Rick and Morty, Vol. 3

Rick and Morty (2015)

by Tom Fowler, Pamela Ribon, C.J. Cannon (Artist)

"The hit comic book series based on Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland’s hilarious [adult swim] animated show RICK & MORTY continues! Catch up on the adventures of degenerate genius Rick Sanchez and his bumbling grandson Morty as they explore the outer reaches of time, space, and anatomy. This volume features writer Tom Fowler in collaboration with series artist CJ Cannon in a three-issue tale of missing heads, galactic doom toasters, and Jerry screwing everything up (of course). Also included is ""Ready Player Morty,"" in which Rick takes Morty to a High School Simulation planet, by writer Pamela Ribon and artist Marc Ellerby, as well as a high-action deathball tournament one-shot written and drawn by Tom Fowler. Come for the jokes, stay for the soul-crushing ennui."

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Science Fiction, Humor, Fiction, Comic Book, Fantasy

128 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 21, 2016

Reviews

[Nadia Awadi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Blind faith that differs vitally from your neighbour's. Soon it will drive you to build a WALL.

Sounds like someone I know, trying to build a wall.*slowly drinking tea*


Fun as always, a little bit slow this time. Raises a lot of questions and mentions some serious topics.
Helps with Gr's challenge too.

Rating: 3.5 stars

That's it! thank you for reading. I love writing short reviews.

[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Individual issue reviews: #11 | #12 | #13 | #14 | #15

Total review score: 4.2

[Gabrielle (Reading Rampage) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am very pleasantly surprised by how well the comic book "Rick and Morty" stories hold up to the animated series, which is probably my favorite thing on TV. The twisted humor, the ridiculous self-awareness, the existentialism, Jerry's perpetual insecurities...

And speaking of Jerry, volume 3 gives him a chance to shine like the pathetic diamond he is: in the first story, his fiddling with Rick's toaster brings on a alien invasion that ends up setting up the Smith family in a weird Dune-like universe; in the second story, he experiences a "Freaky Friday" situation with Summer and in the final story, he accidentally ends up betting a large sum of some kind of galactic currency on Morty's chances of surviving a Thunderdome fight against bigger aliens who have more limbs and weapons than he does. In every story, Rick's obnoxious and highly destructive problem-solving skills saves everyone's bacon, but demolishes their self-esteem.

A great treat for fans of the series who need something to chew on between seasons!

[Michael Finocchiaro · Rating 3 out of 5]

Typically over-the-top in zaniness and imagination, this 3rd volume of Rick and Forty comics was fun. It was perhaps less so than the previous two as the stories do get a tiny bit repetitive over time and because, to be honest, I prefer to see the animated versions to the in-print ones. For the hard-core R&M fans, this is a must-have in any case.

[Evans Light · Rating 2 out of 5]

The first two volumes of Rick & Morty comics were so well done that reading them was almost like watching the show. The art, the dialogue, the plots - all pitch perfect.
Volume 3 is a sudden and unexpected turn in the wrong direction, and smells like a rush job. The main story has a very similar plot to Volume 2 (did they even read the previous volume?) with Summer and Beth functioning as resistance fighters in a convoluted tale that has poor artwork, at least one typo, and a panel that makes no sense in the context of the story, almost as if a random panel was placed in by mistake (referencing the "this Morty's a perv" panel - if you know what this means, please let me know).
Even the locations from the television show are not rendered faithfully, especially the garage looks nothing like the show.
I'm sure the standard defense will be "this was an alternate dimension", but from start to finish this Volume 3 didn't feel or sound like the real Rick & Morty.
Hoping Volume 4 is better.

[Melki · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wasn't crazy about the first story in this one (Dammit, Jerry!), but the last two tales of switched personalities, and sports gambling made up for it.

[Saif Saeed · Rating 1 out of 5]

To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Rick and Morty. The humour is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of theoretical physics most of the jokes will go over a typical viewer’s head. There’s also Rick’s nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his characterisation- his personal philosophy draws heavily from Narodnaya Volya literature, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these jokes, to realise that they’re not just funny- they say something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike Rick & Morty truly ARE idiots- of course they wouldn’t appreciate, for instance, the humour in Rick’s existential catchphrase “Wubba Lubba Dub Dub,” which itself is a cryptic reference to Turgenev’s Russian epic Fathers and Sons. I’m smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Dan Harmon’s genius wit unfolds itself on their television screens. What fools.. how I pity them. 😂

And yes, by the way, i DO have a Rick & Morty tattoo. And no, you cannot see it. It’s for the ladies’ eyes only- and even then they have to demonstrate that they’re within 5 IQ points of my own (preferably lower) beforehand. Nothin personnel kid 😎

[Dimitris Papastergiou · Rating 1 out of 5]

Well that *BUUURRRPP* that sucked big time Morty!

If you love the show, this volume will make you sad.

I saved you the sadness. You owe me a beer!

[Waqim · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rick and Morty Vol 3 was not as good as the first two volumes. I don't know if it was just me or this story was the same one in vol 2 told in a different way. There were many similarities in both the stories and reading one after the other took all the fun out of this one!

[Mike · Rating 3 out of 5]

Total meh. Finally gave up digging it out of the “I surely should finish it but can’t be arsed to lift those uninspiring pages” pile.

[Rod Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tom Fowler comes on board as the writer and creates a couple stories worthy of the show. I especially enjoyed the roasting of sports, sports fandom and gambling in the final tale.

[Isaac Bouyack · Rating 3 out of 5]

(2.75) sort of seemed forced.

[Julio Maturana França · Rating 3 out of 5]

Divertido.
Un poco caótica su lectura.

Los dos anteriores son mejores

Lo mejor es el concepto de vivir en la cabeza de alguien mediante sus recuerdos. Alocadisimo.

[Rick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Maybe not the best volume in the series, but it was still a lot of twisted & disturbing fun.

[Mariana Anaya · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,6 stars.

[Robert J D · Rating 4 out of 5]

1st two volumes were better.

[Travis · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was glad for this to be over. It's overwritten and has very few funny moments. :(

I liked this series better when Zac Gorman was writing it.

[Erika · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you like the show you'll like the comics.

[Taha · Rating 3 out of 5]

[A Meneses · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was an awful compilation. Lots of text. Radomness. Not funny stories.
The first two were good, but this was just bad.

[J K · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great collection, as good as the show!

[James Francisco Tan · Rating 4 out of 5]

i liked it.

[Jack Mercer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wow, that first chapter does an insane amount of development for the family, we really see how special Rick was to the family and it’s honestly kinda heartbreaking at times. There’s also a lot of wholesomeness to the family and it’s just a surprisingly a really well written segment. The second half isn’t as great but it has some very cool action and some funny jokes. The whole arc is pretty good but I do believe it gets a bit too wrapped in convolution and the villains are incredibly boring and unthreatening which is a shock because this is one of the most important arcs in the whole series. It does however supply some great action, decent humour and I really appreciate just how damn interesting the premise is even if it is pretty hard to follow. The finale to this 3 part arc is really meh. I adore the twist but it is so poorly delivered and the book even acknowledges how poorly delivered it is that it makes me not like it as much. There’s a lot of things to like about the arc and on paper it is cool as hell, but it just gets too confusing and has villains that are too uninteresting. What happens to Morty is slightly interesting I guess, not that any of it matters. The Jerry and summer story is pretty decent, I like how it takes on the formula of the show and for what it’s worth it is actually pretty fun. It doesn’t quite hit the level of creativity that you see in a lot of the shows premises (or even the previous arc) but the high school video game is still pretty fun. Summer and Jerry switching body’s is incredibly awkward but it does lead to some very surprisingly wholesome moments both with summers friends and with Beth. The Rick and morty adventure isn’t quite as wholesome lmao but there’s some pretty good jokes. It doesn’t quite hit like a lot of Rick and Morty episodes and I wish it was a bit funnier but it was still really good. The final chapter is honestly the least interesting of the bunch. It’s just your basic Rick and Morty adventure, the sport is kinda cool but it seems weird just how willing Morty is to go with it. It’s also not too funny of a chapter and the Jerry plotline is pretty uninteresting in all honesty. It’s just an incredibly basic Rick and Morty plot with not much to set it apart or make it interesting. There’s also no specials included in this comic which just feels a little sad (I understand this probably isn’t because of Ono press and more just these issues didn’t have any but still). It’s a fine volume and I’d definitely say better than the last one, but it does feel severely lacking in comedy and while I do think there’s many creative ideas shown in this some of the plots feel half baked or poorly written. Again it’s not terrible and there’s a lot to like, but it’s disappointing.

[mysilicielka · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Rick i Morty. Tom trzeci" serii, a moje drugie spotkanie z tym duetem. Niestety tym razem zabawa była mocno średnia i zastanawiam się, czy inne tomy jeszcze czymś mnie zaskoczą?

🛸"Kosmos w głowie" scenariusz Tom Fowler, rysunki CJ Cannon, kolory Ryan Hill🛸

Jerry uważa, że tosty ze zmodyfikowanego tostera Ricka nie są wcale idealne i chce maszynę przerobić po swojemu. Dochodzi do kłótni rodzinnej pomiędzy panem domu, jego żoną i córką, aż bohaterowie zauważają, że nigdzie nie ma tytułowej pary. To główna historia, która trwa aż trzy długie rozdziały. Spokojnie zakończyłabym ją po drugiej części, ale autorzy mieli inny pomysł i według mnie przedobrzyli. To było jakieś takie... jakby ktoś nie do końca zrozumiał humor panujący w tej serii. Zabawnych tekstów jest jak na lekarstwo, dużo sytuacji jest przegadanych. Bohaterowie kłócą się ze sobą, jak to mają w zwyczaju, ale dla mnie te dyskusje trwały tutaj za długo i są poprowadzone poważniej (przez to robi się nieprzyjemnie) niż tylko dla uciechy odbiorcy.

🛸"Player Morty" scenariusz Pamela Ribon, rysunki Marc Ellerby, kolory Ryan Hill🛸

Rick postanawia nauczyć Morty'ego jak być mężczyzną, dlatego przenosi go do kosmicznej gry, która przypomina życie. W tym samym czasie Jerry i Summer zostają w statku Sancheza, rzecz jasna coś psują i przypadkowo zamieniają się ciałami jak w "Zakręconym Piątku". To opowiadanie byłoby o niebo lepsze, gdyby rozbudować drugi wątek (ewentualnie skupić się tylko na tym). Gra Morty'ego nie jest ani zabawna, ani nie wnosi niczego nowego i tak obie historyjki wyglądają jakby ktoś je zrobił tylko po to, żeby odbębnić swoją robotę i pójść do domu.

🛸"Wielki Mecz" scenariusz i rysunki Tom Fowler, kolory Ryan Hill🛸

Jerry, Rick i Morty kłócą się o to, jaki program będą oglądać w telewizji. Jerry obstaje za meczem, a Rick, by zrobić mu na złość, zabiera go w kosmos by obejrzał "prawdziwy sport". Jest tu chyba wszystko, czego można się spodziewać po tej serii. Historyjka jakościowo raczej średnia, ale w takim towarzystwie wychodzi na najlepszą z całego tomu.

[Adam Fisher · Rating 4 out of 5]

The moment of laugh out loud moments in this Volume was great! Definitely earned me some gazes in the break room at work. Stories this time:
- When Rick's disembodied head is found in the garage and Morty is nowhere to be found, the family fears the worst. In truth, Rick and Morty are on an adventure instead the Rick head. Encountering aliens existing only in Rick's imagination, they seem to be having a great time, until IRL Jerry starts messing with a powerful dimensional searching toaster in the garage. This leads to them moving to a better concealed Morty head in the garage, but with the disadvantage of Rick not knowing how things work. Star Wars and Dune jokes, basic button controls, and more being mean to Jerry, eventually gets them back to normal.
- Second story involves 1) Rick putting Morty through a "virtual high school of hard knocks" to help teach him lifeskills and 2) Jerry and Summer switching bodies, leading to Jerry experiencing the free-spirited nature of a teen girl and Summer having to live out a weekend of passion and bonding with Beth (Jerry's wife, but also Summer's mom). Loved the creative storyline and it was executed perfectly.
- Rick takes Jerry and Morty to a casino and sports planet to teach Jerry what real sports are... ending up with Jerry in trouble with bookies and Morty having to fight his way out of a gladiatoral arena.
I love the plausibly inplausable situations and dialogue. Hilarious! Recommend.

[liv !! · Rating 3 out of 5]

I did enjoy this volume but I thought the first story was weird, it started off pretty good and interesting and I liked how the family thought Rick and morty died😭 but the part where they went into the alternate morty’s head and all the women’s chests, even that of the mortys SISTER AND MOTHER, were bigger.. gross, considering how that alternate morty thought about that.

The second part of the book was really interesting and a lot less weird too. It’s interesting how the interactions and actions of Rick reflected Rick and mortys relationship, with the whole video game thing. And the sports story where morty goes into the ring thinking he’s gonna die is insane and probably Traumatizing?? It’s interesting to think how he even trusts Rick after that. I guess he just trusts that things will end up okay, but if this were the show’s Rick and morty (c-137 and prime morty) I’d expect some kind of character development after this stuff, at least eventually.

These comics do feel like classic Rick and morty tho! I have a lot of fun reading them bc they have some interesting plot lines, good bits, and cute little moments—despite some of the questionable stuff when roiland was still in the writers room. Although there’s no guarantee he was the one to suggest some of the more “ewww” bits, it seems likely

Anyways some good and bad and confusing, but I had fun for the most part

[Douglas · Rating 2 out of 5]

So I've read volumes 1 - 6 plus the one set in a pocket dimension and I plan on finishing them in case they improve or some piece of vital R&M lore is brought to light. In the mean time I will simply copy and paste this review for all the books.

The truth is that these books aren't written nearly as well as the tv show. The prime example is story about Jerry from doofus Rick's universe (I think in volume 4). This Jerry is hyper competent, even to the point of being able to beat C-137 Rick, but that is largely due to C-137 Rick acting like a complete idiot. When C-137 Rick meets "doofus" Jerry C-137 Rick doesn't use his intelligence at all, he simply physically attacks "doofus" Jerry repeatedly. As a result C-137 Rick gets his butt kicked repeatedly and gives up. C-137 Jerry eventually does something stupid that accidentally saves the day. Moronic. As was all the pocket universe stuff involving Ricks setting Morties to fighting each other. As was everything else in these books. There seriously is not one worthwhile story in any of these books and the only reason they are getting even two stars is because of the reflected value from the tv shows.

[Christl Bücher NewsWelt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wie ihr ja bereits wisst bin ich ein absoluter Fan von Rick & Morty. Für mich ist die Serie sowie der Comic jedes mal ein vollkommenes vergnügen!! :)

In Band 3 steigen wir gleich mal Emotional und Action reich ein.

Wie ich schon einmal sagte:
"Schräg, witzig, absurd, überspitzte Charaktere mit absolut skurrilen Mimiken in Kombination mit einer schier endlos scheinenden Welle an Anspielungen der Popkultur. Und das alles ohne Moralische Weiterentwicklung oder Belehrung."

Und GENAU so trifft es auch auf diesen Band zu. In diesem Band sind die zwei in einem sehr interessanten "Universum", und "Nicht den Kopf verlieren" bekam eine ganz neue Bedeutung. Aber wie immer will ich euch gar nicht zu viel zur Story verraten, aber so viel sei gesagt : Story ist mal wieder grandios, witzig, irre, fragwürdige Szenen und beinhaltet Außerirdische und viel viel Spaß!

Die Zeichnungen gefielen mir wie immer sehr gut. Im letzten Kapitel finden wir auch eine Ausgabe die Fowler gezeichnet hat, man merkt den etwas anderen Stil. Was mir aber auch sehr gut gefallen hat.

[Arnela · Rating 5 out of 5]

The first story arc seems to always be the longer plot. It's interesting to see how that's worked out so far.

This one starts with a little bit of head inception, a memory within a memory, being looked at a few moments before everything goes down. The plot manages to make you feel for the characters, then pulls back into the usual Rick and Morty comedy that dissipates the feels, and then it makes you feel again - and then we end with a happy moment once again, cause it always works out for Rick.

The second story deals with murder sports and gambling. I really liked this art style, it was more angular and rougher than the other art I've seen in this comic series so far [personally it reminded me a little but of Johnny the Homicidal Maniac but less pointy]. I'm loving these comics and I can't wait for 8 million more.

Now remember kids, gambling's only bad or a problem if you don't walk away with mad stacks of money.

[Ellis Billington · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hm, the quality in this one was really mixed for me.

I did not like the first three issues (which all followed one long story) much at all. The plot got way too convoluted for my taste, and it just wasn’t the type of sci-fi I tend to gravitate toward. Maybe it would be to some people’s taste, but not mine. The storyline still ended on a nice note, but that was about it.

The next two issues, though? Loved them. I enjoyed how focused they were on Morty as a character, and how teenager-y he felt in them. (I love stories about teenagers, so of course I would say that.) And the plots in those were the perfect Rick & Morty blend of out there while still grounded in something I could hold onto.

So it was a win by the end, I just had to suffer through the first half first.