Comics Review: Rick and Morty #36

The 36 number holds a special place in my heart.

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Overview (Spoilers Below)

The best issues of Rick and Morty comics are when one of the two strips included in the monthly issue has nothing to do with the titular characters. Reasons for this include the fact that we have the TV show which features plenty of content that features Morty and his grandpa with seldom if at all opportunity for one of the other characters to go it alone every once in a while. The long-lasting animated franchises have a bevy of characters in which they can do whole episodes or one-shots off of. For example, the Steamed Hams craze proves that you can have content from The Simpsons without Homer, Marge, Maggie, Bart, and Lisa. This is kinda where the future of Rick and Morty is going to have to go for the franchise to really grow.

Proof of characters’ power to do just fine on their own, has come sporadically in the comics and, quite frankly, better produced than some of the spin-off series that have featured the Vindicators or Mr. Poopybutthole. Characters like Summer and Beth have certainly been given more time to shine and in this month’s issue, it’s Jerry behind the wheel of a strip called “A Jerry Bad Day”.

In it, Jerry goes on a trip for some quality paper but is involved with a local criminal gang that nearly gets him in a lot of trouble if not for a few lucky strikes that goes his way which is completely the opposite of how the show treats him which is so typical of a Kyle Starks written strip…typically writing against the grain of what fans think they know of the series.

Similarly, while the story wasn’t very good, the illustration done by Rii Abrego for “Rick Salon” provides for an aesthetically different Rick and Morty experience that hopefully helps you forget how non-sensical the script is. Fortunately, Jerry’s story is so good, it’s good enough to carry the whole issue and as such, you shouldn’t be annoyed about buying this month’s issue.