Let's Talk About MIGHTY MORPHIN #5
Mighty Morphin #5 dropped today from Ryan Parrott and Marco Renna. You won’t want to miss what happens as we learn how Matt came to be the new Green Ranger under Grace Sterling. You can grab your copy of the comic from local comic shops or if you prefer digital comics, you can grab them from comiXology (affiliate link), Google Play, iBooks, and Madefire. Seriously, if you haven’t read it yet, this is your last chance to turn back.
The New Green Ranger's identity has been revealed. Now, for the first time ever, discover their top secret origin... and what comes next.
This issue is all about how Matt became the Green Ranger and what he’s been doing leading up to his broadcast announcement in the last issue. We see what it was like for him when he first arrived and fought Zedd for the Chaos Crystal. We get to see Grace trying to be a mentor while drinking what I assume is coffee out of a mug with a chibi Zedd on it that is adorable.
Of course, being a Ranger really takes a lot of time, especially when you’re a Ranger that needs a lot of practice as you’re not a big fighter. Therefore, Matt quits the football team which doesn’t make his parents happy. He says he’s volunteering, but you can tell they’re worried. Well, his mom is upset about how he’s going to get into college and his dad seems worried that Matt’s not getting into trouble. The trick is that Matt keeps getting beat up in training and Grace is having her people go pretty hard on him.
Eventually, Matt gets introduced to the Dragonzord that Billy has been helping Grace’s people modify for Matt. Matt then ends up having a small chat with Kimberley and almost tells her, but she has to go do Ranger stuff. Fast forward to the big fight with the Chaos Putty and that mess. Matt stays a little longer than the other Rangers and goes to defend some of the citizens of Angel Grove before being teleported back to Prometheus where Grace is trying to get everything situated in a very big state of emergency. Matt doesn’t like that so many people are just left out in the city on their own and eventually convinces Grace to let him tell everyone. The thought is that if people know it’s him, they’ll come to trust them more and calm down. Not terrible logic.
I can’t wait for the next issue when we get to move forward. It was nice to see Matt’s side of things, but I’m just too worried about what the heck is going to happen!