Rick and Morty, Vol. 8

Rick and Morty (2015)

by Kyle Starks, Rii Abrego (Illustrator), Marc Ellerby (Illustrator)

The hit comic book series based on Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland’s hilarious [adult swim]™ animated show RICK AND MORTY™ continues in all-new stories not seen on TV!

Catch up on the adventures of degenerate genius scientist Rick Sanchez as he drags his inherently timid grandson Morty Smith on dangerous adventures across the universe! This volume features Eisner-nominated writer Kyle Starks (Sexcastle) and series artist Marc Ellerby in collaboration with all-star talent like Tini Howard (Rick and Morty: Pocket Like You Stole It), Josh Trujillo (Love is Love), Rii Abrego (Adventure Time), and Sarah Stern (Zodiac Starforce).

Witness the sheer depths of sadness in "A Jerry Bad Day"! Glory in the gothic vampire-killing madness of "Let the Rick One In"! See Rick turn into a bunch of different objects (it's not just pickles anymore, bro!) in "Battle Rickale"! All that and more in this collection of Rick and Morty™ comics! Collects issues #36-40.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Science Fiction, Humor, Adventure, Comic Book, Media Tie In

128 pages, Paperback

First published December 4, 2018

Reviews

[Tiag⊗ the Mutant · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm giving this series a try again while I'm waiting for the third season and my opinion on it haven't changed, I don't like the way Kyle Starks writes the characters, they're all extremely obnoxious and the humor is mostly flat.

[Evans Light · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another solid R&M collection. Only the "Battle Rickale" story was subpar.
"A Jerry Bad Day" was sublime.
Recommended.

[Rick · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh. This one was rather disappointing. The stories seemed forced, contrived and formulaic. I felt like the author was just churning out copy, not really inspired by anything in particular. Also there were several typos. Poor editing, most likely. Perhaps the publisher just feels they can spew out any old drivel and the rabid fans will eat it up anyway. Another volume like this and I'll likely be done with these comics.

[Rod Brown · Rating 2 out of 5]

Another limp little comic fix to help me come down from watching the most recent season of the animated show.

Let's see . . . vampires, bank robbers, battle royale, prison breaks . . . You'd think some of this would be good or memorable


FOR REFERENCE:

Contains material originally published in single magazine form as Rick and Morty #36-40.

Contents: Let the Rick One In, Part One / Kyle Starks and Tini Howard, writers; Marc Ellerby, illustrator -- Let the Rick One In, Part Two / Kyle Starks and Tini Howard, writers; Marc Ellerby, illustrator -- A Jerry Bad Day / Kyle Starks, writer; Marc Ellerby, illustrator -- Battle Rickale / Kyle Starks, writer; Marc Ellerby, illustrator -- Rick Air / Kyle Starks, writer; Katy Farina, illustrator -- Bonus Shorts [Rick and Morty in "Rick Salon" -- Rick and Morty in "Extra Jerry" -- A Bunch of Mortys in "Mortycast" -- "Jerry's Right" -- Rick and Morty in "Morty Court"] / Josh Trujillo, writer; Rii Abrego, illustrator

[Robert · Rating 2 out of 5]

Review is for volumes 6-12 of the main series.

The art gets more inconsistent, an overreliance on retreaded side characters feels more lazy than it does a response to popular demand, and the laughs dwindle to a precious few. per issue.

[James Francisco Tan · Rating 4 out of 5]

loved it.

[Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you like Rick and Morty the animated series, the comic series is even more hilarious and demented. I laughed out loud a number of times while reading Vol 8. The writing is great, but reeeeeally dark. Rick is truly reprehensible in the best ways. Check it out.

[Dan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Vampire themed

[Mariana Anaya · Rating 3 out of 5]

2,7 stars.

[Dario · Rating 2 out of 5]

bland story, recycled jokes & mediocre artwork / only redeeming factor are the short stories at the end

[Courtney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Vampires, Jerry Bad Day, Battle Rickale, Rick Air, and bonus shorts: Rick Salon, extra Jerry, MortyCast, Jerry’s right, Morty Court,


Vampires were okay, I think Morty would have been better as a werewolf, haha.
Jerry Bad Day was good. Rather liked Battle Rickale, battle royal with silly transformations (made me think of Hunger Games). Loved how Rick shared the wafers with Morty in Rick Air as well as the characters Party Dog and Smash bot.
Extra Jerry made me laugh and appreciated the connection to Jerry’s Right. Also liked that Rick Salon and Morty Court connected, and that Rick kept the coat.

[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Individual issue reviews: #36 | #37 | #38 | #39 | #40

Total review score: 3.8

[Adam Fisher · Rating 4 out of 5]

More hijinks from the crazy Smith family!
Highlights (complete with appropriate 4th wall breaks):
- a 2 part story about how Morty gets turned into a vampire, Summer fights back by becoming the boss of a group of reluctant goth vampires, and the family mounts an assault against the vampire clan just to save the family. Loved the vampire jokes and puns here!
- Heading to the other side of town for a better weight of copier paper, Jerry has a bad day surrounded by gang members, drug smuggling, lot of murder and accidental death, and a failed bank robbery... and they sold out of the paper before he could get there.... LOL
- Rick has gotten himself and Morty involved in a kind of a Hunger Games situation called "Survival Arena Murder Time" in order to win a fabulous vacation to the "Balls Deep" resort. LOL The most hilarious thing about this issue is all the "_____ Rick" things he is able to turn himself into to assist with the murders need to win. Seen: Plumbus Rick, Skillet Rick, Cactus Rick, Corndog Rick, Banana Rick, Butter Churn Rick, Weeble Wobble Rick, Houseplant Rick, Toilet Paper Rick, Football Rick, Desktop Lamp Rick, Jar of Spit Rick, Paddleball Rick, Stovetop Rick, Froyo Rick, Shovel Rick, AND Pizza Rick! (I literally could not stop laughing at this part!) They do win and get to go to Balls Deep, but it turns out that Rick only wanted to go there to get close to management so he could kill and take vengeance on one of the staff. (I really want to see this as an episode!)
- Rick and Morty get arrested in outer space on drug charges. Their convoy gets hijacked by the crew of criminals who follow Party Dog. When the prison break goes sour, and the crew all end up dead, Party Dog proclaims war on Rick. This story should continue next Volume!
Love this comic! Always a great laugh! Can't wait till the show comes back!
Recommend, as always.

[Nick · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty decent. The Hunger Games parody and Jerry's bad day are the best. Some clever jokes and such, though the plot, art and written editing seem pretty lazily-done at times. There are some bad typos considering what a popular project this is, and how small the word-count is compared to a book. There is also a decent amount of inconsistent art between scenes, and lazy or stupid plot jumps that may be part of the Rick and Morty style of lazy improv mixed with brilliance -- I'm not sure.

[Rocky Sunico · Rating 4 out of 5]

So this is not a volume with one large story arc but a few quirky ones all pulled together. The longest one was the vampire story that spanned the first two issues in the compilation and this was admittedly a fair amount of fun.

The rest of the stories in this compilation are sort of all over the place, which is totally in theme with the Rick and Morty comics at this point. Put together you end up feeling like you've read an annual or something given the anthology nature of things.

[Christl Bücher NewsWelt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Und wieder ein Rick and Morty der mich so richtig hart begeistern konnte! Bei einer stelle musste ich so lachen.(Twilight Insider)
Herrlich geniale Vampir Story und auch stellenweise ziemlich blutig und brutal. Summer fand ich in diesem Band echt zum schießen! Es kam hier wirklich Action rein und ich hab den Comic so schnell wie noch nie gelesen!
Die Kurzgeschichte am Ende gefiel mir dieses mal auch sehr gut !

[Chris Miller · Rating 4 out of 5]

The vampire issues were pretty lame; the writing seemed off (not quite a "Rick and Morty" feel).

I think "Rick Air" was the best issue of this trade paperback. Existential robots are the way to my heart (small part though). This was also the issue that seemed to best capture the "Rick and Morty" tone.

The rest of the issues and bonus shorts were ok.

[Malcolm Cox · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just as random and bizarre as the show. A series of 'adventures' that the characters go on. Sometimes the humour lands, but not often (bit like the show). This is the first Rick and Morty book I've read, and I will probably read another at some point but not in any hurry to. I'm glad this was a library book and not one I spent money on.

[Melki · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another fun collection. I really enjoyed seeing the vampires get smacked down. And, have I ever expressed my appreciation to the creators for NOT devoting 1/4 of the book to alternate covers?

[Travis · Rating 5 out of 5]

This one was really good, especially the Jerry story. Definitely an improvement over the last volume.

[Sierra the Nerdgirl · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Sam Nicholson · Rating 4 out of 5]

8/10

[Shu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Masterful

[The_J · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting to see consequences from episodes more fully developed

[Ellis Billington · Rating 2 out of 5]

Oof. So this book had a lot of the same problems as most of the other ones at this point in the series, just...turned up to an eleven. The characterization wasn't very strong, the stories felt uninspired, and most of the jokes didn't really land for me. Also, it feels like each new volume has more typos than the last one, and especially given that these are comics without that many words in them in the first place, typos are just very noticeable.

Will I probably still read the next one, though? I mean, yes.

[Another Steph · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun collection of comics based on the show. Favourite was the vampire 2 parter.

[Bookm0l · Rating 5 out of 5]

Vampire Morty was cute :)

[Major Flamboyant · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoy obnoxious humour when it is non-political, mostly.

[Max · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rigor mortis

[Dev · Rating 4 out of 5]

Instead of writing a real review I'm just going to leave you with this:

The Vampire Armand by Anne Rice