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On Wednesday, February 9th, Mighty Morphin Issue 16 will be released from Boom Studios. A first look of this issue was shown last week.

In the aftermath of the battle, the ideologies of Lord Zedd and Zordon clash, despite a moment of mercy. As the Eltarian War approaches its end, long-awaited emotional resolutions will launch both Mighty Morphin and Power Rangers into the future, but the relationship between two Rangers takes a turn that neither may recover from.

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

“It’s the penultimate issue of the Eltarian War Arc in Mighty Morphin 16. In the preview pages seen below, we get a flashback even further than the start of Unlimited Power where we initially first saw a young Zordon. The conversation between Zartus and Zophram dives further into Zartus’ motivations.

And speaking of Unlimited Power, the term is referenced by Zophram who says, ‘The only people who should be handed unlimited power are those who are reluctant to take it.’ To me, this almost feels like Power Rangers’ version of ‘With great power comes great responsibility’ from Spider-Man.  A young Zordon quickly proves Zophram’s point over concerns that Zordon does not want to abandon his comrades in Bronze Company. The past bleeds into the present as Lord Zedd, Zordon and Zartus continue their battle…

There is a lot packed into this issue, and as the penultimate issue – a lot of the major battles end, giving next week’s Power Rangers Issue 16 a chance to breathe for the finale of the arc spanning almost two years. Writer Ryan Parrott has done a fantastic job of paying off characters and arcs from earlier arcs and issues. Particularly the Horrid, led by Lord Drakkon. Like him or hate him, the return and rise of Drakkon has left Power Rangers with another main villain in their own rogues gallery. Since this is his last issue writing for Mighty Morphin Parrott has left the next writer, Mathew Groom, plenty to work with. 

My one hope is that the book can slow down a little bit and pull back from universe-ending arcs, at least for a little bit. I enjoyed the parallels between the tale of Zeon and what Zordon accomplished towards the end of this story. There is a lot of collateral damage that both books going forward will have to deal with. “

MIGHTY MORPHIN #16
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Retail Price: $3.99
Writer: Ryan Parrott
Artist: Marco Renna
Colorist: Walter Baiamonte with Color Assistance by Sara Antonellini and Sharon Marino
Letterer: Ed Dukeshire
Cover Artists:

• Main Cover: InHyuk Lee
• Legacy Variant Cover: Eleonora Carlini
• 1:10 Incentive Cover: InHyuk Lee
• 1:15 Incentive Cover: Eleonora Carlini
• 1:25 Incentive Cover: Rian Gonzales
• FOC Reveal Cover: Jo Mi-Gyeong
• FOC Reveal Incentive 1:10 Cover: Jo Mi-Gyeong
• Unlockable Cover: Rian Gonzales

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On Wednesday, January 12th, Mighty Morphin Issue 15 will be released from Boom Studios.

THE ELTARIAN WAR CONTINUES. On the moon, the epic, long-awaited battle is finally here as Zordon and Lord Zedd go head-to-head! As the Empyreals are unleashed, the Rangers must summon every weapon at their disposal to stop them from cleansing Earth. Can Matthew and Tommy put their differences aside to avenge their fallen comrades? And what other unexpected alliances will be formed in the desperate attempt to stop the Empyreals?

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

“The showdown of the decade takes place in Mighty Morphin 15. As seen in the preview pages and the description of the issue, Lord Zedd and Zordon throw down in an epic battle that interweaves throughout the issue. But that’s not all as the Mighty Morphin team and the Omega Rangers face the Empyreals with their zords.

In the flashback, Zordon faces Lord Zedd for the first time 10,000 years ago on the planet Bivix. Bivix was the planet that Zordon had his first supervision with Zartus all the way back in Mighty Morphin Issue 1. This comes full circle not only in the issue, but the entire arc. There is a mention of Rita Repulsa here, which is interesting to see since we’ve seen Ryan Parrott write for Zordon before all the way back in Go Go Power Rangers. There, he was present for Rita’s birth. Now, the flashbacks in Mighty Morphin are spanning decades of the past. Lord Zedd is at his peak, unlike in the last flashback in issue 13 where he was just learning magic. These gaps allow for future writers of the comic to explore the timeline should they choose, or let fans speculate.

The preview continues with the beginning of Zordon and Zedd fighting in the present, and the Zords fighting the Empyreals. To see the full spread of the Zord fight, you’ll need to pick up this issue! If you’ve been craving some Zord action, you get it in spades here. Artist Marco Renna absolutely kills it with intense action and very detailed linework. This is one of my favorite battles in the comics so far. Since Megazord battles are becoming rarer in the comics, when they take up a whole issue – it’s a real spectacle.

Writer Ryan Parrott is holding nothing back. While the action is intense, it doesn’t stop the characters from shining in their dialogue and advancing the story. With only a couple months left in the Eltarian War, I am worried for certain characters and how the aftermath will play out. The rollercoaster continues…”

MIGHTY MORPHIN #15
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Retail Price: $3.99
Writer: Ryan Parrott
Artist: Marco Renna
Colorist: Walter Baiamonte with Color Assistance by Sharon Marino
Letterer: Ed Dukeshire
Cover Artists:

• Main Cover: InHyuk Lee
• Legacy Variant Cover: Eleonora Carlini
• 1:10 Incentive Cover: InHyuk Lee
• 1:15 Incentive Cover: Eleonora Carlini
• 1:25 Incentive Cover: Goñi Montes
• FOC Reveal Cover: Christian Ward
• FOC Reveal Incentive 1:10 Cover: Christian Ward
• Unlockable Cover: Goñi Montes

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