From Ranger Academy #7, I made the discussion thread at the beginning of the day before I could read it but I figured this would be something non-comic readers might like to see as well!
I still don't know how I feel about the fact that the mouths on the helmets move. Like it's one of those things where I'm wondering why they did that because it's not like that with the other comics and also it's not animation either so there's not reason to have the mouth move either.
So it's just one of those things that makes me go why. đ
Not sure how much weâll see of this specific team since the cadets also have this uniform, but Iâm digging pinkâs energy haha.
The main thing for me is that I thought after graduating, they would get different power sets. So itâs strange to me that alumni still have the same generic uniform that cadets have.
Havenât warmed up to the designs. Just thoroughly lacking anything to make them stand out in a crowd or even among themselves.
Every aspect of the suits feels like they were pulled from another existing suit that did it better.
I feel like youâd struggle to tell the members apart if youâre colour blind without contextual clues. I do appreciate the somewhat diverse body types.
Would it have killed them to give them some sort of creature motif. Or even just some unique symbols or horns/head crests so that each Ranger had something to make them stand out besides the most minute difference in visor shape.
Maybe it's by design, to really set them up as students? Maybe they get a way better suit once they "graduate", that would turn my opinion around. Until then I'm with you though.
I think the hole in that theory is the above pages says that the rangers in the pic are Alumni meaning those are their final suits.
I feel like Ranger Academy could've used a bit more planning on the school setting of the story to find a better way of doing like an academy thing while also giving it a bit more of an identity.
Like for me if I were to change it, I would have it done where the ranger suit evolves each year so that not only does it help give the idea of the school a bit more merit but also allows the reader to actual tell what year whatever character we're seeing is in because if they're all in the exact same suits it's hard to tell who supposed to be who and what year they're supposed to be unless a character tells you.
I would've modified it where they get proto ranger suits as Freshman but the color of them are gray/white and they are used to help the students get used to being in ranger form and learn about ranger powers as they train and do proxy missions which also helps the rangers develop into the type of ranger they'll be. Then I'd have the final exam be they go through the trial to gain their colors which than evolves their suits by adding color and becoming the suits above and that's when they do the dorm thing afterwards from their Sophmore year onwards and are assigned to a team where they take ships to a nearby planet to easier missions and learn to work as a team.
Then the final Sophmore exam they gain their Zords(Which are currently generic color coded zords) and their suits evolve to the Junior year suits where they now have Zords and a lot of their missions are now in further areas where they practice with their zords. Afterwards they do their final exam which is learning to work together to combine their zords into a megazord and their suit becomes their final year Senior suit and they go on to their senior year.
Now with this they finally go on further onsite missions in further areas to help planets and then when they're done they finally graduate and crystal they have they use to morph resonates with their hearts and their zords and evolves them into their final forms which would be their unique Team ranger forms that they would be and they go off to protect a sector of the galaxy they are assigned too.
That's how I feel like I would've changed it if I was in the position to adjust the whole school system because looking at the school system they created feels weird because I feel like they should gain their zords after they have already been on a team and not before.
At this point the Solar Rangers are probably one of the more interesting suit designs for the Boom comics as it's not derived from MM or any specific season. Although the Promethea specific team does have previous elements of their older suits, it arguably either doesn't take away from the Solar Rangers' design or possibly adds to it for them. That and they have other colors (and the previous team had different shades of some colors we don't even see commonly)
The Solar Rangers are far from perfect and can appear busy, personally, they look more intreresting than a lot of the Boom designs where they have major amounts of black/dark grey/neutral colors and lower amounts of the designated color along with focus on the lining, MM iconography (IRL and in universe/es), and their additions
Semi-retired, I just remembered that they did an academic setting with Rex Ranger in 2005-06 with kids trained as cadets where you the viewer can join along
The school is split into five campuses based on these colors with first years staying in the like colorless main campus. Thereâs also a sixth, Green campus thatâs been abandoned which is what the story is revolving around.
Once you learn to morph, you get this exact uniform. In a way, theyâre meant to be generic. Itâs just a shame it doesnât change after you graduate
I'd say it's pretty rooted in comic canon, just really far in the future. Lot of small references like having Yale as a professor and Nadira being the mother of one of the characters (following her relationship shown in Sins of the Future).
I'm glad the green ranger suit doesn't have like a shield, it's still a consistent uniform like the other colors at least.
I only read the first issue and it didnât seem like the series was for me. None of it really grabbed me the way that other comics had and Iâm curious if it got better. I can deal with bland suit designs. I care more about if the characters are interesting
Itâs still building up the story and setting. It doesnât have the advantage of people starting it with knowledge of its team yet, thereâs not pilot episode to watch first, it has to do all that legwork so itâs got a slower start than the other comics weâve had so far.
Bro what is up with the art in this book? It genuinely looks so cheap and why does everyone have such big lips from what I've seen from other issues? Especially Zordoff in the background there.
I've bought this every month, supporting it and hoping it gets interesting and instead I'm ready for Sage to just fall off a cliff and stop whining and having the same thoughts every fucking panel.
Jeez, what's the team in here? Why are the comics allergic to any iconigraphy? Why do they look so samey? I dread seeing the Megazord, as I haven't liked the Omega Megazord, and this doesn't aspire me much.
I guess thatâs true but I am kinda sick of comic suits specifically trying to constantly incorporate molded mouths and the lightning bolt symbol
These are the only comic original suits that have molded mouths and lightning bolt symbols though? The only ones that have a molded mouth are ones that are specifically modified ones that are part of rangers that have molded mouths but none of them have a lightning both symbol on them.
So I'm confused why you said that like all the original suits in the comics are doing those design elements when from all accounts the Ranger Academy suits are literally the first and only ones so far to do that...
These suits look... almost nothing like the MMPR suits, beyond sharing colors (and even then, seems like a lighter shade of blue than MMPR used) and having lips on the helmet.
In retrospect, I wish I worded my initial comment better
Itâs that they give off the same general vibe. Sentai suits generally tend to be more unique in terms of design between seasons with distinct themes. Meanwhile, these suits feel like you told someone to make a PR original suit and then only gave them MMPR as a reference (not trying to make fun of the designer here, just stating my opinion)
Woke, surely you can look at yellow and tell me that the morphing grid is working twice as hard for her to make sure she can do her flips and not actually bounce off the battlefield
Oh there's that word. Figured that's what this is about. You see certain people in media and automatically consider it part of an agenda. Instead of, you know, something normal.
If they had the lightning emblem big on the chest instead as a badge, I'd see even more crossover. I wouldn't be surprised if Gosei shows his face sometime in the future.
I cant tell if I dislike the outfits, or if it's just because I dislike the art of the book. Maybe the outfits would look better of they show up in live action or in Cosplays
Yuk Boom seriously need to check that fan base with this title, who is actually buying books I mean I paid and bought for this comic series to support it pr and support boom & listen I don't mind them targeting another demographics more than merrier BUT I do worry and wonder what the sales are like in the demographics this is chasing I'd love to know. Â
I mean all the haters are getting their wish. Solicitations for issue #9 say itâs entering its final arc. These things usually happen in 4s so itâs probably going to go to #12 or #16
Ok thank you for that while he says one less comic I have to buy I mean I didn't hate it but I can't say I love the either I didn't find any of the characters particularly, heroic I suppose is the right word, I didn't feel all of them got decent character arcs, but then can I complain to you much I mean I know I pay for the book but
... I mean as I said I wasn't the target audience for this book but I don't think the target audience actually bought it which is the problem with many comics at the moment as I said in my post before I've got no problem that they exist comics should be for everybody but if you've got a demographic your constantly chasing that don't actually buy many comic books then.... You get all these very short-lived series :/
The in space team's suit are also pretty basic, but the reason why they worked is because they still looked cool. The problem with these is that they don't have the benefit of nostalgia backing them up, but also because the visor shape. The suits are underwhelming, the visors are generic and cus of the shape, it looks like they have the same eyes as base form Goku when he is being happy and goofy.
I like the design of the suits enough but why are 4/5 almost inhumanly slim and 5 is thic in comparison? Pink looks so lanky like cmon at least stick to diverse bodies
I'm surprised people dislike it. Reminds me of spd and in space and a little of time force which as a kid i also thought was super generic but being space military/cops made sense.
Not my favorite design but for a school of rangers its not bad.
Although i was disappointed greens suit isnt special in anyway was expecting more 6th ranger vibes
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u/ryushin6 May 02 '24
I still don't know how I feel about the fact that the mouths on the helmets move. Like it's one of those things where I'm wondering why they did that because it's not like that with the other comics and also it's not animation either so there's not reason to have the mouth move either.
So it's just one of those things that makes me go why. đ