A mighty collection of stories that expands the Power Ranger mythos.
Touted as the lost stories, this collection draws from across the Mighty Morphin universe.
When a mysterious fox changes all of the guests at a charity ball into cats and rabbits, it is up to the Yellow Ranger to find a way to not only save their guests, but change the outlook of the misguided fox in “A Spot of Trouble.” In “It’s Putty Time,” the Pink Ranger questions if the putties, while lacking in intelligence, might have feelings. In “Sabrina’s Day Out,” two of Rita Repulsa’s minions abandon their mission to dig up dirt on the squeaky-clean Power Rangers and decide to enjoy an afternoon at the carnival. The detailed and colorful artwork varies from hyper-realistic to cartoonish and everywhere in between. Lighthearted themes like villains pressed into service for good and a foiled day off are appropriately colorful. A darker story featuring the origin story of the gifted sculptor Finster follows his spiral into madness with illustrations rendered in sepia tones. The disparate collection of short stories is peppered with covers from various events and publications. Diversity is suggested through varying skin tones as it follows the Power Ranger lore. Fans will be glad to see that, as always, good triumphs over evil.
A mighty collection of stories that expands the Power Ranger mythos. (Graphic novel. 10-14)Pub Date: Aug. 14, 2018
ISBN: 978-1-68415-219-3
Page Count: 112
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Review Posted Online: Nov. 24, 2018
This slender graphic adaptation of the Great American Novel preserves some of Twain’s language, most of his plot and a good sense of his sardonic take on human society. Mixing dialogue balloons with enough boxed narrative to evoke Huck’s distinctive voice, Mann packs in all of the major incidents and tones down at least some of the violence—the two con men are only “punished” here rather than specifically tarred and feathered, for instance. Similarly, though Huck gets viciously slapped around by his father in the pictures, in general there isn’t much other blood visible. The illustrator’s faces tend toward sameness, but Kumar populates his color art with strong, stocky figures, depicts action effectively and, by using irregular frames and insets, sets up an engrossing helter-skelter pacing. A good choice for readers who aren’t quite up to tackling the original, with perfunctory but well-meant notes on Twain’s life and the history of slavery in the United States. Co-published with its prequel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, adapted by Matt Josdal, illustrated by Brian Shearer (ISBN: 978-93-80028-34-7). (Graphic classic. 12-14)
Pub Date: Oct. 19, 2010
ISBN: 978-93-80028-35-4
Page Count: 72
Publisher: Campfire
Review Posted Online: Aug. 17, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 1, 2010
A graphic-novel treatment of Shakespeare that fails miserably where others have succeeded. In this brutally savaged graphic adaptation of the play, the Bard’s lines have been transformed into conversational banality (“How is it going, Shylock?”; "That goes for me too!") within often-misplaced dialogue balloons. Astonishingly, there’s nary a mention of Jews, leaching all the power from Shylock's "Has not a Jew..." speech ("And why has [Antonio] done this? Do I not have eyes like everyone else..."). Actually, just about all of the set speeches are nearly unrecognizable: "The quality of mercy is not strained" becomes “You don’t need to have a reason to show mercy.” Visually, the floridly dressed Venetian figures in Kumar’s showy illustrations just stand about in panel after panel, gesturing awkwardly and looking past one another’s shoulders. Portia’s taste for revealing, off-the-shoulder gowns may give adolescent gawkers pause, but as an invitation to read the original or see it performed here’s sure proof that all that glisters is not gold. A closing set of riddles is offered as an activity link to Portia’s three boxes in the play. Skip. (Graphic adaptation. 12-14)
Pub Date: May 17, 2011
ISBN: 978-93-80028-59-0
Page Count: 22
Publisher: Campfire
Review Posted Online: April 4, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: April 1, 2011
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