“There has to be a narrative significance to them for us to even broach the subject of creating a new Ranger. “There are many, many emails,” Higgins said of the process. Creating a new Power Ranger is no small undertaking and requires approval from Saban Brands, who work closely with the creative team and BOOM! Studios editor Dafna Pleban to make it happen. However, given that Shattered Grid sees Drakkon back in action and threatening all existence, it’s clear that he somehow breaks free and causes all sorts of chaos to ensue. ![]() There, he was captured by a secret government organization and is currently imprisoned. The Rangers eventually managed to take down Drakkon, but rather than face defeat, he threw himself off a cliff (as villains like to do) and managed to sneak through a portal to their world. And if that wasn’t bad enough, he wields the combined power of both the Green and White Rangers, making him an immense threat on the battlefield. It turned out that the Black Dragon was from an alternate timeline where instead of turning to the good side, Tommy remained Rita Repulsa’s evil servant, beat the Power Rangers and rendered them powerless, and took over the world under the moniker Lord Drakkon. The story that has played out in the Power Rangers comics thus far is quite the trip, but to summarize, just after Tommy joined the Power Rangers team, they faced a new enemy called the Black Dragon, who nearly defeated them. What was great was, when we came up with who they are, they could be brought in in a way that actually propelled the personal stories in a way that actually made them better.” Art by Jamal Campbell. And I wanted to make sure that, for Shattered Grid, bringing in this new Ranger wouldn’t just mean that I would have to side-step all of the storylines that I’ve been building. With the first eight issues of Go Go I’ve been trying to do very small, character-based stories. Parrott added that the new Power Ranger has never appeared in any of the TV series or comic books, “but they will arrive in a way that allows for a very personal relationship with all of the Rangers. Parrott writes Go Go Power Rangers, which takes place earlier in the timeline just after Zordon first recruited the team and shows Jason, Billy, Zack, Trini and Kimberly struggling to learn about their powers and deal with the impact on their social lives. He has been building up to Shattered Grid since he first started his run in 2015, planning so it would come about in 2018 for the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 25th anniversary. “It’s a new Ranger with a familiar face,” teased Higgins, who writes the main Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series that takes place right after Tommy Oliver the Green Ranger joined the team. The identity of this Power Ranger will remain a mystery until Saban's Go Go Power Rangers #9, out in April, but to tide us over until then, writers Ryan Parrott and Kyle Higgins offered us a few clues. ![]() I could share the cover of it.As you can see, the image of the Power Ranger is little more than a silhouette at the epicenter of a fiery explosion, but the caped figure does appear to be female. Since I swore an oath, along with everyone else in that room that day, I can’t disclose the contents of the comic. It was after that we went on to discuss some of the major plot points of the event. What we didn’t expect is for everyone in the room to get an advanced copy of the comic. ![]() Writer, Kyle Higgins, Go Go Power Rangers writer Ryan Parrot, Original series actor David Yost, editor for BOOM! Studios Dafna Pleban and director for Saban and Power Rangers Content Melissa Flores took the stage to discuss the comic. Over WonderCon weekend, I happened upon the panel that featured this event comic series. ![]() And if that includes the Rangers, so be it. The main timeline Power Rangers stand in the way of that goal, so he is working to eliminate any and all obstacles. Drakkon believes in peace through absolute control. This new enemy is another timeline’s iteration of the Green Ranger, who continued to work with Rita Repulsa rather than join the Power Rangers team.
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