Review: Rick and Morty vs. Cthulhu #2

Overview

We continue our downward spiral into the hells of this Lovecraftian take on the biggest adult animated series on Adult Swim, this time we see Morty and Summer get thrown in jail with plans to sacrifice the virgin among them. Hilariously enough, the guards don’t believe that Morty isn’t a virgin anymore, and neither is his new cellmate after the duo got busy. Summer went on a different type of experience nirvana as she learns the powers of meditating to a place called Dreamland where she meets an Egyptian-inspired ally that hopes to see Morty. Meanwhile, Morty gets favor from the supposedly terrifying Dagon who befriends Morty and destroys all of the guards of the prison.

Our Take

Jim Zub continues his unabated assault on a guy who has been dead for a hundred years now, and he’s not letting up. I’m not sure he’s making any strong counterpoints and, in fact, seems to be becoming more infatuated with the grand mythos that is LoveCraft lore. Sure, there’s a kinda lame joke to be had here or there, but nothing humor related really hits. Fortunately, there is still a lot to take away from this month’s issue which includes the increasingly disgusting, but purely satisfying, aesthetic from Troy Little. Moreover, Troy’s skill set continues to be showcased, especially in the Dreamland sequence that looks to take the direction of the mini-series in a much-more grounded direction.

Crank!’s lettering is starting to get to me, largely due to the unoriginal aesthetic of the dialogue which sometimes makes the pages more difficult to read but with the dialogue being largely ham-filled maybe that’s not a bad thing. Other than the chaotic fight scenes, it’s going to be the setting aesthetic that hopefully pulls us through the rest of the way.