Boom! - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Thu, 21 Aug 2025 16:56:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Boom! - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 BOOM’s Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind tie-in comic celebrates past, future https://comicsxf.com/2025/08/22/mighty-morphin-power-rangers-ritas-rewind/ Fri, 22 Aug 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53907 Rita Repulsa has teamed up with herself, Robo Rita, from 30 years in the future to bring down the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers before they even get started. What they weren’t counting on is the Power Rangers of the future — Rocky, Kat, Billy, Zack and Minh — traveling back in time and helping the...

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]]> 53907 The Horror of Small Towns Revealed in BOOM Studios’ The Neighbors #1 https://comicsxf.com/2023/03/22/the-horror-of-small-towns-revealed-in-boom-studios-the-neighbors-1/ Wed, 22 Mar 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44736 When Janet and Oliver Gowdie move to a quaint mountain town, their daughter Casey becomes part of a horrific chain of events revealing that their neighbors are anything but what they seem. Soon an unsettling old woman fixates on Janet and Oliver’s other daughter, 2-year-old Isobel. It becomes clear that it’s impossible to know whom...

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]]> 44736 The Debut of the Death Ranger! https://comicsxf.com/2022/08/31/the-debut-of-the-death-ranger/ Wed, 31 Aug 2022 23:29:54 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42688 Power Rangers Unlimited: The Death Ranger #1 is Written by Paul Allor, Drawn by Kath Lobo and Anna Kekovsky Chandra, Colored by Fabi Marques and Sara Antonellini, Lettered by Ed Dukeshire The Death Ranger! The brand new Ranger and queer antagonist you did not know you needed! The announcement of the character went viral on...

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]]> 42688 Grim #1 Poses the Question: Hey, So What’s the Reaper’s Origin Story, Anyway? https://comicsxf.com/2022/05/11/grim-1-poses-the-question-hey-so-whats-the-reapers-origin-story-anyway/ Wed, 11 May 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=40620 Grim tells the tale of the dead — both the newly dead and the ones sent to collect them — in this enchanting first issue by writer Stephanie Phillips, artist Flaviano, colorist Rico Renzi, letterer Tom Napolitano and publisher BOOM Studios. Death Collects This is Jessica. See Jessica’s scythe? Jessica is dead. You are dead,...

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]]> 40620 Go on a Lore Tour in BOOM’s Power Rangers Universe #1 https://comicsxf.com/2021/12/30/go-on-a-lore-tour-in-booms-power-rangers-universe-1/ Thu, 30 Dec 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=36751 What is the true origin of the Phantom Ranger? And what is his connection to the Morphin Grid? From the moment he first appeared 24 years ago, fans have wondered about the origin of the mysterious Phantom Ranger. Questions which have never been answered, until now. BOOM Studios presents a limited-series event that will delve...

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]]> 36751 Queer Romance Takes Flight in A.C. Esguerra’s Eighty Days https://comicsxf.com/2021/09/08/queer-romance-takes-flight-in-a-c-esguerras-eighty-days/ Wed, 08 Sep 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33429 Jay wants nothing more than to fly the skies in perfect solitude and with perfect freedom. That is, until he crosses paths with a mysterious thief named Fix whose tricks and charms draw him into the struggle against the looming aviation guild to which Jay owes his very being. As Jay becomes further entangled in...

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]]> 33429 Power Rangers and the Color of Pride https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/31/power-rangers-and-the-color-of-pride/ Tue, 31 Aug 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33156 I have a vivid memory of standing in line at McDonalds with my grandfather when I was just 8 years old. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie had just hit theaters and the fast-food juggernaut (knowing exactly which way the wind was blowing) had announced the inclusion of Power Rangers toys in each of their...

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]]> 33156 Witness An Induction in Something is Killing The Children #18 https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/28/witness-an-induction-in-something-is-killing-the-children-18/ Wed, 28 Jul 2021 17:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=31947 It’s hard to think of a comics writer right now who is hotter than James Tynion IV. He writes Batman, the comic about Batman (which, in direct objection to the critique of this site, rules). He just won an Eisner for 2020 Best Writer. And a Something Is Killing The Children show is in development...

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]]> 31947 Orcs! #6 Gives A Satisfying Conclusion That Leaves You Wanting More https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/15/orcs-6-gives-a-satisfying-conclusion-that-leaves-you-wanting-more/ Thu, 15 Jul 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=30977 They’ve faced devious squirrels, starving trolls, gnomes, wardens and exile from their own people – but now they’ve been forced by their hag into accepting the most dangerous quest they’ve ever faced. Will they be able to defeat what lies in wait for them, undo their exile, and return home in time for another of...

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]]> 30977 ORCS! #5 Lets Readers Get to Know the Team https://comicsxf.com/2021/06/09/orcs-5-lets-readers-get-to-know-the-team/ Wed, 09 Jun 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=29281 Our roving band of orc adventurers continue to enjoy their respite in the dwarves’ underground city, spending the majority of their gold on weapons, armor, and a good night’s sleep. They’ve managed to do this just in time, because the Hag has decided to drag them in for an important errand – one more dangerous...

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]]> 29281 ORCS! #4 Starts to Pay Off the Series’ Fun Setup https://comicsxf.com/2021/05/20/orcs-4-starts-to-pay-off-the-series-fun-set-up/ Thu, 20 May 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=27788 As Bog’s group of exiled orcs takes refuge in an underground dwarven market, a grave danger creeps in through the world above their heads. The orcs’ resident witch is having trouble keeping this ancient evil at bay, but may have just found the power that defeated it the last time. Only trouble is, with Bog’s...

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]]> 27788 BOOM Studios’ ORCS! Earns Its Exclamation Point in the Best Way https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/26/boom-studios-orcs-earns-its-exclamation-point-in-the-best-way/ Mon, 26 Apr 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=25802 Could there be any greater group of heroes than an all-orc adventuring party? Probably, but the adventures of Bog, Zep, Pez, Utzu and Gurh are nothing to sneeze at. Battling a forest full of enraged squirrels, trolls and the threat of exile, these orcs are struggling to make the best of their adventuring days, following...

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]]> 25802 Advance Review: Pull out Your Cards, Planeswalkers, It’s Time for Magic #1 https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/05/advance-review-pull-out-your-cards-planeswalkers-its-time-for-magic-1/ Mon, 05 Apr 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=24089 An attempted assasination of three of Ravnica’s leaders, who also happen to be Planeswalkers, has shaken the city. When Kaya, Vraska and Ral Zarek turn to fellow Planeswalker Jace Beleren, his life is threatened as well, and the three are left with more questions. Written by Jed MacKay, drawn by Ig Guara, colored by Arianna...

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]]> 24089 Let’s Solve a Mystery with Monsters and Grant Morrison in Proctor Valley Road #1 https://comicsxf.com/2021/03/11/lets-solve-a-mystery-with-monsters-and-grant-morrison-in-proctor-valley-road-1/ Thu, 11 Mar 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=22670 August, Rylee, Cora & Jennie have organized a “Spook Tour” with their classmates on the most haunted, demon-infested stretch of road in America to fund attending the concert of their dreams. When their visit turns deadly, these four friends race to rescue the missing students … before the town tears them limb from limb. Now...

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]]> 22670 Choices Are Made, Fates Are Sealed in We Only Find Them When They’re Dead #5 https://comicsxf.com/2021/01/28/choices-are-made-fates-are-sealed-in-we-only-find-them-when-theyre-dead-5/ Thu, 28 Jan 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=13767 Malik and Paula. El and Jay. Choices will be made and fates sealed near the corpse of a god in BOOM Studios’ We Only Find Them When They’re Dead #5 by Al Ewing, Simone di Meo, Mariasara Miotti and AndWorld Design. Chris Eddleman: Andrea, the first arc of We Only Find Them When They’re Dead...

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]]> 13767 Zordon, the Green Ranger and Wholesome Bulk & Skull Content in BOOM’s Mighty Morphin #2 https://comicsxf.com/2020/12/10/zordon-the-green-ranger-and-wholesome-bulk-skull-content-in-booms-mighty-morphin-2/ Thu, 10 Dec 2020 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=9935 Zordon enlists Billy’s help as the Mighty Morphin team deals with a shocking betrayal by the Power Rangers team. As the Mighty Morphin team remains fractured, Zedd launches his latest attack, and only the new Green Ranger stands in his way. But none of them realize they’ve walked into a trap, courtesy of Zedd’s new...

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]]> 9935 The Power Rangers’ New Era Continues, and We Still Don’t Know Who the New Green Ranger Is https://comicsxf.com/2020/11/11/the-power-rangers-new-era-continues-and-we-still-dont-know-who-the-new-green-ranger-is/ Wed, 11 Nov 2020 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=9447 Two new series, two new teams. The Unlimited Power Era of BOOM Studios’ Power Rangers continues here, and only Lord Drakkon, their greatest enemy, can save them. Writer Ryan Parrott (Mighty Morphin), artist Francesco Mortarino (Power Rangers: Soul of the Dragon), colorist Raul Angulo and letterer Ed Dukeshire reveal a new cosmic threat only the...

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]]> 9447 It’s Morphin Time! Again! A New Era of Power Rangers Begins in BOOM’s ‘Mighty Morphin’ #1 https://comicsxf.com/2020/11/04/its-morphin-time-again-a-new-era-of-power-rangers-begins-in-booms-mighty-morphin-1/ Wed, 04 Nov 2020 20:00:33 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=9361 Two new series, two new teams. The Unlimited Power era of BOOM Studios' Power Rangers begins here. But who is the new Green Ranger, and are they friend... or foe? Longtime Rangers writer Ryan Parrott, artist Marco Renna, colorist Walter Baiamonte and letterer Ed Dukeshire send the Mighty Morphin team on a collision course with an even deadlier Lord Zedd, who has a new mission and a new motivation, one that will change everything you thought you knew about our heroes. The next big epic begins here, and the GateCrashers themselves — Dan and Jake McMahon — are here to cover it.

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]]> 9361 Our Power Rangers Coverage Begins with a Look at BOOM’s ‘Drakkon: New Dawn’ #1 https://comicsxf.com/2020/08/20/our-power-rangers-coverage-begins-with-a-look-at-booms-drakkon-new-dawn-1/ Thu, 20 Aug 2020 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=7797 After the events of Power Rangers: Ranger Slayer, Kimberly is determined to purge the world of Lord Drakkon’s legacy, starting with Deadlock; the prison tower where Drakkon held all those who opposed him. But even the Ranger Slayer has no clue of the true power kept in Deadlock — and what unlocking the doors will...

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