After this summer's heat wave, the temperature continues to rise at HiComics. Indeed, the most dysfunctional family of cartoons has arrived in hell. Find out here what the devil will think of Rick and Morty, his new tenants.
A journey to the center of the earth
When we know the series, we should not be surprised: Rick and Morty have fallen into the bowels of the devil. We discover it from the cover, a delirious reinterpretation of Hieronymus Bosch's Flames of Hell . One might therefore think that this volume is the direct continuation of the previous story. Indeed, in volume twelve, Rick had destroyed the multiverse. Given their liabilities, it makes sense that the two anti-heroes end up in flames. But, Rick and Morty ask themselves a question: are they in hell or in another world? For the gullible Morty, there is no doubt, they are damned. More rational, Rick leans towards a new area of the multiverse. We can sometimes agree with him in this statement.
If the landscape is burning and the creatures resemble medieval paintings, it must still be admitted that the interior moves away from the canons of the Bible. Demons no longer have any motivation for torture because they are exasperated by their working conditions. These second-line agents can no longer stand the administrative burden and contempt of managers. Sinners can fill out a form to meet with Belzebuth in order to challenge the decision. Rick & Morty decide to walk through the different circles to meet the boss. Meanwhile, the rest of the family provokes a revolt in hell but the instigator of the movement will surprise you.
A New Beginning
The Rick and Morty series ended in volume twelve but the adventures continue in a succession of complete stories. These closed volumes make it possible to spread out the stories and to multiply the adventures to arrive at a more surprising conclusion. If the atmosphere continues, the artistic teams have changed and are more stable. New writer Ryan Ferrier and penciller Constanza Oroza remain in all five chapters. In addition, the edition has adapted. There are no more short bonus episodes but the chapters are longer and variant covers appear at the end of the volume.
However, we find the codes of the cartoon. Jerry is pathetic and predictable: he panics right from hell's door. His wife despises him. Freed from the obligations of submission to parents, Summer wants to take full advantage of her freedom. Rick remains an awful pedant convinced that he is perfect. He never has any remorse or respect for his family. He refuses the obvious as demonic clues multiply. Constanza Oroza's drawings are in line with previous volumes and cartoons. She makes a hilarious image of a journey into the bowels of a giant worm. Alas, not all pages are equally successful. Colorist Sarah Stern stays in the sharp and bright colors of the series while having a strong presence of red in connection with the subject.
With this infernal theme, one might think that it would be complicated to talk about religion. However, through Rick's atheism, Ryan Ferrier mocks the Bible: a "silly book" for this unworthy grandfather who advises his grandson to look into comics and porn instead. For Rick, death is final because the soul does not exist. Even under the tone of humor, the screenwriter affirms certain ideas about the history of the Book and the paradoxes of the Churches.
If it's hell is reserved for the Smith family, this new volume is a paradise for the reader. Rick and Morty take a trip through the different infernal circles but the book is above all a discovery of the social rules of sinners, demons and especially a hilarious fire of jokes around the family of Rick and Morty.
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