To celebrate the beloved franchise 25th anniversary in 2018, Boom Studios released Power Rangers: Shattered Grid. This massive comic book event brought in an array of teams from the Power Rangers history, which included not only a modern take of the original team but others such as Dino Charge and HyperForce. It was a huge hit with fans and in 2019 Boom is following it up with a new event called Necessary Evil.
Necessary Evil promises to be big, with everything you ever knew about Power Rangers shaken to the core. Something else to be excited about is the modern introduction of many fans favourite ranger – the White Ranger! What impact will the White Ranger have on this promised revelation? You’ll have to read to find out!
To make sure you don’t miss any issues, here is a simple reading order checklist. It includes a list of all the Power Rangers comics involved in this story as well as background reading, release dates, and much more.
Happy reading!
Background Reading
Wondering what you should be reading in the lead up to Power Rangers: Necessary Evil? Check out the following:
Power Rangers: Shattered Grid
Necessary Evil is a follow up to Shattered Grid and is references Shattered Grid a lot. If you’re looking to do any background reading then this Power Rangers crossover is the one to read.
Find out more about Power Rangers: Shattered Grid in this handy reading order.
Beyond The Grid
Beyond is the arc that follows Shattered Grid and acts as a bridge between it and Necessary Evil. Follow Beyond The Grid in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #31-39.
Power Rangers: Necessary Evil Reading Order
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #40
Written by Ryan Parrott. Art by Daniele di Nicuolo.
Available from June 26th.
Go Go Power Rangers #21
Written by Ryan Parrott and Sina Grace. Art by Francesco Mortarino.
Available from July 10th.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #41
Written by Ryan Parrott. Art by Daniele di Nicuolo.
Available from July 24th.
Go Go Power Rangers #22
Written by Ryan Parrott and Sina Grace. Art by Francesco Mortarino.
Available from August 14th.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #42
Written by Ryan Parrott. Art by Daniele di Nicuolo.
Available from July 24th.
Go Go Power Rangers #23
Written by Ryan Parrott and Sina Grace. Art by Francesco Mortarino.
Available from September 11th.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #43
Written by Ryan Parrott. Art by Daniele di Nicuolo.
Available from September 25th.
Go Go Power Rangers #24
Written by Ryan Parrott and Sina Grace. Art by Francesco Mortarino.
Available from October 9th.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #44
Written by Ryan Parrott. Art by Daniele di Nicuolo.
Available from October 30th.
Go Go Power Rangers #25
Written by Ryan Parrott and Sina Grace. Art by Francesco Mortarino.
Available from November 13th.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #45
Written by Ryan Parrott. Art by Daniele di Nicuolo.
Available from November 27th.
Go Go Power Rangers #26
Written by Ryan Parrott and Sina Grace. Art by Francesco Mortarino.
Available from December 11th.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #46
Written by Ryan Parrott. Art by Daniele di Nicuolo.
Available from December 18th.
Go Go Power Rangers #27
Written by Ryan Parrott and Sina Grace. Art by Francesco Mortarino.
Available from January 15th.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #47
Written by Ryan Parrott. Art by Daniele di Nicuolo.
Available from January 22nd.
Note: Go Go Power Rangers #28 is not part of this crossover but instead is a special issue focused on Rita Repulsa.
Go Go Power Rangers #29
Written by Ryan Parrott and Sina Grace. Art by Francesco Mortarino.
Available from February 12th.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #48
Written by Ryan Parrott. Art by Daniele di Nicuolo.
Available from February 26th.
Go Go Power Rangers #30
Written by Ryan Parrott and Sina Grace. Art by Francesco Mortarino.
Available from March 11th.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #49
Written by Ryan Parrott. Art by Daniele di Nicuolo.
Available from March 25th.
Go Go Power Rangers #31
Written by Ryan Parrott and Sina Grace. Art by Francesco Mortarino.
Available from May 27th.
Go Go Power Rangers #32
Written by Ryan Parrott and Sina Grace. Art by Francesco Mortarino.
Available from June 10th.
Note: Go Go Power Rangers #32 is the final issue of the series.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #50
Written by Ryan Parrott. Art by Daniele di Nicuolo.
Available from June 24th.
Collected Editions
Prefer to read Power Rangers: Necessary Evil in a collected format? Check out the below trade paperbacks. Keep in mind that these have each series has been separated out so you’ll need to jump between books.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Volume 11
Collects: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #40-43
Go Go Power Rangers Volume 7
Collects: Go Go Power Rangers #21-24
Go Go Power Rangers Volume 8
Collects: Go Go Power Rangers #25-28
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Volume 12
Collects: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #44-47
Go Go Power Rangers Volume 9
Collects: Go Go Power Rangers #29-32
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Volume 13
Collects: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #48-50
Boom Studios has also collected Power Rangers: Necessary Evil in two deluxe hardcovers.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Necessary Evil Part 1 Deluxe Hardcover
Collects: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #40-47 and Go Go Power Rangers #21-28
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Necessary Evil Part 2 Deluxe Hardcover
Collects: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #48-55 and Go Go Power Rangers #29-32
After Power Rangers: Necessary Evil
Want to know what happens next? You’ll have to pick up Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #51 from July 15th to find out!
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