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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #106 – Boom! Studios
Creative Team: Melissa Flores, Simona Di Gianfelice, Raul Angulo and Ed Dukeshire (Cover By: Taurin Clarke)
Welcome to an all new edition of Parlay Points, the comic book review blog to the ODPH Podcast by way of Nerd Initiative!
For this entry, we are taking a look at the next installment from a creative team that is carving out a huge legacy in the Power Rangers mythos. In just five issues , Melissa Flores and Simona Di Gianfelice have re-invented a classic villain. Their actions have broken the biggest evil in MMPR history while keeping both the Omega and Power Rangers on the defensive to stop her master plan.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #106 by Flores, Di Gianfelice, along with Raul Angulo, and Ed Dukeshire for BOOM! STUDIOS looks to continue their winning ways. Let’s take a closer look and see what’s happening in the latest chapter, shall we?
*** POSSIBLE SPOILER WARNING ***
Old Enemies, New Problems
In their wildest dreams, the heroes of Angel Grove could never imagine that one of their most legendary foes could become even more of a threat. Yet, that is exactly what has happened with Rita Repulsa who has now become Mistress Vile. Vile made an immediate impact when she dismantled Lord Zedd and left him lying at her feet in front of the young heroes to witness.
Since then, Matt aka The Green Ranger has become Vile’s prisoner. Alpha-1 has pledged allegiance to Vile’s vision and challenged the Rangers. Factor in that Zedd is now recovering from his defeat and plotting revenge, the Rangers are surrounded by Vile’s efforts with no way out.
How It Begins
This issue opens up with a flashback of Rita and Zedd’s first encounter on Spearo V. Rita attacked Zedd on behalf of her father, Master Vile. During the battle Zedd throws Rita a proposition to join with him, seeing that she has outgrown her father’s role for her.
Back at Safehaven, the Omega Rangers base, both teams are having a conference call with Zordon and the earth based allies about what to do about Mistress Vile. In the conversation, it is deduced that Vile is looking for a way into the Morphin Grid but needs help doing it. The Rangers have some time to prepare knowing a Morphin Arch would be needed. One is revealed to be on Earth, which causes some tensions to be raised. Zordon orders the Power Rangers to return but not everyone is on board to comply with his orders.
What’s Happens Next?
The young heroes don’t even have the chance to catch up and talk, when suddenly Vile takes the fight right to their doorstep! How can they be ready for this surprise attack? It is a moment that readers will be excited to watch unfold. Even with a great cameo conversation and those huge action panels, nothing and I MEAN NOTHING will stop what happens within the final moments of this issue! It is a very safe bet to say that all of the Power Rangers fandom will be buzzing about the closing image from this issue.
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Story Review
Just when you think this run has already given readers all the surprises it can handle, Flores drops a HUGE bombshell that no one is ready for! No spoilers on that, as it is one to be witnessed and not ruined. As for the rest of the issue, the writing demonstrates the growing frustration Vile is causing amongst the Rangers.
There are great character moments involving Tommy and Kimberly reflecting this. The reveal about the Morphin Master ruins has furthered the wedge even more. Vile’s attack has left even the most confident members of the Rangers team nervous about what is to come. The pacing worked well, giving the story breaks to focus on character moments, one of which builds toward the final image that is sure to leave fans speechless.
Artwork Overview
Di Gainfelice does an outstanding job balancing out the Rangers’ struggles with Vile’s moves with excellent action sequences. The personal conversation involving Tommy will especially connect with readers as a reflection of their feelings of recent events.
It levels out with the battle at Safehaven. The action panels waste no time speeding things along, showing how quickly Vile’s forces are moving. The art caps everything off with a highly-effective parting shot to hammer home the message to readers that the stakes just got higher involving this conflict.
Final Point
The impressive debut run from the creative team of Flores and Di Gianfelice (along with Angulo and Dukeshire) grows its legacy even more with their latest issue. Superb writing and art turns up the pressure on the Power Ranger teams, with an even more ominous danger looming in the wings at this issue’s conclusion. If you haven’t checked this run out, make it a point to remedy that situation this week at the local comic shop!
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