 This article is about a/an comic book deluxe edition in the Power Rangers comic sub-franchise by Boom! Studios.
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Go Go Power Rangers Volume One Deluxe Edition is a collection of the first sixteen issues of the BOOM! Studios comic book series, Go Go Power Rangers along with the Back To School special. This collection includes the tie-in issues from the Shattered Grid storyline.
Synopsis[]
Go (Go) back to the beginning and discover the never-before-revealed stories of Jason, Kimberly, Zack, Trini, and Billy – the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers – before Tommy Oliver arrived in Angel Grove finally collected in this fan favorite deluxe.
Discover the earliest days of the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers – Jason, Kimberly, Zack, Trini, and Billy – right after they became Teenagers With Attitude. Juggling high school, extracurriculars, and budding romance, your favorite teen heroes might have it all under control... if it wasn’t for the dastardly Rita Repulsa, her minions, and their plan to defeat the Power Rangers once and for all. And if that wasn’t hard enough, the original Rangers also have to deal with keeping their new lives secret from a sixth member of their pre-Morphin Grid circle. Their friend Matthew Cook wasn’t chosen by Zordon, but will our team be able to keep their new identities from him even when their distant, dark future collides with their new beginning?
By popular demand, the first half of the seminal Go Go Power Rangers series by superstar writers Ryan Parrott (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and Marguerite Bennett (Batwoman, Animosity) with fan favorite artists Dan Mora (Once & Future), Eleanora Carlini (The Amazing Spider-Man), Ilaria Catalini, Jordan Gibson, Derek Charm, Xiao Tong Kong, Jon Lam, and Jim Towe is collected for the first time in a deluxe hardcover format. Collects Go Go Power Rangers #1-16 and Go Go Power Rangers: Back To School #1.[1]
Stories Collected[]
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 1
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 2
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 3
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 4
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 5
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 6
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 7
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 8 (Shattered Grid Prelude)
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 9 (Shattered Grid)
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 10 (Shattered Grid)
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 11 (Shattered Grid)
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 12 (Shattered Grid)
- Go Go Power Rangers: Back to School Special
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 13
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 14
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 15
- Go Go Power Rangers Issue 16
Exclusive Story: The Price of Ambition[]
The story begins during Rita Repulsa’s youth, a 17 year old girl who is tired of her life on Gamma Vile being filled with lessons, potion crafting, combat training and failing all of it. She tries to be content with her art drawings but she can’t find the time to do them and eventually decides to sneak out of her father’s palace to hang out with a boy she fancies named Ennu to show off a spell she learned. The spell transmutes living things into inorganic matter and Ennu is not impressed, but concerned. He wonders if she can turn her subjects back into living things. Rita reassured him that the subject, a lizard, is still alive in suspended animation. She says she cannot figure out the spell that reverses the effect yet and learning the transmutation spell took her two years to master. The two talk as they walk through the bastille, Ennu remembering that he was given bread conjured from Rita’s magic when he was starving and believes she is not like her father. He truly believes that she can use her magic to help the people of Gamma Vile as a force for good. Rita talks about how her father is always disappointed in her and hates her, but yet she keeps trying to make him proud because he is the only family she has left.
Ennu tries to convince Rita to run away with him and join the resistance of his parents, because family does not have to be of blood, she can break free of her father and become something greater. He asks her on a date and she blushes, then returns home later only to be caught by Master Vile. Her father demands to know what she has been doing that requires her to avoid her instructors and lessons. She states that she infiltrated the resistance and that the son of their leaders had unwittingly welcomed her into his home. Master Vile seems impressed how quickly she gained Ennu’s trust and says that the only course of action to crush the spirit of rebellion is to make an example of the boy by killing him. Rita seems to reject the idea for a moment but Master Vile senses her weakness and she quickly retracts her objection. He says that she still will never live up to the potential he desires, and it remains to be seen if she is of any use to him, then he leaves her bedroom.
Rita lies awake in her bed, worried about Ennu and when dawn breaks, she evades her morning instructors and races outside to warn him.
Once she finds Ennu, she confesses that she lied to him and her intentions were to crush the rebellion but she loves him and tells him to leave because her father knows about what the resistance is planning. Ennu is angry at Rita for her deception but Rita wants to save him. She has conjured a ship for him to escape on and persuades him to follow her.
This turns out to be a trick as she directs him towards Master Vile, who has already killed Ennu’s parents and plans to rip him apart with his dark magic. Rita stops him to prove that she is useful, asking that she kill the boy herself, to which her father accepts her request. Ennu pleads to Rita that this isn’t who she is, but with a wicked smile she says that this is exactly who she is as she casts a magic spell that seemingly rips Ennu apart.
For the first time ever, Master Vile is actually proud of Rita, stating that he will inform his infantry that they have a new general and leaves. On the ground, a ruby orb sits until Rita picks it up, what was formerly Ennu would become the decorative piece of her magic wand, as Rita hopes someday that she will turn him back as she cries. Her diary states that if she would tell her future self one thing, it would be: “You cannot win.”
Exclusive Story: A Ranger in the Making[]
Rocky is escorting his little sister Riley to Angel Grove Middle School for her first day in seventh grade. She is embarrassed by her brother tagging along and acting motherly by asking questions like about needing extra money for lunch, but she accepts the money for a snack during study hall. Both of them witness a kid named Marty being bullied by a trio of older kids for having a Red Ranger action figure, calling him a baby and attempt to steal his book bag until a 13 year old T.J. and Cassie come to the boy’s defense and take back the action figure and return it to him. The bully named Kelly wonders why they care about the “Ranger Freak”, with T.J explaining that Marty is autistic and has trouble interacting with people, the toy helps him feel safe and allows him to interact with fans of the Rangers and open up to people.
Kelly says that the Power Rangers are fake and that his father told him that they and the Zords were part of a government experiment along with the monsters to “keep them all in check”. T.J. mocks Kelly for buying into such a deranged conspiracy theory by stating it is no wonder that he fails every class except detention. Kelly fails to do a good comeback by simply stating that T.J’s chances of becoming a Ranger are zero, just like his baseball team’s performance. He threatens to beat up all three of them if they don’t stand aside and “let them take the nerd’s toys”. T.J. and Cassie hold their ground, introducing themselves to each other, and refuse to back away. Kelly gets bored and decides to leave after mocking them for “playing with dolls”. T.J. and Cassie tell Marty that if he feels unsafe at lunch, he can sit with them in the cafeteria. The two head to class, complimenting each other on defending Marty.
Rocky is impressed, saying he was about to step in until they showed up. Riley whispers that they would be promising candidates for Power Rangers. Rocky tells his little sister that is something he should worry about, hugging her and wishing her a good first day at school and telling her he loves her. Riley is extremely embarrassed but says the same to her “dork” of a brother.
Later in the school day, the kids are in PE class and the coach prepares them for dodgeball, with T.J. noticing that the coach has unfairly placed the teams into popular kids versus unpopular, with Kelly leading the popular kids. Cassie is excited at the chance to take the bully down a peg, but Tenga Warriors appear and attack the school. They are searching for a transmitter for Master Vile and the leader of the Tengas orders his army to eliminate the kids and anyone who gets in the way. Cassie almost gets abducted but T.J. fights off the Tengas using his agility and throwing the dodgeballs. The other kids are about to be eaten in the air by the Tengas until T.J. pulls the Fire alarm while Cassie works keeping the Tengas busy by throwing dodgeballs. The two race to catch Riley and Kelly when they fall and save them, only to be completely surrounded. Fortunately, the Power Rangers show up, with Rocky protecting the kids so they can escape outside, thanking T.J. and Cassie as they make their exit. Riley tells her big brother that she told him that they might be good candidates as she leaves.
Moments later, Marty is relieved that Cassie and T.J are okay and gives both of them a hug. Rocky gives a status update to Zordon, the Tengas have been defeated and the transmitter has been destroyed. He then mentions that the potential future recruitment list Zordon is working on could use an addition, recommending T.J. as a possible Ranger. T.J. walks with his friends, asking Kelly if he believes in the Power Rangers now.
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
| Red Ranger | Jason Lee Scott |
| Black Ranger | Zack Taylor |
| Blue Ranger | Billy Cranston |
| Yellow Ranger | Trini Kwan |
| Pink Ranger | Kimberly Ann Hart |
Antagonists:
Errors[]
- To be added
Notes[]
- Among teenage Rita’s drawings are sketches of the dress she would wear as an adult, implying that she designed her own outfit.
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