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A Ghostlore #1 Micro-Review – The Seventh Sense?
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TITLE: Ghostlore #1
AUTHOR: Cullen Bunn
ARTISTS: Leomacs, Jason Wordie (Colorist), Ed Dukeshire (Letterer), Brian Hurtt, Bill Crabtree (Colorist)
RELEASED: May 10, 2023
By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
It’s difficult to read Ghostlore #1 and not think of The Sixth Sense. We’ve got a teenage girl who can see ghosts, and by the end of the issue she’s going to try and right some unresolved wrongs at the urging of those ghosts. That’s essentially where we were with the Haley Joel Osment character at the end of The Sixth Sense.
The impetus is now on Ghostlore to differentiate itself from that story. For now, I’m intrigued enough to keep reading…
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TikTok Review: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II #5
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #107 Micro-Review – Rita Repulsa vs. Lord Zedd???
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TITLE: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #107
AUTHOR: Melissa Flores
ARTISTS: Simona Di Gianfelice, Raul Angulo (Colorist), Ed Dukeshire (Letterer). Cover by Taurin Clarke.
RELEASED: April 19, 2023
By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
This issue sees the team take on an evil Green Ranger, who’s under the influence of one of Rita Repulsa’s spells and wielding the Sword of Darkness. Call me crazy, but I feel like that’s been done before…
We’re also teased with a fight between Rita and Lord Zedd. We don’t get it here. But that’s something we’ve got to get eventually, right? It’s inevitable.
Taurin Clarke knocks it out of the park again with this cover. Nothing like this happens in the issue. But it still looks great.
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Once Upon a Time at the End of the World #5 Micro-Review – Riding That Thin Line
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TITLE: Once Upon a Time at the End of the World #5
AUTHOR: Jason Aaron
ARTISTS: Alexandre Tefenkgi, Nick Dragotta, Lee Loughridge (Colorist), Rico Renzi (Colorist), AndWorld Design (Letters). Cover by Mike Del Mundo.
RELEASED: March 29, 2023
By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
Great cover by Mike Del Mundo. Not necessarily accurate to anything that happens in the actual issue. But still tremendous work.
Maceo does something in this issue that serves as both a climactic moment, and a display of his love for Mezzy. It’s borderline hokey, and one of those things you can only do in a comic book, or maybe a cartoon. Yet somehow it still manages to be epic. It rides that thin line just enough to get a pass from me.
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An MMPR/TMNT II #4 Micro-Review – Mora’s Mutants and Monsters
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TITLE: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II #4
AUTHOR: Ryan Parrott
ARTISTS: Dan Mora, Raul Angulo (Colorist), Ed Dukeshire (Letterer)
RELEASED: March 29, 2023
By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
I think at this point I can safely say that, despite the talent of the creators involved, this MMPR/TMNT sequel isn’t doing it for me the way the original did. I will say, however, that the “Mutant Rangers” and the “Power Turtles” look pretty epic on a cover together.
Mora gets to draw some classic MMPR monsters in this issue, which is a nice treat. Bones, the Terror Toad, Madame Woe, etc. Mora is also tremendous at drawing the Turtles. What can I say? The guy’s good.
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A Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers #106 Micro-Review – A Juggling Act
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TITLE: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #106
AUTHOR: Melissa Flores
ARTISTS: Simone Di Gianfelice, Raul Angulo (Colorist), Ed Dukeshire (Letterer). Cover by Taurin Clarke.
RELEASED: March 22, 2023
By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
For a long time now, dating back to before Melissa Flores’ run on the book, these BOOM! Studios MMPR books have been juggling a lot of characters. We’ve got our traditional Rangers and their supporting cast, the Omega Rangers and their supporting cast, the villains, etc. It can get a little overwhelming.
That being said, in this issue there’s a really nice little scene between Tommy and Jason. Just a nice dialogue scene between two characters, with some great emotion at the end. Nicely done.
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Once Upon a Time at the End of the World #4 Micro-Review – The Wild and the Woke
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TITLE: Once Upon a Time at the End of the World #4
AUTHOR: Jason Aaron
ARTISTS: Alexandre Tefenkgi, Lee Loughridge (Colorist), AndWorld Design (Letters). Cover by Mike Del Mundo.
RELEASED: February 22, 2023
By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
We get a better sense of who our bad guys are in this issue. They give out merit badges for things like masculinity, religious intolerance, and golf. Our heroes are also referred to at one point as “the wild and the woke.” Which, come to think of it, could have been the title of this series. Either way, “woke” us such a buzzword nowadays that this is bound to irk some conservative readers.
Color me aghast.
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An MMPR/TMNT II #3 Micro-Review – Dan Mora’s Main Event
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TITLE: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II #3
AUTHOR: Ryan Parrott
ARTISTS: Dan Mora, Raul Angulo (Colorist), Ed Dukeshire (Letterer)
RELEASED: February 22, 2022
By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
Dan Mora really gets a work-out in on this one. He draws the hell out of Shredder, gives Krang a bitchin’ new robot suit, and then debuts the “Mighty Mutant Power Rangers.” Somebody give that man a cookie. He earned it.
In truth, Mora’s art is really the big draw for me on this book. As good a writer as Ryan Parrott is, especially when it comes to the Power Rangers, the plot here feels a little too convoluted for my taste. Too many characters, too much to keep in play, etc.
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A Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #105 Micro-Review – A Friggin’ Van!
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TITLE: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #105
AUTHOR: Melissa Flores
ARTISTS: Simona Di Gianfelice, Raul Angulo (Colorist), Ed Dukeshire (Letterer). Cover by Taurin Clarke.
RELEASED: February 15, 2023
By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
Late in the issue, we see the Rangers stash Lord Zedd an his minions in a friggin’ van! A van! I’ve complained about the bizarre use of vans on the show, but I didn’t think we’d see them here in the comics!
On a similarly bizarre note, there’s a panel in here where Adam kicks a robot between the legs. Uh…what effect did he think that was going to have?
We’ve got another great cover from Taurin Clarke. There’s also a page in here where the Rangers summon their zords that Di Gianfelice and Angulo knock out of the park.
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