by Matt Sernaker, Editor-In-Chief
It’s hard to believe it, but five teenagers with attitude have kept the world safe from alien invasions for over 30 years. From Mighty Morphin Power Rangers to Power Rangers Cosmic Fury, these colorful heroes have maintained their status as a pop culture sensation across the globe, providing children (and adults) of all ages with recognizable and relatable heroes to admire. Thanks to Author Joshua Moore, fans will now get the chance to go behind the scenes for a unique look at the franchise with the release of Morphenomenal: How the Power Rangers Conquered the World.
PREVIOUSLY ON POWER RANGERS: If you’ve been following ComicsOnline, you might have noticed that we love our Power Rangers friends. We’ve had the honor of crafting hours of exclusive interviews with numerous actors and creative team members from the various incarnations over the last two decades. We’ve professionally covered the evolution of the franchise across mediums, including their incredible leap to comics with the creators at Boom! Studios.
A few years ago, I had the pleasure of connecting with Author Joshua Moore, who was in the middle of crafting his unique retrospective on Power Rangers. We spent a few hours via Zoom discussing our love for the show and sharing stories about those individuals who worked tirelessly to bring it to life. From that first conversation, it became abundantly clear that Moore was the right person to take on this deep dive into the pop culture sensation, and I was truly excited to see how the project would come together.
Readers will now get to benefit from Moore’s years of work, as Morphenomenal: How the Power Rangers Conquered the World has been released for all to experience. Moore’s meticulous research, extensive conversations with cast and crew, and attention to detail have unequivocally captured the magic of what made this show so special. To say this book is “comprehensive” would be an understatement, as the level of inclusion of all aspects of the Power Rangers universe is utterly impressive. Morphenomenal is packed with new interviews, engaging stories, and insightful details that make this a must read for an Power Rangers fan.
Official Synopsis:
WHEN IT FIRST APPEARED ON AMERICAN TELEVISION SETS IN 1993, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers was like nothing else on TV. The brainchild of Israeli-American music producer Haim Saban, the show stitched together segments from the Japanese children’s program Super Sentai with newly recorded live-action footage, and its unexpected popularity quickly cemented the Fox Kids Network’s reputation as a pop-culture powerhouse. Garish, heartfelt, utterly strange, and bursting with irrepressible energy, the show was a dramatic departure from the animated fare that dominated kids TV at the time, and came closer than any program before-or since-to being a “live-action cartoon.”
Three decades later, the Power Rangers are global icons and a billion-dollar business. In Morphenomenal, journalist and lifelong fan Joshua Moore delivers a deeply researched narrative history of Power Rangers-from its inception to today-and details milestone moments for the brand and show, as well as offering fresh looks at its thriving toy line and an adult fandom that can’t get enough of those “teenagers with attitude.” Drawing on original interviews, new research, and the kinds of insights that only a true devotee can bring, this is a bold and boisterous account of one of the most unusual and beloved franchises in pop-culture history.
About the Author:
Joshua Moore is a writer, marketer and on-air talent based out of Lexington, Ky. He loves and lives with his wife Stephanie, their son Jason, and two clingy cats, Maple and Steamboat. Moore currently serves as an on-call reporter for the Lexington Herald-Leader, one of Kentucky’s top news agencies. He has been part of the staff there since he was a college freshman in 2009.
Rating: 
ComicsOnline gives Morphenomenal: How the Power Rangers Conquered the World – 5 out of 5.
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