Genius Idea! RICK AND MORTY: THE END #1 Introduces “BLIND BAG-LESS” Variant Comic Book Covers
As Daniel Kibblesmith & Jarrett Williams Begin the Countdown to THE END, Gasp in Awe at the Comics Innovation of 2025! (Gasp!)
Remember: They’re Just Like Regular Blind Bags in Every Important Way Except the Most Important One!
BLIND BAG-LESS INTERMIX 1 COVER IMAGE
PORTLAND, OR (October 20, 2025) – In advance of this December’s milestone comic book release of RICK AND MORTY: THE END #1, Oni Press, the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, in partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products, is excited to reveal a full-blown turning point in the arc of human civilization: THE BLIND BAG-LESS VARIANT COVER! In memoriam of 10 years and 100+ issues of RICK AND MORTY comics from Oni Press, each randomized BLING BAG-LESS VARIANT COVER for RICK AND MORTY: THE END #1 (of 6) will see our interdimensionally codependent duo of science adventurers portal back into one of their “greatest” RICK AND MORTY comic book covers of years past in a totally respectful and not all destructive manner.
But, back to the BLIND BAG-LESS part… What the $#% does that mean, anyway? We’re glad you asked, friend! Simple: It’s the latest innovation in cutting-edge comic book marketing technology. You see, we here at Oni Press accidentally bent all nine copies of BATTLE DOG #1 that we hastily opened with our teeth in the parking lot of our local comic shop. So we asked ourselves, “Surely there must be a better way?!” Enter: THE BLIND BAG-LESS VARIANT COVER—the most convenient, no-mess, no-fuss variant cover delivery system ever attempted. No flimsy plastic, no waste—nothing to protect you from the raw comic book awesomeness of Rick and Morty teleporting back through time and space to hilariously deface some of their most iconic comic covers of the past decade, totally randomized in no particular order. (In the biz, this is typically known as a randomized “intermix” cover…but, now, officially rebranded as BLIND BAG-LESS across all space and all time forever and even more forever after that).
But why, you ask, as you pound upon your aging computer desktop with the fury of 9,127 unopened emails? WHY, DAMN YOU, WHY?! Because RICK AND MORTY: THE END #1 is coming … AND THIS COMIC BOOK TITLE IS NOT SOME KIND OF ARTFUL METAPHOR, FOLKS! After 10 years and 100+ issues, the beginning of THE END starts here as acclaimed writer Daniel Kibblesmith (Loki) and artistic annihilator Jarrett Williams (Speed Force) prepare to unleash a fantastically fatal finale for RICK AND MORTY spinning directly out of the aftermath of RICK AND MORTY VS. THE UNIVERSE #1!
Comic book readers will find it all starts here as Rick Sanchez, the most wanted man in this and every other universe, is on the run. With a bounty on his head, every government, military, pirate, mobster, bounty hunter, bail bondsman, religious institution, theater troupe, circus clown, and endangered species is on the hunt to bring in Rick – DEAD OR ALIVE. The only one who can bring Rick in warm is the one person who knows him best: Morty Smith. But Morty’s not the only Smith hot on Rick’s trail . . . "Space Beth" Smith is determined to bring Rick in, and she doesn’t particularly care how. Now it’s just a question of who can get to him first…!
What’s bigger than RICK AND MORTY VS. THE UNIVERSE? THE END OF ALL THINGS, that’s what! Get ready for a climax on a cosmic scale as Daniel Kibblesmith and Jarrett Williams re-unite for a must-read, colossal six-part finale for Rick and Morty, featuring covers by Dave Bardin (Wolverine), Troy Little (Cult of the Lamb), Tom Fowler (Books of Magic), and many more top-secret talents – only in comic shops and not on TV!
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RICK AND MORTY: THE END #1 (of 6)
WRITTEN BY DANIEL KIBBLESMITH
ART BY JARRETT WILLIAMS
COVER A BY DAVE BARDIN
COVER B BY TROY LITTLE
COVER C BLIND BAG-LESS VARIANTS
WANTED POSTER VARIANT (1:10) BY PHIL MURPHY
VARIANT COVER (1:20) BY TOM FOWLER
BLACKLIGHT COLORS VARIANT (1:50) BY DAVE BARDIN
BLUE SKETCH VARIANT ALSO AVAILABLE
ON SALE DECEMBER 3, 2025 | $4.99 | 32 PGS. | FC
IOC: 10/25/2025
FOC: 11/10/2025
BLIND BAG-LESS INTERMIX 1 COVER IMAGE
BLIND BAG-LESS INTERMIX 3 COVER IMAGE
COVER A BY DAVE BARDIN
WANTED POSTER VARIANT (1:10) BY PHIL MURPHY
BLACKLIGHT COLORS VARIANT (1:50) BY DAVE BARDIN
BLIND BAG-LESS INTERMIX 2 COVER IMAGE
BLIND BAG-LESS INTERMIX 4 COVER IMAGE
COVER B BY TROY LITTLE
VARIANT COVER (1:20) BY TOM FOWLER
BLUE SKETCH VARIANT ALSO AVAILABLE
About Rick and Morty:
Rick and Morty is the Emmy® award-award-winning half-hour animated hit comedy series on Adult Swim that follows a sociopathic genius scientist who drags his inherently timid grandson on insanely dangerous adventures across the universe. Rick Sanchez is living with his daughter Beth’s family and constantly bringing her, his son-in-law Jerry, granddaughter Summer, and grandson Morty into intergalactic escapades.
Rick and Morty stars Ian Cardoni, Harry Belden, Sarah Chalke, Chris Parnell, and Spencer Grammer.
RICK AND MORTY and all related characters and elements © & ™ Cartoon Network (s25)
Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products
Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products (WBDGCP), part of Warner Bros. Discovery’s Revenue & Strategy division, extends the company’s powerful portfolio of entertainment brands and franchises into the lives of fans around the world. WBDGCP partners with best-in-class licensees globally on award-winning toy, fashion, home décor and publishing programs inspired by the biggest franchises from Warner Bros.’ film, television, animation, and games studios, HBO, Discovery, DC, Cartoon Network, HGTV, Eurosport, Adult Swim, and more. With innovative global licensing and merchandising programs, retail initiatives, and promotional partnerships, WBDGCP is one of the leading licensing and retail merchandising organizations in the world.