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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
Oh the nostalgia...
This modern iteration of the classic teamup of Rangers was excellent from start to finish. I haven't watched the tv show, but have viewed the movie many times. This was kind of like an prequel story to all of that. I really enjoyed the art, the humor, and the classic characters.
I am definitely going be continuing as I've heard big things about issue #26.
This modern iteration of the classic teamup of Rangers was excellent from start to finish. I haven't watched the tv show, but have viewed the movie many times. This was kind of like an prequel story to all of that. I really enjoyed the art, the humor, and the classic characters.
I am definitely going be continuing as I've heard big things about issue #26.
I actually checked this out at the library for my two year old son who has fallen in love with the exact same version of the Power Rangers I grew up with thanks to Netflix. I started reading it just see what it was like and was surprised to find a very fun reboot bringing the old characters into modern times way more successfully than I would've expected. Odds are good I'll check out the other two volumes they have before long.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Read this in 2019 and found it boring. Read this today and really enjoyed it. Man is a mystery.
A very solid 3 stars. Having loved Power Rangers since I was little, this brought on a lot of nostalgia. The artwork was clean and gorgeous, and all of those covers are masterpieces.
The one thing I wasn't sure about was some of the dialogue. The art made me think this was an attempt to modernize the characters, so their classic 90s slang sometimes seemed trite in comparison to the overall aesthetic. If you're going to do it, go all the way and give the characters quintessential 90s outfits and use words like "morphenomenal" with abandon.
Overall, thoroughly enjoyable and I can't wait to read more!
The one thing I wasn't sure about was some of the dialogue. The art made me think this was an attempt to modernize the characters, so their classic 90s slang sometimes seemed trite in comparison to the overall aesthetic. If you're going to do it, go all the way and give the characters quintessential 90s outfits and use words like "morphenomenal" with abandon.
Overall, thoroughly enjoyable and I can't wait to read more!
Probably more of a 3.5 but willingly rounded up for nostalgia.
Look, I grew up with Power Rangers. I mean, Mighty Morphin was one of my staple shows as a kid. The funny thing is, though, I took a long break until Dino Charge came out, because it saw the return of the original sixth ranger. (That restarted my love for all things Power Ranger and I have now bought many, many seasons on dvd.)
Fast forward quite a few years and this comic confirmed what I discovered upon rewatching the first two seasons of Mighty Morphin: Tommy Oliver is not a team player. Oh my gosh, I grew to hate him in the series and having such a focus on him in the comic was not fun for me. (Hopefully, once his head gets on straight, it will quit being the Tommy Oliver show, but I don't hold out a lot of hope for that.)
I do like that there is some added depth that the show couldn't/didn't delve into. In this first omnibus, we're dealing with Tommy and his mental instability from being controlled by Rita, but there's also some distrust headed his way from Zack, Billy feeling out of place in a team of fighters (let's just ignore the show and how the super nerd Billy suddenly became as good a fighter as martial arts instructor Jason) and the whole problem between Jason and Tommy with the later not listening to the former.
(If Jason isn't the best red ranger, tell me who is. He is everything a leader should be, and I still say that.) (Note: I firmly believe he is the best red ranger, but he is not my personal favorite. Mostly because my personal favorite red rangers aren't the best leader material.)(And they're kind of goofy.)
I don't like the forcing of the Kim/Tommy thing, but I do like that she is very chill about it - as opposed to her show counterpart. Trini is as awesome as she always was. And that's all I have to say about our yellow ranger.
Not a bad first outing and I do hope that each of the other characters will get a chance to shine. (And that Zack will get some much needed character development.)
Look, I grew up with Power Rangers. I mean, Mighty Morphin was one of my staple shows as a kid. The funny thing is, though, I took a long break until Dino Charge came out, because it saw the return of the original sixth ranger. (That restarted my love for all things Power Ranger and I have now bought many, many seasons on dvd.)
Fast forward quite a few years and this comic confirmed what I discovered upon rewatching the first two seasons of Mighty Morphin: Tommy Oliver is not a team player. Oh my gosh, I grew to hate him in the series and having such a focus on him in the comic was not fun for me. (Hopefully, once his head gets on straight, it will quit being the Tommy Oliver show, but I don't hold out a lot of hope for that.)
I do like that there is some added depth that the show couldn't/didn't delve into. In this first omnibus, we're dealing with Tommy and his mental instability from being controlled by Rita, but there's also some distrust headed his way from Zack, Billy feeling out of place in a team of fighters (let's just ignore the show and how the super nerd Billy suddenly became as good a fighter as martial arts instructor Jason) and the whole problem between Jason and Tommy with the later not listening to the former.
(If Jason isn't the best red ranger, tell me who is. He is everything a leader should be, and I still say that.) (Note: I firmly believe he is the best red ranger, but he is not my personal favorite. Mostly because my personal favorite red rangers aren't the best leader material.)(And they're kind of goofy.)
I don't like the forcing of the Kim/Tommy thing, but I do like that she is very chill about it - as opposed to her show counterpart. Trini is as awesome as she always was. And that's all I have to say about our yellow ranger.
Not a bad first outing and I do hope that each of the other characters will get a chance to shine. (And that Zack will get some much needed character development.)
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I wasn't a big Power Ranger fan growing but this reintroduction by Boom! Studios and Kyle Higgins is a decent read without being a paint by numbers origin. Tommy the Green Ranger is dealing with being new to the team and overcoming Rita Repulsa's influence. The team is laid out so readers know who is who and the general idea of their situation. The story is still a little hokey but not as bad as I expected. The art by Prasetya was plain and unremarkable. Overall, an okay beginning but there are bones of a good story with potential.