Ranger Academy #1 sells out and returns with a second printing, along with a new featured cover art variant.
The latest release from Boom! Studios starts a whole new story in the Power Rangers universe, which allows the audience to attend the amazing school where Rangers are trained and honed. The revealed new cover art will be released this November, with more issues to follow for the brand-new comic series.
Ranger Academy is the latest Power Rangers comic that will run alongside the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series. Whereas Darkest Hour will take the audience on a dark adventure, Ranger Academy will focus on students that train to become future Rangers.
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The first issue has introduced Sage, Tula, and Mathis as the students attending the multi-colored campus. The story was also given a spin-off release within the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: 30th Anniversary Special #1, with Billy taking part in the education system for new heroes.
Ranger Academy Fans Rewarded with New 2nd Printing Cover Art
BOOM! Studios today revealed that the hotly anticipated Ranger Academy #1 has sold out at the distributor level! In response to the overwhelming support from retailers and fans, BOOM! Studios has announced Ranger Academy #1 Second Printing (AUG238929), featuring brand new cover art by Alicia Sánchez, available in stores November 1, 2023.
If you had a chance to join the Power Rangers, would you? This is the question at the very heart of a brand new ongoing series from BOOM! Studios, under license by Hasbro, Inc., writer Maria Ingrande Mora (The Immeasurable Depth of You), artist Jo Mi-Gyeong (Eve: Children of the Moon), colorist Fabiana Mascolo, and letterers Cardinal Rae and Ed Dukeshire, as they chart a bold new expansion of the Power Rangers Universe!
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13-year-old Sage lives on an isolated lunar colony with her adoptive father, but her days on the farm will change forever when she comes across a wreckage with wounded passengers, people from an academy training to be something called… POWER RANGERS. For the first time, discover the amazing school where Rangers are made!
“Power Rangers classes are officially in session! Maria, Jo, Fabiana, Cardinal, and Ed have created a morphinominal new entry point into the world of Power Rangers, ideal for first time and long time fans alike of all ages. The school year has just begun at Ranger Academy and new recruits everywhere better be ready!”
– Filip Sablik, President, Publishing & Sales, BOOM! Studios –
It’s fantastic that fans have been enjoying the latest release as Ranger Academy #1 hosts a range of amazing new concepts with the Power Rangers universe. The cover art also is a perfect teaser for the upcoming characters that have yet to debut in the comic series, with the two new additions featured with Sage. The direction for the characters is also featured in the comic as the possible team that will consist of Tula, Mathis, Sage, and the two new students that will likely appear in the next issue. It will be exciting to finally see their debut and what color Sage will be chosen for.
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Print copies of Ranger Academy #1 First Printing may be available now at your local comic shop. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and Kindle. The brand-new 2nd Printing cover art by Alicia Sánchez will be available in stores on November 1, 2023.
What do you think of the new 2nd Print Cover art? Have you read Ranger Academy #1 yet? Are you excited about the next installment for the new series? Let us know on social media and keep following The Illuminerdi for more Power Rangers news.
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Source: Boom Studios
