Hi, all.
Move over, Toyotathon. Shove off, Lobsterfest. Blow your brains out on the front lawn, Happy Honda-days. There’s finally a Fake Capitalism Holiday that everyone can feel good about, because you only need about $5.00 - $15.00 to participate. Welcome to—
“Three-New-Comics-August!”
In what I think might be a personal record (although I’m not sure, because comic book people are not famous for keeping track of minutiae), I have written or co-written three comics that are on sale in this, the month of August, 2025. Here their official pictures and names:
On Sale Now
Rick And Morty Vs. The Universe #2
We kill a major character in this issue, but I don’t know if that’s a big deal in Rick and Morty. It might be weird if we don’t do it. This is part two of our epic Rick and Morty comics event from Oni Press, comprised for a four-part series and three one-shot tie-in issues co-written by myself and some of my favorite new and fan-favorite Rick and Morty comics’ writers (as you’ll see later in this very blog post).
Cover by Dave Bardin.
Via Oni Publishing:
THE COMIC BOOK EVENT 13.7 BILLION YEARS IN THE MAKING IS JUST GETTING STARTED!
Chaotically cosmic creators Daniel Kibblesmith (Loki) and Jarrett Williams (Speed Force) are about to turn everything you know about RICK AND MORTY upside down . . . along with several billion nebulae).
Wow, well. Rick and Morty have certainly %&$@ ed things up.
The wedding is clearly off and the Parmesan Universe is out for blood. The Smith family find themselves on the run and they can’t even use portal tech to escape! The only person Rick and Morty can turn to now is Mr. Poopy Butthole, who is still harboring some hard feelings toward Rick. Sheesh, is there anyone Rick HASN’T pissed off?
Nevertheless, Rick will need his help in order to carry out his plan to REBOOT THE UNIVERSE. Did you think we were joking about this being an EVENT?!?
On sale now. Digitally here, mail order here, or from your local comic shop.
On Sale 8.20.25
Darkwing Duck #5
Very excited for him (and us) to be back. Our Darkwing Duck comics return to shelves this month, and this one is full on Saturday Morning Cartoon gimmick issue. On the train to San Diego Comic-Con last year, I was sitting near some acquaintances who work in animation as they talked about classic tropes. They mentioned — in this order — shrinking and getting sucked into cyberspace. And I thought to myself, “Welp, that’s issue four and five.” Dead to rights. But for a character with a particular focus on getting dangerous can you think of a more dangerous place right now than … The Internet?!
Cover by Darkwing Duck creator, Tad Stones.
Via Dynamite Comics:
WE'VE GOT TO STOP MEETING LIKE THIS!
In this issue: Fate conspires to throw Darkwing into conflict once again with the malevolent Megavolt! Could this be a sign that the high-voltage villain is really the arch-nemesis of DW's dreams? To find out, Darkwing will have to strap on a pair of oversized goggles and try to thwart Megavolt's virtual heist in the newfangled digital realm known as "The Internet"!
Cyberspace veterans DANIEL KIBBLESMITH, TED BRANDT, and RO STEIN power up their modems and prepare to pwn the n00bs with Darkwing Duck #5 - featuring leet cover warez from BRANDT & STEIN, MARK BAGLEY, NICOLETTA BALDARI, CIRO CANGIALOSI, and original animated show creator TAD STONES!
Pre-order digitally here, via mail order here, or (again) from a local comic shop near you.
The above cover is by THE creator of Darkwing Duck Tad Stones, but you can and should collect every cover — from Mark Bagley, Brandt & Stein, Ciro Cangialosi, Nicoletta Baldari. It’s technically Disney merchandise, which means people have to collect it. Check out the gallery below.
Also On Sale 8.20.25
Rick and Morty Vs. The Universe Presents: Summer of Love
Remember those one-shots I mentioned? This comic is really special. Scripted by my friend and one of my favorite comics creators Jody Houser and co-written by me, Summer of Love is Jody’s first Rick and Morty script and according to Jody, her first comedy script, which is unreal and intimidating because it turned out very, very funny.
Pair that with incredible exciting/hilarious/disgusting art from comic artist, animator and designer Phil Murphy, and you have a perfect one-and-done comic book story focused on Summer Smith and our favorite semi-obscure female characters from the Rick and Morty universe, including, I think, the first reappearance of one of my favorite characters, Planetina.
Cover by Dave Bardin
Via Oni Press:
PORTLAND, OR (JULY 11, 2025) – YOU’RE INVITED TO THE ULTIMATE DESTINATION WEDDING!
Oni Press, in partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products, proudly invites everyone to experience the cataclysmic fallout of RICK AND MORTY VS. THE UNIVERSE firsthand in the first of three tie-in specials from a rotating cast of iconoclastic talents in RICK AND MORTY VS. THE UNIVERSE: SUMMER OF LOVE #1 – coming to comic shops everywhere on August 6th!
Bridging the gap between July’s RICK AND MORTY VS. THE UNIVERSE #1 and August’s RICK AND MORTY VS. THE UNIVERSE #2, event maestro Daniel Kibblesmith (Loki) joins Eisner Award nominee Jody Houser (Stranger Things, Star Wars) and explosive artist Phil Murphy (Star Trek vs. Transformers) to deliver a dazzling detour into the heart of cosmic sisterhood—complete with destruction, violence, bad decisions, and truly distasteful bachelorette party favors!
Also available for pre-order digitally, or shipped to your house, or (do I even need to say it) from your local comic book store. Check out the gallery of preview pages below (they’re great, reading them will make you want to buy the comic so you can read the rest and find out who dies in this one as well).
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