Ryan Parrott, Sina Grace, Francesco Mortarino, Raúl Angulo, Ed Dukeshire





Last issue ended with the cliffhanger that saw Zack and Trini discovering Jason's secret happenings with the Blue Emissary. Since anyone reading both books can figure out where that story is going, this issue focused on a different storyline.





Tommy. Versus. Saba.





That's right, Tommy goes on a quest to find a new power source and finds the Tower of Light, the temple of the Tigerzord Power Coin. I love this whole idea because the few glimpses we got to the White Ranger's creation in the show were like... Alpha made him in a mad scientist lab. It was weird.





Seeing Tommy go on sort of a solo Ninja Quest was great! Meeting Saba, who seems to function as the Tower's guardian, was great too. Tommy remembers meeting the Saba of Drakkon's Dimension, but this one is no friend.





Saba is also referred to as the Sword of the Light. I dig this. It feels like Saba is the other side of the Sword of Darkness Tommy wielded as Rita's evil Green Ranger. This really hits home the Higgins-era idea that Tommy carried the weight of his time with Rita long after the spell was broken. The insecurities and doubts he held, coupled with meeting Drakkon, really did a number on him.





No matter how much good Tommy did as the Green Ranger, he still carried some evil baggage. This quest to find a new power source isn't just about helping his old friends again. This is a quest for redemption. It's serendipitous that Dairanger's sixth Ranger was white. The color of light.





But also Tommy has to fight SABA to claim the Tigerzord coin! That's such a hilariously stupid idea, perfect for the cheesy world we sometimes forget Power Rangers takes place in, but it's also handled with the seriousness you expect from the comics.





I was hard on the Necessary Evil story line at first, but as we enter this second half I am excited now more than ever to see what Parrott and the team do next. Check out Go Go #26 at your local comic shop this week.