Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Rick and Morty, Volume 1 Review

Rick and Morty, Volume 1. Zac Gorman, CJ Cannon, and Marc Ellerby. 2015. Oni Press. 128 pages.

Rating: 3/5

This is the last book from the September 2016 Comic Bento box. I've never watched Rick and Morty, but this book definitely has an adult swim vibe.

Morty and his grandfather Rick travel to various dimensions generally creating havoc as they go. This felt like a collection of five distinct pieces, although there are some elements that carry through all of them. Those elements show some creativity that made it more enjoyable as it went on.

I liked this book well enough, but it can be pretty superficial. I can't say whether this is a fault of the book or the franchise as a whole. The characters were mostly one dimensional. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but I didn't care for any of them. They just weren't very likeable. The plots don't add much depth either.

The art as a whole didn't appeal to me. The character drawings seem true to the show, but doesn't add much. The colors are interesting and some of the aliens/non-human creatures are done well. This should appeal to fans of the show. Others could take it or leave it.

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