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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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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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Tsuburaya Productions is teaming up with Marvel Comics for an Ultra-sized special event!

Ultraman X Avengers is a four-issue event featuring a meeting of mighty heroes from across the universes, with writing by Kyle Higgins and art by Francesco Manna.

An early teaser summary has been published with this announcement:

Spider-Man has disappeared from New York, an intergalactic invader has arrived on Ultraman’s doorstep, and the Kaiju of Earth are acting even more mysteriously than usual. This can only mean one thing: It’s time for Ultraman to meet the Avengers! But what cosmic threat is great enough to require a team-up of Marvel’s mightiest champions and Japan’s greatest hero? Find out as Shin meets Sam, Spacium Ray meets Repulsor Ray, and “THWIP!” meets “SHUWATCH!” – in the epic crossover event.

The first issue of Ultraman X Avengers will be released on August 14 2024!

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There’s been a lot of discourse over the last couple days regarding “mainstream popularity” and “tokusatsu”, with the implication being inferred that in order to achieve mainstream popularity a property needs to drop the elements of tokusatsu.  We’re happy to report that is not the case and the best example of that is the Massive-verse, a series of creator owned comic books inspired by tokusatsu from Image Comics and written by some of your favorite Power Rangers creators (Kyle Higgins, Ryan Parrott, Melissa Flores, and Mat Groom).

One of those properties – Inferno Girl Red – currently has a live Kickstarter to fund it’s second graphic novel!  Of all the comic books in the Massive-verse, Inferno Girl Red is easily the most tokusatsu-inspired of them all, from the look of the character to how the character activates their powers.

You only have 8 days left to back this project – and it still needs a rally to happen!

Click here to back Inferno Girl Red Book 2!

Inferno Girl Red Book 2 is brought to you by Mat Groom (writer) and Erica D’Urso (artist), with Igor Monti (colors), Becca Carey (letters), Kyle Higgins (editor), and Michael Busutill (magic comic book genie).  Fans who missed the first book can add the first book as an add-on, as well as a number of fantastic art prints, a pin, and so much more!

Click here to check it all out!

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Two years ago, writer Mat Groom (Mighty Morphin, Marvel’s Ultraman, Image’s Self/Made) and artist Erica D’Urso (Captain Marvel, Xena: Warrior Princess) launched their co-created graphic novel superhero, Inferno Girl Red, on Kickstarter and took the comics world and tokusatsu community by storm!  The book was fully funded and then some and even managed to see an actual retail release at comic book stores.  To say it was a success is simply not true – it was a massive hit!  And now it’s time to relive the magic with the Inferno Girl Red Book 2 Kickstarter!

With a needed funding goal of $85,000, Inferno Girl Red Book 2 looks to continue the story of Cássia Costa after the dramatic events from the first Inferno Girl Red book.  Mat Groom and Erica D’Urso return as co-creators and as writer and artist, but they’re not alone!  Rejoining the group from the first book is Igor Monti on colors, Becca Carey on letters, Kyle Higgins as editor, and Michael Busuttil as the glue that kind of puts it all together.

You can back Inferno Girl Red Book 2 by clicking here.

Inferno Girl Red is Cássia Costa, a teenager trying to live her best life who just happens to end up becoming a superhero.  Inspired partly by tokusatsu such as Power Rangers and Kamen Rider, Inferno Girl Red is something that any tokusatsu fan will enjoy.  Check out some of the reward perks below!

  • Digital copy
  • Hardcover copy
  • Art prints
  • Your comic book script reviewed
  • Your art portfolio reviewed
  • Be in the comic!
  • ADD ON – Inferno Girl Book 1
  • ADD ON – Inferno Girl Red enamel pin!
  • ADD ON – Inferno Girl Red Book 1 creative commentary podcast

We have 15 days (as of the time of this post) to back Inferno Girl Red Book 2!  Click here to back this Kickstarter!

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At the Massive-verse panel on Friday at San Diego Comic Con 2023, writer Mathew Groom (Inferno Girl Red, Self/Made, Ultraman, Mighty Morphin) announced the next Kickstarter for the cult-favorite Inferno Girl Red series, with Book 2 being announced.

The exact date for the new Kickstarter hasn’t dropped yet, but fans can set up notifications for when the project goes live.

Click here to save the page (and turn on notifications) for when the Inferno Girl Red Book 2 Kickstarter launches!

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On Friday, the team behind the Massive-verse brand of comics (Radiant Black, Rogue Sun, Radiant Pink, The Dead Lucky, Inferno Girl Red) hosted a panel at San Diego Comic Con!  We attended the panel and have a recap to share!

Panelists included Kyle Higgins (Radiant Black, No/One), Melissa Flores (The Dead Lucky, Radiant Pink), Meghan Camarena (Radiant Pink), and Brian Buccellato (No/One).

Check out all the details after the jump!

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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.