Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Shattered Grid Deluxe Edition

“Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Shattered Grid Deluxe Edition” collects “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” nos. 24-30, “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Free Comic Book Day Special 2018,” “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 2018 Annual” no. 1, “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Shattered Grid” no. 1, and “Go Go Power Rangers” nos. 9-12 written by Kyle Higgins and Ryan Parrott with art by Jonas Scharf, Daniele di Nicuolo, Dan Mora, and Diego Galindo and colors by Joana Lafuente, Walter Baiamonte, Raúl Angulo, and Marcelo Costa.The story begins shortly after the events of the preceding volume, with the Rangers fighting Finster’s sleeper monsters and discovering Lord Drakkon, a version of Tommy from an alternate timeline, hidden in Grace Sterling’s Promethea compound. Drakkon escapes and the Rangers must decide what to do next. When they least expect it, Drakkon kills Tommy, thereby beginning the shattering of the timeline and creating several parallel universes for each Ranger team, even those that chronologically follow each other. For example, Tommy is still alive and leading the Zeo Rangers in their bubble of the timeline, even though that takes place chronologically after Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Meanwhile, Drakkon leads his armies across the morphin grid, capturing morphers from each Ranger team in order to increase his powers.In an earlier timeline, Kimberly fights an alternate version of herself, the Ranger Slayer. Flashbacks reveal the Ranger Slayer’s connection to Lord Drakkon while further developing Kimberly’s character, with her parents’ divorce and troubles with her former boyfriend, Matt. Similar secondary plots explore other characters, like Billy’s drive to improve himself and become worthy of his power or Jason’s struggles both with leadership and his father’s illness. As the situation grows darker, Zordon must decide to make a deal with the lesser of two evils in order to save reality.Kyle Higgins continues to demonstrate why he’s one of the best comics writers in this volume, taking everything fans love from the “Power Rangers” franchise and adding some real pathos. The Rangers struggle and suffer, face nearly insurmountable odds, and fight on because they know it’s right. He uses the alternate timelines to examine characters in a way that the main story wouldn’t allow, such as time travel enabling Andros, the Red Space Ranger, to meet his sister, Karone, after she became the Pink Galaxy Ranger, thereby offering him hope that he found and saved her from her life as Astronema. A future Bulk can tell a future Kimberly how much he looked up to the Power Rangers and demonstrate the more well-rounded character he became in the seasons after “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.” And Lord Drakkon can use a holo-projector to assume the place of Tommy Oliver on the Zeo Rangers in an effort to learn more about his place in the grand scheme of the universe through a version of himself that rejected Rita, setting up part of the conflict that will drive him through this narrative. While the core parts of the story exist during the first season of “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers,” Higgins’ manages to write in such a way that there’s genuine suspense and readers can’t just count on things working out so that these comics will align with the franchise canon. Finally, like the other Deluxe Editions, this volume concludes with a cover gallery showcasing the amazing artwork that went into each issue and the gorgeous variant covers that readers may not have seen at their local comic shop.

The story, and art were very good. It was delivered ahead of time, no damage and for me it was a ,the start of expanding my comic book reading and reminding me of what and why I loved so many different titles . I would recommend this and any other title for anyone of any age as a good read and expand their horizons , as mine were.

I grew up in the 80s/90s so my mornings before hopping on the bus were spent watching Mighty Morphin Power Rangers on my local affiliate. Loved watching giant robots kick over cardboard buildings and overacting karate moves. Most of all, I was wowed when the Green Ranger showed up and really loved the character. I had all the toys, etc. and although most of those were eventually given away or sold, I still maintain a small collection of Green Ranger items 30 years later...I still frequent local comic shops, and periodically check out newer things and one day saw this TPB in the store and picked it up. I couldn't put it down. I recently purchased a copy and read it over the Christmas break. The "Shattered Grid" storyline is of an alternate universe Green Ranger who remained evil after the mind-control sword had been destroyed. I really enjoyed this storyline, and I plan to read some of the other Boom Studio comics now that I've read both this and the "Rise of Drakkan" storyline which serves as a prequel.

While this hefty volume of comics is a bit on the expensive side, trust me when I say I have zero buyer's remorse. This is the entire story of Shattered Grid, but also includes other comics pulled into further flesh out the narrative. If you have not heard of this story, the basis of the story is of an Evil Tommy, who dons the moniker of Lord Drakkon, trying to control all realities. It's a dark and twisting tale, but not without its moments of levity and epic action. There is a lot of fanservice in this comic and I found it impossible to put down, I read the whole book in one day. And once you've finished reading the story, there's lots of awesome comic covers and concept art, and I was not disappointed. My only real gripe is with the book itself. It's heavy and my fingers were getting sore holding it up, so it's best to lay it flat while reading.If you are a Power Rangers fan, it shouldn't even be a question. Buy this book!

Fantastic story. You don't need a deep understanding of the history of Power Rangers and the creative team fills in what you need to know incredibly. Jump right in and enjoy.

This well this was the big one. I have bought most of the one shots and been a fan of Power Rangers and later Super Sentai since when I first watched in the 90's. Seeing an Evil Version of Tommy was interesting and seeing the battle as it went just great. It feels like it jumps around in some places giving you past scenes but overall there is a great narrative, beautiful artwork and was cool seeing the Ranger Slayer.That is the pros, the cons is kind of wish we had when Drakkon first appeared and got caught but just gives a reason to really buy the comics.

Très beau produit. Merci!

Bought as a gift that the recipient was very happy with, a nice evolution of the PRs that any fan should be happy to own (the obsessive I know certainly was)

El libro llego perfecto, es pasta dura y protege todo muy bien.

Power Rangers für Erwachsene.Eine total mitreißende, düstere Story mit kreativen Ideen und Twists.Zeichenstil TOP.Gegen Ende eine Action-Explosion in allen Regenbogenfarben.Man sollte am besten jedoch die Vorgeschichte lesen. (Zumindest Mighy Morphin Power Rangers Vol. , Folgebände sind aber auch zu empfehlen.)Die verarbeitung (gebundenes Buch) ist hammerhaft, sieht umwerfend aus und ist den etwas teureren Preis durchaus Wert. Sieht super aus im Bücherregal :)

The most perfect compilation ever