Power Rangers (Boom! Studios)
Power Rangers is a comic book franchise distributed by Boom! Studios, being based on the television series of the same name. The series was originally licensed by Saban Brands since 2016, but the rights were passed to Hasbro in 2018.
Publication history
In June 2015, Boom! Studios and Saban Brands announced a new comic book series based on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. The initial creative staff featured Kyle Higgins as the writer, Steve Orlando and Mairghread Scott as co-writers, with Hendry Prasetya and Daniel Bayliss as the artists.In February 2016, Boom! announced a spin-off limited series entitled Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Pink by Brenden Fletcher, Kelly Thompson, and Daniele Di Nicuolo.
In April 2017, Boom! announced a prequel series titled Saban's Go Go Power Rangers by Ryan Parrott and Dan Mora. In December 2017, Boom Studios announced "Shattered Grid", a crossover story line between Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Saban's Go Go Power Rangers, which celebrated the 25th anniversary of Power Rangers.
In July 2018, Hasbro became the new owner of the Power Rangers franchise.
In March 2019, Boom! announced "Necessary Evil", the second crossover event between Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Saban's Go Go Power Rangers, written by Ryan Parrott and Sina Grace. Following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic over comic book industry, the event concluded in June 2020, with Saban's Go Go Power Rangers ending after 32 issues.
The mainline Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series will conclude on October 2020 after 55 issues, and in November, two new separate series will launch a new storyline titled "Unlimited Power".
List of works
Series
- Ongoing: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Pink
- Justice League/Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
- Saban's Go Go Power Rangers
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Upcoming: Power Rangers: Drakkon New Dawn
- Upcoming: Mighty Morphin
- Upcoming: Power Rangers
One-shot issues
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: 25th Anniversary Special
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Shattered Grid Finale
- Saban's Go Go Power Rangers: Back to School
- Saban's Go Go Power Rangers: Forever Rangers
- Power Rangers: Ranger Slayer
Graphic novels
- Power Rangers: Aftershock
- Power Rangers: Soul of the Dragon
- Power Rangers: The Psycho Path
- Upcoming: Power Rangers: Sins of the Future
Other
- Power Rangers Artist Tribute
Setting
Collected editions
Reception
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers has gained mostly positive reviews, with the #1 issue selling approximately 100,000 copies. The #1 issues of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Pink and Go Go Power Rangers have also received positive reviews.Title | Rating | Reviews | Ref. |
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers | 8.4/10 | 376 | |
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Pink | 7.1/10 | 49 | |
Justice League/Mighty Morphin Power Rangers | 7.1/10 | 87 | |
Saban's Go Go Power Rangers | 8.3/10 | 197 | |
Power Rangers: Aftershock | 7.2/10 | 9 | |
Power Rangers Artist Tribute | 9.0/10 | 1 | |
Power Rangers: Soul of the Dragon | 9.0/10 | 2 | |
Power Rangers: The Psycho Path | |||
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 9.1/10 | 34 | |
Power Rangers: Ranger Slayer | 9.2/10 | 10 |