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Go Go Power Rangers Volume 7

We are now at the part of the comic wherein you have to actively do homework.

Yeah, going forward, the comics will be peppered with little bits wherein they directly reference things that happened in actual episodes of the MMPR TV show.

And while that's a cute little detail for those of us who're fans of the source material, I can imagine it only being rather confusing for anyone who's simply reading these comics as, well, comics.

Regardless, this volume is cowritten by Ryan Parrott & Sina Grace, and while it's tough to say who had control over what, I will say that whoever was in charge of writing for Lord Zedd really did nail the character. Both in personality and manner of speech.

It's notable, because this is one of the few volumes wherein I feel the dialogue is a slight bit unnatural sounding at times. And while I am not one to try and definitively point fingers over this, I do get the feeling it might be due to Grace, given how well Parrott has been able to absolutely nail the dialogue for Power Rangers characters in alot of his other works.

Either way, this volume details not just the effect that the events of Shattered Grid has on the Go Go books specifically, but also psychological warfare, and the mental toll that being a Power Ranger for nearly two years straight has had on our heroes. Everyone has their own outlets to help them cope, and when it comes to Jason specifically, his own personal way of leveraging everything might be just the key needed to saving the universe.

It's alot of neat character work alongside the setting up of what is known as the Necessary Evil arc, as well as what officially propels the comics in the events of the second season of Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, as seen with Zedd, the Thunderzords, and Tommy losing his Green Ranger powers. And with that said, you might be able to guess what angle the Mighty Morphin' books are going at if you don't already know. But we'll get there in due time. I just felt it best to go in chronological order on this one.

One thing I definitely didn't expect though was this book to end with a oneshot issue focusing on Bulk and Skull! While the first three issues were drawn by Francesco Mortarino, this one is drawn by Daniel Bayliss, who does some interesting things with what he's given. I especially liked how the sequence of Bulk and Skull running through the city as it's getting torn apart has a film grain sort of filter over it, both representing their own journalism as well as evoking the feel of lost footage and war movies. Something tells me that Cloverfield served as an inspiration on this one.

And really, I'll just always appreciate a story that showcases that our Comedy Duo are every bit the heroes that the Rangers are. Fun stuff all around.