Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: Shattered Grid - Atop the Fourth Wall

[@deltaprime3509]

I find it so funny that lord Drakkon’s fantasy of perfect world and himself is a Superman fantasy .

[@ladywifiofbadfun]

I think you mean injustice superman hahahahahahaha

[@TevyaSmolka]

Yup that’s correct

[@osirisatot19]

His fantasy was to be a hero, but he was just too broken to ever actually become one.

[@osirisatot19]

@@ladywifiofbadfun Injustice Superman still had friends, teammates, and a girlfriend though 🤣

[@TevyaSmolka]

@@osirisatot19 that’s true and you are right about that

[@jetfoxhound3432]

Finster 5: “Welcome back Lord Drakkon. How did the conquest of the Megaforce Rangers go?” Drakkon: “It was…odd. I disarmed the Red Ranger but then he got all sad and left. He kept muttering about how a Ranger ‘must never let go of their weapons’ too it was strange. Finster 5: *Shrugs* “Well I’m sure there’s a simple explanation for that.”

[@estebangutierrez160]

Finster 5: How often did he say they won't surrender? Drakkon: Yes Finster 5: Are you fucking...?

[@jamesatkinsonja]

And they said 'Never Surrender' or variations of that about a 1,000 times!

[@dragon1130]

I found this way funnier than I should have.

[@genesismultiverse4896]

Drakkon: Also they were annoying Finster: even more than overdrive? Drakkon: OH DONT REMIND ME

[@estebangutierrez160]

Finster 5: how many times did the Red ranger say they'll never surrender? Drakkon: Yes Finster 5: Are you fvcking...?

[@limozeen61]

Carter Grayson: The only person to believe a little girl about monsters invading in the Lightspeed/Lost Galaxy teamup because HE'S NOT AN IDIOT.

[@gregdeandrea1450]

9:12 For those who haven't seen Power Rangers: It is. Actually it's kind of freaking UNCANNY how good that impression is.

[@RhyperiorRanger]

AHH!!! After 10,000 years this video is free! It’s time to conquer the algorithm!

[@kaimcdragonfist4803]

Alpha, Power Rangers have returned to Linkara’s channel. Recruit a team of nerds with attitude!

[@marinerman]

GO GO FEDORA RANGERS!!!

[@Gridlock3]

So Lord Drakkon was basically Superboy Prime? "Everything is cooler on my Earth!".

[@peggyliepmann5248]

With the added spice of not just "we both looked into the abyss, and when it looked back at us, you blinked" but the knowledge that he was the only one who blinked, the only Tommy who faltered.

[@andrewowens4421]

@@peggyliepmann5248 That is really messed up. To know out of the near infinite amount of potential lives, only _you_ buckled under the pressure and switched sides.

[@louisvictor3473]

Not exactly. He thought all realities sucked, his was only better in the sense that it created him. The universe he really wanted was one of his own making, not just "my [home] earth".

[@patrickderdul3218]

33:34 I weirdly always wanted Cruger and Zordon to interact, so this is perfect for me

[@myriadmediamusings]

Zordon/Cruger and Jason/Lauren IMO are the best inter-team interactions.

[@stevenhedge2850]

it makes sense to have the two best mentors (besides Kay, but does Kay count as a mentor?) to interact.

[@peggyliepmann5248]

They have similar vibes to them, having them interact just feels right.

[@BaronSengir1008]

They both know all too well how much responsibility is involved in being a leader...

[@jamesatkinsonja]

@@stevenhedge2850 She self identifies as the RPM rangers mentor much to there amusement as she's younger than them!

[@TheCaptainKuhn]

15:16 so I had met the writer, Kyle Higgins, shortly after this came out and I asked him if this was why some teams know about past teams and some don't but he said "no, that just bad continuity" 37:53 one of the later comics comes back to Drakkon's universe and we see he not only defeated Zedd but enslaved him too

[@JoshtheOverlander]

Perfect answer

[@JennyBlaze253]

*flashes back to Lightspeed/Lost Galaxy crossover*

[@jamesatkinsonja]

I suppose it's like the continuity mistake with Kahn recognising Chekov, you can contrive an explanation but the story works fine so people give it a pass.

[@PantheonLincoln]

11:04 - If I remember correctly the "Black Dragon" was something the Rangers came up against early on in the leadup to their first encounter with Drakkon. At one point Tommy and Billy are able to get inside it, and they find that not only was it being controlled remotely, but the insides were the same as the Dragonzord - it was the first hint at Drakkon's existence. They knew "their" Rita was working with the Black Dragon but had no idea who was behind it, that it was even Drakkon's zord. It was Drakkon's Dragonzord, heavily modded. So yeah, as a corruption of his Dragonzord powers, it kinda makes sense.

[@giggukardaguy9077]

Personally I'd have gone with "White Dragon" just to make it simple and easier to understand

[@TheBonkleFox]

@@giggukardaguy9077 Might've spoiled the reveal a bit too quickly, tho.

[@giggukardaguy9077]

@@TheBonkleFox I meant Drakkon's power, he mixed the Green Dragon and White Tiger powers He's in a version of the White ranger suit with Draconic armor bits, what else than White Dragon for somebody just looking at the page who doesn't remember the Black Dragon

[@louisvictor3473]

The Black Dragon was built from the Dragonzord parts. And it isn't a white tigerzord because that Drakkon stole the white power rangers, but didn't get the Tigerzord, the Falconzord, and Sabba.

[@deegleffler4887]

Dr. K and Carter Grayson team up for ultimate badass I'm glad there were no issues from the excess of pink energy

[@JennyBlaze253]

Carter and Dr. K could solo Drakkon's army by themselves. XD

[@dragonknight1560]

... Yep this is a proper anniversary. It's shocking Boom Studio has such respect and love for Power Rangers while those who did have it other than the OG Saban did care for the show. It's insane! A good story! I had fun!

[@theleaderturtle]

It's a coincidence that both the original Pokémon anime (Ash's journey) and the original Power Rangers continuity ended the exact same year.

[@ForrestFox626]

I was sad about one of those

[@osirisatot19]

I don't think we can yet say that the original Power Rangers continuity has ended.

[@larrychilders6599]

​@@osirisatot19just like Archie's Mega Man comics

[@jadenbryant9283]

​@@osirisatot19it seems to be very complicated from what I've seen seems it might be in development hell though it seems to be a full on reboot.

[@jamesatkinsonja]

@@osirisatot19 Simon Bennet said the aim of 'cosmic fury' was to act as a finale to the original continuity before a reboot...which was subsequently cancelled so the franchise is in limbo at the moment [I suspect it would be a full reboot as it's easier to get new viewers].

[@vgtrp]

I love the fact that Lauren gets time to shine, which she didn't get to do in Samurai because of all the Jayden worship.

[@maxmeidl4909]

17:54 “Ninja Steel is the weakest. Mainly because it feels like it was written by people who only had a loose understanding of Ninja Steel’s characters.” Probably because Ninja Steel is the PR one series that was null and void of ANY character development

[@genesismultiverse4896]

Lord drakkon: what knightmare snyderverse should have been as a dark timeline

[@OurKindofEntertainment]

@27:50 I will never get tired of the Carter Grayson worship on this channel!

[@EmrysMerlin8807]

Oh man Christmas came early, and Santa is delivering Power Rangers!

[@thatonea-hole]

Guess you could say it's truly a MAGICAL Christmas!

[@muigokublack6487]

@@thatonea-hole You could say we're dreaming of a White Ranger!

[@vedwalker3974]

Santa got my letter! Just what i wanted!

[@elvinvazquez9360]

9:14 Well joke's on and some A Top the fourth wall fans Some of us are also history of power ranger fan's

[@RabblesTheBinx]

Impossible. Nobody watches HOPR and it's _certainly_ not Linkara's most popular series.

[@TonksMoriarty]

This is where we learn the Halloween episodes were a binding ritual that kept Moarte in check, and now he's free!

[@RealHyperSonic]

Real story: I introduced a friend of mine to the BOOM! Studios comics by way of these issues. They got really invested in it, and like it was said here, it's all because of the character stuff. Really goes to show how much of a difference that can make when you try to tell a story this massive. Glad to see this on AT4W before the end of the year. It's like the holidays came early!

[@firefliesowlcity12]

This got such a great live action trailer. JDF gave a fantastic monologue. Austin St John gave a good performance of Jason's final battle speech in the Beyond the Grid video too for anyone interested in looking that up.

[@RabblesTheBinx]

Lol, Jason became a real person? (I think you meant Austin St. John. Jason Lee Scott is the character's full name)

[@firefliesowlcity12]

@@RabblesTheBinx Yep, fixed.

[@Zakaria3400]

Sadly Hasbro Screwed JDF over and he ended up regretting Lord Drakkon.

[@stevenhedge2850]

@@Zakaria3400 you want to get into more detail of that or you jsut spreading hersay

[@Zakaria3400]

@@stevenhedge2850 First off you spelled just wrong . 2nd Aaron Schoenke who is working on JDF's final film gave a full hand account along with texts and audio message from JDF himself. They explained it better than I ever could.

[@BaithNa]

This comic series is what PR needs to break into the mainstream again. They should adapt the Boom! Studios comics into an animated series to build an audience and then adapt it in some live action movies when that audience gets a little older.

[@KingOfDoma]

"Admittedly, this moment of humanity is between a dog and a giant alien head in a tube, but still!" THIS IS WHY I LOVE COMICS. Sincerity in the absurd! Moments that capture the spirit of the shared experience of living in this world conveyed in the most ridiculous of circumstances! I personally think it makes it hit harder, simply because you're not always expecting it! Want a great place to learn about the struggles of fatherhood and letting your children determine their own path? Go read the comic about the man who dresses up like a bat and punches a clown with mental health issues! Want a haunting story about living in a totalitarian regime, searching for connection, and missing out on opportunities you didn't even know you had? Go read the book about the feral mutant with giant claws in his hands, the WW2 soldier who was frozen in ice for decades, and the wacky mercenary who can talk to the audience! I could go on and on! No medium is like comics. The most bizarre circumstances can be brought to life on the page, and hit you so hard. May it live for a thousand years.

[@lordofinnistrad8757]

Hear hear. Well said, mate.

[@peggyliepmann5248]

Exactly. The sincerity amid the absurd is the point of comics, and I feel of scifi/fantasy. If you can't embrace that, what's the point?

[@andrewowens4421]

No matter how crazy something is, if you can relate it makes the moment even better. Comics do that for you.

[@mesektet5776]

If every single viewer of this video played the Austin Powers “Oh, no, I’ve gone cross eyed.” clip and we stitched them together to the full length of the video… It still wouldn’t be enough for this comic!

[@Xecryo]

Carter Grayson is basically the Florida man of Power Rangers. He would fight evil with a rabid racoon and a box of fireworks.

[@andrewowens4421]

So he raises Rocket Racoon?

[@turtleshock7513]

Rest in power, Jason, David Frank

[@Levitz9]

The "rest in power" phrase is a little inappropriate to use with Jason David Frank; that phrase is usually reserved for people who've died as a result of systemic oppression (like police brutality or a result of transphobia). JDF was an inspiration to all of us and a major part of Power Rangers and his death was steeped in tragedy, but "rest in power" is not the right term to use here.

[@MarkGuerrero-cz9bh]

@@Levitz9 pretty sure it gained popularity because of Chadwick Boseman’s passing Obviously didnt die from any of those things

[@Pikachu2Ash]

@@MarkGuerrero-cz9bh Lol no. Technically you are both right, if you Wikipedia the phrase it does say that both have been used for all three of those reasons mentioned. With the third reason being occasional where other people used outside the main context in is used it.

[@Artista_Frustrado]

yeah Shattered Grid is a great example on how to do a Crossover, every character gets respected, there's a lot of Interactions that explore the characters, & while Lord Drakkon is basically Evil Tommy the plot it's still All the Good guys teraming up to fight one Common Badguy instead of Heroes vs Heroes

[@maxxjapan619]

Hearing Linkara say "PUDDING!" in the Ninjor voice is legit one of the funniest things he's ever said.

[@justinpullen1097]

This was a nice epitaph to History of Power Rangers.

[@Robin0928]

Man, this just reminded me how much i loved Go Go Power Rangers. That series was just such a fun mix of slice of life and action-adventure storytelling.

[@SageofStars]

One thing I like about this that's just for fanfic writers like myself? A LOT of us use Finster as 'the good one' amongst Rita's forces. He's a loyal minion, who believes in the forces of evil. If you need a noble demon, he's your guy, and seeing that basically canonized was nice. Normally you'd expect them to use Goldar or someone, but nope, Finster was just better in that role.

[@JetZV]

A cool thing about the timing of this episode: at the time of release, there is a new Power Rangers comic about Lauren that is coming out called Power Rangers: Prime.

[@chestnu1]

The original Lord Drakken design is amazing. It is just the perfect blend of the Green and White Ranger designs.

[@altejoh]

Honestly, given how old power rangers is now, i wonder how many people who come to the videos casually even grew up with original mighty morphin. Like, my first ranger team was Lightspeed Rescue (or technically the ivan ooze movie, if you wanna count that) and that was 20+ years ago. I honestly find myself needing your recaps more for the older stuff than for the newer stuff xD

[@andrewowens4421]

I've been a fan since mighty morphin OG and haven't forgotten it. That said, it's always nice to have a review of the old stuff because you'll notice things you didn't when you were five. But yeah, Power Rangers is an old series and thus comes with _a lot_ of history to sus through.

[@JennyBlaze253]

Fellow longtime fan here. My first show was Wild Force, but I did experience rangers all across the timeline through the "Best of the Power Rangers" block on ABC Family so I knew about all the shows in the timeline (also how I figured out about my favorite team, Lightspeed Rescue). By the time Dino Thunder came out, my 8 year old brain registered that Tommy being on the team was a big stonking deal, so even to someone who wasn't even alive when MMPR aired I can understand the value of that original team.

[@jamesatkinsonja]

Good point. I suppose via pop culture osmosis to the person on the street, you say Power Rangers, they think of Mighty Morphin [and elements like Rita Repulsa or Bulk+ Skull] even if they never watched it-like if you said 'Star Trek' to that same person they'd say Kirk or Picard even if they were two young for the original TV shows of both captains.

[@trekie140]

Ninja Storm was my first, followed by Dino Thunder, and SPD before I aged out of it. I’ve never seen the original Mighty Morphin. Before HOPR, the clip show episode of Dino Thunder was my only exposure to Tommy’s history.

[@Jimbobob5536]

I'm an oldie that started at the beginning with MMPR.

[@CaptainAvenger1993]

42:45 Oh hey, it’s the ZAP Astro Megazord I sent you in the P.O Box

[@benwasserman8223]

Really has been a while since we saw a Power Rangers comic reviewed. Let's see the Power Rangers/Ninja Turtles crossover next!

[@thatonea-hole]

*YES!!*

[@CMWaters]

I would want to see him do Batman/Turtles first, but either would be good. Doubt unless Patreon sponsored he'd do the upcoming Turtles/Naruto one though.

[@calebgoodman3028]

Both of them. There are 2.

[@muigokublack6487]

@@calebgoodman3028 And hopefully a third given 2's cliffhanger ending.

[@calebgoodman3028]

@ I hope so too. Same with the Justice League crossover.

[@tannerprice2018]

Can’t remember how long it’s been since we heard the “TIME FOR BACKSTORY” bit.

[@NeoScyther]

27:39 I know that there are multiples of every ranger color in this series, but I'm somewhat surprised we didn't get a "too much pink energy is dangerous" joke at any point.

[@GoodNamesAllGon]

Oh, yes. Opening KZbin and seeing this first thing on the page? This makes me smile.

[@haydenreviewscustomcombos]

My recommendation for that Astro mega ship that won’t be quiet. Take the batteries out. Unless it’s making noise without the batteries inside it.

[@bizijr]

It's magic

[@muigokublack6487]

"I've been looking forward to this" - Count Dooku

[@Alejandroigarabide]

The parallel Mighty Morphin universe could be the one from the Fox movie.

[@StarWolf5298]

Kinda surprised the 2017 version was left out. The blue ranger from that was in the Battle for the Grid.

[@Maioly]

34:12 its something I LOVE in crossover or even time travel stories but that often gets overlooked, both by the people making them and the people experiencing them. Just look at the SRW (super robot wars/taisen) games, which are often full of moments like these, great character interaction and surprisingly good writing in mixing the different plots together into a cohesive whole (often having characters actually develop and avoid mistakes they made in the source material due to the influence of others... Just look at literally any SRW game with evangelion and Shinji actually getting some damn emotional support for once)... but the vast majority of people disregard those games as being nothing but fancy attach animations and fanfic crossover fanservice bait.

[@jadenbryant9283]

Heck super robot wars actually fixes some things people had a problem with from the source material [like With what they did with Nia from Gurren lagann]

[@Maioly]

@@jadenbryant9283 pretty much, yeah.

[@Cartoonguy133]

@@jadenbryant9283 Or some games with Gundam SEED Destiny when it comes to Shinn Asuka.

[@bgvo4373]

A reminder that Ninja Man’s voice actor, Kazuki Yao, is sadly retiring from voicing Franky in One Piece.

[@orangerangerplays]

OH PS - At Power Morphicon that year, there was a table reading of some of the issues of this. David Fielding did Zordon's callout to all the Rangers teams...using a synthesizer provided by Ron Wasserman. I was lucky enough to be there and I GOT CHILLS.

[@OurKindofEntertainment]

The concent of Shattered Grid could've made for such an amazing multi-part live action film or animated movie series!

[@ShroudedWolf51]

I know it's spelled differently, but every time you say, "Finster," I keep expecting Finnster to, for some reason, have a cameo in the comic. Which I find to be very funny.

[@KujaroJotu]

AT4W and Rita’s Rewind, it’s gonna be a good day.

[@thenightstar8312]

unfortunately the Rita's Rewind game is awful. The gameplay is really bad, and it's getting absolutely trashed with negative Steam reviews. But hey at least this video was nice.

[@sscool100]

@@thenightstar8312really? I thought it’s been ok so far. Not mind blowing but not terrible

[@gokairedwillcipher]

The fact I was rewatching the SPD HOPR when this dropped is so perfect 😂

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Honestly i do like that we do see more of the personal relationship between the rangers and how well they interact off of one another

[@haydenreviewscustomcombos]

This is one of my favorite Power Rangers comic storylines in the entire 30 years of the franchise. I got the ultimate collectors edition hardcover as my first boom Power Rangers comic, and I will read that thing everything every time I get a chance.

[@arie735]

44:26 yeah if the comic did end here it would explain the tv show the retconned universe they created together

[@BaronSengir1008]

One of my favorite parts was when Heckyl tells Ranger Slayer on Terra Venture how he became a Ranger...

[@EnerKaizer]

so, yeah. Finster-5 was really the only thing which was super odd because they never did ever show why him and Drakkon have a father/son type relationship. I think they needed someone from the villains to work for Drakkon, and considering the choices they had with Ritas merry band of fun and joy Finster was probably the only kinda viable solution.

[@keiththompson9435]

6:22 No Problem *I didn’t read it myself* 10:46 Ah so the Clarkson Method 11:24 Tiger Dragon? So he’s Don Doragoku and Don Torabolt? Kinda disappointing 11:47 Green Chaos? Hope it isn’t a shard of Nurgle 14:38 Don’t you mean they haven’t chose the next Sentai to adapt? *Notices he’s in a Tesla with a bunch of Lawyers in between two cars* Oh no 15:56 Wibbly Wobbly 16:57 Is there a body of Water? Because that would be hilarious if the comic is being written by Toshiki Inoue involving a adaptation of Yasuko Kobayashi’s 21:25 Yay Londo! 31:57 Now for the Dark Tower saga by Stephen King himself Huh Neat. Next Time: Which Dracula? OG? Castlevania? Bela Lugosi? Hellsing?

[@simbasorariku3]

And to think: this entire event could've been avoided if Saba hadn't failed to kill a BOUND PRISONER.

[@zaccarpenter621]

shattered grid making all the ranger teams alt universes is basically what sentai did with Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger

[@WickedFireBird69]

Im generally not a fan of "multiverse storylines." I find them lazy and fall into a basic fanfiction category of storys. That said, this one does it correctly. Shattered Grid really touches on a lot of what made these characters so great to watch in the show, especially Tommy/Drakon and the darkness we all knew he had in his heart.

[@MarkGuerrero-cz9bh]

Time Force actually filmed the ending twice once with Eric, once without, him having died from his wounds like his sentai counterpart they filmed it twice expecting them to not be allowed to kill eric, and yeah in the end they werent

[@JennyBlaze253]

Legit, I got hyped seeing Carter show up in the episode. Dude is one of my favorite Rangers and it's a shame he didn't do much in the comics. Still, overall this was a fun ride. As someone who's been with the series for decades (first series I can remember watching was Wild Force, but there was also the "Best of Power Rangers" block that filled me in on the other 8 teams up to that point) it was a fun ride noticing each of the different Rangers that showed up and being like "Oh hey, I know that ranger". I have too many things to say to put into one comment, but what I will say is it was awesome to see Doggy Kruger interact with Zordon, seeing Jen and Eric hug was heartwarming, and overall this comic event was badass! Shame that when all the Super Sentai teams team up it ends up being... Super Hero Taisen... Bleh... Or it could be the battle against the Zangyack in Gokaiger. That one's pretty good.

[@Drums_of_Liberation]

Let's be fair. Linkara is right that with some energy drinks, a gun, and sword, Carter would have swept the entire story

[@JennyBlaze253]

@Drums_of_Liberation Agreed. Now I'm just imagining Carter taking on Drakkon's army Doom style. Team him up with Dr. K and you'll fully erase Drakkon from existence.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

It's honestly interesting to see Tommy be a villain now and i think they do a good job with him as a villain and pull off some great stuff

[@JustHayden61400]

Seeing Linkara admit how awesome Carter is will always bring a smile to my face. Also, you forgot how in the finale for Lightspeed, Carter told his team to seal him in the equivalent of the underworld just to prevent the demons from getting out.

[@EliteslayerX]

So, fun little fact: a review I wrote is quoted on the back cover of the paperback, except I wrote the review for the 25th Anniversary special comic, not for Shattered Grid.

[@thesaiyanjedi]

I am so happy to finally see Linkara review Shattered Grid! The Boom Studios comics were all fantastic, and this first event storyline might be the most iconic thing they ever did! I know I have been hoping to see an ATFW review of it for years and what a terrific Christmas gift to get it now. Now, if we can just get a review of the MMPR/TMNT crossover (which I loved), and I'll be set!

[@allengilliland972]

While time existed upon a singular line, Jen was able to send herself to the origin point of the damage, however, with time now shattered, both the past and future are in flux, a fixed point can no longer be locked onto and destination cannot be selected.

[@mattwo7]

25:55 And yet there's always that implication that Tor was scrapped in the process of building of the Zeozords as Billy mentioned he made them out of recycled zords.

[@pashlyn]

Shame we couldn't get Carter and TJ together to compare ranger school notes

[@Drums_of_Liberation]

On what? How to get cooked into a giant pizza or lose to Divatox? 😂 I kid, that self destruct move was ballsy.

[@TheRealBunnyHops]

I clicked this so damn fast.

[@ceedubelu]

Same!!!

[@darkron288]

I have waited a long time for this, i love this storyline, despite my recent displeasure from the oversaturation of mighty morphin stuff, like its basically the only thing the higher ups keep pushing.

[@maxmeidl4909]

Now this feels like an appetizer for the mystic force and rpm remakes. But I am still going to be patient for those to be released.

[@larrychilders6599]

I thought RPM was already remade

[@maxmeidl4909]

@@larrychilders6599 nope, not yet.

[@jamesatkinsonja]

It would need someone to patreon it but I wouldn't mind Linkara having a look at 'Blood Punch' which was a horror film reuniting a lot of cast and crew from RPM.

[@larrychilders6599]

@@jamesatkinsonja I guess it did get remade then taken away

[@jamesatkinsonja]

@@larrychilders6599 As stated he's got Mystic Force and RPM to re-do. The old ones are still floating about.

[@RedDragonM1]

I wanted to tell my power rangers story. First, I had a chance to meet Jason David Frank...but couldn't. A friend of mine did! And she said "He liked my art and costume!" "What's he like?" "You can see him coming from like a mile away!" she said. "He's boutious, and loud, and bold!" "So, the oppisite of Johnny Yong Bosch? Johnny's quiet, kinda shy, and has a dry wit like I do." I said replied. "YOU MET HIM!?" She was amazed. "Yeah. Had dinner with him and breakfast the next day. Nice guy, he's a bit...he's got this "Gosh golly Boy next door" vibe going on. No wonder women like him, that's kinda endearing." She smiled and said "He's handsome, that's for sure!" "Johnny was a bit hungover at breakfest. I came over and "MORNING JOHNNY! HOW'S IT GOING!?" He looked right at me...and said. "Dude...it's too...EARLY...coffee." I wanted to learn about what he's like as a person, and his favorite "South Park" episode is the "WOW" one." "I love that one!!" she laughed. "At the end of the con, I was standing off to the side and he came right up to me and said "Heeey..Mike! Nice meeting you, man! Good luck with your book! See ya later!" Guy's a class act."

[@JennyBlaze253]

Dang, the fact you remembered the whole convo with your friend was impressive enough. Also cool meeting Johnny Yong Bosch, man. I remember seeing him at a panel years ago and I asked him how he felt being recognized as all these different TV roles. He was super humble about it and said he's glad people see him in anime and PR but he's just Johnny. What a cool guy.

[@RedDragonM1]

@@JennyBlaze253 Yeah, he was. He said hi to me on twitter once...Jason David Frank did as well. I commented on this photo of him in a karate outfit, wearing sunglasses, in front of a harley davidson...and I said "I'm getting some '80s vibes from this." He gave it a big "Like". JDF, RIP.

[@DWill.93]

Oh man. Was not having the best day but saw this on my feed and managed a smile. Thanks Linkara💜

[@myriadmediamusings]

I completely forgot that the video game Battle for the Grid also tied into Shattered Grid

[@themessenger1871]

28:04 Well technically, he put his blasters down to go to Ryan, but then Demon Knight attempted to strike him from behind. So Carter quickly turned around & fired the blasters. 🤓

[@mathieuleader8601]

I like how the Ninjor impression really reminds me of comedian Harry Sercombe of the Goon Show fame

[@Daluna13]

The Boom Studios Comic is actually what my group is using as the lore base for our Table Top campaign Power Rangers CyberStrike, its a fun campaign, my character's actually from KO35 and grew up and is friends with Andros and his Adopted family

[@DeynaMoonbringer]

Linkara in PR Gear reviewing Shattered Grid? Best. Christmas. Ever (Outside the one I got the MMPR Movie and Ninja Megazord)

[@charizardranger506]

Okay I have to say it: Best. Christmas Gift. Ever! And yeah Shattered Grid is honestly still to this day the best anniversary story to Power Rangers up there with Forever Red in my opinion, I would like to see your thoughts on the 30th anniversary Darkest Hour because oh boy that one and its ending. Still yeah this was the one more memorable to me personally because it got me into going to my local comic book store that I still go to, up until the event I was just collecting the trades. But yeah an awesome thing that was pretty much our version of DC's Crisis story. And I like your theory of if the series ended there and it was revealed that the TV show universe was the restart of it would be cool. Speaking of at the time the storyline was going I think Beast Morphers was also starting up and there was a cool theory I heard about back then that the way Season 1 would end would be the rangers getting Zordon's message about Draken hence why they show up at the command center along with the rest of the surviving rangers. Speaking of they also pulled of a Super Sentai move with that where in their team up movies they do a quick cameo by next season's team so awesome stuff there. But yeah there's like a whole lot of other stuff I could name off (one last thing a scene with Jen inside the Hyperforce Megazord a call back to her being their mentor in another universe) but again awesome stuff. Meanwhile I wonder what's going on with Morarte.

[@Ari22682]

33:35 "do they still post that godawful meme in your timeline? Because it feels like it WILL. NOT. DIE. in this one."

[@philipglover3295]

I really want to see a PowerRangers and Rick and Morty crossover now

[@supermegasmith4219]

40:15 did you really just ahhhh i cant even be mad about it 2024 and its still one of the greatest things ever

[@buchiklop110]

I'm pretty sure the MMPR team shown in the beginning there were the TV show team, since this is obviously not the TV show Time Force.

[@masteroftheassassins]

Lord Drakkon is the reason why I got back into Power Rangers

[@DawnOfTheOzz]

Sooooooooooo here's something I didn't learn until very, very, VERY recently. Did you know that Alpha 5 was voiced by Richard Horvitz? Yeah, I was hearing Invader Zim long before Invader Zim was a thing.

[@estebangutierrez160]

Yes he did know

[@mitchfletcher2386]

Yeah, he's also Daggett the Beaver and Billy (plus his dad Harold) from *Billy and Mandy*.

[@estebangutierrez160]

@@mitchfletcher2386 that kid with Heterochromia from Kids Next Door, Moxxie and his dad Crimson from Helluva Boss.

[@EmrysMerlin8807]

So I honestly thought you were goona say "Santa vs Darkseid" and for a second there I was SO hyped.

[@XanthinZarda]

Now I'm imagining Ninjor making Morphers that used Dial Up Power. 56k! So much bandwidth!

[@Phantomx1989]

Will love to see Linkara talking about the Trial of Astronema comic

[@EdBurke37]

So many Pink Rangers showed up and not a single "too much pink energy is dangerous" joke?

[@TheBonkleFox]

Nah, they saved that for a later issue.

[@MegaManDBZX]

The Boom comics have really done a lot of good for the franchise. Creating their own Rangers, giving us great character bits and backstories for things the show proper never got in to (still hoping we get a follow up to the Psycho Rangers comic), and of course finally showing the Dragonzord and White Tiger combining together.

[@zaccarpenter621]

I wouldn't say creating their own rangers were a good thing given how bad the designs are for them

[@MegaManDBZX]

@ Really? I quite like the designs of the Omega and Solar Rangers.

[@MYBB90]

I remember watching your videos recapping all the seasons like a decade ago. I just happened to see this in my algorithm. Cool to see your still out here doinng it

[@farmerproductions9869]

First Phelous releases a new video and not long after this? This is amazing!!!!!!

[@thatonea-hole]

*COINCIDENCE? I THINK NOT!!*

[@baliyae]

It’s great we’re getting another Power Rangers comic.

[@RedDragonM1]

I'd like to see a comic where the Power Rangers meet SUPER SENTAI!

[@ricardoparente5824]

So glad to see the green suit again! Great video!

[@bunbunbun4419]

28:10 Carter Grayson: the Captain America of Power Rangers

[@PowerRangersLostGalaxyFanFilm]

Shattered Grid much was Power Rangers' own Infinity War considering 2018 was the same year Marvel unleashed Thanos to the audience and 20 movies and 10 years of buildup paid off. I haven't read the rest of Shattered Grid in hand. Only read issue 1. But that shocking splash panel image of Drakkon killing Tommy is so burned into my memory.

[@supersonicheroes]

I always love seeing you in a Power Rangers costume. Especially the Green Ranger.

[@tykamen5588]

36:22 so we’re just gonna ignore the fact that the Red Alien Ranger is in line for a morpher modification… despite the fact he doesn’t need a morpher to morph?

[@DaPopeANata]

Maybe there's one that is unique to him. Like he gets a pill or an injection or something.

[@TheBonkleFox]

He DOES have a power coin, though.

[@tykamen5588]

@@TheBonkleFox I don’t think we ever him use it to morph the only thing he does with it is summoning his zord

[@AmariieMaerthos]

I was at Powermorphicon 2018, where I actually met you Linkara, and got the Lord Drakkon figure. It was a good weekend for me. David Fielding and Paul Schrier were so nice.

[@nicodemusedwards6931]

41:20 Completely different from death. His essence and spirit are just now outside of physical reality.

[@SegaNintendoGuy64]

GO GO POWER BAD COMIC BOOK PLOT! I made this joke cause for once this year there's no Spiderman Clone saga book so therefore no 'Bad Comic Book plot' clip joke.