Power Rangers Infinity Debuts 2 New Teams Who Couldn't Be More Different

Summary In Boom! Studios' preview for Power Rangers Infinity #1, two new Power Rangers teams introduced but immediately killed off by a mysterious enemy.

The preview indicates that Infinity is set to offer a self-aware take on Power Rangers, balancing serious action and drama with the capacity for humor the franchise has always displayed.

Boom! Studios' new Rangers series will be another love letter to the franchise, forging a new era of Power Rangers while continually paying tribute to its past.

Warning: Spoilers for Power Rangers Infinity #1!Two new Power Rangers teams are coming to BOOM! Studios. When readers first learned that BOOM's Mighty Morphin Power Rangers was ending, it wasn't clear if the publisher was done with the franchise completely. Thankfully, last May's announcement for Infinity made it clear that BOOM! still has more Rangers content to offer, and now fans have the opportunity to take a closer look at the new era for the franchise.

BOOM! Studios' preview for Power Rangers Infinity #1 – written by Sam Humphries, Brandt&Stein – reveals a taste for what else the publishing company has in store for the Rangers. The preview for the issue reveals two new Power Ranger teams, but it looks like these teams are not meant to last.

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Both the "Paladin Force" and the "Power Rangers Personal Trainer Task Force" make short-lived appearances in Power Rangers canon, before being wiped from reality by some as-of-yet unidentified threat.

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BOOM! Introduces Two New Power Rangers Teams – And Immediately Kills Them Off

Power Rangers Infinity #1 – Written By Sam Humphries; Art By Brandt&Stein, Tríona Farrell, & Ed Dukeshire

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Both Paladin Force and Personal Trainer Force are seemingly killed off and erased from existence as quickly as they debuted.

As seen above, the first issue showcases some of the most celebrated Power Rangers in franchise history, including the original Mighty Morphin, Dino Thunder, and Jungle Fury. This serves as the perfect prelude to introducing the franchise's newest team: Paladin Force, a squad with outfits, swords, and shields in the vein of medieval times. However, their time on-panel is short-lived as a voice off-panel signals their demise. Paladin Force seemed like a more plausible concept for a team that could be envisioned onscreen, Power Rangers Personal Trainer Force is a little more of a comical and satirical take.

Power Rangers Personal Trainer Force – supported by a hovering robot sidekick sporting the same chest emblem similar to that belonging to Alpha 5 – carry no weapons in their arsenal besides the muscles they're flexing, alongside the genuine support they carry for each other, which that ominous off-panel voice doesn't approve of. Both Paladin Force and Personal Trainer Force are seemingly killed off and erased from existence as quickly as they debuted. This mysterious voice's search for a more "cowardly" Rangers team introduces Lola, who will join this universe's Infinity Rangers.

These short-lived teams showcase the two sides of Power Rangers: serious and silly.

The Preview For "Infinity" Signals A New Kind Of Self-Aware Power Rangers Series

Power Rangers Infinity #1 – Main Cover By Paulina Ganucheau; Variant Covers By Brandt&Stein, Goñi Montes, & Sweeney Boo

While some readers may be disappointed that the ambitiously conceptual teams of Paladin Force and Personal Trainer Force were not meant to last, it gives readers a glimpse into the self-aware approach that Boom! Studio's latest Rangers series may be going for. The initial announcement for Infinity promised that Lola would be a diehard Power Rangers fan, suggesting that her world wouldn't be unlike the real world. A meta story may call for the series to take a satirical approach. Both of these short-lived teams showcase the two sides of Power Rangers: serious and silly.

Understanding both sides of Power Rangers could formulate the story as a love letter to the franchise. This could be a series that honors the high-stakes excitement and action that the franchise is known for, but also the laugh-out-loud silly moments that the franchise is beloved for. A love letter in itself could serve as BOOM! Studios' perfect means of following up Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. It would be hard to top eight-years worth of storytelling, so rather than match it, this Power Rangers series will offer something different that simultaneously honors the franchise.

Power Rangers Infinity #1 will be available August 21, 2024 from Boom! Studios.