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BOOM! Studios is reviving another iconic team of heroes with a six-issue limited series starring the VR Troopers!

And the first five pages from Issue #1 have now been released online, with a synopsis for this new project:

The VR Troopers are the most elite of the Eltarian Empire’s human heroes on Earth, but what secrets are the Eltarians keeping? When VR Ryan tracks down a rogue Skug, he’ll come face-to-face with a foe who will change his understanding of VR—and himself—forever!

The VR Troopers comic is written by Boom! veteran Mairghread Scott with art by Sebastián Piriz. The first issue will be available June 25 2025!

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The next entry in the Shokugan Modeling Project series has been revealed!

Mahou Sentai Magiranger expands with the inclusion of the Dark Magic Knight Wolzard and his steed Barikion– who combine to form the mighty Mecha WolKaiser!

This design features increased articulation from the original DX release AND retains full compatibility with the previous SMP MagiKing release- MagiPhoenix can combine with Barikion to create FireKaiser! A NEW combination has also been revealed exclusively for these SMP figures- featuring Wolkaiser using the MagiKing wings!

SMP Wolkaiser is tentatively scheduled for release in September 2025.

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The Legendary Pictures franchise Pacific Rim may still live!

Amazon.com has announced a new television project is currently in development. At the head of this new project is Eric Heisserer (whose resume includes Shadow and Bone and Arrival).

According to early rumors this series will serve as a prequel to the 2013 film.

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A new warrior joins the No. 1 Battle For the Universe!

This is our first look at the mysterious new figure Ring Hunter Garyudo who has begun his own quest to gather the Sentai Rings.

Aiding Garyudo is the powerful TegaJune– a white revamp of the Gozyugers’ TegaSword.

The DX TegaJune is tentatively scheduled for release in May 2025.

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According to entertainment website TheWrap.com, the Power Rangers franchise may have found it’s new home for entertainment.  TheWrap reporter Umberto Gonzalez reports that Hasbro will produce a brand new Power Rangers live-action series on Disney+ with Jonathan E. Steinberg (Percy Jackson and the Olympians) and Dan Shotz in negotiations to write, show-run, and produce the new series.

The Power Rangers brand has stumbled out of the gate since it’s acquisition by Hasbro in 2018.  Following a dramatic push in the toy aisle with Power Rangers Beast Morphers, the Power Rangers brand limped to it’s 30th anniversary series Power Rangers Cosmic Fury in 2023, with most of the planned toy line being canceled before production could even begin, and Playmates being rewarded the toy license in the aftermath of the end of Power Rangers toys with Hasbro.

The last time Power Rangers saw critical success in both the toy aisle and media was in the early 2010’s up through 2017, when Saban Brands reacquired Power Rangers from Disney and relaunched the brand on Nickelodeon.  The success of Power Rangers in the early 2010’s led way to the rebooted Power Rangers movie of 2017 with Lionsgate. While receiving praise from fans and mild critical acclaim, it limped to a box office finish of $142 million worldwide, causing it to be considered a flop in the eyes of the entertainment industry.

Power Rangers was originally sold to Disney as part of the Fox Kids block of programming in 2002.  Disney produced numerous Power Rangers series from 2003 through 2010, some even reaching fan-favorite status (Power Rangers Dino Thunder, Power Rangers S.P.D., Power Rangers RPM).  Whether or not this new Power Rangers series comes to pass on Disney+ will be answered through a test of time, as Hasbro attempted to reboot the brand as early as 2019 with Jonathan Entwistle, but the project never got off the ground and eventually ceased to exist when Hasbro sold their recently acquired entertainment company eOne to Lionsgate.

Stay tuned for more updates.

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Toei has filed a trademark for the next Kamen Rider series!

Following the conclusion of Kamen Rider Gavv, we can look forward to Kamen Rider Zeztz!

Sadly, no information about this new Rider is available at time of writing. Stay tuned to Tokunation for more updates on this new chapter in Rider history!

under Metal Heroes, Power Rangers

From Rich Johnston and BleedingCool.com comes a rather unexpected news brief.  According to Rich out of London Book Fair, BOOM! Studios (publisher of Power Rangers Prime and license holder to Power Rangers comic books) is preparing to launch a brand new VR Troopers comic book series on June 25th, following a Power Rangers/VR Troopers Free Comic Book Day special releasing in May.

Mairghread Scott is tapped to write the series.  Previously, she wrote a one-shot special for BOOM! Studios and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

VR Troopers is an adaptation of the Metal Heroes series, following the same vein as Power Rangers, where the footage is used but an original story is created.  The show lasted two seasons and 92 episodes worth of programming.  Famously, Jason David Frank was tapped to play the main hero “Ryan Steele”, before being brought back to Power Rangers and the role landing to Brad Hawkins, who would also go on to voice the Zeo Gold Ranger character Trey of Triforia.

EDITOR’S NOTE:  A previous version of this story credited Mairghread Scott as the writer for the “Beyond the Grid” story line in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.  The actual writer of that series is Margarette Bennett.  Our apologies to both Maighread Scott and Margarette Bennet for the mix-up.

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