It's shaping up to be a very good month for Rick and Morty fans. Not only is the animated series finally returning on July 30, but Oni Press is launching a new Rick and Morty spinoff comic book this week. And not just any spinoff, but one that adapts the mobile game Pocket Mortys. This may be an adaptation of an adaptation, but it also works as a legitimately entertaining adventure in its own right, one that should help fill the wait until the show returns.
Thankfully, writer Tini Howard doesn't attempt a straightforward adaptation of the game (which is basically a parody of the Pokemon series). Instead, Howard frames the comic from the perspective of one of the many Mortys who have become pawns in Rick's quest to complete his collection. This issue could probably have benefited from offering a little more background on the Pocket Mortys concept rather than opening in media res two weeks into Morty's captivity, but there's something to be said for just skipping to the good stuff.
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Thankfully, writer Tini Howard doesn't attempt a straightforward adaptation of the game (which is basically a parody of the Pokemon series). Instead, Howard frames the comic from the perspective of one of the many Mortys who have become pawns in Rick's quest to complete his collection. This issue could probably have benefited from offering a little more background on the Pocket Mortys concept rather than opening in media res two weeks into Morty's captivity, but there's something to be said for just skipping to the good stuff.
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