Mighty Morphin/Power Rangers, Book One

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Deluxe Edition

by Ryan Parrott, Mat Groom, Marco Renna (Illustrator)

The UNLIMITED POWER era converges into the first deluxe edition hardcover!

The new Mighty Morphin team is on a collision course with an even deadlier Lord Zedd, who has a new mission and a new motivation–one that will change everything you thought you knew about our heroes! But even if the Mighty Morphin team can find a way to survive Zedd and their mysterious new enemies, they may discover the greatest threat to their future is the shocking secret of Zordon's past!

Meanwhile, only Jason, Trini and Zack–now known as the Omega Rangers–can hope to defeat a new cosmic threat, but their secret weapon is... the villainous Lord Drakkon?! But will he be their ally... or the one who dooms them all? The superstar lineup of writers Ryan Parrott, Mat Groom, L.L. McKinney, and Frank Gogol, as well as acclaimed artists Marco Renna, Francesco Mortarino, Moisés Hidalgo, and Simone Ragazzoni, and stellar colorists Raúl Angulo, Walter Baiamonte, Sara Antonellini, and Igor Monti, bring old and new fans alike into the UNLIMITED POWER era!

Collects Mighty Morphin #1-8, Power Rangers #1-8, Power Rangers Edge of Darkness #1, Power Rangers Heir to Darkness #1, and a new short story!

Genres: Comics

512 pages, Hardcover

First published November 7, 2023

Reviews

[Caleb Avendano · Rating 5 out of 5]

A new Green Ranger has arrived, but his identity remains a mystery. Meanwhile, Lord Drakkon has returned, fleeing from something that instilled fear in him, which is a truly ominous sign.

The teenagers are navigating their lives post-"Necessary Evil," but the Omega Rangers are in a high-stakes race against time in space, hunting down the Empyreals—those god-like creatures that can obliterate a planet in the blink of an eye! They’ve got a wild plan brewing, and it involves breaking Lord Drakkon out of Zordon’s prison. Talk about taking risks! Now they’re galactic fugitives, dodging danger at every turn.

Back on Earth, the stakes are just as high with a deadlier Lord Zedd wreaking havoc, fueled by the power of the Green Chaos Crystal. Angel Grove is under siege, and the Power Rangers are in a desperate battle to save their home. Will they rise to the challenge, or is evil finally going to claim victory? The action is relentless, and every moment counts!

This epic adventure with the Power Rangers features drama, action, and suspense, as Billy secretly helps Grace Sterling create a new Green Ranger, while the Rangers try to infiltrate Zedd's dome trapping the citizens of Angel Grove.

I love seeing the origin story of Zordon as an Eltar warrior, and how he transforms from an insecure and flawed individual into the brave Zordon we know. The Eltarian's ongoing protection of the work is also fascinating. Astronema's villain origin story is both captivating and heartbreaking, especially considering her kidnapping. The Rangers continue to kick ass, although Aisha's character can be annoying at times. Despite this, the story remains action-packed and heartfelt, with the Rangers' battles taking center stage.

The time has come to join the battle in the Eltarian War.

[Highland G · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good to see Drakkon more of a focus again. The writing is still a lot slower to progress or generally do anything interesting than the earlier Higgins stuff. It’s a nice improvement over the beyond the grid stuff though.

[Connor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another amazing entry to the deluxe collection! Can't wait for the next one!

[James · Rating 3 out of 5]

This follows on from Necessary Evil, which I thought was a fairly straight-forward book series but then was told in such a jumbled order - it was a complete mess. In the poorly titled "Book One", the flashbacks are much more obvious and labelled. The story even begins with one; 10,000 years ago with the Eltarian's Zophram, Zordon and Zartus, battling the Hartunians and their enslaved Ortivox. In the modern day, Zordon wants to track the new Green Ranger who turns out to be Matthew Cook, and we already know is working for Grace and Billy. There's more betrayal when the Omega Rangers end up breaking Drakkon out of Zordon's prison with the motivations of dealing with the greater threat of the Empyreals; the "space vampire" race we have seen before in Necessary Evil. Meanwhile the main Power Rangers are dealing with the return of Lord Zedd who is infused with the green energy crystal and unleashes green energy infused Chaos Putties into Angel Grove. Another betrayal/twist is that Candace, the girlfriend of Skull is actually an Eltarian named Zelya who declares that the Third Eltarian War is about to begin. You see a flashback of a young girl that becomes Astronema, then in the modern day, temporarily teams up with the Rangers. There are some stories of Rita as a child to end the collection.