The storyline that began with the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 30th Anniversary Special #1 comes to an epic conclusion with this fourth issue! Re:cap - issue #3; it is a dark world with part of the moon shattered, the Rangers separated, and the loss of Tommy Oliver! The remaining Rangers in plain clothes were captured by Selena, who has revealed that she is daughter of Rita Repulsa! They were trapped on the Moon Palace and Selena has used their Power Coins for Finster’s Morphin-matic. A device to bring back Rita Repulsa! It fails and Kimberly corrects Selena that there is another Power Coin. Selena enraged pulls Kimberly from the force field. Kimberly introduces her to Olivia Hart, who appears as the Green Ranger, her daughter!
“Family Reunion” is written by Amy Jo Johnson and Matt Hotson with Nico Leon providing the artwork. The cover by Goni Montes has the Pink Ranger drawing her Power Bow upside down in a flip and the Green Ranger about to swing his Dragon Dagger on her other side with the Earth behind them! We get a closeup of the sixth Power Coin, Olivia has found it in a closet, a cinematic pull back,and she holds it in the cabin saying it’s Morphin Time before transporting! We see her holding her stomach saying she might puke! It is great seeing the less than heroic first teleportation! Kimberly says Olivia’s name and we get a funy scene when the Green Ranger replies mom, surprising Selena and the other Rangers! Selena screams and brings down Rita’s Magic Wand, but it is blocked by Olivia’s Dragon Dagger!
The dagger falls and Billy tells Kimberly that the Dragon Dagger may be strong enough to break the force field as she uses it to stab the barrier! Selena’s fist is blocked by Olivia’s arm. Now freed of the force field, Jason is surprised that Kimberly and Tommy kept Olivia a secret. Zack warns them about the Putties running towarrds them with arm blades! Kimberly is concerned about Olivia dealing with Selena and the other Ranger ready themselves for the battle with the Putties! Zack compliments Billy’s fisticuffs as he is upside down in a spin kick! Jason says they have to finish the fight to get to Selena. He says this while holding a Puttie in a head lock and kicking another Puttie! Great composition and action poses by Leon. Kimberly stands in front of Olivia while Selena’s Magic Wand slams into the floor. The missed strike by the wand sends up sparks! Fantastic color effects by Dono Sanchez Almara.
Selena shouts that Olivia is not trained, Kimberly stabs with the Dragon Dagger, but Selena avoids the attack. Closeup of Selena grabbing Kimberly’s face and then slamming her into the floor, ouch! Selena is impressive as a fighter, she should train the Putties, or their attacks should be matched to her. Selena then brings up her knee to the Green Ranger. She draws Olivia’s power coin and then in a long panel, sends out an epic blast that tosses Kimberly and Olivia! Finster has the Power Coin and Selena almost looks serene as she tells him to activate the Morphin-matic. The trio of Rangers have finished off the Putties at the stairs of the Moon Palace. Finster’s machine hums with power as Selena calls for he mother. Stunned expressions by Kimberly and Olivia now in regular clothes. Kimberly slams into Selena to stop her. Selena crashes into Finster, but the Morphin-matic continues.
The power sizzles as everything is quiet, Kimberly wonders what happened. Then we get rows of shocked expressions of Finster, the Rangers, and finally Olivia who asks, “Dad?” We get the awesome reveal of Tommy Oliver just as he was in the moon battle. Kimberly is in tears. Tommy hugs the trio of Rangers and asks them why they are older. He then sees Kimberly and they hug. Selena screams that Finster’s magic clay is used up to bring back her mother. She holds the Trini’s Power Coin, Kimberly and Tommy can barely react, and then a closeup of Selena as she says, “Sabertooth Tiger”! Interesting twist with Selena since she first said she was a relative of Trini. Her Yellow Ranger helmet has the red visor and grill of Lord Zedd! Now as the Yellow Ranger, Selena sends out a blast that Kimberly ducks and Tommy dodges by leaning backwards! Tommy’s return and Selena becoming the Yellow Ranger are wow moments.
Jason leads the charge with Olivia and Zack. In silhouette, Tommy does a flip taking the Magic Wand, but we hear Finster raging about the destruction of the Putties and his home. He transforms into a five armed Super Puttie with one blade arm, looking something like the comic book villain, Doomsday! He scatters the Rangers and Olivia pulls away her mother. Kimberly and Olivia see that their teammates need help, the Power Coins are seen in closeup and then another awesome moment of the two women holding their two coins. Kimbely says, “Let’s go save the boys.” The dialogue pops with great lines. Yellow Ranger is about to bring down herr Magic Wand down on Tommy and then we hear Green Ranger and Pink Rangerr call out, “Pterodactyl” and “Dragonzord”! Does the comic book come with a sound chip because I can hear the theme song!
The Magic Wand is deflected by the Dragon Dagger! Pink Ranger stands by Tommy with her Power Bow warning Yellow Ranger! Zack notices the return of the Pink Ranger and Billy hopes she can help with Mega Finster! The towering Mega Finster boasts that a single Ranger can’t stop him, gasps, and then falls with the Dragon Dagger buried in his back! Olivia makes a formal introduction to them and hands the trio their Power Coins. They make their calls to transform; “Triceratops!”, “Tyrannosaurus!”, and “Mastodon”! The Blue Ranger is armed with his Power Lance, Red Ranger has his latest outfit with belts, cape, and giant Power Sword, with Black Ranger holding his Power Axe held in cannon form! Blue and Black Ranger discuss that Selena took Trini’s suit and Pink Ranger says they have to take it back! Billy says that she has the powers of Rita, Zedd, and Yellow Ranger!
Five+ Power Coins out of Five!
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