3.5-4 Stars ( )

Brenden Fletcher, Kelly Thompson, and Tini Howard's Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Pink takes place following the Kimberly Hart's departure from the team to compete in the pan global games during season three of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. While in France, Kimberly discovers a plan by Goldar to attack the town and try to conquer the Earth as Rita and Zedd are away fighting the Power Rangers on an alien planet. Zordon shares his energy with Kim through the sword of light and allows her to morph again. When she needs backup, she recruits Trini and Zack, who departed in season two for the World Peace Conference. Eventually, things become dire enough that Kimberly extends her temporary allowance of Morphin power to make a team of five Rangers, even recruiting Goldar to fight his minion, Verto. The action in this book is great and it does an excellent job reconnecting with the characters and exploring the changes they would likely go through following their tenure as Rangers. It also engages with the disconnect they'd be likely to feel with their friends who were still Rangers, ending with a flash forward to Kimberly writing the "Dear John" letter she sent to Tommy during Power Rangers: Zeo. Fans of the original series who grew up with these characters will find a lot to love here and Daniele Di Nicuolo's art is a stunning reminder of how epic watching the show felt when you were a kid. Amy Jo Johnson wrote an introduction for the volume where she reflects on how she grew during her work on Power Rangers and that theme of growth is reflected in the story. Boom! Comics continues to tell brilliant, original stories in the Power Rangers line and this is one of the best. ( )