The Power Rangers may have only just morphed back into multiplexes, but that doesn’t mean their adventure ends once the credits roll. From BOOM! Studios, Power Rangers: Aftershock picks up right where the Lionsgate film leaves off, expanding existing plot points and introducing entirely new ones. Lead by the creative team of Ryan Parrott, Lucas Werneck and Robert Carey, this original graphic novel serves as a solid continuation of the newly introduced cinematic universe, though one beset by many of the same issues that plague the film. If you haven’t yet seen the film, it goes without saying – there be spoilers here.
The story begins with the citizens of Angel Grove still reeling from the aftermath of the Rangers’ battle with Rita Repulsa and her giant Goldar, or as one character puts it, “our own little version of Katrina.” Disaster relief is in full effect, the injured and displaced tally in high numbers, and those in charge are left looking for answers. That same what-now feel extends to the town’s newly revealed protectors. Though fresh off their first real victory, Parrott is quick to remind readers that this is very much a team still finding their footing, both as individuals and as a collective group. Much like the film, Parrott strikes to find a balance that pairs the uncertainty (and angst) of youth with the joys of being a superhero, though for much of the read the former vastly dominates the latter. It’s not that his book is overly dour—there are plenty of amusing situations and one-liners sprinkled throughout—but rather that the end results don’t translate in quite the same way.
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