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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Vol. 1
by Kyle Higgins
As a huge fan of the original MMPR TV series (seriously I cosplayed Rita Repulsa in college before the whole '90s nostalgia trend kicked in), I wanted to LOVE this series. But I didn't. I could nitpick some of the details (Billy is way too cool, for instance, and Rita never once says "I have a headache"), but really my ambivalence comes from the plotting and pacing decisions.
The story picks up after the Green with Evil arc of the show, when Tommy breaks free of Rita's grasp and joins the Rangers. Frankly, it's jarring, especially because that arc is such an important one for all the rangers, especially Tommy. So while picking up after those events allows us to get into Tommy's conflicted head, we don't really KNOW any of these characters (I still want character development, even if it's a reboot of something very familiar). I found myself not really caring about anyone except, oddly, Rita (or maybe not so oddly).
The tension between the rangers felt awkward and sort of manufactured, which is a really weird thing to say about a franchise that was cut together from Japanese and American footage. I was hoping that because this is a comic and there are no budgetary restraints and it's also geared toward adults instead of kids that I would get a more fulfilling experience, but no. I also find that I really, really, really want this to be set in the '90s. I think it loses something by being modernized--I can't relate as much, having never been a kid in the 00s, and I'm 100% sure this series is aimed at my demographic, so that choice strikes me as an odd choice.
I didn't hate it--the art is great, and it's fun to revisit this world from a different perspective, but I wasn't blown away. I'll keep reading because I love MMPR, but I'm sad it didn't blow me away.
The story picks up after the Green with Evil arc of the show, when Tommy breaks free of Rita's grasp and joins the Rangers. Frankly, it's jarring, especially because that arc is such an important one for all the rangers, especially Tommy. So while picking up after those events allows us to get into Tommy's conflicted head, we don't really KNOW any of these characters (I still want character development, even if it's a reboot of something very familiar). I found myself not really caring about anyone except, oddly, Rita (or maybe not so oddly).
The tension between the rangers felt awkward and sort of manufactured, which is a really weird thing to say about a franchise that was cut together from Japanese and American footage. I was hoping that because this is a comic and there are no budgetary restraints and it's also geared toward adults instead of kids that I would get a more fulfilling experience, but no. I also find that I really, really, really want this to be set in the '90s. I think it loses something by being modernized--I can't relate as much, having never been a kid in the 00s, and I'm 100% sure this series is aimed at my demographic, so that choice strikes me as an odd choice.
I didn't hate it--the art is great, and it's fun to revisit this world from a different perspective, but I wasn't blown away. I'll keep reading because I love MMPR, but I'm sad it didn't blow me away.