The Power Rangers Will Meet Godzilla in March via Crossover Comic GODZILLA VS. THE MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS
Back in 2019, IDW brought fans of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles a crossover event that was actually good. Now, IDW has a new comic crossover for the Power Rangers (licensed by BOOM! Studios) and this time, they’ll meet the king of monsters, Godzilla (licensed by Toho)! IGN shared the announcement recently and the new 5-issue event is sure to be another fun read. Cullen Bunn (Godzilla: Cataclysm) serves as writer on the project with Freddie E. Williams II (Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) provides the art and the colors come by way of Andrew Dalhouse.
When Rita Repulsa uses an ancient artifact to transport herself to a universe without Power Rangers, she finds herself in a world with aliens, kaiju, and… Godzilla! Hoping to annihilate this new foe, Rita hurls her own terrible creatures into battle. But she never expects that the Rangers have followed her to this alternate reality, pitting the Dinozords themselves head-to-head with the King of the Monsters!
Godzilla vs. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #1 will launch in March 2022 and Bunn said:
I am honored to bring two iconic franchises like Godzilla and the Power Rangers together. I've been a massive Godzilla fan since before I could read, and my love for the King of Monsters has never faded in all those years. Likewise, I've always loved Tokusatsu superheroics, and vividly remember watching the first episode of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers when it came out. This is a crossover that I suspect will take readers by surprise—but it makes complete sense! Writing for these characters is a dream come true for this giant monster-loving kid-at-heart, and when readers pick up this book, I want them to feel that sense of awe and wonder that these characters have inspired for decades!
Williams added his excitement:
This will be the biggest, most stratospheric crossover I’ve ever drawn! It’s the combination of so many big genres: Giant Monsters vs. Mechs, martial arts vs. science and magic, with lots of collateral destruction! I’ve been watching Mighty Morphin Power Rangers episodes and Godzilla films to submerge my brain space, and have been reminded how fantastic and charming these designs are and how much fun prior creators had with their designs. I’m excited to contribute to the long legacies of these franchises!
This looks sick! I cannot wait to read the first issue! You can check out the main cover from Williams and a variant by EJ Su below.
