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Rob Lake reviews Power Rangers Unlimited: Heir To Darkness #1... Ask any Power Ranger fan to name their top three villains and you'll no doubt hear the name, Astronema. This new one-shot, that ties directly into the events of both Mighty Morphin and Power Rangers delves into Astronema's checkered past.  "Before she became a Power Ranger, a young girl named Karone was kidnapped by bounty hunters and brainwashed into the assassin known as Astronema by two of the greatest threats in the galaxy -  Dark  Specter and Ecliptor. But what is  Dark  Spector's true plan...and what does it mean for the new Mighty Morphin & Power Rangers teams?" While this question is still largely unanswered writer L.L. McKinny gives us a fantastic origin story that takes us on an emotional rollercoaster of how a girl named Karone became the much loved villain.  Heir To Darkness begins in media res as we see Astronema in the midst of ...

BOOM! Studios, under license by Hasbro, today revealed the variant cover by acclaimed artist Jenny Frison ( Wonder Woman ) of the brand new oversized special issue,  POWER RANGERS UNLIMITED: HEIR TO DARKNESS # 1 , as acclaimed author L.L. McKinney ( A Blade So Black ), artist Simone Ragazzoni ( Power Rangers: Drakkon New Dawn ), colorist Igor Monti ( Mighty Morphin Power Rangers ), and letterer Ed Dukeshire ( Once & Future ) present a powerful new story that no Power Rangers fan can miss in March 2021. "Astronema is one of the most popular Power Rangers villains ever and her true origin is revealed for the first time in a one-shot directly connected to the events of Mighty Morphin and Power Rangers! Before she became a Power Ranger, a young girl named Karone was kidnapped by bounty hunters and brainwashed into the assassin known as Astronema by two of the greatest threats in the galaxy—Dark Specter and Ecliptor. But what is Dark Spector’s true p...