Get Ready for Your After-School Nostalgia with Mighty Morphin Power Rangers / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 Review

Writer: Ryan Parrott / Artist: Simone Di Meo / Boom! Studios Look, I know what you’re thinking because I had the same thought when I first saw the cover. What type of strange 1990’s fever dream is this comic? The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the same book? It sounds bizarre, even in a timeline with the Power Rangers and Justice League have teamed up and the Ninja Turtles have spent more time with the Batfamily than Dick Grayson has as of late. But as odd as it sounds, there’s an oddly endearing, charming story about teamwork and cooperation within the pages of the inaugural issue of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Right from the jump, the artistry of the book becomes apparent. Di Meo has a wonderfully playful rendition of both teams, clearly taking cues from the 1990’s source material, but there is a distinctively modern polish to the artwork. Each of the characters has a beautifully realized and stylized look to the point where even if they weren’t explicitly color coded you could still get a strong sense of who was which Ranger or Turtle based on body language and other iconography. The bright vibrant colors of Angel contrast wonderfully with the dark mystique of New York City and when the worlds collide it’s a wonderful visual meld that does both universes justice. On top of all the natural giddiness that comes from just seeing two beloved franchises interact, the story itself is compelling. Mighty Morph…