It’s time to Ranger Up with your hosts as they talk all things Power Rangers on the Four Eyed Radio Network with RANGER COMMAND POWER HOUR!
On this episode, Eric is joined by Josh (@LivingRangerKey) of Lightning Aftermath (@LightningFigPR), Josh (@KentuckyJAM) of the upcoming book “Morphinomenal: How the Power Rangers Conquered Earth”, and Kenn (@TheKennGlenn) to discuss the past year and more of Hasbro’s Fan First live streams for Power Rangers.
Last Friday, December 10th, Hasbro had a new Fan First Friday revealing a new Lightning Collection In-Space Red Ecliptor as well as more details on the Mighty Morphin Dino Megazord Zord Ascension Project. The livestream also included details on the upcoming comics Power Rangers Issue 14 and Power Rangers Universe Issue 1.
See below for full details and high-res images.
POWER RANGERS LIGHTNING COLLECTION IN SPACE RED ECLIPTOR 6-INCH Figure (Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $22.99)
IT’S MORPHIN TIME! From DINO FURY back to the original MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS, the POWER RANGERS have brought fans teamwork, action, and adventure. The legacy continues with figures, vehicles, collectibles, and roleplay toys from Hasbro. Imagine all the action of POWER RANGERS with toys from Hasbro! For his final battle against the IN SPACE POWER RANGERS, Ecliptor gains new powers and a sinister red color. The LIGHTNING COLLECTION IN SPACE RED ECLIPTOR 6-INCH Figure features premium paint and decorative details inspired by the show, over 20 points of articulation for high poseability, a sword accessory, a power blast effect accessory, and 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.
POWER RANGERS LIGHTNING COLLECTION ZORD ASCENSION PROJECT MIGHTY MORPHIN DINO MEGAZORD FIGURE (Ages 15 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $165.99/Available for pre-order starting 12/10/2021 at 9am PT / 12pm ET)
The crackle of unreleased energy. The smell of ozone. The feeling that something big is about to happen… when you know you’re in the calm before the storm. Welcome to ZORD ASCENSION PROJECT, the next evolution of LIGHTNING COLLECTION. We’re bringing our expertise in giant robots and experience with awesome collector figures into this never-been-done-before expression of some of the most iconic robots ever to grace the screen. This LIGHTNING COLLECTION ZORD ASCENSION PROJECT DINO MEGAZORD FIGURE (MZ-0101) is a premium, collectible figure made with incredible attention to detail and the love of true fans of POWER RANGERS and awesome giant robots. Featuring five individual Zord figures that can combine to form the Dino Megazord — in both Tank and Battle Modes — this figure is a truly morphinominal addition to any fan’s shelf. Following are key product features:
This scale puts the Dino Megazord figure into the company of the great model kits and displays that exist
Incredible detailing, including translucent pieces and specialized paint techniques to highlight the details of the Zords
We’re transporting you to the Zord Ascension Project and putting you inside the cockpit with premium packaging unlike anything you’ve seen before from Power Rangers
A removable faceplate showcases the cockpit of the Megazord, with sculpted Rangers inside
Each Zord is designed with attention to that original concept art detail… easter eggs abound!
The LIGHTNING COLLECTION ZORD ASCENSION PROJECT DINO MEGAZORD FIGURE (MZ-0101) is only the beginning.
GO GO POWER RANGERS! Look for more collectibles in the LIGHTNING COLLECTION. Each sold separately. Available for pre-order starting 12/10/2021 at 9am PT / 12pm ET on HasbroPulse.com, Entertainment Earth, GameStop and BigBadToyStore.
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
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.
Happy Birthday (two weeks ago) to host Eric, because Fan First Friday delivered a lot of news regarding the Lightning Collection and the Dino Fury toy line!
We recap it all including Power Morphicon Light Collection reveal, the Reebok and Power Rangers shoe line, BOOM! Studios comic news and everything revealed during the Power Rangers Fan First Friday on July 2. Are likeness rights holding back certain figures in the Lightning Collection? Do the past actions of actors affect a toy release?
Basically, where the heck is SPD Yellow? All this and more on this episode of RCPH!
In this episode the hosts discuss this topic from Steve F. (@HitPeopleGuy):
“I’d like to see RCPH talk about what pieces of fandom they truly enjoy. I know there’s been a lot of discourse about the frustrations of fandom spaces and interactions, but maybe something where everyone gets to talk about what they enjoy about it/interactions with people they treasure.”
From positive fandom experiences, creators that inspire us and how social media has changed our lives, we hope this episode puts a smile on your face!
We also catch up on a ton of news including: new comic releases, Humble Bundle’s MMPR comic pack, June’s Fan First Friday for Power Rangers, new Lightning Collection leaks, Renegade Games Rangers United Kickstarter, a Power Rangers film for 2023, Dino Fury now on Netflix, and more!
Wow, has it already been a year of quarantine? Time sure flies when you’re podcasting.
In this episode we catch up on the hosts with some Questions from Ranger Nation as well as all of the latest news. This includes reaction to Simu Liu blowing up Power Rangers twitter, the start of international spoilers soon, Netflix updates, comics news and more!
We also tackle the news of Toei’s cease and desist to major subtitle groups and the reveals from Hasbro Pulse Fan First Friday on May 14th. Finally, in our Ranger Nation Answers segment, we ask our listeners what they thought of Fan First Friday and what they are buying.
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.
Today, Hasbro had a jam packed Fan First Friday for Power Rangers.
The full cast for the highly-anticipated Power Rangers Dino Fury series adapted from Sentai’s Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger are:
Russell Curry: Zayto – Red Ranger
Hunter Deno: Amelia – Pink Ranger
Kai Moya: Ollie – Blue Ranger
Tessa Rao: Izzy – Green Ranger
Chance Perez: Javi – Black Ranger
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 pre-historic power of the dinosaurs, are recruited to deal with the threat.
Russell Curry – Red
Kai Moya – Blue
Tessa Rao – Green
Chance Perez – Black
Hunter Deno – Pink
In addition, fans were treated to a sneak peak during the stream for the first look at Dino Fury toys including the standard action figure line, Zords and Battle Attacker figures.
Finally, new Lightning Collection figures went up for preorder. Announced at Hasbro PulseCon, we were given official press images from Hasbro.
LIGHTNING COLLECTION MONSTERS:
POWER RANGERS LIGHTNING COLLECTIONMONSTERS MIGHTY MORPHIN KING SPHINX 8” Figure (Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $29.99/Available: Spring 2021)
IT’S MORPHIN TIME! From the BEAST MORPHERS 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! Bigger, badder, and occasionally scarier, the LIGHTNING COLLECTION MONSTERS celebrates the best (and sometimes weirdest) monsters in POWER RANGERS history. The POWER RANGERS LIGHTNING COLLECTION MONSTERS MIGHTY MORPHIN KING SPHINX 8” Figure features premium paint and decorative details inspired by the show, over 20 points of articulation for high poseability, includes attachable wings, Sphinx Scepter accessory, power blast effect accessory, and an extra pair of hands for more ways to play or display. Created by Finster from clay and Egyptian sand, KING SPHINX uses mighty wings to throw his enemies off balance. GO GO POWER RANGERS! Look for more collectibles in the LIGHTNING COLLECTION. Each sold separately. Available now for pre-order on Amazon and Hasbro Pulse.
POWER RANGERS LIGHTNING COLLECTIONMONSTERS MIGHTY MORPHIN PUMPKIN RAPPER 8” Figure (Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $29.99/Available: Spring 2021)
The POWER RANGERS LIGHTNING COLLECTION MONSTERS MIGHTY MORPHIN PUMPKIN RAPPER 8” Figure features premium paint and decorative details inspired by the show, over 20 points of articulation for high poseability, includes pumpkin accessories, vine tentacle accessory, power blast effect accessory, and an extra pair of hands for more ways to play or display. The PUMPKIN RAPPER is, well, a rapping pumpkin monster… created to destroy the POWER RANGERS. GO GO POWER RANGERS! Look for more collectibles in the LIGHTNING COLLECTION. Each sold separately. Available now for pre-order on Amazon and Hasbro Pulse.
LIGHTNING COLLECTION VERSUS 2-PACKS:
POWER RANGERS LIGHTNING COLLECTION 6” S.P.D. SQUAD B BLUE RANGER VERSUS SQUAD A BLUE Ranger 2-Pack (Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $39.99/Available: Spring 2021)
IT’S MORPHIN TIME! From the BEAST MORPHERS 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! This LIGHTNING COLLECTION 6” S.P.D. SQUAD B BLUE RANGER VERSUS SQUAD A BLUE Ranger 2-Pack features action figures with premium paint and decorative details inspired by the show and over 20 points of articulation in each figure for high poseability. Plus, swappable heads to display the Squad B Blue Ranger with or without his helmet, multiple character-inspired accessories, and a blast effect piece, and extra pairs of hands for more ways to play or display. The S.P.D. B Squad faces off against the A Squad, who betrayed Space Patrol Delta to join Emperor Gruumm. GO GO POWER RANGERS! Look for more collectibles in the LIGHTNING COLLECTION. Each sold separately. Available now for pre-order on Amazonand Hasbro Pulse.
POWER RANGERS LIGHTNING COLLECTION 6” IN SPACE RED RANGER VERSUS ASTRONEMA 2-Pack (Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $39.99/Available: Spring 2021)
IT’S MORPHIN TIME! From the BEAST MORPHERS 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! This LIGHTNING COLLECTION 6” IN SPACE RED RANGER VERSUS ASTRONEMA 2-Pack features action figures with premium paint and decorative details inspired by the show and over 20 points of articulation in each figure for high poseability. Plus, swappable heads to display the Red Ranger with or without his helmet, multiple character inspired accessories, a blast effect piece, and extra pairs of hands for more ways to play or display. Astronema lives to destroy the Power Rangers, but Andros and his team will fight to stop her! GO GO POWER RANGERS! Look for more collectibles in the LIGHTNING COLLECTION. Each sold separately. Available now for pre-order on Amazonand Hasbro Pulse.
To add onto the excitement of the Power Rangers Dino Fury announcement, Hasbro has revealed brand new additions to the Power Rangers Lightning Collection line: Mighty Morphin Zordon And Alpha 5 2-Pack, Mighty Morphin Power Morpher, Mighty Morphin Putty Patrollers 2-Pack and In Space Psycho Green Ranger Figure! The new line is available now for pre-order through Walmart and/or Hasbro Pulse.
POWER RANGERS LIGHTNING COLLECTION MIGHTY MORPHIN ZORDON AND ALPHA 5 2-PACK (Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $29.99/Available: 8/10/2020)
IT’S MORPHIN TIME! From the BEAST MORPHERS 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! The LIGHTNING COLLECTION MIGHTY MORPHIN ZORDON AND ALPHA 5 2-PACK features premium painted details and design inspired by MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS, with ZORDON as mentor of the original POWER RANGERS and ALPHA 5 as his loyal robotic sidekick. The 2-PACK comes with an ALPHA 5 figure with multiple points of articulation for high poseability and a ZORDON figure with light effects for play or display. Press the button on the base of the ZORDON figure to light up the pillar and display ZORDON’s floating head! GO GO POWER RANGERS! Look for more collectibles in the LIGHTNING COLLECTION. Each sold separately. Available for pre-order on WALMART.com
POWER RANGERS LIGHTNING COLLECTION MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER MORPHER (Ages 18 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $49.99/Available: 8/10/2020)
If you’ve ever clasped your belt buckle, yelled “IT’S MORPHIN TIME!” at a group of your friends, and dreamed of changing from a teenager (or adult, we don’t judge) with attitude into a Mighty Morphin Power Ranger, this POWER MORPHER is for you! The POWER RANGERS LIGHTNING COLLECTION MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER MORPHER is inspired by the first Morpher in the history of POWER RANGERS and let’s fans and collectors cosplay, display, or imagine to their heart’s content. With premium deco on the Morpher and display stand, an included belt buckle for clipping to costumes — or whatever you like — and 5 diecast Power Coins, each of which unlocks lights, sounds, and phrases inspired by one of the original POWER RANGERS, the options aren’t limitless, but they are morphinominal. Swap out the Power Coins to unlock sounds and light up the Morpher with colors inspired by each of the original POWER RANGERS: MASTODON, PTERODACTYL, TRICERATOPS, SABERTOOTH TIGER, and TYRANNOSAURUS. GO GO POWER RANGERS! Look for more collectibles in the LIGHTNING COLLECTION. Each sold separately. Available for pre-order on WALMART.com
POWER RANGERS LIGHTNING COLLECTION MIGHTY MORPHIN PUTTY PATROLLERS 2-PACK (Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $29.99/Available: 8/10/2020)
IT’S MORPHIN TIME! From the BEAST MORPHERS 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! The POWER RANGERS LIGHTNING COLLECTION MIGHTY MORPHIN PUTTY PATROLLERS 2-PACK has premium painted details and design inspired by the MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS series. Minions of RITA REPULSA, the PUTTY PATROLLERS are molded by Finster and given life by Rita’s wand. This 2-pack includes swappable hands and blast effect accessories. 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 IN SPACE PSYCHO GREEN RANGER FIGURE (Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $19.99 /Available: 7/15/2020)
IT’S MORPHIN TIME! From the BEAST MORPHERS 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. This 6-inch LIGHTNING COLLECTION PSYCHO GREEN RANGER FIGURE features premium paint and decorative details inspired by the show, over 20 points of articulation for high poseability, the Psycho Dagger accessory, blast effect piece, and 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
