came with 2 Chargers and 1 mini-dino figure. There were so many packs of them! In the middle of the line they released an Ultimate Charge Pack which came with all 22 Chargers in 1 pack. Talk about making people double dip if they wanted to! Bandai America didn’t actually have to release this set as no Dino Charger in that pack was ever exclusive.

There were exclusive Dino Chargers though, and those mainly came from San Diego Comic Con and Toys”R”Us. The exclusives included basic Dino Chargers, Chargers with fossil silhouettes, some with eggs, and some translucent ones with glowing dinos inside. Bandai America made Legendary Ranger Chargers, but sadly the line was never completed and four teams still remain missing. At this time there is no chance that they will ever be finished. Those Chargers came in a gold color matte/translucent finish, legendary season’s logo, red ranger, sixth ranger, and Megazord inside the Charger’s art. These Chargers were packed with a black mini dino figure.

Who wouldn’t want to roleplay as a Power Ranger? Power Rangers Dino Charge/Dino Super Charge’s toy line let you and then some. Released were the Deluxe Morpher, Dino Saber, T-Rex Super Charger Morpher, Dino Com, and Dino Spike. On top of all of that we got Zenowing’s Morpher and matching Dino Saber. It doesn’t end there, since we also got recolored versions of the Deluxe Morpher and T-Rex Super Charge Morpher in Green and White respectively.

Let’s make a Megazord or should I say, let’s make several!

This toy line had the greatest Zord line that I can remember. Here are the list of Zords listed individually: T-Rex, Tricera, Stego, Raptor, Para, Pachy, Ptera, Plesio, Titano, Ankylo, Spino. All of these could combine to form Megazords with lots of different combinations. Those Zords were just for the 10 Rangers, but Bandai also made auxiliary Zords just for Dino Charge that weren’t even in the show! These Zords were: Ammonite, Deinosuchus, Oviraptor and Archelon.

It doesn’t even end there. Repaints of 85% of these Zords were also released! This is the thing I think Ninja Steel’s toy line took too far, but Dino Charge got right.

  • Black versions of T-Rex, Tricera, and Stego
  • Green T-Rex
  • Yellow T-Rex
  • Red Ptera
  • Green Para
  • Red Raptor
  • Green/Yellow Ankylo
  • Purple Pachy
  • Black/Orange Deinosuchus
  • Blue Ammonite

There were so many different combinations and color variants to mix and match with. It truly was Zord heaven for collectors. Let’s not forget to mention the random Purple Tricera that was shown at a trade show which had people up in arms about (it was never released)!

That’s a lot of Dino Charge toy goodness. Going through all those toys again brought back so many memories of that toy line; a toy line that I’m saying now is the greatest in the last 10 years.

Just a few little Dino-eggs to toss at you before I wrap this up: The first wave of Dino Chargers came in a Dino Egg shaped plastic packaging versus the “teeth” style that most remember. Dino Charge Graphite when first released came with clear versions of the Dino Morpher and Dino Saber, which would later get fixed in his Super Charge re-release to include solid green color weapons.

Here’s hoping Dino Fury’s toy line can live up to Dino Charges and more! Dino Chargers ready?

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Written/Pictures by Mike (@BigMike8109 on Twitter)
Edited by Eric Berry (@trekkieb47)

NEWS – Preview Clip – Power Rangers Dino Fury Premieres Tomorrow, Feb. 20 at 8AM (ET/PT)

After last week’s trailer announcement, we have received our first clip from Power Rangers Dino Fury with premieres tomorrow, February 20th at 8am ET/PT on Nickelodeon.

 

We’ve also received two new promo shots of actor Chance Perez as Black Ranger “Javi”. Stay tuned to more of Ranger Command Power Hour as we will review the first episode of Dino Fury in next week’s Extra Episode of RCPH!

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RANGER GALLERY – Power Rangers Dino Fury

On February 1st 2021, the Power Rangers Website was updated to include the newest information on Power Rangers Dino Fury. These included some pictures on the backend, which many fans were able to access.

Below is a gallery of those images, be warned – there are spoilers! Be sure to tune in for the premiere of Power Rangers Dino Fury, this Saturday, Feb. 20 @8AM (ET/CT) on Nickelodeon.

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Ranger Command Power Hour Episode 175

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!

Happy Valentines Day! It’s been a CRAZY couple of weeks in Ranger Nation, and in this episode we talk about ALL of the news, including Hasbro’s Fan First Friday and Dino Fury.

We discuss Power Ranger’s failed Black History Month attempt, the upcoming Hasbro Investor’s Day, PwrRngr.com interview with Hasbro toy designer John Warden, comics news, a breakdown of Fan First Friday, and every piece of new Dino Fury news.

Finally in our Ranger Nation Answer’s segment we asked our listeners if they are excited for Power Rangers Dino Fury.

It’s Dino-Tastic!

Listen now: Ranger Command Power Hour Episode 175 – “Rangers Discuss Dino Fury News”

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Timestamps:

  • 0:04:25 – Future Episodes
  • 0:05:31 – Power Rangers’ Black History Month fumble
  • 0:19:50 – Hasbro’s upcoming Investor Day
  • 0:26:12 – PwrRngr.com John Warden Interview
  • 0:31:01 – Power Rangers Fan First Friday discussion
  • 0:53:52 – Super7 Power Rangers Product Lines
  • 0:57:33 – Comics News
  • 1:02:02 – Dino Fury News Roundup
  • 1:50:06 – Ranger Nation Answers

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NEWS – Power Rangers Fan First Friday – Product Reveals & “Dino Fury” Reveals!

Today, Hasbro rolled out some “Dino-tastic” news today during its Power Rangers Fan First Friday event.

With the Power Rangers Dino Fury premiere right around the corner, Hasbro has unveiled the official Dino Fury intro sequence and theme song HERE!

The new series premieres Saturday, Feb. 20 @8AM (ET/CT) on Nickelodeon.

Here’s the synopsis:

When an army of powerful alien beings is unleashed on Earth threatening life as we know it, a brand-new team of Power Rangers, fueled by the prehistoric power of the dinosaurs, are recruited to deal with the threat. That team is the Power Rangers Dino Fury!

Hasbro also sent us new image assets that you can download from our gallery below.


To add onto the excitement, Hasbro has revealed brand new additions to the Power Rangers Lightning Collection line: ALL NEW 6” IN SPACE BLACK RANGER, S.P.D. GREEN RANGER, LOST GALAXY BLUE RANGER, MIGHTY MORPHIN TENGA WARRIOR FIGURES! The new line is available now for pre-order on Hasbro Pulse.

POWER RANGERS LIGHTNING COLLECTION IN SPACE BLACK RANGER FIGURE
(Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $19.99/Available: 7/1/2021)

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IT’S MORPHIN TIME! From DINO FURY back to the original MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS, the POWER RANGERS have brought teamwork, action, and adventure to fans. The legacy continues with figures, vehicles, collectibles, and roleplay toys from Hasbro. Imagine all the action of POWER RANGERS with toys from Hasbro! In the IN SPACE series, Black Ranger Carlos Vallerte is the focused pilot of the Mega V2 Shuttle Zord. This 6-inch LIGHTNING COLLECTION IN SPACE BLACK RANGER Figure features premium paint and decorative details inspired by the show, over 20 points of articulation for high poseability and swappable heads to display the Ranger with or without his helmet. The figure also comes with Lunar Lance and Astro Blaster accessories, along with an extra pair of hands for more ways to play or display. GO GO POWER RANGERS! Look for more collectibles in the LIGHTNING COLLECTION. Each sold separately. Available for pre-order on HasbroPulse.com.

 

POWER RANGERS LIGHTNING COLLECTION S.P.D. GREEN RANGER FIGURE
(Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $19.99/Available: 7/1/2021)

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In the S.P.D. series, Cadet Bridge Carson serves as the B-Squad Green Ranger, with the power to sense auras. This 6-inch LIGHTNING COLLECTION S.P.D. GREEN RANGER Figure features premium paint and decorative details inspired by the show, over 20 points of articulation for high poseability and swappable heads to display the Ranger with or without his helmet. The figure also comes with a Delta Morpher accessory, multiple modes of the Deltamax Striker accessories and a blast effect piece, along with an extra pair of hands for more ways to play or display. GO GO POWER RANGERS! Look for more collectibles in the LIGHTNING COLLECTION. Each sold separately. Available for pre-order on HasbroPulse.com.

 

POWER RANGERS LIGHTNING COLLECTION LOST GALAXY BLUE RANGER FIGURE
(Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $19.99/Available: 7/1/2021)

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In the LOST GALAXY series, straight-laced Kai Chen is the second-in-command of the Galaxy Rangers. This 6-inch LIGHTNING COLLECTION LOST GALAXY BLUE RANGER Figure features premium paint and decorative details inspired by the show, over 20 points of articulation for high poseability and swappable heads to display the Ranger with or without his helmet. The figure also comes with Quasar Saber, Quasar Dagger and Cosma Claw accessories with a blast effect piece, along with an extra pair of hands for more ways to play or display. GO GO POWER RANGERS! Look for more collectibles in the LIGHTNING COLLECTION. Each sold separately. Available for pre-order on HasbroPulse.com.

 

POWER RANGERS LIGHTNING COLLECTION MIGHTY MORPHIN TENGA WARRIOR FIGURE
(Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $19.99/Available: 7/1/2021)

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Hatched from eggs buried on the moon, the Tenga Warriors serve Lord Zedd and Rita Repulsa in their battles against the POWER RANGERS in the MIGHTY MORPHIN series. This 6-inch LIGHTNING COLLECTION MIGHTY MORPHIN TENGA WARRIOR Figure features premium paint and decorative details inspired by the show and over 20 points of articulation for high poseability. The figure also comes with a Tenga egg accessory and blast effect piece, along with an alternate pair of wings for more ways to play or display. GO GO POWER RANGERS! Look for more collectibles in the LIGHTNING COLLECTION. Each sold separately. Available for pre-order on HasbroPulse.com.

COMIC REVIEW – Power Rangers Issue 4

On Wednesday, February 17th, Power Rangers Issue 4 will be released from Boom Studios. A first look of this issue was shown earlier this week.

POWER RANGERS #4 – RETURN TO SHATTERED GRID! The UNLIMITED POWER era continues as the New Power Rangers – and Lord Drakkon – return to the new universe that Drakkon created in Shattered Grid. But will Drakkon choose to save the New Power Rangers from the surprising threat waiting there for them… or will he betray them?

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

“Power Rangers Issue 4 is the next part of the journey for the Omega Rangers as they continue to search for the Empyreals. As seen in the preview below, the Omega Rangers and Drakkon visit the reality that he created at the end of Shattered Grid.

For new readers, the might be a bit confusing as there are other events in the issue referenced from the FOC Story Covers during Necessary Evil. Not everyone was able to get their hands on these covers, but you can view them on our previous reviews to get the full story. This is a key issue in terms of resolving that lingering thread, and provides the Rangers with the next part of their quest. Unlike the previous two-issue ‘mini arc’, Power Rangers Issue 4 is bridging the story to the next chunk of issues. 

I’m glad that the focus is back on finding the Empyreals, but I wish there was a greater sense of urgency or that we could see what they are up to in a tease. Events seem to be picking up though as we a cut to a familiar location in the Power Rangers Universe towards the end of the issue. Without giving anything away, I applaud both writer Ryan Parrott and artist Francesco Mortarino for leaning into the wackiness of Power Rangers. As always, the artwork is fantastic and continues to be my favorite aspect monthly for both series. The amount of detail and continuity of visuals from the end of Go Go Power Rangers is greatly appreciated, kudos to Mortarino for packing so much detail into these panels. 

Power Rangers Issue 4 is a stepping stone to greater events coming down the path… but, I am ready to run.”

POWER RANGERS #4
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Writer: Ryan Parrott
Artist: Francesco Mortarino
Colorist: Raúl Angulo
Letterer: Ed Dukeshire
Cover Artists:
Main Cover: Matteo Scalera
Legacy Cover: Daniele Di Nicuolo
Price: $3.99

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