Power Rangers Prime Vol. 2

Power Rangers Prime

by Melissa Flores, Michael YG (illustrator)

IT'S TIME FOR PRIME

The next chapter in the relaunched Power Rangers universe brings our heroes into conflict with a seemingly unbeatable foe... the iconic VR Troopers!

Meanwhile, Rita's machinations continue as she seeks to do the unthinkable: take these teenagers with attitude, and turn them into a real team.

Groundbreaking Power Rangers writer Melissa Flores continues the critically acclaimed, fan celebrated journey alongside artist Michael YG (Iron Fist), crafting an experience that takes the legendary mythos into a brand new era.

Collects Power Rangers Prime #5-8.

Genres: Comics, Comic Book

112 pages, Paperback

First published November 11, 2025

Reviews

[Chris Lemmerman · Rating 4 out of 5]

[Review is for all 3 volumes, first 12 issues read at once]

I was skeptical going into Power Rangers Prime. The last time Power Rangers tried something like this, telling a new story with existing characters from across the universes back during Beyond The Grid, it didn't go as well as it could have. Prime however is a complete restart, with a new setting, new heroes and villains, and some familiar faces that meld classic Power Rangers with some of the more recent incarnations like Samurai and Megaforce, plus the VR Troopers as well for good measure.

Flores's characters feel real, and although we hit their stories in mid-flow, it's easy to catch up and see both where they're coming from and where they're going. Jun in particular is compelling, and Prime's version of Rita is the right kind of mystery for me. I'm nowhere near as familiar with the VR Troopers, but they fit into the series well enough, pushing the plot forward in the right ways without stealing too much spotlight from our newer characters.

I also thought this would be a 12 issue run, if that, and then that'd be the end, but Flores is clearly playing a longer game. It takes eight issues or so for us to really get the full Ranger team, and we've only got one Zord before the twelve issues are out, and I'm genuinely excited to see how else this world gets fleshed out, and what other characters get roped into the action.

Time for Prime indeed.

[Josh Boucher · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this, I love that there are queer characters, etc. However, there were multiple times I’d flip the page and wonder “how did the action in that previous panel lead to where the characters are now?”

I didn’t grow up watching the Power Rangers, so I have absolutely no connection to the franchise. That being said, I do like most of these characters (I know that they’re not OG MMPR characters or anything), and I like the little tidbits about their lives as we piece them together. Jun and Valentina, for example, feeling conflicted about their positions as children of the ruling class. Ryan’s position and decisions under the Eltarians made under duress. It’s interesting stuff!

It’s a shame that issue 16 will likely be the last one. I think with time to breathe this could’ve been a good run, and a good jumping on point for people like me who aren’t really familiar with the decades of lore.

[Ya Boi Be Reading · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really do wish this had a catch-up page or Previously On page like manga volumes did as this was hard to read at the start months after the first volume. I don’t really remember the pacing of the first volume but this one felt like a slog. It’s a very slow, very decompressed four issue arc of the Power Rangers struggling to get along before realizing they should. The three different POVs were tad hard to follow especially with the tight page count since it’s only four issues making it seem like nothing and everything is happening. The complicated cast relations and two blond guys did not help matters either. The guest artists wasn’t too terrible. I plan on giving it a few months and trying to re-read the first two volumes to better have a mindset about the series as a whole before deciding to continue into volume three. I do love the art and some of the ideas but this volume was a real downer and I'm concerned the pacing and plotting will drag this down if it's too similar to this volume.

[Nic Mosman-Fischer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Omg still loving this new take on Power Rangers soooooo much!!! I need more lol

[Bryce Perry · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5/5

I enjoy the characters but the story feels incredibly rushed and for an AU Power Rangers there's surprisingly sparse world building.