"Recharged"
PublisherBoom! Studios
Publication dateOctober 26, 2022 — present
Genre
Title(s)
  • Part 1
  • Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (vol. 2) #101–110
  • Power Rangers Unlimited: The Coinless
  • Power Rangers Unlimited: Hyperforce
  • Part 2: "Darkest Hour"
  • Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (vol. 2) #111–
  • Power Rangers Unlimited: The Morphin Masters
Creative team
Writer(s)
  • Adam Cesare
  • Meghan Camarena
  • Melissa Flores
  • Ryan Parrott
  • Rachel Wagner
Artist(s)
  • Daniel Bayliss
  • Simona Di Gianfelce
  • Moisés Hidalgo
  • Federico Sabbatini
Letterer(s)Ed Dukeshire
Colorist(s)
  • Raúl Angulo
  • Arthur Hesli
  • Bryan Valenza
Editor(s)Allyson Gronowitz

"Recharged" is a 2022–2024 American two-part comic book crossover event mainly written by Melissa Flores and published by Boom! Studios through its Power Rangers comic line, being based on the Power Rangers franchise by Hasbro.[1]

The first part debuted in October 2022, while the second part titled "Darkest Hour" debuted in August 2023 in order to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the original television series, which concluded with the Once & Always film and the Cosmic Fury season.[2]

Publication history

In March 2022, Boom! Studios announced a new storyline titled "Recharged", with former Director of Power Rangers Development and Production Melissa Flores (as writer) and recurring artist Simona Di Gianfelce serving as the new creative team of the relaunched Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series, starting with issue #101 in October 2022.[1]

Additionally, two one-shot issues titled Power Rangers Unlimited: The Coinless and Power Rangers Unlimited: Hyperforce were released in June 2023; both issues feature the return of characters from previous comic events, and the cast from the Power Rangers Hyperforce web series.[3][4]

The second part titled "Darkest Hour" debuted on August 23, 2023 in order to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the original television series.[2][5]

Additionally, a one-shot titled Power Rangers Unlimited: The Morphin Masters is set to be released in January 2023.[6]

Premise

Following their fight against the Death Ranger,[upper-alpha 1] both the Power Rangers and Omega Rangers must confront the return of Rita Repulsa, who wants to ensure the arrival of Dark Specter on Earth. In the middle of this, old enemies join forces to face the threat before the Morphin Grid gets infected.

Titles involved

Title Issue(s) Creative team Release schedule Ref.
Writer(s) Artist(s) Colorist(s) Premiere date Finale date
Part 1
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (vol. 2) #101–110 Melissa Flores Simona Di Gianfelce Raúl Angulo October 26, 2022 July 26, 2023 [1]
Power Rangers Unlimited: The Coinless One-shot Adam Cesare Moisés Hidalgo Arthur Hesli June 28, 2023 [3]
Power Rangers Unlimited: Hyperforce Meghan Camarena
Melissa Flores		 Federico Sabbatini Bryan Valenza July 19, 2023 [4]
Part 2: "Darkest Hour"
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (vol. 2) #111–122 Melissa Flores Simona Di Gianfelce Raúl Angulo August 23, 2023 July 2024 [2]
Power Rangers Unlimited: The Morphin Masters One-shot Ryan Parrott
Rachel Wagner		 Daniel Bayliss Arthur Hesli January 31, 2024 [6]

Reception

"Recharged" received mostly positive reviews, praising Flores' writing as the introduction of a new era of Power Rangers comics.[7]

"Darkest Hour" also received positive critics, being praised as a proper event for the franchise's thirteenth anniversary.[8]

Collected editions

Title Material collected Publication date ISBN
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Recharged Vol. 1
  • Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (vol. 2) #100–102
 April 25, 2023 1684158958, 978-1684158959
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Recharged Vol. 2
  • Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (vol. 2) #103–106
 August 29, 2023 168415913X, 978-1684159130
Power Rangers Unlimited: Call to Darkness
  • Power Rangers Unlimited: The Coinless
  • Power Rangers Unlimited: Hyperforce
 October 10, 2023 1608861392, 978-1608861392
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Recharged Vol. 3
  • Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (vol. 2) #107–110
 December 26, 2023 1608861066, 978-1608861064
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Recharged Vol. 4
  • Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (vol. 2) #111–114
 April 30, 2024 1608861570, 978-1608861576

References

Notes

  1. ↑ As depicted in "Charge to 100!" (2022).

Footnotes

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