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The San Diego Comic Con 2025 is in full swing and the crew of TokuNation is on hand to bring you the latest news and images of your favorite tokusatsu properties!

We swung by the BOOM! Studios booth who, in partnership with Playmates, have some Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Re-Ignition toys on display.  Also, a variety of exclusive covers for their Power Rangers comic property, Power Rangers vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and VR Troopers comic series are on display.

Check the full gallery by clicking the title of the story.

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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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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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A special event is coming on Free Comic Book Day from the people at BOOM! Studios!

The long-awaited teamup between Saban Brands- Power Rangers and VR TROOPERS!


After 30 years, the VR Troopers are back and better than ever. After making their long-awaited return in the pages of Power Rangers Prime, this issue will give fans a sneak peek at a new era of virtual reality powered action… alongside a special flipbook calling back to the original 1995 comics!

Free Comic Book Day will take place Saturday May 3 2025. Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details on this exciting new adventure!

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Fans of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comic series from BOOM! Studios recently saw their beloved comic book universe come to a close in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Darkest Hour.  At that time, the future of Power Rangers comics seemed murky, but BOOM! Studios has now removed those fears with the announcement of their new on-going Power Rangers comic series titled “Power Rangers Prime“.

Similar in concept to the idea of the Ultimates universe in Marvel Comics, Power Rangers Prime features the Power Rangers but in a brand new universe untied to any previous continuity.  The main character to start this series is none other than the Power Rangers Samurai Red Ranger Lauren Shiba, who is on the run from the Eltarian Police for being a Power Ranger, and finds her way to Angel Grove where she will meet friends and foes, and not necessarily who you expect.  Another star in the series will be a Power Rangers Megaforce character, and potentially a member from Power Rangers Jungle Fury.  The new comic has no rules in what it can do and who it can focus on with no ties to previous continuity.

Read the full story via IGN.

The new comic is written by Melissa Flores and will be illustrated by Michael Yg.  Character design and covers are handled by veteran Power Rangers artist Dan Mora.  Power Rangers Prime #1 releases on November 13th 2024.

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Hey everybody – we’re at San Diego Comic Con!  While the Power Rangers themselves have long-since bowed out of officially being part of San Diego Comic Con, there are still licensed partners creating new product for the brand.  One of the more popular and successful companies has been ThreeZero with their articulated, realistic 1:6 scale figures.

At SDCC 2024, ThreeZero has two new pieces on display – a Mighty Morphin Green Ranger based on the “Matt Cook” version seen in the BOOM! Studios Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comic book series, and a surprise reveal – the Red Turbo Power Ranger!

Check out our images from SDCC 2024 by clicking the title of the story.

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Thanks to Latin American Hasbro leaker @EuSouRalf we have our first look at the upcoming Power Rangers Lightning Collection Omega Rangers box set!  This collection of figures contains the following:

  • Omega Red Ranger
  • Omega Black Ranger
  • Omega Yellow Ranger
  • Omega Blue Ranger

There are no civilian heads included and this set appears to be focused on the first appearance of the Omega Rangers, as Omega Blue has the female body-type and not that of a large cat.  The figures do include their brand new, original weapons as well as mostly recycled blast effects.

The Omega Power Rangers are an original created team by comic book licensee BOOM! Studios and writer Ryan Parrott, who shocked the world after the events of Power Rangers Shattered Grid by having Jason, Zack, and Trini become secret Power Rangers pretending to go to the peace conference referenced in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers television show.  It should be noted that this divergence in the story is the last “event” from the television show that the comic has referenced.

No release details for this set have been revealed though speculation says it is either an item available for pre-order during this year’s San Diego Comic Con or even the following Hasbro PulseCon later in the year.

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The Power Rangers HyperForce are making their return in comic book form via BOOM! Studios with Melissa Flores (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Radiant Pink, The Dead Lucky) and Meghan Camarena (Radiant Pink) helming the writing duties.  The artist on board is Federico Sabbatini (Moon Knight, The Dead Lucky).

The Power Rangers HyperForce return and scour the multiverse in search of allies after Mistress Vile (formerly Rita Repulsa) and Dark Specter invade the Morphin Grid.  The HyperForce Rangers will be pushed to their limits.

The comic is scheduled to release July 19th, 2023.

Power Rangers HyperForce was a live-show tabletop RPG that aired on Twitch.tv and officially sanctioned by Saban Brands.  It starred fan-favorite Power Rangers actors Peter Sudarso (Red Ranger), Paul Schrier (Yellow Ranger), and Yoshi Sudarso (Silver and Green Rangers), reality star Meghan Camarena (Pink Ranger), voice actress Christina Vee (Black Ranger), and YouTube personality Andre Meadows (Blue Ranger).  It aired weekly and fans had a chance to interact via Twitch to give the Rangers extra powers and abilities.  It guest-starred numerous fan-favorite actors and personalities like Jason David Frank, Erin Cahill, Kyle Higgins, Melissa Flores, Jason Bischoff, Mike Ginn, and more.

Original story here.

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Today, BOOM! Studios – the publisher of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comic book – announced a brand new series written by former and original Mighty Morphin Pink Ranger herself – Amy Jo Johnson and her partner, Director Matt Hotson.  The series is scheduled to release later this year as part of the Power Rangers 30 celebration.

While Amy Jo Johnson states it was hard to keep this project a secret, she also stated on her panel at Emerald City Comic Con in December of 2021 that her and Matt Hotson had pitched a story idea to BOOM! Studios for a Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comic to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the iconic series.  She shared brief story details – essentially that it would follow the current day events of our favorite heroes some 30 years later – at the time of her original announcement.

Amy Jo Johnson also states this is her contribution to the 30th anniversary of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and is one of many reasons she overlooked returning to the show for the upcoming reunion special.

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The team at BOOM! Studios have announced a brand new Power Rangers Kickstarter for the 30th Anniversary of the worldwide iconic franchise.  As a sequel Kickstarter to their original, previous Kickstarter, this campaign features a real once in a lifetime opportunity to complete your Power Rangers comic book collections.

The main offerings are:

  • Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #1 with special gateway foldable cover featuring classic Goñi Montes helmet covers of the original six Power Rangers
  • Power Rangers 30th Anniversary comic with a gateway foldable cover featuring every single Power Rangers ever by artist Dan Mora
  • Deluxe Hardcover Archive Book 01 – collecting classic Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comics from both Marvel Comics and Hamilton Comics
  • Deluxe Hardcover Archive Book 02 – collecting classic Mighty Morphin, Zeo, Turbo, Super Samrai, and Megaforce teams from Image Comics, Acclaim/Valiant Comics, and Papercutz
  • Deluxe Hardcover Archive Book 03 – collecting all Power Rangers graphic novels published by BOOM! Studios as well as the Power Rangers Artist Tribute book

A ton of stretch goals that accentuate your selection have already been unlocked with more undoubtedly on the way as well as special add-ons that any tier can choose to include.  As of the time of this post, the backings have passed $425,00 vs a goal of $25,000.

Click here to check out the Kickstarter and to choose your tier.