Rick and Morty is an American comic book series written by Zac Gorman (volumes 1–2), Kyle Starks (volumes 3–12), and Alex Firer (volumes 13–14) and illustrated by Marc Ellerby, based on the television series of the same name. Oni Press published the original series across 60 issues from April 1, 2015, until March 25, 2020.[1][2][3][4] Using the television series' established premise of alternate timelines, the first two volumes expressly follow the Rick and Morty of a different dimension (C-132) on the "Central Finite Curve" than the protagonists of the television series so-as not to contradict its continuity, before the series switches focus over to the same Rick (C-137) and Morty of the television series following the "Head-Space" arc (#12–14) in the third volume, featuring sequel storylines to specific episodes of the series, with elements of the comic series and references to its events later being incorporated into the television series.[5] Backup stories of the series alternate between focusing on Rick (C-137) and his Morty and various Ricks and Mortys from alternate dimensions, before the primary storyline switches focus over to yet another Rick and Morty at an unspecified point before/during the final volume of the series.[6] In October 2022, a revival of Rick and Morty was announced for a January 2023 release date, spinning out of the limited series Rick's New Hat, from the same new creative team.
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Cover of Rick and Morty: Let the Rick One In. |
Created by | First run: (2015–2020): Zac Gorman (volumes 1–2) Kyle Starks (volumes 3–12) Second run: (2023): Alex Firer (volumes 13–14) |
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Owners | Oni Press (via Adult Swim) IDW Publishing (Dungeons & Dragons) |
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Years | 2015–present |
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Several spin-off limited series based on the television series and video game Pocket Mortys have also been published, with Rick and Morty Presents, an anthology series following the franchise's supporting characters in main roles, beginning publication in 2018.[7]
First series (2015–2020)
Book 1
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1 | The Wubba Lubba Dub Dub of Wall Street, Part One / Summer Spectacular, Part One | April 1, 2015[8] | 978-2-8112-2978-8 |
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Rick decides to put Jerry to shame by making a ridiculous amount of money with a clueless Morty's help. The two use a device which merges dimensions to successfully pull off the scheme, but they are tracked by a "time detective" named Professor Tock; he convinces a distraught Jerry to give them up to the Time Police, and, after a lengthy standoff, Rick and Morty are arrested. In the not-too-distant future, Summer has become an action hero, and saves a bank from a heist. |
2 | The Wubba Lubba Dub Dub of Wall Street, Part Two / Summer Spectacular, Part Two | May 13, 2015[9] | 978-2-8112-2978-8 |
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Sentenced to life in the horrifying Clackspire Labyrinth, Rick and Morty wander the seemingly endless maze, which Rick himself built and stocked with provisions, in the event he was ever imprisoned within his creation. After a long span of time, while being pursued by a monster, Rick opens a panel in a wall, leading them to a room holding a portal machine. As the portal has only enough power to transport one person, Rick shoves Morty through it, trapping himself in the maze. Meanwhile, Jerry is exiled to the basement for incriminating both Rick and Morty, but he knocks over a glass jar and releases an alien creature into the house. |
3 | The Wubba Lubba Dub Dub of Wall Street, Part Three / Rick and Morty in: Adventure to an Alternate Universe! | June 17, 2015[10] | 978-2-8112-2978-8 |
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The issue continues from the events of the previous installment, in which Rick condemned himself to the Clackspire Labyrinth to save Morty, and Jerry moving into the basement to escape Beth's fury, knocked over a glass containment unit belonging to Rick. Freed from the now-broken containment unit, its occupant, a Class-Two clonerbeast, infiltrates the Smith house in Rick's absence, creating confusion and threatening to destroy the family. |
4 | The Wubba Lubba Dub Dub of Wall Street, Part Four / An Interlude With Jerry | June 22, 2015[11] | 978-2-8112-2978-8 |
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Rick takes Morty to a planet on which he has built a plantation, taken in a large number of war refugees, and invited them to work for him. Rick asks Morty to infiltrate the workers' camp and determine whether or not they are plotting to revolt against him. When Morty does join the workers, gaining the trust of a girl named Daphna, he discovers that Rick himself started the war which drove the refugees to his planet, to the end that he might create an influx of cheap labor. The revelation leads Morty to halfheartedly join the workers' riot, but as events begin to play out, he regrets not taking his side. |
5 | Morty and Rick in: Mort-Balls! / Introducing...Beth and the Beths! | August 19, 2015[12] | 978-2-8112-2978-8 |
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Morty finds himself with Rick at Camp Camperson, a summer camp. However, the world in which Morty exists becomes more and more disjointed and odd as time passes, leading Morty to question his reality and bringing him into contact with an old friend. Beth C-132 is revealed to be a member of "Beth and the Beths", a punk rock band formed with interdimensional duplicates of herself, serving as its drummer. After a brawl breaks out, Beth realises she is late and returns to her dimension with Rick's portal gun, returning it to its rightful place. After Jerry asks her how "book club" went, Beth shadow-beats drums while humming. |
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6 | Ball Fondlers Special | September 30, 2015[13] | 978-1-62010-319-7 |
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Deep in a faraway jungle, the freedom-loving Ball Fondlers execute an undercover operation intended to rescue an imprisoned United States senator from a martial oligarchic movement base, but the mission goes off the rails when they are discovered, calling for desperate measures. As the story comes to a climax, the film is revealed to be an incredibly long commercial for the soft drink "Clarg Lite", frustrating the Rick and Morty of C-132, watching via Interdimensional Cable. |
7 | The Rickfinity Crisis, Part One / Dream a Little Dream of Me | October 28, 2015[14] | 978-1-62010-319-7 |
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When a virus-monster murders a Rick from an alternate reality, its surviving Morty flees to Dimension C-132, warning its Rick and Morty of an oncoming threat. Leaving the messenger Morty behind, the C-132 Rick and Morty escape to Universe 304-X, a dimension in which no Rick has ever existed. Finding themselves cornered by a hulking assassin, they are saved from him by an adult version of Summer. |
8 | A Very Special Blumbus / A Blumbus Carol | November 25, 2015[15] | 978-1-62010-319-7 |
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Rick and Morty are in an unnamed dimension during December, where the residents are celebrating "Blumbus", which would seem to be their version of Christmas. Rick goes off to find a place to drink, leaving Morty looking in a shop window display. He gets scared however and runs off when a "Mr. Chimney" figure, this dimension's creepy version of Santa Claus, winks at him. He bumps into a teenage girl named Melody, who offers to bring him home to spend Blumbus with her family, mistaking him for an orphan. |
9 | The Rickfinity Crisis, Part Two / Rick and Morty in: Into the Void | December 23, 2015[16] | 978-1-62010-319-7 |
10 | The Rickfinity Crisis, Part Three / Jerry + Rick's Day of Fun! | January 27, 2016[17] | 978-1-62010-319-7 |
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26 | Close Rick-counters of the Drippy Kind / A VR Nice Mother's Day | May 31, 2017[33] | 978-1-62010-452-1 |
27 | Some Morty to Love / Rick and Jerry in: Look Cthulhu Talking Now! | June 28, 2017[34] | 978-1-62010-452-1 |
28 | Interdimensional Cable 3: The Threequel / Rick and Jerry in: The HurRickcane | July 26, 2017[35] | 978-1-62010-452-1 |
29 | Hitler Baby, One More Time | August 23, 2017[36] | 978-1-62010-452-1 |
30 | Neigh's Anatomy / Rick and Morty in: The Most Important Lesson | September 27, 2017[37] | 978-1-62010-452-1 |
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"Neigh's Anatomy" is a day in the life of Beth, which is far more stressful than you would think. The animation of this comic is unique compared to the others, it looks like watercolor paint or high quality marker. Beth is irritated by Jerry's ineptitude, her baristas hostility, and dismayed by new ownership of St Equis (her place of work). Despite losing one horse on the operating table, hope is restored when she and the remaining staff help a mare give birth. Beth was able to console an upset horse owner, and inspire her new boss to keep St Equis open with one exquisite speech. But then the police arrived. content warning: blood, gun violence...
"The Most Important Lesson" is a brief interlude with Rick and Morty and the importance of condoms. |
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41 | Rick Revenge Squad, Part One / Rick and Morty's Adventures in the Public Domain, Part One | August 29, 2018[50] | 978-1-62010-641-9 |
42 | Rick Revenge Squad, Part Two / Rick and Morty's Adventures in the Public Domain, Part Two | September 26, 2018[51] | 978-1-62010-641-9 |
43 | Dick and Farty / Rick and Morty's Adventures in the Public Domain, Part Three | October 31, 2018[52] | 978-1-62010-641-9 |
44 | Origin of the Vindicators / Rick and Morty's Adventures in the Public Domain, Part Four | November 28, 2018[53] | 978-1-62010-641-9 |
45 | Look Who's Cronenberging Now / Rick and Morty's Adventures in the Public Domain, Part Five | December 19, 2018[54] | 978-1-62010-641-9 |
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46 | Michael ChRickton's RickWorld / Big Penpin' | January 30, 2019[55] | 978-1-62010-685-3 |
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s. Like that show, you know? With the robot theme park. But with Rick and Morty. You get it, right? |
47 | Interdimensional Cable Trouble / U-tō, Brute? | February 27, 2019[56] | 978-1-62010-685-3 |
48 | Hit Me, Space Baby, One More Time / Teenage Wasteland | March 27, 2019[57][58] | 978-1-62010-685-3 |
49 | Ricktroactive / Don't Tell Rick the Jerrysitter's Dead | April 24, 2019[59] | 978-1-62010-685-3 |
50 | Morty's Mind Blowers | May 29, 2019[60] | 978-1-62010-685-3 |
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51 | Rickstaken Identity / Death Becomes Him | June 26, 2019[61] | 978-1-62010-734-8 |
52 | The Mortian / Introducing: Glootie! | July 31, 2019[62] | 978-1-62010-734-8 |
53 | Lonely Jerry and the Multi-Dimensional Sales Opportunity, Part One / Rick and Morty in: Feel Bad Inc. | August 28, 2019[63] | 978-1-62010-734-8 |
54 | Lonely Jerry and the Multi-Dimensional Sales Opportunity, Part Two / Rick and Morty in: What if Rick was One of Us? | September 25, 2019[64] | 978-1-62010-734-8 |
55 | Honey, I Ricked the Kids / Rick in: Last Things | October 30, 2019[65] | 978-1-62010-734-8 |
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56 | The Rickoning, Part One / Bitty Crittys | November 27, 2019[66][67] | 978-1-62010-873-4 |
57 | The Rickoning, Part Two / Blubber | December 18, 2019[68] | 978-1-62010-873-4 |
58 | The Rickoning, Part Three / Baby Don't Hurt Me | January 29, 2020[69] | 978-1-62010-873-4 |
59 | The Rickoning, Part Four / Likes and Follows | February 26, 2020[70][71] | 978-1-62010-873-4 |
60 | The Rickoning, Part Five / Attack the Virus | March 25, 2020[6][72] | 978-1-62010-873-4 |
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Second series (2023–present)
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1 | The Space Shake Saga Part One, Part One | January 25, 2023 | 978-1-63715-216-4 |
2 | The Space Shake Saga Part One, Part Two | February 22, 2023 | 978-1-63715-216-4 |
3 | The Space Shake Saga Part One, Part Three | March 29, 2023 | 978-1-63715-216-4 |
4 | The Space Shake Saga Part One, Part Four | April 19, 2023 | 978-1-63715-216-4 |
5 | The Space Shake Saga Part One, Part Five | May 24, 2023 | 978-1-63715-216-4 |
6 | The Space Shake Saga Part One, Part Six | June 25, 2023 | 978-1-63715-464-9 |
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7 | The Space Shake Saga Part Two, Part One | July 26, 2023 | 978-1-63715-464-9 |
8 | The Space Shake Saga Part Two, Part Two | August 29, 2023 | 978-1-63715-464-9 |
9 | The Space Shake Saga Part Two, Part Three | September 27, 2023 | 978-1-63715-464-9 |
10 | The Space Shake Saga Part Two, Part Four | October 25, 2023 | 978-1-63715-464-9 |
11 | The Space Shake Saga Part Two, Part Five | November 22, 2023 | 978-1-63715-464-9 |
12 | The Space Shake Saga Part Two, Part Six | December 27, 2023 | 978-1-63715-464-9 |
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13 | Jerryboree! | March 3, 2021[88][89] | — |
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Maximum Trio
These specials, while labeled as Rick and Morty Presents, form a miniseries that is collected separately from the other Rick and Morty Presents issues.
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N/A | Beth H.M.D. | N/A (Originally set for November 9, 2022)[102] | — |
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While not technically a miniseries, these issues are each themed around a particular holiday or holiday-adjacent time of the year.
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N/A | Super Spring Break Special | March 13, 2024 | — |
N/A | Rick or Treat Halloween Special | September 25, 2024 | — |
N/A | Super Special Holiday Extravaganza | November 27, 2024 | — |
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- Rick and Morty: Lil' Poopy Superstar #1–5 (2016)[103][104]
- Rick and Morty: Pocket Like You Stole It #1–5 (2017)[105][106]
- Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons (2018–present)
- On August 29, 2018, a four-issue crossover comic with the fantasy tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons was released. The series, titled Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons, is co-written by Jim Zub and Patrick Rothfuss, and drawn by Troy Little.[107] A sequel mini-series, titled Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons Chapter II: Painscape was published from September to December 2019.[108] It was written by Jim Zub and Sarah Stern with art by Troy Little.[66][109]
- The Rick and Morty vs Dungeons and Dragons Deluxe Edition, by Rothfuss, Zub, and Little, was nominated for the 2022 "Best Graphic Album—Reprint" Eisner Award.[110] It included an additional one-shot, titled Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons And Dragons: The Meeseeks Adventure, which was later re-released as a standalone comic issue.
- Rick and Morty Go to Hell #1–5 (2020)[111][81]
- Rick and Morty: Ever After #1–4 (2020–2021)[112][113]
- Rick and Morty: Worlds Apart #1–4 (2021)[88][114]
- Rick and Morty: Rick's New Hat #1–5 (2021)[92][115]
- Rick and Morty: Corporate Assets #1–4 (2021–2022)[116][117]
- Rick and Morty: Infinity Hour #1–4 (2022)[118]
- Rick and Morty: Crisis on C-137 #1–4 (2022–2023)[119]
- Rick and Morty vs. Cthulhu #1–4 (2022–2023)
- Rick and Morty: Heart of Rickness #1–4 (2023)
- Rick and Morty: The Manga Vol. 1 ― Get in the Robot, Morty! (2023)
- Rick and Morty: Meeseeks, P.I. #1–4 (2023–2024)[120]
- Rick and Morty: Finals Week #1–5 (2024)
- Rick and Morty: Kingdom Balls #1-4 (2024)
- Rick and Morty: Youth in Rickvolt #1-4 (2024)