Rick and Morty
Summary
In a year already rich with treats forRick and Mortyfans , Oni Press is heap on even more with the announcement ofRick and Morty : Rick or Treat Halloween Special # 1 . The forthcoming comic will put ahorror twist on the Smith family ’s escapade , introduce a flighty new character to the enfranchisement ’s traditional knowledge .
Rick and Morty : Rick or Treat Halloween Specialis a 64 - page comic coming to risible stores September 25.The outcome will see a newfangled reference distinguish ' Lil Wigsley ' link a series of tarradiddle to Morty , apparently as part of a plan to perturb Morty from Rick ’s latest schema . WhileRick and Mortyhasn’t yet let on Lil Wigsley ’s design , the verbal description of"a eldritch , gothy - calculate girl"suggests she may be intended as a spoof of Jenna Ortega ’s role in the smash arrive at Netflix showWednesday- a modern take on theAddams Familycharacter .
Rick and Morty : Rick or Treat Halloween Special # 1(2024 )
Release Date :
September 25 , 2024
author :
Brockton McKinney
Artist :
Marc Ellerby
Cover Artist :
Rick is heavy at work in the garage , but Morty just wo n’t kibosh yapping , so he open up up a portal and brings in a weird , gothy - reckon girl named Lil Wigsley . Rick explains that Lil Wigsley will state Morty stories if he ’ll shut up and take heed - but these are n’t just any old stories . They ’re horrifically banal , but it presently becomes light that Rick and Sister Lil Wigsley ’s intention to distract Morty is more terrific than the tepid story they ’ve been spin !
Covers for the issue add up good manners of Marc Ellerby , Jarrett Williams and Aaron Conley . Ellerby ’s comic sees Morty reading a parody interpretation of the Necronomicon , bound in Rick ’s still - sentient skin . Meanwhile , Williams ' variant top ensure Morty and Summer fleeing through a corn field , hoping to break away a Jason - esque killer , while Conley ’s variant cover demo Rick injecting Morty with a serum that ’s turning him into a gigantic wolfman ( both below . )
Doofus Rick is running for chair , as Rick and Morty challenge President Curtis in a conflict that will have major aftermath for the franchise .
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2024 has been an amazing meter to be a buff ofRick and Morty , with the larger-than-life ' Finals Week ' account stretching across the year , beginning withSheRick Holmes and Mortson # 1(Daniel Kibblesmith & Priscilla Tramontano ) in February and concluding withOld Man Morty # 1(Alex Firer & Fred Stresing ) in October . Made up of standalone risky venture , the special also tell the narration of the most stressful hebdomad in Morty ’s life , as his grandpa interrupts every day of his Finals . Oni Press has also publishedRick and Morty Super Spring Break Special # 1 and theRick and Morty : Kingdom Ballsminiseries , pass water theRick or Treat Halloween Specialthe cherry on the top for fan of the Smith family .
While Rick and Morty is a sci - fi drollery , it ’s always had a connection to horror , from the tribute to H. P. Lovecraft ’s Cthulhu in the opening credit ( revealed in the strip to be Morty ’s baby ) to court ofA Nightmare on Elm Street , Needful Things , The Purgeand more . However , this time the spooky fun will on the face of it see Rick targeting Morty for unidentified but doubtlessly ego - serving reasons . Fans can find out exactly what ’s sound on with the initiation of Lil Wigsley whenRick and Morty : Rick or Treat Halloween Special # 1hits stock this September .
Rick and Morty : Rick or Treat Halloween Special # 1is available from Oni Press September 25 .
