We’ve seen how endgame-level recent issues of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers has been during the Darkest Hour event. Now BOOM! Studios has announced the final issue of not only the currently running Darkest Hour event but also the eight-year comic book run of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. The finale will be happening in the one-shot titled Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Darkest Hour #1.
What is not clear is if this is the end of BOOM! Studios partnership with Hasbro to publish Power Rangers comic books. This week Hasbro published a press release to announce that Playmates Toys acquired the license to produce and distribute Power Rangers toys starting in 2025. While Playmates Toys license is for “action figures, blasters, plush, role play, vehicles and accessories” we don’t know what this means for the series that just had it’s final season wrapped up on Netflix last year.
BOOM! Studios’ press release only states that Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Darkest Hour #1 is the end of this eight-year run. Given that the Power Rangers spans we’ll beyond the iconic Mighty Morphin era we could see, all speculation, another team get the comic book treatment. To writer Melissa Flores and artist Simona Di Gianfelice, along with their other creative collaborators, credit they have made Darkest Hour come across as the endgame for this eight-year era of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers franchise.
In speaking about the finale in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Darkest Hour #1 Flores said the following:
“After nearly two years, the Darkest Hour comes to a close. This event has been one of the biggest tasks of my career, but I’ve enjoyed every single, heart-wrenching minute. Although I put our poor Rangers through the ringer, I hope the ending is as satisfying for the reader as it was for me to write it!”
Adding to this sentiment Gianfelice also had the following to say about their time on Power Rangers:
“I’m really excited to tell this incredible adventure together with Melissa. So far she has kept us in suspense and now she’s ready to surprise us again! Get ready to dive into this final chapter of Darkest Hour! GO GO!”
You can check out the covers for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Darkest Hour #1 by artists Taurin Clarke, Björn Barends, Goñi Montes, Trevor Hairsine, and a top secret spoiler variant by Santa Fung below:
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Darkest Hour #1 will be released in comic book shops and digital storefronts on July 31, 2024. Get more information on this comic book in BOOM! Studios press release below.
LOS ANGELES, CA (April 23, 2024) – BOOM! Studios, together with leading toy and game company Hasbro, today announced the FINAL issue in the eight-year comic book saga… MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS: DARKEST HOUR #1.
It all ends here! With the Morphin Grid in peril, the people of Earth are left without the Power Rangers to protect them. The ultimate battle against Dark Specter will play out with unexpected consequences, while an unlikely group of rogues, villains, and Rangers make strange company… But even if they win… can they rebuild everything they’ve lost?
Fan favorite Rangers writer Melissa Flores (Spider-Gwen: Smash), acclaimed artist Simona Di Gianfelice (Firefly: Return to the Earth That Was), and acclaimed colorist Raúl Angulo, weave together a story that fans have been waiting nearly a decade for… delivering an unforgettable finale that everything has been building to!
“After nearly two years, the Darkest Hour comes to a close. This event has been one of the biggest tasks of my career, but I’ve enjoyed every single, heart-wrenching minute. Although I put our poor Rangers through the ringer, I hope the ending is as satisfying for the reader as it was for me to write it!” said series scribe Melissa Flores.
“I’m really excited to tell this incredible adventure together with Melissa. So far she has kept us in suspense and now she’s ready to surprise us again! Get ready to dive into this final chapter of Darkest Hour! GO GO!” said veteran Power Rangers artist Simona Di Gianfelice.
This epic, oversized issue will feature a main cover by the iconic Taurin Clarke, alongside a new Dark Grid variant by Björn Barends, Helmet variant by Goñi Montes, and a top secret Spoiler variant by Santa Fung, among many others.
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Darkest Hour #1 A Main: TK
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Darkest Hour #1 B Variant: TK
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Darkest Hour #1 C Dark Grid Variant: TK
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Darkest Hour #1 D Helmet Variant: TK
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Darkest Hour #1 E Spoiler Variant: TK
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Darkest Hour #1 F Foil Variant: TK
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Darkest Hour #1 G 1:5 INCV: TK
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Darkest Hour #1 H 1:10 INCV: TK
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Darkest Hour #1 I 1:25 INCV: TK
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Darkest Hour #1 J FOC Reveal Variant: TK
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Darkest Hour #1 K Unlockable Variant: TK
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS: DARKEST HOUR #1 will be available in comic shops July 31, 2024. It is available for pre-order at your local comic shop. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including Kindle, iBooks, and Google Play.
Ahead of this milestone issue, fans can pick up the final issue of the main series, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #122, a week earlier on July 24, 2024. Additionally, fans can look forward to many exciting POWER RANGERS announcements from BOOM! Studios in the coming months, including exciting plans for San Diego Comic-Con.
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS: DARKEST HOUR is the newest release from BOOM! Studios’ eponymous imprint, home to critically acclaimed original series, including BRZRKR by Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt, and Ron Garney; Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera; Grim by Stephanie Phillips and Flaviano; Stuff of Nightmares by R.L. Stine and A.L. Kaplan; Damn Them All by Simon Spurrier and Charlie Adlard; Once Upon a Time at the End of the World by Jason Aaron, Alexandre Tefenkgi, Leila del Duca, and Nick Dragotta; Know Your Station by Sarah Gailey and Liana Kangas; A Vicious Circle by Mattson Tomlin and Lee Bermejo; The Neighbors by Jude Ellison S. Doyle and Letizia Cadonici; Ghostlore by Cullen Bunn and Leomacs; Sirens of the City by Joanne Starer and Khary Randolph; Coda by Simon Spurrier and Matías Bergara; Rare Flavours by Ram V and Filipe Andrade; Underheist by David and Maria Lapham; and Animal Pound by Tom King and Peter Gross. The imprint also publishes popular licensed properties, including Dune: House Corrino from Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, and Simone Ragazzon; and The Expanse: Dragon Tooth by Andy Diggle and Rubine.
For continuing news on MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS comics and more from BOOM! Studios, stay tuned to boom-studios.com and follow @boomstudios on Twitter.
About Melissa Flores:
Melissa Flores is a writer and producer currently based in Los Angeles, who has worked in a variety of storytelling mediums, including television, features, video games, comic books and more. She writes Mighty Morphin Power Rangers for Boom! Studios, the Nacelle-Verse for OniPress, and has written various projects for Marvel (Spider-Gwen) and Image (The Dead Lucky, Radiant Pink). You can find Melissa on instagram at @misty_flores.
About Simona Di Gianfelice:
Simona Di Gianfelice is a comic book artist from Rome, Italy. She worked for several Italian comics publishing houses and as a storyboard artist for some Italian film and advertising companies. From 2021 she is collaborating with BOOM! Studios, drawing on various series: Firefly, All New Firefly and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. You can find Simona Di Gianfelice on instagram @simona_di_gianfelice
Source: BOOM! Studios; Hasbro Newsroom
