Review: Power Rangers #15 - The Eltarian War Continues

The buildup to the Eltarian War has spanned over a year and the worthy payoff here is action packed fun. Power Rangers #15 pumps up the Ranger, Zord and Zordon battles to 1000. The Power Rangers have joined forces with Matt and the Omega Rangers as they take on three remaining Empyreals who have attacked earth.

The highlight of the issue are the Zord combinations that result from this and the action as they take down the genocidal enemies. These are truly threatening villains and the stakes include the survival of the human race itself. The issue begins with Bulk broadcasting as the White Tiger Dragonzord strikes against the orange Empyreal. Tommy and Matt must work together using Tiger Tail Strike to take it down.

Meanwhile Zordon and Zedd team together to take down Zartus and prevent him from using the Zeo crystal. Seeing Zordon at least partly allied with Zedd is fascinating. Zordon remains in his mobile power suit here and seeing him in action makes one wonder why he would ever return to the power chamber at all.

The Rangers face off with the Red and Purple Empyreals as well as their minions. The Omega Rangers get a sudden boost with the return of The Blue Emissary. They form Ultra Omegazord and join Megazord in battle, taking down the Red Empyreal. Zordon and Zedd work well together against Zartus but the final Purple Empyreal becomes supercharged with the energy of its brethren. Just as it prepares for a final strike the Horrid arrives to join the battle.

This issue is a bit confusing, even with the color coded word balloons being able to differentiate who is speaking at any time takes extra thought. This makes the experience of reading the book a bit disjointed. But the larger alliances between the Rangers, Zords and Eltarians is great fun and the art has built up beautifully over this arc with grand colors and massive battle scenes. Ryan Parrott knows how to tell a great Power Ranger story and he understands exactly how to bring the action to a massive finish.

Writing: 4 of 5 stars
Art: 4.6 of 5 stars
Colors: 4.7 of 5 stars

Overall: 4.4 of 5 stars

Writer: Ryan Parrott
Art: Francesco Mortarino and Marco Renna
Colors: Raul Angulo and Sara Antonellini
Publisher: BOOM Studios

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M.R. Jafri

M.R. Jafri was born and raised in Niagara Falls New York and now lives with his family in Detroit Michigan. He's a talkative introvert and argumentative geek. His loves include Star Wars, Star Trek, Superheroes, Ninja Turtles, Power Rangers, Transformers, GI Joe, Films, Comics, TV Shows, Action Figures and Twizzlers.