Power Rangers Unlimited #2 Review: Andros and Karone Face a Haunting New Threat
Power Rangers Unlimited #2 sends Andros, Karone, and an unlikely team of Rangers into a haunted satellite orbiting KO-35, where disappearing teammates and a ghostlike new enemy transform a classic Ranger team-up into a tense sci-fi mystery.
There are plenty of reasons to bring Power Rangers from different eras together.
A giant monster will do it.
An intergalactic invasion works.
A reality-ending catastrophe is practically tradition.
But Power Rangers Unlimited #2 chooses something considerably creepier.
A ghost story.
Writers Joey Esposito and Kenny Porter, artist Federico Sorressa, colorist Raúl Angulo, and letterer Ed Dukeshire take BOOM! Studios’ new Unlimited concept deeper into Ranger history while pushing the franchise into science-fiction horror territory.
And at the center of the mystery are two characters perfectly suited to a story about the past refusing to stay buried: Andros, the Red Space Ranger, and Karone, the former Astronema who later became the Pink Lost Galaxy Ranger.
Something is wrong aboard a strange satellite orbiting their home planet of KO-35.
Rangers begin disappearing.
A seemingly supernatural enemy is stalking the team.
And a brand-new villain is preparing to make its first appearance.
The result is a strong second chapter for Power Rangers Unlimited—one that proves this series can do much more than simply assemble nostalgia-driven dream teams.
It can use Ranger history to tell completely different kinds of stories.
Power Rangers Unlimited Finds Its Horror Side
The best idea in Power Rangers Unlimited #2 is also the simplest.
Put Power Rangers on a haunted satellite.
That premise immediately changes the normal rhythm of a Ranger adventure.
Normally, Rangers can identify a threat.
They can fight it.
They can morph.
They can escalate.
And eventually somebody calls in a Zord.
Here, the problem is uncertainty.
Something is hunting them, but the usual rules do not seem to apply.
The satellite orbiting KO-35 becomes a contained environment where isolation matters almost as much as the enemy itself. Once members of the team begin disappearing, every unexplained sound and every empty section of the station becomes part of the threat.
That gives the issue a more suspenseful atmosphere than the straightforward superhero action readers might expect.
It is still unquestionably Power Rangers.
But this time, the Morphin Grid has wandered into a ghost story.
Andros and Karone Are Exactly the Right Rangers for This Mission
Choosing Andros and Karone as the emotional center of this story is one of Esposito and Porter’s smartest decisions.
These are characters with history.
A lot of it.
Andros carries the legacy of Power Rangers in Space, while Karone’s journey from kidnapped child to Astronema to redeemed hero remains one of the franchise’s more complicated character arcs.
KO-35 makes that history impossible to ignore.
This is their home.
That means the satellite mystery is not simply another Unlimited assignment somewhere in deep space. It is happening almost literally in their backyard.
For Karone especially, the idea of ghosts has another meaning.
She has lived multiple lives.
She has been villain and Ranger.
She has been Astronema and Karone.
She has fought alongside Rangers and against them.
A story built around something from the darkness coming back to haunt the present fits her almost too perfectly.
Longtime readers who remember BOOM!’s earlier explorations of Andros, Karone, and the Psycho Rangers will immediately understand why placing these characters in a psychological sci-fi mystery has so much potential.
A Team-Up Built Around More Than Nostalgia
The entire premise of Power Rangers Unlimited is built on something fans have imagined for decades:
What happens when Rangers from different teams, seasons, planets, and eras are deliberately brought together?
Issue #2 continues demonstrating why that idea works.
Crossovers are easy.
Meaningful crossovers are harder.
It is not enough to put recognizable suits into the same panel and wait for fans to cheer.
The characters need a reason to be together.
More importantly, the combinations should produce stories that their original teams could not.
That philosophy has become increasingly important as BOOM! Studios expands its latest generation of Ranger comics.
Readers following the publisher’s larger direction can revisit our look at the BOOM! Studios 2026 Power Rangers roadmap and reboot plans, which laid out just how aggressively the publisher was preparing to explore different corners of Ranger history.
Power Rangers Unlimited may be the concept with the greatest freedom of them all.
No era has to dominate.
No team has to remain intact.
Nobody is limited by when their television season originally aired.
That gives Esposito and Porter access to something close to the entire Ranger toy box.
Issue #2 starts showing what happens when they use that freedom for genre experimentation rather than simple fan service.
The Satellite Mystery Changes the Rules
Power Rangers has always mixed science fiction and fantasy.
Magic can exist next to advanced alien technology.
Ancient artifacts can power futuristic machines.
A mystical Ranger can fight beside someone carrying technology from another galaxy without anyone questioning it.
That flexibility makes the haunted satellite in Power Rangers Unlimited #2 especially effective.
Is the threat actually supernatural?
Is it technological?
Is it something connected to the Morphin Grid?
Is someone manipulating what the Rangers believe they are seeing?
The uncertainty becomes part of the appeal.
And because teammates begin vanishing, the Rangers cannot simply stand around debating the answer.
They have to move.
Every disappearance increases the urgency.
Every unanswered question makes the satellite feel less like a location and more like a trap.
The story therefore plays with a classic horror idea: take powerful characters and put them somewhere their power cannot immediately solve the problem.
A Ranger suit can protect you from a monster.
But what protects you from something you cannot understand?
A New Villain Makes Its Debut
BOOM! Studios has also positioned Power Rangers Unlimited #2 as the first appearance of a new villain.
That instantly gives this issue another level of interest for both fans and collectors.
But the more important question is whether the new threat matters beyond being a “first appearance.”
The ghostlike presentation is a strong start because it gives this enemy a distinct identity within the premise of the issue.
Power Rangers villains are often visually loud.
They announce themselves.
They attack cities.
They send monsters.
They grow enormous.
This threat works differently.
It is defined by absence.
Rangers disappear.
Something is there that should not be.
The danger is felt before it can necessarily be understood.
That distinction helps the villain feel connected to the story rather than simply introduced because the publishing schedule required a new character.
For spoiler-sensitive readers, that is about as much as should be said before experiencing the issue.
The mystery is part of the fun.
Federico Sorressa Brings Cinematic Energy to Deep Space
Federico Sorressa is a natural fit for a story that needs to balance Ranger iconography with science-fiction atmosphere.
His work gives the issue the visual scale expected from Power Rangers while allowing the setting itself to carry tension.
That is important.
A haunted satellite cannot simply look like another generic spacecraft.
It has to feel like somewhere the characters could become trapped.
The visual storytelling allows Ranger suits, technology, darkness, and the more otherworldly elements of the threat to occupy the same world without clashing.
Sorressa also understands one of the fundamental requirements of Power Rangers comics:
The Rangers need to look good standing still and in motion.
That distinction sounds minor, but Power Rangers is a franchise built around instantly recognizable silhouettes, helmets, colors, weapons, poses, and transformations.
A good Ranger artist has to respect that visual identity without making the comic feel like static reference art.
Sorressa brings the necessary movement.
Raúl Angulo Gives the Mystery Its Atmosphere
A horror-influenced Power Rangers story depends heavily on color.
That makes Raúl Angulo’s contribution especially important.
Power Rangers is normally a franchise built around bold primary colors.
Red means something.
Pink means something.
Green means something.
Color is literally part of character identity.
But horror requires shadow, contrast, uncertainty, and mood.
Angulo works within that tension rather than abandoning the franchise’s visual language.
The Rangers still need to pop off the page, but the environment around them needs to feel wrong.
That contrast helps the satellite become a genuinely unsettling setting.
Brightly colored heroes walking through darkness is an inherently effective image.
Ed Dukeshire Keeps a Complicated Team Readable
With multiple Rangers, a mysterious enemy, science-fiction terminology, and a suspense-driven plot, clarity matters.
Ed Dukeshire’s lettering helps keep the story moving without allowing the cast or setting to overwhelm the page.
That is particularly valuable in an anthology-style series such as Unlimited.
Readers may recognize some Rangers immediately and know almost nothing about others.
Dialogue, captions, and visual pacing therefore have to carry additional weight.
The issue needs to satisfy longtime fans without becoming inaccessible to someone who has not watched every season of Power Rangers.
That balancing act is part of what makes this new Unlimited era potentially so useful.
The 2026 Ranger Line Continues to Expand
What makes Power Rangers Unlimited #2 even more interesting is the environment into which BOOM! Studios is releasing it.
This is no longer a Ranger publishing line built around one central ongoing title.
Different books are exploring different interpretations of the franchise.
For readers following the core relaunch, our Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (2026) #1 coverage provides a look at the beginning of BOOM!’s newest take on the classic team.
That story has already continued into Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (2026) #2, while other projects are moving in dramatically different directions.
Then there is Power Rangers Green.
As we discussed in our Power Rangers Green #1 review, BOOM!’s current approach gives individual concepts room to establish their own identities rather than forcing every Ranger story to feel exactly alike.
Unlimited benefits tremendously from that philosophy.
It can be the wild card.
One month can deliver an all-star team-up.
Another can lean into horror.
Another can become a heist story.
The concept is almost endlessly expandable.
The Covers Celebrate Different Eras of Ranger Style
BOOM! Studios has assembled an extensive cover program for Power Rangers Unlimited #2, and the artwork reinforces how broad the Unlimited concept can be.
Federico Sorressa’s main cover is the immediate standout for the story itself. The mysterious black, white, gold, and red figure dominates the composition while holding a Red Ranger helmet, surrounded by digital distortion and energy. It communicates danger without explaining exactly what readers are looking at.
Cully Hamner’s variant goes in a completely different direction, placing Red and Pink Rangers against a towering science-fiction cityscape. The heavier line work and more retro visual language make it feel like a collision between classic tokusatsu imagery and cosmic comics.
The Alessio Zonno Every Ranger Ever Card Stock Connecting Variant is pure franchise celebration—a crowded, energetic composition designed to become part of the larger connecting-cover project.
Sorressa’s foil version removes the trade dress and lets the central figure command even more of the image.
The Yoshi Yoshitani 1:20 variant is the most abstract of the uploaded covers, using sweeping rainbow-like energy against deep space.
And Jahnoy Lindsay’s 1:25 cover centers the mysterious armored figure in front of larger character portraits, giving the new threat a dramatic character-poster presentation.
Collectors have a lot to choose from here.
One Limitation Comes With the Unlimited Format
The issue’s greatest strength is also the challenge facing the entire series.
There are a lot of characters available.
There is a lot of Ranger history.
And there are only so many pages in a single issue.
That means Power Rangers Unlimited #2 works best when viewed as a focused mission rather than an attempt to deeply explore every Ranger appearing in the story.
Andros and Karone naturally receive the strongest thematic connection because of KO-35 and their history.
Other characters necessarily function more as part of the ensemble.
For some readers, that may leave them wanting more time with particular Rangers.
But that may also be the point.
Unlimited is not replacing each character’s original series.
It is creating combinations those series could never provide.
Power Rangers Unlimited #2 Review Verdict
Power Rangers Unlimited #2 is exactly the kind of story this series should be telling.
It does not rely solely on the novelty of bringing Rangers from different eras together.
Instead, Joey Esposito and Kenny Porter give the crossover a genre.
This one is a haunted-house story in space.
Andros and Karone provide the emotional and historical foundation.
The satellite provides isolation.
The disappearing Rangers provide suspense.
The new ghostlike enemy provides mystery.
Federico Sorressa and Raúl Angulo give the story the necessary science-fiction atmosphere, while Ed Dukeshire keeps the ensemble readable.
Most importantly, the issue makes the word Unlimited feel meaningful.
If BOOM! Studios continues using this title to mix teams, eras, genres, and corners of Power Rangers continuity that ordinarily would never intersect, the series could become one of the most creatively flexible books in the current Ranger line.
Final Score
8.5/10
Power Rangers Unlimited #2 successfully turns Ranger nostalgia into a tense cosmic ghost story, using Andros and Karone’s history, a haunted satellite, disappearing teammates, and a mysterious new villain to prove that Unlimited can be much more than a crossover showcase.
Why You Should Read It
Pick up Power Rangers Unlimited #2 if you want:
- Andros and Karone back in the spotlight
- A story tied closely to KO-35
- Power Rangers mixed with science-fiction horror
- A haunted satellite mystery
- Rangers from different eras working together
- The first appearance of a new villain
- Federico Sorressa artwork
- A different tone from the main Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series
- A story that demonstrates the potential of BOOM!’s Unlimited format
- Several strong covers for collectors
Final Thoughts
The smartest thing Power Rangers Unlimited #2 does is refuse to treat nostalgia as the entire story.
Yes, Andros matters.
Yes, Karone matters.
Yes, longtime fans will recognize the importance of KO-35.
But those elements become ingredients rather than the finished product.
Esposito and Porter use the franchise’s history to construct something new: a claustrophobic Ranger mystery where the heroes cannot immediately identify what they are fighting or why their teammates are disappearing.
That is exactly what Power Rangers Unlimited needs to become.
Not simply a place where old Rangers meet.
A place where stories that could never exist anywhere else finally can.
If issue #2 is an indication of the range this series intends to explore, the possibilities really may be unlimited.
Join the Discussion
What did you think of Power Rangers Unlimited #2? Did the haunted-satellite mystery work for you, and which Rangers from different eras would you like Joey Esposito and Kenny Porter to team up next?
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