Atop the Fourth Wall (TV Series)

Mightily Murdered Power Ringers #1 (2011)

Lewis Lovhaug: Linkara, Green Ranger

Quotes 

• Linkara : The group gathers at the juice bar when suddenly a giant foot slams down on them. Oh my God, it's Monty Python! They've come to save us with some real comedy!

• Linkara : I think it's pretty well-established by now that I'm a Power Rangers fan. If it isn't, I LIKE POWER RANGERS! But let's get something straight: just because I'm a fan of it, doesn't mean I can't poke fun at it. Let's face it, the show is cheesy, the concept ridiculous, sometimes casting doesn't see a potential problem that they really should have, the science is ridiculous, and there's just a lot to make fun of. As such, I laugh at plenty of parodies of it, like CollegeHumor's Zordon is Racist sketch or "Animaniacs"' sketch making fun of the fight scenes and dialogue and morality plays. The other thing to remember about those, THEY'RE ACTUALLY FUNNY! Unlike today's comic, Mightily Murdered Power Ringers.

• Linkara : What the hell is this? "Mighty Morphin' Huggies"? Why does the Megazord have a diaper? What is that supposed to parody? Furthermore, it's pretty well established that they are indeed the Power Ringers, as the title suggests, so why does it say "Mighty Morphin'" when it's supposed to say "Mightily Murdered"?

  [suddenly, he slaps himself in the face as the truth hits him] 

  Linkara : Oh, my God, I just NOW got the title!

• Linkara : Zordon decides that they need to form a new team: Mighty Methane Power Ranges! No, you're not high right now, this is really happening: five sentient stoves.

  [reads text] 

  Linkara : "Giving the villains a RAW DEAL! HEROES THAT REALLY COOK!" You're tempting me again with the fire thing, comic. Not wise.

• [in the comic, Charles Berzerkly's jersey has the phrase "Not a role model" written on it] 

  Linkara : Wow, what a compelling message about Charles Barkley and his status as a role model to the youth of America. Thank you, "Mightily Murdered Power Ringers", you have opened my eyes! May I please shut them again so I don't have to keep reading?

• [Linkara is appalled by the Power Ringers getting brutally killed in the most absurd ways possible] 

  Linkara : Look, I admit, maybe I'm biased here because I am a fan of Power Rangers, but is this really necessary? It just feels completely mean-spirited towards a show that's aimed for freaking kids. Yeah, even kids shows should have quality standards to them, but this isn't poking fun at the material in a subtle satire. It's not tongue-in-cheek, it's just stupid and a little gory. The jokes, the few that actually count as jokes, aren't funny. And anytime I try to give the thing a little leeway, it throws something dumber at me.

• Linkara : We open on a splash page featuring parodies of the original six Rangers. Now, for a parody, I don't really mind them calling out stuff like "Power of Barnie!", "Power of Godzilla!", and etc. I mean, they're related to dinosaurs, giant animals, and all that stuff, but they SCREW IT UP! First, there's the Red Ringer... Oh, I'm sorry, *Scarlet* Ringer... Wait, what the hell is the point of that? It's not a joke, it's just calling it a different shade of red. You might as well call the Blue Ranger parody the Azure Ringer or something. Anyway, they get it wrong because the Scarlet Ringer calls on the power of Godzilla. I don't know, maybe they were thinking "Tyrannosaurus equals Godzilla", except the Green Ranger is the one with a big dragon that resembles Godzilla! Then there's the Golden Ringer. Again, what's the damn point of making it a different shade of yellow? Instead of an animal, she has the "power of positive thinking!" I don't recall Trini on the show being any more positive than the rest of the Rangers, who were already a band on non-realistic goody-goods, so why that? I just don't get the joke. Maybe if the rest of them were all wielding powers based on crap like that, with powers like healthy eating, that would be a parody, but she's the only one like that. Is it just so they could put the exposed brain on a helmet? That in itself is dumb, but fine, parody, whatever. Oh, and the Green Ringer, who they didn't even get right in that his outfit looks different! That'd be something to parody: point out how he gets the special super-duper outfit is more popular than the rest of them. But no, he just has "power of attorney!" Again, WHAT IS THE JOKE?