Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III #1: Third Time’s The Charm

The opening of the third outing between the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles throws the reader right into the middle of the action, as Tommy Oliver (The Green Ranger) and Leonardo fight for their lives in an effort to return home to their friends and teammates. After a suitable cliffhanger a couple of pages in, the book takes the reader back in time a few weeks to see just how the pair ended up stranded. 

If you haven’t read the first two parts of this crossover, which you absolutely should have because it would be weird if you didn’t, then the creative team is definitely not holding your hand in the opening stages. Writer Ryan Parrott fully expects you to know who these characters are and what they went through in their first two encounters with the forces of evil. 

From the Rangers and Turtles, to their allies and enemies, everyone is written how you would expect them to be. The dialogue is fun and snappy, but there isn’t much in the way of depth for this first issue. The pacing can also be a bit too fast in spots, especially since it doesn’t take time to recap what happened in the previous story. However, the ending just might hook you right into the rest of the story.

As for the art, Vincenzo Federici does a serviceable job, and the colors by Raul Angulo are solid and pop out when needed, but overall the artwork is nothing that will particularly blow you away. At least not in this first issue.