DC Entertainment and BOOM! Studios/Saban have announced they are teaming up to produce a six-issue miniseries in which the
Justice League will meet the
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers. According to a press release, the Rangers' teleporter will malfunction and fling Black Ranger Zack into the DC Universe, with the rest of the Rangers following close behind to "save" Zack from Batman.
The new series will be released on January 11, 2017, and will be written by Tom Taylor (Injustice: Gods Among Us) and drawn by Stephen Byrne (Green Arrow, Justice League of America: The Ray), with Karl Kerschl providing cover artwork. Check out the full press release below!
DC, BOOM! STUDIOS AND SABAN BRANDS ANNOUNCE JUSTICE LEAGUE/MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS! Angel Grove’s Teenagers with Attitude Encounter DC’s Most Popular Super Heroes in January Crossover Miniseries Variant Cover Program to Pair Power Rangers with Different Justice League Members BURBANK, CA (October 14, 2016) – On January 11, two of comics’ greatest teams will combine their powers and abilities for the first time! The Justice League—Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern John Stewart, the Flash and Cyborg—meet Saban’s Mighty Morphin Power Rangers in a six-issue monthly miniseries from New York Timesbest-selling writer Tom Taylor (INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US, GREEN LANTERN CORPS: EDGE OF OBLIVION) and artist Stephen Byrne (JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA REBIRTH: THE RAY).
Something terrible has happened in Angel Grove when the Power Rangers’ Command Center is breached and the teleporters are damaged! Zack the Black Ranger is flung into an alternate universe full of citizens possessing outrageous powers and wearing strange costumes. Will Jason the Red Ranger, Trini the Yellow Ranger, Kimberly the Pink Ranger, Billy the Blue Ranger and Tommy the Green Ranger be able to get to Zack in time to save him from Batman?
In addition to the standard covers drawn by Karl Kerschl (GOTHAM ACADEMY: SECOND SEMESTER), each issue will feature a variant cover drawn by one of comics’ most popular artists, pairing each member of the League with a different Power Ranger:
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Batman/Pink Ranger by Dan Hipp Cyborg/Blue Ranger by Dustin Nguyen
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The Flash/Black Ranger by Yasmine Putri
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Green Lantern John Stewart/Yellow Ranger by Marguerite Sauvage
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Superman/Green Ranger by Chris Sprouse
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Wonder Woman/Red Ranger by Marcus To