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Ranger Command Power Hour Episode 223

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It’s time to Ranger Up with trekkieb47 as he talks all things Power Rangers on the Four Eyed Radio Network with RANGER COMMAND POWER HOUR!

*Note – Make sure to read both MMPR 116 and PRU: The Morphin Masters (out now) before listening to this episode*

In this episode, Eric welcomes both Ryan Parrott and Rachel Wagner to the podcast to discuss Power Rangers Unlimited: The Morphin Masters.

Ryan is best known in Ranger Nation as the writer for Boom Studios’ Go Go Power Rangers, Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers, both MMPR vs.TMNT miniseries,and now The Morphin Masters. His other works include Aftershock’s Dead Day, Image’s ongoing Rogue Sun and the upcoming The Infernals.

Rachel Wagner is a writer that has worked on television shows such as ‘Preacher,’ ‘CSI:NY,’ ‘Physical,’ ‘Revolution,’ ‘Patient Zero,’ ‘Saints and Sinners,’ and ‘About a Boy.’ Additionally, she has written for BOOM! Studios and Image, developed projects for Robert Zemeckis, Marc Forster and Jerry Bruckheimer and has been nominated for Saturn and AOF Fest awards. She is no stranger to Power Rangers having co-wrote Power Rangers issue #10 with Ryan, the short story “The Price of Ambition” in Go Go Power Rangers Book One Deluxe Edition and “The Morphin Masters”.

We talk about the timeline for the comic coming together, Rachel’s influences, incorporating the lore surrounding Power Rangers Universe, Daniel Bayliss’ artwork and more…

Listen now: Ranger Command Power Hour Episode 223 – “Ranger Command Interview – Power Rangers Unlimited: The Morphin Masters with Ryan Parrott and Rachel Wagner”

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Timestamps:

  • 0:00:00 – Intro – Rachel’s Power Rangers experience, story conception
  • 0:09:16 – About Lord Drakkon, Buddy Cops, and Blue Emissary
  • 0:22:17 – Planning, the artwork, the ending
  • 0:30:28 – Favorite Moments of the issue, Peace for Ranger Slayer and her future
  • 0:43:38 – Final thoughts on the issue, Rachel’s work on past Power Rangers stories
  • 0:50:20 – Closing – Plugs and Upcoming conventions and projects

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Ranger Command Power Hour Episode 222

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Originally recorded on September 25th, 2023.

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!

Eric is joined by Chris (@GeekWithChris), Chris Long (@clong83) and Josh (@LivingRangerKey) of Lightning Aftermath (@LightningFigPR) to review Power Rangers Cosmic Fury episodes 1-5.

Lightning Strikes in the new year because this podcast is not Beyond Repair. We were Off Grid for awhile, but thanks to Team Work we were able to Rock Out!

We also discuss some news including reactions to Hasbro Pulse Con 2023 products like the Omega Ranger Lightning Collection figures, Tommy’s Master Morpher and the comics.

Four months? Part two…

Listen now: Ranger Command Power Hour Episode 222 – “Rangers Review Cosmic Fury Episodes 1-5”

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Timestamps:

  • 0:00:00 – Intro
  • 0:02:45 – Hasbro Pulse Con 2023 Power Rangers Reactions
  • 0:26:55 – Comics Solicitations
  • 0:28:51 – Power Rangers Cosmic Fury Episode 1 – “Lightning Strikes”
  • 1:06:08 – Power Rangers Cosmic Fury Episode 2 – “Beyond Repair”
  • 1:25:47 – Power Rangers Cosmic Fury Episode 3 – “Off Grid”
  • 1:39:04 – Power Rangers Cosmic Fury Episode 4 – “Team Work”
  • 1:50:38 – Power Rangers Cosmic Fury Episode 5 – “Rock Out”
  • 2:05:18 – Social Media Plugs and Outro

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COMICS PREVIEW – Power Rangers Solicitations for April 2024

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Today, we received the advance solicitations for Boom! Studios Power Rangers comics coming out in the month of April 2024.

There are MAJOR spoilers below, so be warned!

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COMICS PREVIEW – Power Rangers Solicitations for March 2024

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Today, we received the advance solicitations for Boom! Studios Power Rangers comics coming out in the month of March 2024.

There are MAJOR spoilers below, so be warned!

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NEWS – Ranger Slayer Returns in the Most Explosive DARKEST HOUR Chapters Yet!

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Ranger Slayer Returns in the Most Explosive DARKEST HOUR Chapters Yet!
Fans Cannot Miss the Essential Reading of MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #116 & POWER RANGERS: UNLIMITED: THE MORPHIN MASTERS #1

LOS ANGELES, CA (December 15, 2023) – BOOM! Studios, under license by leading toy and game company Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS), revealed a first look at MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #116, the continuation of the DARKEST HOUR event, taking place after the bold and greatly anticipated Reunited, Recharged era of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. The superstar creative lineup includes writer Melissa Flores (Power Rangers, The Dead Lucky), artists Adam Gorham (Jughead: The Hunger) and Marco Renna (Once & Future, Klaus), colorist Joana Lafuente, and letterer Ed Dukeshire, in the continuation of this monumental 12-month event, available in January 2024.

In the race to reach the Master Arch, the last Ranger anyone expected is the only one to arrive… But it’s far from over, with a deadly villain not far behind. An epic confrontation years in the making is finally here as the Darkest Hour reaches a fever pitch! But in the twisted arena of the Grid, the lines between hero and villain blur even further, and this battle might just prove to be the end of one character’s long journey.

And don’t miss Ryan Parrott’s return to Power Rangers, joined by co-writer Rachel Wagner (Rogue Sun), artist Daniel Bayliss (Firefly), colorist Arthur Hesli (Power Rangers Unlimited: The Coinless #1), and letterer Ed Dukeshire in the newest Darkest Hour chapter, POWER RANGERS UNLIMITED: THE MORPHIN MASTERS #1!

Picking up right after the shocking events of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #116, an iconic returning character, RANGER SLAYER, has entered The Grid in a desperate attempt to find the Morphin Masters and the answers they might possess…

MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #116 features main cover art by star artist Taurin Clarke (Miles Morales: Spider-Man) and variant covers by acclaimed illustrators Björn Barends (Spawn), Goñi Montes (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), and Zu Orzu (Grim).

  • Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #116 A Main: NOV230033
  • Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #116 B Dark Grid Variant: NOV230034
  • Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #116 C Helmet Variant: NOV230035
  • Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #116 D 1:10 INCV: NOV230036
  • Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #116 E 1:15 INCV: NOV230037
  • Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #116 F 1:25 INCV: NOV230038
  • Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #116 G Unlockable Var: NOV230039

POWER RANGERS UNLIMITED: THE MORPHIN MASTERS #1 features covers by Toni Infante (Sons of the Devil), Goñi Montes (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), and Miguel Mercado (Magic).

  • Power Rangers Unlimited: The Morphin Masters #1 A Main: NOV230046
  • Power Rangers Unlimited: The Morphin Masters #1 B Foil Variant: NOV230047
  • Power Rangers Unlimited: The Morphin Masters #1 C 1:10 INCV: NOV230048
  • Power Rangers Unlimited: The Morphin Masters #1 D 1:20 INCV: NOV230049

Print copies of MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #116 will be available for sale on January 24, 2024 at local comic book shops (use comicshoplocator.com to find the one nearest you) or at the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers like iBooks, Google Play, and Kindle. POWER RANGERS UNLIMITED: THE MORPHIN MASTERS #1 will hit shelves January 31, 2024.

MIGHTY MORPHIN 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; Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera; Grim by Stephanie Phillips and Flaviano; Stuff of Nightmares by R.L. Stine and A.L. Kaplan; Damn Them All by Simon Spurrier and Charlie Adlard; Once Upon a Time at the End of the World by Jason Aaron, Alexandre Tefenkgi, Leila del Duca, and Nick Dragotta; Know Your Station by Sarah Gailey and Liana Kangas; A Vicious Circle by Mattson Tomlin and Lee Bermejo; The Neighbors by Jude Ellison S. Doyle and Letizia Cadonici; Ghostlore by Cullen Bunn and Leomacs; Sirens of the City by Joanne Starer and Khary Randolph; Coda by Simon Spurrier and Matías Bergara; Rare Flavours by Ram V and Filipe Andrade, and Underheist by David and Maria Lapham. The imprint also publishes popular licensed properties, including Dune: House Harkonnen from Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, and Michael Shelfer; and The Expanse: Dragon Tooth by Andy Diggle and Rubine.

For continuing news on the POWER RANGERS series and more from BOOM! Studios, stay tuned to boom-studios.com and follow @boomstudios on Twitter.

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NEWS – Your First Look at RANGER ACADEMY #4

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Your First Look at RANGER ACADEMY #4
Discover the Secrets of the Abandoned Campus in January 2024

LOS ANGELES, CA (December 11, 2023) – If you had a chance to join the POWER RANGERS, would you? Maria Ingrande Mora (The Immeasurable Depth of You), artist Jo Mi-Gyeong (Eve: Children of the Moon), colorist Fabiana Mascolo (Alice Ever After), and letterer Ed Dukeshire (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) follow 13-year-old Sage as she continues to ponder that very question in this first look from RANGER ACADEMY #4!

This is it. The big test. Sage will need to successfully perform her First Morph, but don’t worry–it will only take all of her skills, while surviving on a hostile planet known only as CHROMIA! It will take more than just her skills though, with teamwork being essential to reach the peak and acquire the means of Morphin time. But when the class bully runs into some trouble on the way, will Sage risk her test results to save him, or leave him behind? In this game-changing issue, fans are not going to want to miss out on the exclusive spoiler variant cover by Goñi Montes, featuring a surprise so big that we can’t show you the art!

RANGER ACADEMY #4 features a main cover by Miguel Mercado (Magic) with variants by series artist Jo Mi-Gyeong, Goñi Montes (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), and Yejin Park (Once & Future).

RANGER ACADEMY 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; Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera; Grim by Stephanie Phillips and Flaviano; Stuff of Nightmares by R.L. Stine and A.L. Kaplan; Damn Them All by Simon Spurrier and Charlie Adlard; Once Upon a Time at the End of the World by Jason Aaron, Alexandre Tefenkgi, Leila del Duca, and Nick Dragotta; Know Your Station by Sarah Gailey and Liana Kangas; A Vicious Circle by Mattson Tomlin and Lee Bermejo; The Neighbors by Jude Ellison S. Doyle and Letizia Cadonici; Ghostlore by Cullen Bunn and Leomacs; Sirens of the City by Joanne Starer and Khary Randolph; Coda by Simon Spurrier and Matías Bergara; Rare Flavours by Ram V and Filipe Andrade, and the upcoming Underheist by David and Maria Lapham. The imprint also publishes popular licensed properties, including Dune: House Harkonnen from Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, and Michael Shelfer; Mighty Morphin Power Rangers by Melissa Flores and Simona Di Gianfelice; and The Expanse: Dragon Tooth by Andy Diggle and Rubine.

RANGER ACADEMY #4 will be available in comic shops January 3, 2024. It is available for pre-order at your local comic book shop (use comicshoplocator.com to find the one nearest you). Digital copies can be purchased from content providers like comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and Kindle.

  • Ranger Academy #4 A Main: NOV230040
  • Ranger Academy #4 B Yellow Blank Sketch Variant: NOV230041
  • Ranger Academy #4 C Spoiler Variant: NOV230042
  • Ranger Academy #4 D 1:10 INCV: NOV230043
  • Ranger Academy #4 E 1:25 INCV: NOV230044

Fans and readers can purchase copies of RANGER ACADEMY VOL 1 SC, collecting issues #1-4, in local comic shops on February 28, 2024 and in bookstores everywhere on March 5, 2024.

For continuing news on POWER RANGERS 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 – Face to Face with Pure Evil in MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #115

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Face to Face with Pure Evil in MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #115
The DARKEST HOUR Event Continues in December 2023

Los Angeles, CA (November 29, 2023)— BOOM! Studios, under license by leading toy and game company Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS), revealed a first look at MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #115, the continuation of the DARKEST HOUR event, taking place after the bold and greatly anticipated Reunited, Recharged era of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. The superstar creative lineup includes writer Melissa Flores (Power Rangers, The Dead Lucky), artist Simona Di Gianfelice (All New Firefly), colorist Raúl Angulo (Mech Cadet Yu) with assistance by Jose Enrique Fernández, and letterer Ed Dukeshire (The Woods, Irredeemable) in the continuation of this monumental 12-month event, available in December.

In something out of a nightmare, Tommy comes face to face with pure evil and watches in horror as the unthinkable happens to his friends… Dark Specter’s power grows and spreads, pitting Zord-against-Zord as the corrupted Rangers battle their loved ones. As Mistress Vile begins to regret what she’s unleashed, two other villains may be the key to the Rangers’ only hope, and the last resort for seeking answers within the Morphin Grid!!

MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #115 features main cover art by star artist Taurin Clarke (Miles Morales: Spider-Man) and variant covers by acclaimed illustrators Björn Barends (Spawn), Goñi Montes (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), Adam Gorham (Jughead: The Hunger), and Natacha Bustos (Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur).

Celebrating 30 continuous years on the air, Power Rangers has become one of the longest-running kids’ live-action series in television history, with more than 900 episodes aired to date. Created by Haim Saban and launched in 1993 with Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, the series celebrates its 30th year with Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always, an anniversary special streaming exclusively on Netflix. The 30th overall season of Power Rangers, “Power Rangers: Cosmic Fury,” is currently available exclusively on Netflix.

MIGHTY MORPHIN 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; Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera; Grim by Stephanie Phillips and Flaviano; Stuff of Nightmares by R.L. Stine and A.L. Kaplan; Damn Them All by Simon Spurrier and Charlie Adlard; Once Upon a Time at the End of the World by Jason Aaron, Alexandre Tefenkgi, Leila del Duca, and Nick Dragotta; Know Your Station by Sarah Gailey and Liana Kangas; A Vicious Circle by Mattson Tomlin and Lee Bermejo; The Neighbors by Jude Ellison S. Doyle and Letizia Cadonici; Ghostlore by Cullen Bunn and Leomacs; Sirens of the City by Joanne Starer and Khary Randolph; Coda by Simon Spurrier and Matías Bergara; Rare Flavours by Ram V and Filipe Andrade, and the upcoming Underheist by David and Maria Lapham. The imprint also publishes popular licensed properties, including Dune: House Harkonnen from Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, and Michael Shelfer; and The Expanse: Dragon Tooth by Andy Diggle and Rubine.

Print copies of MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #115 will be available for sale on December 27, 2023 at local comic book shops (use comicshoplocator.com to find the one nearest you), or at the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers like comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and Kindle.

  • Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #115 A Main: OCT230074
  • Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #115 B Dark Grid Variant: OCT230075
  • Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #115 C Helmet Variant: OCT230076
  • Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #115 D 1:10 INCV: OCT230077
  • Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #115 E 1:25 INCV: OCT230078
  • Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #115 F 1:50 INCV: OCT230079
  • Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #115 G FOC Reveal Variant: OCT230080
  • Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #115 H Unlockable Var: OCT230081

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 Episode 221

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Originally recorded on September 9, 2023.

It’s time to Ranger Up with @trekkieb47 as he talks all things Power Rangers on the Four Eyed Radio Network with RANGER COMMAND POWER HOUR!

Eric is joined by Richy, also known as Richy923 of GeekStatus. Geek Status is all about “Own Your Passion”, showcasing Power Rangers, Back to the Future, Ghostbusters, Star Wars, 80’s, 90’s and beyond with “The Toy Exhibit”.

We discuss Richy’s history with Power Rangers, how GeekStatus started, his passions in collecting, advice for other content creators and more!

Listen now: Ranger Command Power Hour Episode 221 – “Ranger Nation Spotlight – Richy923 of GeekStatus”

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COMICS PREVIEW – Power Rangers Solicitations for February 2024

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Today, we received the advance solicitations for Boom! Studios Power Rangers comics coming out in the month of February 2024.

There are MAJOR spoilers below, so be warned!

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NEWS – Your First Look at RANGER ACADEMY #3

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Your First Look at RANGER ACADEMY #3
Discover the Secrets of the Abandoned Campus in December 2023

LOS ANGELES, CA (November 10, 2023) – If you had a chance to join the POWER RANGERS, would you? Maria Ingrande Mora (The Immeasurable Depth of You), artist Jo Mi-Gyeong (Eve: Children of the Moon), colorist Fabiana Mascolo (Alice Ever After), and letterer Ed Dukeshire (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) follow 13-year-old Sage as she continues to ponder that very question in this first look from RANGER ACADEMY #3!

Though exciting, Ranger Academy is challenging for Sage. Having trouble fitting in, Sage seeks answers in the Academy’s library, discovering a connection to her adoptive father’s past in the library’s archives… In an effort to learn more about the school and her place in it, Sage’s curiosity takes her to an abandoned part of the campus…only to discover something even more shocking than she could ever imagine…

RANGER ACADEMY #3 features a main cover by Miguel Mercado (Magic) with variants by series artist Jo Mi-Gyeong and Natacha Bustos (Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur).

RANGER ACADEMY 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; Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera; Grim by Stephanie Phillips and Flaviano; Stuff of Nightmares by R.L. Stine and A.L. Kaplan; Damn Them All by Simon Spurrier and Charlie Adlard; Once Upon a Time at the End of the World by Jason Aaron, Alexandre Tefenkgi, Leila del Duca, and Nick Dragotta; Know Your Station by Sarah Gailey and Liana Kangas; A Vicious Circle by Mattson Tomlin and Lee Bermejo; The Neighbors by Jude Ellison S. Doyle and Letizia Cadonici; Ghostlore by Cullen Bunn and Leomacs; Sirens of the City by Joanne Starer and Khary Randolph; Coda by Simon Spurrier and Matías Bergara; Rare Flavours by Ram V and Filipe Andrade, and the upcoming Underheist by David and Maria Lapham. The imprint also publishes popular licensed properties, including Dune: House Harkonnen from Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, and Michael Shelfer; Mighty Morphin Power Rangers by Melissa Flores and Simona Di Gianfelice; and The Expanse: Dragon Tooth by Andy Diggle and Rubine.

RANGER ACADEMY #3 will be available in comic shops December 6, 2023. It is available for pre-order at your local comic book shop (use comicshoplocator.com to find the one nearest you). Digital copies can be purchased from content providers like comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and Kindle.

  • Ranger Academy #3 A Main: OCT230083
  • Ranger Academy #3 B Character Design Variant: OCT230084
  • Ranger Academy #3 C 1:10 INCV: OCT230085
  • Ranger Academy #3 D 1:25 INCV: OCT230086

For continuing news on POWER RANGERS 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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