Power Rangers: Heir to the Darkness #1 delivers a satisfying origin for Astronema with a sense of heart and a clear focus on the story at hand, making it one any #PowerRangers fan wont want to miss. Read Full Review

To say I was excited for Power Rangers Unlimited: Heir to Darkness would be an understatement. As an avid In Space fan, seeing that world and its amazing characters explore in a fresh way is right up my alley, and despite my incredibly high expectations, Heir to Darkness more than delivered. Read Full Review

Even lacking awareness of the deep lore of the series, I was still able to appreciate the self-contained narrative arc, largely due to the fact that there is enchanting dialog, an internal monologue, and the mesmerizing artwork. Astronema sans any prior knowledge is still a fascinating character to watch operate in a world where you know she's stands opposed to the traditional good guys and seeing how she became situated in this evil galactic empire is honestly very enjoyable. McKinney's writing, in addition to being direct and fun to follow, also gives plenty of opportunity for Ragazzoni's artwork to breathe. Read Full Review

Power Rangers Unlimited
Issue: 1
“Heir to Darkness”

Publisher: @boom_studios
Writer: @ll_mckinney
Artist: @simoneragazzoni
Colorist: @igor.monti & Sabrina Del Grosso
Cover: @dan_mora_c
Variant Cover: @junggeun_yoon
Letterer: @edukedw

Before she became the Pink Galaxy Ranger, Karone was kidnapped from her home on KO-35 by an evil bounty hunter named Darkonda. She was given to Ecliptor, one of the most dangerous threats to the galaxy, to be raised, brainwashed and later become the feared assassin known as Astronema. That is just the first step of Dark Spector’s master plan.

This issue serves as the origin story for one of the greatest antagonists in Power Rangers history, Astronema. We are given a glimpse of her life prior to the Power Rangers In Space television series. Astronema has always been a fan favorite villain and it’s about time we were given a proper origin story. With that being said, this issue was well done and did justice to the character. The pain she endured as a child was put on full display as well as her training to become the galaxy’s most feared assassin. We see how and why she hates the Rangers so much as well as a few easter eggs throughout the book. The cover artwork continues to be phenomenal on all the Power Ranger titles. This was a great issue for fans of the series. The only thing I question is the time line, Astronema didn’t appear until the “In Space” series so I wonder if they are changing the timeline a bit or this is an untold story. Whatever the case, I’m excited to explore more in Power Rangers issue 6!

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4/5)
Reviewed By: @mcruz2189 of The Comic Book Club of Instagram
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Not bad. I never was a fan of the Power Rangers in Space or Turbo series, but it was an interesting origin story for a popular character. Truth be told though, I'd have passed on this if it wasn't connected to the regular series.