Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Archive Vol. 1

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Archive

by Fabian Nicieza, Scott Lobdell, Donald Markstein

Re-collecting the classic 1990s Power Rangers comics Hamilton Comics, Papercutz Comics, and Marvel Comics. 

ALPHA, RITA’S ESCAPED. RECRUIT ME A TEAM OF TEENAGERS WITH ATTITUDE. 

The Power Rangers return in comic form with this morphinominal, remastered collection of the explosive series’ from Marvel, Image, Papercutz, and Hamilton Comics -- all collected for the first time ever. This volume chronicles Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, the Alien Rangers saga, and Power Rangers: Zeo. 

Based on the TV series that started a revolution and written by Fabian Nicieza (Deadpool) and Scott Lobdell (Uncanny X-Men), you can now experience all the Ranger action and adventure of the 1990s.   

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Superheroes

560 pages, Paperback

First published June 27, 2018

About the author

Fabian Nicieza is a writer and editor who is best known as the co-creator of DEADPOOL and for his work on Marvel titles such as X-Men, X-Force, New Warriors, and Robin.

His first novel, the Edgar Award-nominated SUBURBAN DICKS, a sarcastic murder mystery, is on sale now from Putnam Books.

The Dicks will return in THE SELF-MADE WIDOW, coming June 21st.

Reviews

[Jerry (Rebel With a Massive Media Library) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Like most kids of my generation, I was a fan of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers back in the day; however, I didn't get into it until around the time they introduced the White Ranger. Though I abandoned that fandom around the time I started third grade, I got into the franchise again as an adult thanks to purchasing some of the countless DVD releases at my now-defunct local MovieStop. Watching the complete series in order showed that I missed a lot back in the day. Despite the criticism some versions of the Rangers get, I've had fun with all the ones I've seen; I can still remember how much my heart was racing well after I finished the finale of Operation Overdrive.

When I came across this omnibus of old-school comics, I thought: Hey, this is right up my alley! So, I quickly started reading it, and had a field day with the adventures of those morphin' heroes. The book wasn't perfect; I didn't care for the artwork in a few of the issues, and there were some filler pages that could have been left out in the e-book version. Still, if your Power Rangers fandom has continued or been rekindled into your adult years, this is definitely worth reading.

[Chas Lednicky · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is great that all these old comics were put together for collectors. That being said, it’s quite a shock to read these after seeing the quality of the new comics. While there are a few interesting ideas explored in a few of the comics, they mostly come across as shorten versions of the tv show, with no bigger ideas no play off of.

[Clare Moseley · Rating 2 out of 5]

Made me feel nostalgic (I had some of these issues as a kid), but for the most part, they feel like rejected episodes. They also switched team members incredibly randomly.

I did like the "Power Ranger Saga" that retold the first season or so of Power Rangers.

[nidah05 (SleepDreamWrite) · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was interesting. Fun and nostalgic. Good read.

[Greg Kerestan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Like any kid born in 1989, my dream job growing up was "the Green Power Ranger." Obviously I wound up in a slightly more stable career, but such things happen. And like other eighties-nineties kids, part of being an adult is seeing gritty reboots of things you loved as a kid, whether the updated take works or not.

I pulled this up thinking it was going to be the "gritty Power Rangers reboot" people on the internet have been talking about for a few years. It was NOT. This massive archive is full of 1990s Power Rangers stuff, from my own kindergarten and elementary school days. Some of it made me smile with nostalgia. Some of it made me groan. And the list of comic book heavy hitters who got their big break in the Power Ranger game made me do a double-take. Is this crap? Of course it's crap. But if it weren't crap, it wouldn't be authentic. (Maybe I'll give that gritty reboot a shot, or stick to my cherished preschool memories of shredding guitars, bad acting and rubber bad guys...)

[Mutant Mike · Rating 2 out of 5]

I've been reading a lot of '90s X-Men comics lately, and my curiosity was piqued when I learned that Fabian Nicieza and Scott Lobdell wrote some of these. Sadly, the quality of the storytelling dropped significantly once Marvel got the license. I thought the earlier Hamilton comics did a good job of capturing the feel of the TV series, though, and they are worthy of a read if you're in a nostalgic mood.

[Lyndsey · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a pretty good nostalgic read! If you are a Power Rangers, you will at least want to flip through it.

[Shaun · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun walk down memory lane. I was part of the target audience for the first season of Power Rangers. Reading their adventures made me feel like a first grader watching the show again.

[King Q · Rating 4 out of 5]

The show, in my opinion, is very corny. These early comics are fun to read.