NEW! Rick And Morty Vs. The Universe #3 and Beth 'Til Death!

Hi, all.

Daniel here, with some comic books that I wrote for you. First up—

ON SALE NOW

RICK AND MORTY VS. THE UNIVERSE #3 !

This is a good one. Rick gets kicked out of continuity and ends up in the realm of the NON-CANONICALS, a real “dirty dozen,” if you will (minus three). Once there, Rick has to lead this “squad” (if you will) on a “suicide” mission (if you will), to sneak their way back into reality — if the 90s-esque, musclebound cyborg monstrosity known as BLOODRYCK doesn’t permanently cancel them first … permanently.

Check out the cover gallery above, featuring covers from Dave Bardin, Troy Little, Flops, Tom Fowler, and series artist THE Jarrett Williams. More via Oni-Press:

ENTER: BLOODRYCK! Rick and Morty’s infinite secret crisis across many, many (and then some) Earths is about to get REALLY crazy as chaos-incarnate creators Daniel Kibblesmith (Loki) and Jarrett Williams (Speed Force) launch an overmuscled, overpowered, self-aware, power-fantasy version of Rick hell-bent on killing every other copy of himself into the midst of Rick and Morty’s first-ever summer event!

In order to escape, he’ll have to recruit an expendable squad of NON-CANONICAL RICKS all from outside of continuity. You’ve heard of the DIRTY DOZEN, now meet the NON-CANONICAL NINE! For those of you in the back: Yes, that’s nine—count ’em—nine obscure Ricks from outside any continuity we’ve ever encountered before. And all of them are on the run from Bloodryck! 

Wait, this is the first appearance of BLOODRYCK and THE NON-CANONICAL NINE, too? If you’re thinking what we’re thinking, surely this comic will be worth one billion dollars one day. Buy three (and thank us later)!

Order a copy directly from the publisher here, digitally, or from a local comic shop near you.

ALSO ON SALE NOW

RICK AND MORTY VS THE UNIVERSE PRESENTS: BETH ‘TIL DEATH!

Cover by Dave Bardin.

“For the Beth and Jerry-Heads out there!” Written by Rick and Morty comics vet, Jake Black, co-written by me, with art by Suzi Blake and color art by Meg Casey. Beth ‘Til Death is the second of our three tie-ins to Oni’s Rick And Morty Comics Event, Rick And Morty Vs. The Universe!

Variant Cover by Troy Little.

Via Oni Press:

A RICK AND MORTY VS. THE UNIVERSE TIE-IN EXTRAVAGANZA! Mad-with-power co-writers Daniel Kibblesmith (Loki) and Jake Black (Sonic the Hedgehog) join totally-run-amok artist Suzi Blake (Aggretsuko) for the next seismic special tying together Rick and Morty’s first-ever summer event!

With the impending nuptials of Prime and Parm Universe, love is in the air, and Jerry, being Jerry, has a stupid idea. Things have been rocky with Beth lately, what with separating and getting back together and then the arrival of Space Beth. So to return to solid ground with their marriage, Jerry is going to re-propose and ask Beth to renew their vows. One problem: Jerry doesn’t know which Beth is the one he married. Actually, no one does!

Direct from the publisher here, digitally here, or (preferred) from a local comic shop near you.

I also talked about both of these on Instagram or TikTok — check it out and give me a follow there, but if you’re reading this, it’s likely you already followed me there first and just found out that people are still making websites in 2025.

COMING SOON: ME TO NEW YORK COMIC-CON!

Pictured: Me making myself comfortable at Eliot Rahal’s table last year. Too comfortable.

I will not have a table. But I will be present from Thursday 10/8 - Sunday 10/12, walking around like a cryptid. It’s your job to spot me. Thursday tickets still available here.

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— Daniel Kibblesmith

ON SALE NOW: Rick and Morty Vs. The Universe #1

Hi, all.

Rick and Morty Vs. The Universe #1 is now on sale from Oni Publishing.

It’s Rick and Morty’s first ever comics-crossover event, an epic, cosmic, ridiculous and tragic four-part series scripted by me (and in some cases co-scripted with me as “showrunner” which was extremely fun). Available for purchase digitally here, RIGHT NOW, to read on the screen you are currently looking at — as well as via mail order here, or from a local comic shop near you.

‘Rick and Morty vs. The Universe’ #1 covers: (From L-R) Cover A – Bardin, Cover B – Litttle, and Cover C – Gedeon.

Why you should buy it.

Rick and Morty in 2025 is a tough sell. The co-creator is a monster (now removed from the organization). The most vocal fans have been famously annoying tween boys. And I.P. comics, in general, already sell fewer copies than superhero comics, despite superheroes currently being the culturally dominant I.P., but you know what I mean — comics based on cartoons.

Many retailers will not even carry these comics. I called Captain’s Comics and Toys in Charleston — the very cool shop I would be physically closest to on the Issue #1 release date — to try and reserve a copy for a pub day announcement selfie and they politely, but firmly told me they do not sell this series. There’s just not enough interest.

So, here’s why you should be interested:

#1. We’re pals. You know I’m not gonna let you down.

#2. Some of those comics based on cartoons are very good. Ryan North & Co.’s Adventure Time (2012) is very good. Tom Scioli’s Transformers Vs. G.I. Joe is VERY good (and insane). Mark Russell and Steve Pugh’s The Flintstones is an actual modern classic. Also presented without comment: Garfbert.

‘Rick and Morty vs. The Universe’ #1 covers: (From L-R) Interlockiing Flops, Prime Variant – Fowler, and Wedding Variant – Gonzales.

And Rick and Morty Vs. The Universe is also very good. The art by Jarrett Williams (Super Pro K.O., Speed Force) is recognizably on-model while still having a life and personality all its own. Jarrett’s bringing all the same comedy and dynamism on display in his creator owned work and is consistently blowing me away. Especially with his designs of the [REDACTED CHARACTERS] in Issue #3. I am also bringing my A-Game, as I always do, because I’m a “former gifted child,” which is something you can Google.

To get extremely into the comics weeds for a second, I posted on Bluesky.com that this Rick and Morty series is my stab at an Alan Moore’s Supreme. That requires a level of explanation where you either get it or you don’t, but if you get it, then you have some idea of our approach to this thing and the level of thinking I’m trying to put into it.

Rick and Morty Vs. The Universe: Summer of Love A-Cover by Dave Bardin.

It’s also just funny and FUN. We have three upcoming One-Shot issues tying into the main series, including one written by my pal Jody Houser, in what she claims is her first fully comedic script, which is intimidating because it’s extremely funny. Art on that one from Phil Murphy and Meg Casey, and similarly killer creative teams on the other two, returning Rick and Morty comics creators Jake Black and Suzi Blake, and longtime — dare I say “fan favorite” — writer and artist duo behind the Rick and Morty flagship title, Alex Firer and Fred C. Stressing. Or as I call them “The Doughboys … boys.”

I’ve been a Rick and Morty fan for ten years, which sounds impossible, but here we are. From the moment I watched them bury their own corpses to Mazzy Star, I was fully sold. There was something special here — and monoculture quickly agreed. The (non-Mazzy) star has faded, but nothing burns that hot without there being something really special in its DNA. That’s what me, and the co-writers, and the artists, and the editorial team are all trying to unlock for you — the best presentation of what makes this thing work and what may have made it important to you at one point. I already have total confidence that this series will be a “cult hit.” So the goal is to get you to read it now rather than later, after the cult has formed. Do not be late to this bachelor party.

Preview BELOW!

Official Solicitation Via Oni:

MOVE OVER, BIG BANG! GET WRECKED, BIG CRUNCH! GALAXIES COME AND GALAXIES GO, BUT OUR PLANE OF EXISTENCE HAS NEVER FACED ANYTHING AS CONSEQUENTIAL AS . . . THE FIRST-EVER RICK AND MORTY COMICS EVENT!

From the deviant psyches of comics mastermind and multiple Emmy Award–nominee Daniel Kibblesmith (Loki) and artistic annihilator Jarrett Williams (Speed Force), this summer’s seven-part countdown to the end of everything that was, is, and will be begins with . . . a bachelor party that gets a little out of hand?

Rick’s old buddy Dimension C-137 (where Rick and Morty Cronenberg’d Earth) has reached his UNIVERSAL HALF-LIFE and is getting MARRIED—to the female-presenting embodiment of the Parmesan Dimension! He’s found true love and wants his old pal Rick to plan his bachelor party! WHAT COULD GO WRONG? Answer: Pretty much everything . . . and it is all Rick’s fault! Now Rick and Morty are on the run from EVERY SINGLE UNIVERSE THEY’VE EVER MESSED WITH—meaning, no matter what dimension they escape to, the universe will literally be against them. And, to survive, Rick will be forced to something he hoped he would never have to do—a last resort of EPIC PROPORTIONS!

DON’T CALL IT A CRISIS! The FIRST RICK AND MORTY COMICS EVENT starts here with a cosmos-colliding spectacular TOO BIG FOR TV . . . and featuring, well, EVERYONE!

In Shops: Jul 09, 2025

Thanks, all. Oh, and if you’re truly insane, you can also already pre-order the full, collected hardcover from Oni Press and Simon & Schuster.

“Okay, I think that’s everything.”
— Daniel Kibblesmith