Ranger Academy, Maria Ingrande Mora’s ground-breaking expansion of the Power Ranger universe from BOOM! Studios, couldn’t be off to a better start (you can find my spoiler-free review of the first two issues here). The new series follows 13 year-old Sage as she is recruited to enroll in the prestigious training ground for Power Rangers-to-be and uncovers how her future may be very much tied to her family’s past.

Courtesy of BOOM!, Derby Comics has an exclusive first look at Ranger Academy #3written by Mora and with art by Jo Mi-Gyeong, colors by Fabiana Mascolo, and lettering by Ed Dukeshire. The issue lands on shelves December 13th and features a main cover by Miguel Mercado, and variant covers by Mi-Gyeong and Natacha Bustos.

Check out the issue’s solicitation preview below and keep scrolling for a sneak peek at the awesome variant covers, lettered interior pages, and BOOM!’s official press release!

RANGER ACADEMY #3

(W) Maria Ingrande Mora (A) Jo Mi-Gyeong

Though exciting, Ranger Academy is challenging for  Sage. Having trouble fitting in, Sage seeks answers in the Academy's library, discovering a connection to her adoptive father's past in the library's archives...

In an effort to learn more about the school and her place in it, Sage's curiosity takes her to an abandoned part of the campus...only to discover something even more shocking than she ever realized...

Official Press Release

LOS ANGELES, CA (November 10, 2023) – If you had a chance to join the POWER RANGERS, would you? Maria Ingrande Mora (The Immeasurable Depth of You), artist Jo Mi-Gyeong (Eve: Children of the Moon), colorist Fabiana Mascolo (Alice Ever After), and letterer Ed Dukeshire (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) follow 13-year-old Sage as she continues to ponder that very question in this first look from RANGER ACADEMY #3!

Though exciting, Ranger Academy is challenging for Sage. Having trouble fitting in, Sage seeks answers in the Academy’s library, discovering a connection to her adoptive father’s past in the library’s archives… In an effort to learn more about the school and her place in it, Sage’s curiosity takes her to an abandoned part of the campus…only to discover something even more shocking than she could ever imagine…

RANGER ACADEMY #3 features a main cover by Miguel Mercado (Magic) with variants by series artist Jo Mi-Gyeong and Natacha Bustos (Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur).

RANGER ACADEMY 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, and the upcoming Underheist by David and Maria Lapham. The imprint also publishes popular licensed properties, including Dune: House Harkonnen from Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, and Michael Shelfer; Mighty Morphin Power Rangers by Melissa Flores and Simona Di Gianfelice; and The Expanse: Dragon Tooth by Andy Diggle and Rubine.

RANGER ACADEMY #3 will be available in comic shops December 6, 2023. It is available for pre-order at your local comic shop. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and Kindle.

Ranger Academy #3 A Main: OCT230083

Ranger Academy #3 B Character Design Variant: OCT230084

Ranger Academy #3 C 1:10 INCV: OCT230085

Ranger Academy #3 D 1:25 INCV: OCT230086

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