Go Go Power Rangers: Deluxe Edition, Vol. 2

Saban's Go Go Power Rangers #5-9

by Ryan Parrott, Sina Grace, Eleonora Carlini (Illustrator)

Go (Go) back to Rita and Zordon’s past, as well as witness the origin of the fan favorite Omega Rangers is this second deluxe hardcover collection!

With the Green Power Coin finally in her possession, Rita Repulsa must go into the darkest corners of her past to unlock its power. Meanwhile, the Power Rangers work to discover what exactly Rita will do next, but face an unlikely foe who has his origins in Zordon’s past, and a fan favorite minion-turned-hero whose unforgettable redemption arc shaped a generation! After a reality-bending sequence of events, The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers have survived their war with Lord Drakkon—and reality has reset…but has the danger passed? Why don’t the Rangers recall the incredible events of the landmark Shattered Grid? The answer sets Jason on a path that will lead to the formation of the mysterious Omega Rangers… and change everything! From writers Ryan Parrott (Power Rangers) and Sina Grace (Iceman), and illustrators Eleonora Carlini (The Dead Lucky), Francesco Mortarino (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), Daniel Bayliss, and Eduardo Francisco, and colorists Raúl Angulo and Eleonora Bruni, discover the secret history of the Power Rangers in a brand new deluxe hardcover collection, also featuring a brand new short story by Shawn Pryor (Lifted: Of Gods and Thieves) and George Kambadais! Collects Go Go Power Rangers #17-32 and Go Go Power Rangers: Forever Rangers #1.

Genres: Comics

528 pages, Hardcover

Published June 13, 2023

Reviews

[Ozan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I probably made a big mistake by starting the Power Rangers comics from the Go Go Power Rangers series. The Book One was fine, it could be read on its own, but reading Book Two was like catching a film on tv in the middle of it. So many off panel things happen in this book that felt like the rest of them previously happened in the tv show or Might Morphin Power Rangers Comics series that you were supposed to know...

Never the less i enjoyed reading some more Power Rangers. The issue that dedicated to Bulk and Skull was my favorite. I really enjoyed that issue in the Go Go Power Rangers Book Two Deluxe Edition. Trini, Jason and Zack's secret deep space mission was exciting. It was hidden from even the rest of team and Zordon and Alpha. A really Top Secret Mission which was given to them by a misterious Ranger called the Blue Emissary. I liked how Blue Emissary changed into the costumes of all kinds of Blue Power Ranger, none-stop. Trini, Jason and Zack even quit being Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and chose successors for themselves. (i don't know these new three teenager characters who succeded Trini, Jason and Zack , i saw them for the first time in the book.) Trini, Jason and Zack became Omega Power Rangers in the end of the book for their new deep space mission. And an alien girl name Kiya who was saved by them previously as a part of the deep space mission also became an Omega Ranger and joined them. I really liked Omega Power Rangers Costumes.

Tommy lost his Green Ranger power and then became the White Ranger. White Ranger was my favorite ranger when i was watching the show on tv at junior high back in the day. Zordon's former helper Alpha One reappeared and turned against Zordon because it seemd it was rebuilt bunch of cirsuits missing. HA HA Especially in the head... HA HA Rita Repulsa got captured by Zordon off panel and there was an issue dedicated to rehabilitation process of her in her cell which was also somekind of holographic room that made Rita live the lives of her victims. It kind of didn't make sense because how could they record the entire life of each and every victim of Rita to the point of their deaths in the hand of Rita ???? ,but on the other hand, seeing the life of your victims from their perspective until to the point where you kill them would have been davistating for a murderer if he/she was sane so it would be an really effective rehabilitation program, if it was possible.

Lord Zedd was after the somekind of misterious green dagger which was kept hidden in a top secret base. He tried to inflitrate, but his minnions failed as always... HA HA After so many failuers you thought Zedd would find new minnions, but it would seem he would never learn. HA HA I also liked how Power Rangers were aware that they sometimes fight against really silly tokusatsu monsters. HA HA Zack was complaning about how it was super emberesing to fight against a teapot tokusatsu monster and Kimberly was like ''Lately the monsters we fight get really silly, may be Lord Zedd loose his touch.'' HA HA Finster you goofball... HA HA

I really like my silly tokusatsu monsters never the less. BOOM! Studios continue to do a fine job with Power Rangers as comics.

[The Wintermute System · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm really, really enjoying this - although part of it shoves me into beyond the Shattered Grid phase and I haven't read that yet. Kinda sucks that it's split up like that, but I'll get there soon.

I hate stopping reading in the middle, so I just lived with this unideal situation, but knocked off one star because of the odd decisions here.

Overall, just as fun. Don't feel good today though so sitting up is hard so short review.

[Javier Lucero · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Go Go Power Rangers: Libro Dos" es el segundo y último tomo recompilatorio de la saga precuela de los cómics de Power Rangers, contiene los volumenes del cinco al nueve.

Este tomo abarca los arcos argumentales conocidos como: "Alpha-1" y "Necessary Evil".

Volumen Cinco: 2,5 ★
Contiene los números del 17 al 20 de la saga. Inicia el arco: Alpha-1.
Este volumen profundiza mucho más en la historia de Rita y sus orígenes, además que revela información del pasado de Zordon. La trama sigue con un toque más maduro pero al final no hay nada realmente relevante que complementen las historias.

Volumen Seis: 2 ★
Contiene los especiales "Forever Rangers" y "Back to School". Finaliza el arco: Alpha-1.
"Rangers por siempre" es una historia exclusiva que sirve como cierre al arco presentado en el volumen anterior, dando más trasfondo a los miedos y dudas de nuestros personajes principales. Mientras que "De regreso a la acción" es una serie de mini historias que cuenta las aventuras individuales de nuestros protagonistas al estar de vacaciones. El volumen más aburrido.

Volumen Siete: 3,5 ★
Contiene los números del 21 al 24 de la saga. Inicia el arco: Necessary Evil.
Hay un salto en el tiempo, ubicandonos entre los volumenes 8 y 11 de Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Lo más interesante de este volumen es mostrarnos como los secretos que mantienen entre ellos, comienzan a separar al equipo y poner a todos en riesgo.

Volumen Ocho: 3 ★
Contiene los números del 25 al 28 de la saga.
Se nos comienzan a aclarar las historias que la serie paso por alto y no exploro con intensidad, como la salida de tres de los miembros originales del equipo o el surgimiento del White Ranger. El final es algo confuso, pero entretenido, lo que genera esa intriga de seguir leyendo.

Volumen Nueve: 4 ★
Contiene los números del 29 al 32 de la saga. Finaliza el arco: Necessary Evil.
En el final de la saga, podemos ver más en profundidad como la disparidad entre los miembros del equipo pone en riesgo a más de una vida, así como cada uno empieza a decidir sobre su futuro después de los Power Rangers.

[Caleb Avendano · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Oh yeah and sweet…PINK IS OUT!” But it’s not! Go Go Power Rangers is basically Power Rangers Year One and it's ridiculously awesome. When Alpha 1 returns to join Zordon and the Rangers, things get utterly insane. I'm talking diabolical plan crazy. Meanwhile, Rita's up to no good, trying to reactivate the Green Power coin, and she's even brought her mother from the dead for guidance under false pretenses.

So this was kind bizarre to review, not because it was mind-blowing and gave us some of the most iconic backstories in superhero history…but it's also part of the 'Necessary Evil' storyline (the next book I’m reading and reviewing next), so I guess you could say I'm getting a head start by reviewing half of the book and the short comic at the end!

I loved the 'Forever Ranger' storyline, mainly because Alpha 1 was the ultimate tiny terror - who knew such a small robot could pack such a big punch? You do feel a little bad for the guy, though, since he's been through the wringer. And then there's Rita Repulsa's backstory, which was surprisingly tragic. I mean, her mom's sacrifice was basically the ultimate act of love, and it's pretty ironic that Rita ended up as the mistress of evil thanks to her dad's influence. But what really gets me is how much Zordon actually cares for Rita, even after she's gone full-on evil - it's like, dude, you're a powerful being, can't you just stage an intervention or something?

The short story, “A Ranger in the Making”, provides the backstory of TJ and Cassie from Power Ranger Turbo and Space, and it was fascinating to see these two favorite Power Rangers as middle schoolers, with their heroic beginnings and origin story.

Overall, book two still delivers a heroic punch and is a fun read, making our superheroes more relatable and human, which is a testament to the authors' creativity.

[Rebecca R.]

As someone who only knows the bare facts about the Power Rangers and hasn't watched any of the TV shows, I found the first volume easy to follow and understand. This volume however wasn't the case. It started out just fine and picked up where the first volume left off, but a third of the way into the book there was a sudden shift to a year later. It appears that major events between characters, such as Tommy joining the team and then going through a major crisis of endangering his fellow teammates to make him want to leave. Plus Rita Repulsa disappears to be replaced by another villain. Those are major events that I was only able to pick up bits and pieces of as they are referenced later. It would of been more useful to have seen those major storylines played out on the page.

The copy I had of the book did have some printing errors as well where two separate 5 page sections were repeated right after each other. But that seems like too small of a section to have potentially lost out on such large plot points.

[Anthony Rizzie · Rating 3 out of 5]

The content is good, but the amount that this book double dips with the Necessary Evil Deluxe hardcovers is absurd. Boom absolutely should have made a Go Go Power Rangers Deluxe that has issues #1-8, #13-20, Back to School #1, and Forever Rangers #1 (since issues #9-12 and #21-32 are in the other books already). Book One is ok to read on its own, but you can't read 21-32 without reading the other title really.

[Schwarzer_Elch · Rating 1 out of 5]

Si el volumen uno lo disfruté, este me resultó un desastre. No sé si me comí algunos números o qué, pero la historia me pareció apresurada, inconclusa, confusa, etc. Siento que hay muchas cosas que no se explican, simplemente suceden, y si no tuviera la info de la serie original, no las entendería. Una decepción.

[Mickey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Go go Power Rangers for life! Stunning artwork and such rich backstory and exploration of some of the TV show’s plots. Loved how they played with the idea of Trini, Jason and Zack going to Switzerland!

[Stephen Yeomans · Rating 5 out of 5]

Back to Action

I started reading this series when it first came out then lost track of the reading order. So glad I came back to it. Great way.to fill the gaps from my mind and ready for the next chapter.

[Connor · Rating 2 out of 5]

Really enjoyed the first few issues here but if you've already read or are reading the MMPR Deluxe Hardcovers then give this a miss.

Almost 2/3rds of this are included in those books.

[Levi · Rating 4 out of 5]

A bit hard to follow since it has a few carve out comics that aren’t in this edition. But still really good.