The world of Power Rangers Prime just brought another Saban super team back into the spotlight.

Power Rangers Prime #1 introduces readers to a whole new vision of the world, one in which humanity live side-by-side with Eltarians and other alien species who now call the Earth their home. In this reality, the Power Rangers are little more than myth, whereas an entirely different breed of costumed superheroes fight on behalf of their world. Specifically, it is the VR Troopers who have heeded the call of battle in this timeline, and their presence changes everything fans may have though they were getting from this exciting new series.

• Written by MELISSA FLORES
• Art by MICHAEL YG
• Colors by FABI MARQUES
• Letters by ED DUKESHIRE
• Design by MADISON GOYETTE
• Main cover art by DAN MORA
• Variant covers by JUNI BA, BON BERNARDO, DOALY, JOËLLE JONES & JORDIE BELLAIRE, RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE, INHYUK LEE, JAE LEE & JUNE CHUNG, DAN MORA, MICHAEL YG, LAUREN MARSHALL, MATTHEW WAITE, GUILLAUME MARTINEZ, IVAN TAO, LIPWEI, DAVID SANCHEZ & SEAN LEE, SHAWN DALEY, MARCELO MATERE, and ALINA URUSOV

Power Rangers Prime kicks off a whole new saga for the franchise. Although BOOM! Studios has previously published a whole host of other Power Rangers titles, including their eight-year epic which spanned numerous comics, the mainline series from the publisher was brought to a close with the recent release of Power Rangers: Darkest Hour #1 by Melissa Flores, Raúl Angulo, Jose Enrique Fernández, and Simona Di Gianfelice. The ongoing saga left off with the defeat of Dark Specter and a vision of the future in which Billy Cranston still stood tall as quite possibly the last Power Ranger of his universe.

Following its release on November 13, Power Rangers Prime #1 quickly proved to a be a hit with fans. On November 18, BOOM! Studios confirmed that the issue would be headed back for a second printing after the first round completely sold out at the distributor level well before it hit store shelves. BOOM! Studios editor Allyson Gronowitz opened up about the series’ creative team and early success, saying, “Melissa [Flores], Michael [Yg], Fabi [Marques], and Ed [Dukeshire] have done something truly Morphinominal in launching another blockbuster series… And now, with a second printing, even more fans and readers can jump into the next amazing chapter of Power Rangers.”

The original VR Troopers series premiered in 1994, and was produced by Saban Entertainment using footage from three entires in the Japanese Metal Hero tokusatsu series: Metalder, Spielban, and Shaider. The series centered around a trio of teenagers who, after discovering the existence of a virtual reality world transposed alonsgside the real world as a separate dimension, become the series’ eponymous VR Troopers in a bid to safeguard the world from all manner of monstrous, digital threats. Although the VR Troopers never crossed over with the Power Rangers on the silver screen, the teams were given a chance to meet one another in 1995 courtesy of Marvel Comics’ Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/VR Troopers mini-series. VR Troopers‘ leading heroes, Ryan, Kaitlin, and JB, were also previously mentioned in BOOM! Studios’ Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #53, during which they were name-dropped as possible candidates for the mantle of the Green Ranger.

Power Rangers Prime #1 is on sale now from BOOM! Studios.

Source: BOOM! Studios

Power Rangers

Power Rangers is an entertainment and merchandising franchise built around a live-action superhero television series, based on the Japanese tokusatsu franchise Super Sentai. Over the years the franchise has created popular comics, television shows, films, and theatrical performances, and they have produced numerous games and toys.