RCPH Bolt Bites – August 2024

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.

NEWS – Hasbro’s Licensed Consumer Products Holiday Gift Guide: Must-Haves from Power Rangers and More!

Hasbro’s Licensed Consumer Products Holiday Gift Guide: Must-Haves from Power Rangers and More!

Today, Hasbro’s Licensed Consumer Products team reached out with some holiday cheer for new licensed goods based on the global toy & game leader’s powerhouse brands.

The following products are perfect for either a night out trick-or-treating or a cozy night-in with games that’ll keep friends and family on the edge of their seats.

Read below for the complete line of Power Rangers related items for this season!


POP TV: MMPR 30TH BY FUNKO
(Ages 8 & up/Approx. Retail Price: $11.99-$14.99/Available: Now)

Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of POWER RANGERS™ by suiting up for action with the Pop Power Ranger! Assemble the POWER RANGERS in your Mighty Morphin POWER RANGERS™ collection (including Black Ranger, Blue Ranger, Yellow Ranger, Red Ranger, Pink Ranger, and Ranger Slayer) and protect the planet from the sinister forces of evil! Vinyl figure is approximately 4.2-inches tall.

Available on Amazon. (Amazon Links help support the podcast.)

 


POP KEYCHAIN: MMPR 30TH
(Ages 8 and up/Approx. Retail Price: $4.99/Available: Now)

Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of POWER RANGERS™ by suiting up for action with the Pop! Keychain Power Ranger! Assemble the POWER RANGERS in your Mighty Morphin POWER RANGERS™ collection (including Black Ranger, Blue Ranger, Pink Ranger, Green Ranger, and Yellow Ranger) and protect the planet from the sinister forces of evil! Vinyl keychain is approximately 4-inches long.

Available on Amazon. (Amazon Links help support the podcast.)


POWER RANGERS® HASBRO® RED RANGER ORNAMENT
(Approx. Retail Price: $18.99/Available at Hallmark: 10/14/23)

It’s morphin time! Kick the holidays into high gear with this Christmas tree ornament featuring the Red Ranger. The dynamic decoration features the accomplished martial artist and team leader of the Mighty Morphin POWER RANGERS in his red and white suit in an action pose.

Ranger Command Power Hour Episode 094

Funko Pop

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 Episode 94, Eric, Zach and A.P. discuss original Red Ranger actor Austin St. John going into the business of Funko Pop selling and personalized autographs. Our discussion morphs into talking about the greater convention scene, actor’s pricing for convention merchandise and more.

We also cover the latest Power Rangers news including Power Rangers is the number one selling action figure brand (in the U.K.), an update on the Home Media release of the Power Rangers Movie, Lionsgate events coming to California, the first details of the 25th Anniversary plans for Power Rangers and the passing of Tatsuya Nomi, Shishiranger in Gosei Sentai Dairanger.

That bubble will POP.

Listen now: Ranger Command Power Hour Episode 094 – “Rangers POP!”

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Funko Pop