Comic Review: Rick and Morty: Go to Hell #4

 

 

Overview:

After a tumultuous journey, Rick and his grandson have finally made it to the final trial of Hell. 

If victorious they will get their one-on-one meeting with the Devil. Unfortunately, only one of them will be able to attend because the last trial will be a glorious fight to the death.

Meanwhile, Jerry’s uprising against Rick has caused more problems than he originally thought. As chaos begins to fill the streets of Hell the Devil loses control. And with no one in charge, the whole universe is falling apart at the seams.

 

Our Take:

Hey, something actually happened in this comic series!

The first few issues of the Rick and Morty: Go to Hell miniseries have been underwhelming, to say the least. Compared to other comic books based on the Adult Swim series they have been slow and lack the usual excitement and comedy.  

While there is not much that can save the miniseries now, it is nice that the plot has finally found some movement. Where the first few books could have easily been compacted into one issue, there is now enough content to excuse having multiple issues.

You would expect having these characters in the afterlife would create an exciting read. And while the story has been bland thus far, things do pick up heavy for this issue. We get to see Rick go one-on-one with Morty.

It is not that we haven’t seen Morty and his grandfather fight before, at least a few times. But the stakes are much higher this time around. 

Whoever is the victor shall gain there meeting with the Devil, and hopefully convince him to give him back his life.  For the loser, it is death and forever roaming Hell knowing that they lost their life to their closest ally.

Additionally, the Jerry storyline picks up some steam. Now that the riots in Hell are fully underway, the whole universe is falling apart. Again, this all could have been told in an issue or two. However, at least there is some momentum now.

As much as this issue is a huge progression forward for the miniseries, it still does not hold up to other Rick and Morty content. The battle to the death, as exciting as that is, was wildly underwhelming. 

Considering the battles that we have seen in the television series like Rick vs Clone Beth or Rick vs Birdperson, nothing about this battle matches the brutalness and ingenuity.

So, while the plot to Rick and Morty: Go to Hell may have picked up, there isn’t much here to make it worth going out now to pick up. Perhaps, with an epic conclusion, this could be a series that is worth reading down the road. For now, I would recommend diving into other Rick and Morty comic books that pack a lot more punch and a lot more laughs.

Though if you want to see the fight to the death between this duo, the conclusion may be a shocker.