[TokuChris]

So PaperCutZ recently revealed that they no longer hold the rights to the Power Rangers comic book license. While they only published ... what ... three issues? Maybe? Not a lot of fans are upset about it. The books were full of errors (calling "Skull" as "Spike", etc.). Now that the comic is up for grabs - who should take it?

Marvel Comics -

Unlikely. Seeing as Marvel is now owned by Disney, giving back any part of the property to Marvel just seems silly. Plus, with Marvel's inclination to allow their own titles to die (X-Men, Fantastic Four) just to spite Fox (who holds the movie rights to those titles), it would be like taking the license money and calling it good for however many years the deal would be worth.

Likelihood: Less than 10%

DC Comics -

While not as a bad of a choice as Marvel, DC still isn't what I would say is a stellar choice for the property to go. They haven't had much success in their licensed comics and DC's fanbase seems to come and go. Still, more likely than Marvel but still not likely.

Likelihood: 25%

Image Comics

This one comes down to how much Saban Brands would charge on the licensing front. Image has the money thanks in part to the massive success of The Walking Dead franchise, but does Power Rangers really fit with what they do and what direction they want to go in? More likely than the big two (DC and Marvel), but still not very likely.

Likelihood: 30%

Darkhorse Comics

It depends on how sour they are after losing Star Wars to Marvel Comics. As one of their big books, it's uncertain what their future has in store for them now that it's gone. They may not even have the money now.

Likelhood: Uncertain, but probably less than 10%

IDW Publishing

This one makes the most sense to me. IDW Publishing is pretty much THE licensed property of comic books - from Star Trek, to Transformers, to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, to Godzilla, to G.I. Joe, to Jem, to My Little Pony ... everything they do is based around licenses. And more importantly - they are all successful. The only stuff that doesn't work is their own stuff. Some valid questions is - does Hasbro have any control in what IDW Publishing is allowed to do, as all of Hasbro's properties are with IDW Publishing? And does IDW Publishing want to do a Power Rangers comic? With a movie coming out in 2017 and the franchise having a rich history, they might.

Likelihood: 50%

Things to remember:

PaperCutZ had mentioned that pretty much everything they did was under the control of Saban Brands. It dictated the type of story they wanted and gave them strict limits on what they could write or show in the book. That kind of over-reaching control is a turn-off to a lot of companies, but IDW Publishing is known for being able to work with big name companies. How else would they have been allowed to create a romantic relationship between two characters traditionally seen as male characters in a Transformers comic?

Secondly, does Power Rangers even work as a comic? A live-action show is hard to translate to a graphic novel type of medium. And could IDW Publishing get a crew together to create a GOOD comic - a well-written, universe-expanding/creating story with art that works?

Cast your vote!