And we’re back to the two story format for the last couple issues… oh well, it was fun while it lasted, I suppose. On the bright side, however, both stories are illustrated by Sparky Moore and it’s probably his best work in these books if I’ve been completely honest. If only he had been available for the final issue, but that’s another story.
Anyway, the first story is called “Bad Attitudes”, where Baboo concocts a ‘tude tick that bites all the teens and gives them bad attitudes, causing them to bully people, kick stuff, and not care about monster attacks… all while in their suits. We learn a few things in this story; apparently, the suits are machine washable and the citizens of Angel Grove apparently have really short-term memories to forget something as vital as the Rangers roaming around without their helmets and stuff, acting like total fucking delinquents. When you can set aside the glaring questions that this thing raises, it’s a silly little story that has a bit fun for a bit. I didn’t mind this one. This was fine.
The other end of this book gives us “Gray Skies.” An interesting concept that sees Lord Zedd unleashing a swarm of mini flying elephants to terrorize the city… and the Rangers counter by sending bats from a cave after them. I like this story because it’s thinking outside the box. Rather than fisticuffs leading to the eventual Zord fight, there’s an inventive and believable solution to this whole ordeal. Most of all, it’s something that probably wouldn’t have been possibly on TV without making it look really cheap, so kudos on producing a comic story that works best as a comic story.
Hey, if the run ended here, it’d be a hell of a way to end it on… alas, there is only one more issue left.
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