Shout Factory

t's pretty common knowledge that Mighty Morphin Power Rangers was based on the Japanese show, Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger, but even most fans who loved the show as kids (or in our case, as adults) have never seen the source material. Despite twenty years of popularity for the American adaptation (and fan-subbed releases over the internet), the original shows have never had an official release on this side of the Pacific -- cue dramatic music -- until now!

Movies: New Iron Man 3 footage shown during this past weekend's MTV Movie Awards sees Tony Stark chuck a piano at the Mandarin. Plush: It looks like Mickey Mouse will finally start cosplaying as Marvel heroes like Spider-Man and the Hulk in plushie form this October...

Movies: Don Cheadle dons the Iron Patriot armor in the latest Iron Man 3 character poster. Fonts: I'm not sure anything can save Comic Sans, but it never hurts to hear reasonable arguments to the contrary. Gaming: It looks like Activision and High Moon have narrowed down the Deadpool video game release date to summer of 2013...

Movies: The latest trailer for G.I. Joe: Retaliation probably won't please our London-based readers. Video: Nadav Nachmany celebrates Hanukkah with Samurai Jew: The Eighth Night, the first chapter in a new animated series about a Jewish warrior...

Power Rangers: From Mighty Morphin To Lost Galaxy Available From: TimeLife Price: $219.95 I realize that this is a very specific problem that many people who don't work for ComicsAlliance don't have, but if you need a gift that will impress CA editor Caleb Goellner into letting you slide on a few deadlines, this is exactly what you need to buy...

San Diego Comic-Con comes but once a year, but when it does it brings good cheer I usually do my best to track down anyone I can who is involved with the Power Rangers. What can I say? Tokusatsu, original or localized, is just my jam like that...

Power Rangers fans who attended San Diego Comic-Con and prowled the city's Gaslamp District this past weekend were treated to the sight of an impressive mural on the corner of Island Avenue and 5th St. The painted mural celebrates the 20th anniversary of Power Rangers in America by showcasing 19 Red Rangers from across the series' history of localized Super Sentai shows, plus the superstar White

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Animation: Shout! Factory will release the much-maligned G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero series two, season one on DVD in January. Get ready for the Dic goodness. Got to get tough. Yo Joe! Education: Gamma Squad rounds up a list of five online comics courses you can take for college credit...

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