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    MIghty Morphin' #18 Review
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    Mighty Morphin #18 Review

    Matthew PetersonBy Matthew PetersonApril 14, 20223 Mins Read

    This is the story of Seven Rangers, picked to live in a Power Center and find out what happens when the Power protects you. The Real World: Angel Grove! Your Major Spoilers review of Mighty Morphin #18 from BOOM! Studios awaits!

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    MIGHTY MORPHIN #18

    Writer: Mat Groom
    Artist: Moises Hidalgo
    Colorist: Raul Angulo
    Letterer: Ed Dukeshire
    Editor: Dafna Pleban
    Publisher: BOOM! Studios
    Cover Price: $3.99
    Release Date: April 13, 2022

    Previously in Mighty Morphin’: With the combined efforts of Promethea and the Zords protecting the Power Chamber, Rocky, the Red Ranger, and Matt, the Green Ranger, wait in tense anticipation for the return of the Away Team. Emotions run high as Zordon acknowledges a hidden history involving him and Promethea, and how much the war has affected him, while Rocky is torn on different responsibilities that might be irreconcilable without help…

    A DECADES-OVERDUE APOLOGY

    After the end of the Eltarian War, the new Green Ranger has been tasked with returning Zordon to the wreckage of the Power Chamber, where a forcefield powered by the wrecked Zords protects the ruins. Zordon tries to thank him, but the Green Ranger has no use for the arrogant floating head. Grace Sterling, the Green Ranger’s patron, is slightly more forgiving, especially when Zordon finally apologizes for his actions fifty years earlier. Zordon admits that abandoning her and her team was a jerk move, one that the actions of his old general brought to light. As for the Rangers themselves, the team (save for Green Ranger Matt and Red Ranger Rocky) have teleported to another galaxy to find another Eltarian outpost that they can scavenger and possibly return to Earth to replace their destroyed headquarters.

    The problem is, it’s not as abandoned as Zordon would have hoped.

    THEY HAD ME AT “CAPTAIN MARVELOUS”

    Mighty Morphin #18 is a nice breather after the long conflict with Eltar, featuring Rocky’s family making a visit to Promethea, a deep conversation between Aisha and Billy, and even a few name-drops for fans of Super Sentai and other properties. Perhaps the most interesting parts are the subtle moments, such as Zordon being drawn in his Zeo-era tube or Billy’s admission that he doesn’t really worry about losing his powers, something that happened not long after in the TV show’s continuity. Hidalgo’s art is fun and lose, with exaggerated proportions and not-quite-cartoony expressions making for lively visuals. I’m even fine with the stylized helmets, something that might have bothered me earlier in the BOOM! run of Power Rangers, while Rocky’s family provides some much-needed humor after a long war in space.

    BOTTOM LINE: SOME GOOD STUFF HERE

    All in all, Mighty Morphin #18 proves to be a well-crafted start to a new era, featuring Billy and Aisha talking about the weaknesses of individually punching every problem, unexpected Rangers in leadership roles, some well-deserved comeuppance for Zordon, and the start of several new and exciting things, earning 3.5 out of 5 stars overall. I don’t know where things go from here (except to the Lion Galaxy), but Mighty Morphin still has my full attention.


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    The Rangers enter a rebuilding period, continue an uneasy alliance and even question the nature of their mission in an issue that shows off the range of the new creative team.

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    Once upon a time, there was a young nerd from the Midwest, who loved Matter-Eater Lad and the McKenzie Brothers... If pop culture were a maze, Matthew would be the Minotaur at its center. Were it a mall, he'd be the Food Court. Were it a parking lot, he’d be the distant Cart Corral where the weird kids gather to smoke, but that’s not important right now... Matthew enjoys body surfing (so long as the bodies are fresh), writing in the third person, and dark-eyed women. Amongst his weaponry are such diverse elements as: Fear! Surprise! Ruthless efficiency! An almost fanatical devotion to pop culture! And a nice red uniform.

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