Ranger Academy Preview Reveals the Test Every Ranger Must Pass

Warning: Spoilers for Ranger Academy #4!The next issue of Ranger Academy will be diving into the test that every Power Ranger must pass to prove their Rangerhood. For more than 30 years, audiences have seen an array of Power Rangers teams face one challenge after another, each one proving harder than the last and testing their limitations as Rangers.

Now, a preview from BOOM! Studios allows readers to learn the true test that it takes to become a Power Ranger in Ranger Academy #4 by Maria Ingrande Mora, Jo Mi-Gyeong, Fabiana Mascolo, and Ed Dukeshire. Cover art by Miguel Mercado with variants by Jo Mi-Gyeong, Goñi Montes, and Yejin Park can all be found below. Ranger Academy #4 is set to be released on January 3, 2024.

Also below, readers can find a preview of the panels to come in the upcoming issue. The preview showcases the Rangers in training as they embark on their latest test. This test should be expected to teach the would-be-Rangers one of the most important lessons about Rangerhood.

The Ranger Academy Cadets Are in a Race Against Time

Ranger Academy centers around Sage, a lonely teen living in a small moon colony with her father. When some Ranger Academy cadets crash-land on the moon, they whisk her off to a whole new world to learn the ropes of being a Power Ranger. So far, the experience has been eye-opening – if not overwhelming – for Sage as she tries to get acclimated into Ranger culture. But as she learned in the last issue, her father was a former cadet despite being so against the thought of her attending the school.

This issue will offer Sage and company the biggest test of their academic careers yet. The first trial takes place on the planet Chromia, the home of the Bandorian monks. After Sage is made fun of for her lack of experience in space, the readers learn that the trial demands that the Ranger cadets reach Prism Peak in time or else the gate to the Zeo Chamber will close for another year. The summary for the issue also mentions that the class bully gets himself into some trouble and Sage is tasked with the choice of saving him and risking her test results, or leaving him behind.

The Power Rangers in Training Will Learn the Most Important Lessons

BOOM! Studios promises this will be a “game-changing issue” with “a surprise so big that we can’t show you the art.” The events of this issue will likely offer some major lessons to be learned. Among those lessons is the idea of a Ranger being forced to make tough decisions, and the importane of teamwork despite not all teammates being on the same page. Both are lessons that long-time fans have frequently seen Power Rangers practice onscreen over the years, and if these cadets truly want to graduate into Rangerhood, they will be vital for their progression in this issue of Ranger Academy.

Source: BOOM! Studios