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Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers Volume 6

Jonas Scharf takes over as head artist from here on out, and while I don't think his art is bad -- it definitely has some good stuff going for it, I do feel it's a bit of a step down in terms of artistic direction. Still, many pages have some details in them that are rather nice to see, and it's not as though the whole comic is ruined as a result of the art change or anything.

Anyway, the entire driving question of this arc is: Do the results justify the means? And how much does intent factor into our actions? Does it in any way excuse them?

And for the most part, I think the volume does a decent job at showing the ups and downs for each side, and is probably the best way they could've possibly utilized Grace. It's made clear that she is by no means squeaky clean, and that in many ways, she's a hypocrite ontop of being misguided. Zordon put it best when he said it's perfectly possible to made the wrong decisions for the right reasons. Something that takes a tragic turn by the end.

But we're kinda getting ahead of ourselves on that. One thing that I absolutely wanna highlight when it comes to where the comics are at now is how glad I am that character development and interaction are now alot more at the forefront. These new one-on-one scenes we've been getting between members of the team, wherein they continue to grow as friends and share their lives with eachother a great treat, and help to solidify each Rangers as, well, friends, and not just teammates with a common goal.

The villains are no slouch either, as the return of Rita sees not only more of her character flaws, but also sets up for an origin story of how exactly the (in)famous Green Candle came to be. Loved the bit about Finster's' glasses being a magical item, too.

One bit that has definitely not aged well though is Billy in this arc. Now, here, in its own context, everything he does is perfectly fine and reasonable. But it's moreso how much these events clash with some decisions that are made with the character and plot later on in the comic's' run. But, I'm not blaming Kyle Higgins for that, as what I'm alluding to happens long after we've had a change in writers. Just, be sure to keep Billy's' general distrust of Promethia in mind for later on down the line. Especially since it lead to one of the only times that Drakkon has a sense of humor.

Oh, yeah. Turns out that Lord Drakkon is alive, and held prisoner by Promethia.

I don't think anyone was going to call foul on it, especially since it leads into what might be one of the most famous events to ever hit the franchise.

And to think, it's all thanks to Saba not taking Zordon's' words about knowing when it's best to sit back and let others handle things to heart. Saba's' intentions were noble, but he still ended up making the wrong decision. And in the end, it spells disaster not just for him, but for the rest of the Power Rangers at large.

Next time, we enter the Shattered Grid, where no Ranger is safe.