Zac Gorman is a cartoonist from Detroit, MI, raised on the sacred suburban triumvirate of video games, cartoons, and comic books. He's the creator of the popular webcomic Magical Game TIme and has worked on several animated television series as a storyboard artist and character designer. Zach currently resides in Chicago with his far more talented wife and a furry little monster who most people mistake for a cat.
CJ Cannon is a self-taught artist living in Nashville, Tennessee. When they're not working on comics, outside riding their bike, or drumming, they're almost always in the house drawing fan art.
Ryan Hill lives in North Hills, California and has worked in comics in some form or another for over a decade. He's been coloring for the last few years and hopes he's good at it. He knows Dex tends to roam around Alberta a lot but thinks at some point she should try drinking North around 50th and Division 'cause that's his favorite bar.
Marc Ellerby is a comic book illustrator from the UK. He is probably most known for his work on the Rick and Morty comics from Oni Press and [adult swim]. He has worked with companies such as Disney, Warner Bros., BBC, Hasbro and Cartoon Network. However, he is never as happy when he is drawing his own comics such as Chloe Noonan: Monster Hunter or the autobiographical diary comic Ellerbisms.
Nick Filardi grew up in New London, Connecticut listening to Small Town Hero and watching Batman: The Animated Series. After graduating from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2004, he colored for Zylonol Studios under Lee Loughridge in Savannah, GA while maintaining the pretense of working an "office" job. He is currently living in Gainesville, Florida with his three-legged dog, DeNiro. You can find his work in Powers, The Victories, and Blink.
"Rick and Morty, the unlikely pair at the heart of the hit Adult
Swim cartoon, happily bring their signature blend of brainy sci-fi
and surreal, warped mayhem to print. When dissolute genius Rick
builds a device to predict the future of the stock market, he and
his bumbling teenage grandson, Morty, hit the big time. But time
cops catch on to their scheme, and they're sentenced to prison in a
torturous labyrinth. That's a tidy metaphor for most Rick and Morty
plots, since Rick has his fingers in just about every parallel
universe, so moments of sentimentality can easily turn on a dime
with an interdimensional leap (and a knowing wink ro the reader),
hurtling hapless Morty in myriad disorienting directions. Though
readers unfamiliar with the show might be thrown off by the
idiosyncratic speech style, it's a pitch-perfect replica of the
voice actors' performances, and the artwork, full of exaggerated
cartoon shapes and grotesque creatures, expertly mimics the
animation. With intelligent plots and lowbrow jokes aplenty, this
is tailor-made for older teens." - Booklist "Aside from the normal
difficulties inherent in being young, such as school and the trials
and tribulations of parents, siblings, and friends, Morty also has
to deal with his grandfather Rick, a cracked scientific genius with
authority issues. Under Rick's belch-fueled tutelage, the daringly
duplicitous duo embark on various outrageous adventures, including
making a fortune in the stock market by manipulating multiple
universes to ensure maximum profit, getting arrested by time police
and sent to a death-maze of Rick's design, and experiencing a
haunted campground in the land of dreams. Rick's crazy ideas keep
them one step ahead of the problems he instigates, while Morty
tries to maintain a level head and survive. Verdict Based on Dan
Harmon and Justin Roiland's (adult swim) animated cartoon, Rick and
Morty walks a shredding tightrope among slapstick, pathos, and
hilarity, with unexpected twists and a healthy sprinkle of nutty sf
concepts thrown in for good measure. The anthology nature of the
stories means some pieces are stronger than others, but all are
imaginative and will appeal to fans of weird sf humor that borders
on the psychedelic. Fans of the original series will see new takes
on their favorite characters." - Douglas Rednour, Georgia State
Univ. Libs., Atlanta"Library Journal "Bottom line, if you love the
show, you'll love the comic, and if you've never watched the show,
this debut issue will make you want to run out and buy the DVDs as
soon as you are humanly able. Oni Press has struck gold with Rick
and Morty #1. Zac Gorman, C.J. Cannon, Ryan Hill, and back up
artist Marc Ellerby have given audiences, both in and out of know,
a solid debut issue chocked with comedy and pathos that can go
nowhere but up. Sitcoms are always tricky for comics to really take
to, but the breathless insanity and solid emotional core of Rick
and Morty may be the latest one that the medium embraces and takes
to a whole other crop of fans. To sum it all up, WUB A LUB A DUB
DUUUUB!" - Newsarama "Oni's Rick & Morty comic captures the feel of
the TV show exactly. Every issue has the same manic-but-meandering
style as the best episodes. CJ Cannon's art could be lifted
straight from the animation cels. Reading Zac Gorman's dialogue,
with each character's familiar tics in place, it's hard not to hear
each the actors' voices in your head. With a show as singular as
Rick & Morty, getting all that right is a mighty achievement. A
perfect imitation doesn't necessarily make for an entertaining
read, but luckily, the show's energy translates perfectly to
comics, and the team manage to build on it.
The format allows for stories that run between multiple issues,
while Marc Ellerby's backups squeeze stories about the rest of the
family, exploring their lives outside the B-plot, into a more
traditional gag-strip format. Most importantly, it rarely leans on
familiar characters and settings for simple fan service. It's as
restlessly inventive as the show, taking you to new worlds and
letting Rick and Morty be as awful as ever within them." - Comics
Alliance "I'd definitely suggest you buy this if you are a fan of
the two loveable idiots because it embodies everything that is
great about the Adult Swim show.Rick and Morty is here to stay, so
I suggest that you become acquainted with it." - We the Nerdy "If
Rick and Morty isn't in your comic book collection by now, then you
are missing out on one outrageous and dynamic tale! The series is
taking off fast and there is still time to jump onto this chaotic
ship before it gets too deep into space. Plenty of laughs await
you, and trust me when I tell you that you won't be disappointed."
- Junkie Monkeys
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