First Look: RICK AND MORTY VS. THE UNIVERSE #1 - The Summer’s BIGGEST Comic Book Event Begins July 9th!
Why Save the Universe When All the Universes Are Trying to Kill You? Get an Early Look at the Cosmos-Colliding Debut from Daniel Kibblesmith (Loki) and Jarrett Williams (Speed Force)!
COVER A BY DAVE BARDIN
PORTLAND, OR (June 13th, 2025) – YOU CAN RUN, BUT YOU CAN’T HIDE! (FROM THE NUMEROUS UNIVERSES HUNTING YOU DOWN!) Oni Press, the multiple Eisner and Harvey award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comic books and graphic novels since 1997, in partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products, is proud to reveal a mind-blowing first look inside RICK AND MORTY VS. THE UNIVERSE #1 – kicking off the FIRST-EVER RICK AND MORTY COMIC BOOK EVENT in spectacularly cosmic fashion on July 9th! From the deviant psyches of comics mastermind and multiple Emmy Award–nominee Daniel Kibblesmith (Loki) and artistic annihilator Jarrett Williams (Speed Force, Super Pro K.O.), the summer’s cosmos-colliding seven-part event is about to pit Rick and Morty against their greatest nemesis yet: the Omniverse itself!
…And did we mention that it all starts with a bachelor party that got a little out of hand?
Rick’s old buddy Universe Prime (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! (Where they currently live!) 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 do something he hoped he would never have to do—a last resort of EPIC PROPORTIONS!
The four-issue RICK AND MORTY VS. THE UNIVERSE series isn’t all, though. This is AN EVENT! And with that, comes some interstellar tie-ins to expand on the already expansive Rick and Morty universe!
There are three one-shots featuring the talents of Daniel Kibblesmith (Loki), Jody Houser (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker), Phil Murphy (Adventure Time), Jake Black (Rick and Morty: Finals Week), Suzi Blake (Aggretsuko: Out To Lunch), Alex Firer (Rick and Morty), and Fred C. Stresing (Invader Zim)! In total, that’s seven issues of multidimensional adventure, celebrating 10 years of Rick and Morty comics at Oni Press!
Here’s an out-of-this-world rundown of everything you can expect in this UNIVERSE-COLLIDING EVENT:
RICK AND MORTY VS. THE UNIVERSE #1 (of 4)
Written by Daniel Kibblesmith, Art by Jarrett Williams
On Sale July 9, 2025
RICK AND MORTY VS. THE UNIVERSE: SUMMER OF LOVE #1
Written by Daniel Kibblesmith & Jody Houser, Art by Phil Murphy
On Sale August 6, 2025
RICK AND MORTY VS. THE UNIVERSE #2 (of 4)
Written by Daniel Kibblesmith, Art by Jarrett Williams
On Sale August 13, 2025
RICK AND MORTY VS. THE UNIVERSE: BETH ‘TIL DEATH #1
Written by Daniel Kibblesmith & Jake Black, Illustrated by Suzi Blake
On Sale September 10, 2025
RICK AND MORTY VS. THE UNIVERSE #3 (of 4)
Written by Daniel Kibblesmith, Art by Jarrett Williams
On Sale September 24, 2025
RICK AND MORTY VS. THE UNIVERSE: LAST MORT STANDING
Written by Daniel Kibblesmith & Alex Firer, Illustrated by Fred C. Stresing
On Sale October 8, 2025
RICK AND MORTY VS. THE UNIVERSE #4 (of 4)
Written by Daniel Kibblesmith, Art by Jarrett Williams
On Sale October 22, 2025
Featuring a truly self-destructive selection of covers from Dave Bardin (Wolverine), Troy Little (Cult of the Lamb), Juan Gedeon (DC: The Jurassic League), Flops (Decks), Tom Fowler (Epitaphs from the Abyss), Jarrett Williams (Super Pro K.O.), and Rian Gonzales (X-Men ‘97).
The end of the world begins on July 9th with RICK AND MORTY VS. THE UNIVERSE #1!
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RICK AND MORTY VS. THE UNIVERSE #1 (of 4)
WRITTEN BY DANIEL KIBBLESMITH
ART BY JARRETT WILLIAMS
COVER A BY DAVE BARDIN
COVER B BY TROY LITTLE
COVER C BY JUAN GEDEON
INTERLOCKING VARIANT (1:10) BY FLOPS
EVENT VARIANT (1:20) BY TOM FOWLER
PRIME VARIANT (1:50) BY JARRETT WILLIAMS
WEDDING VARIANT (1:100) BY RIAN GONZALES
BLANK SKETCH COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
ON SALE JULY 9th, 2025 | $4.99 | 32 PAGES | FC
FOC: 6/16/2025
RICK AND MORTY VS. THE UNIVERSE #1 INTERIOR ART BY JARRETT WILLIAMS
COVER A BY DAVE BARDIN
COVER B BY TROY LITTLE
COVER C BY JUAN GEDEON
INTERLOCKING VARIANT (1:10) BY FLOPS
EVENT VARIANT (1:20) BY TOM FOWLER
PRIME VARIANT (1:50) BY JARRETT WILLIAMS
WEDDING VARIANT (1:100) BY RIAN GONZALES
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)
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