Rick & Morty #9 Review

Rick & Morty #9 Review

Since Rick & Morty debuted on December 2, 2013, I’ve been hooked and inspired, even seeing a character like Rick Sanchez exist on such a scale that would make giving it to the man something acceptable and cool. By no means is that a political jab, so cger’s, be cool, because what I’m simply trying to illustrate is that if you’re Rick Sanchez, you’re the best all the time, always. Why, you ask? Because Rick doesn’t take it lying down, they stick it to the man, and they definitely don’t let science stand in the way.

If there is anything I’ve learned about the extremely genius, violent, and complex character that is Rick, it’s that he never does things for no reason, and if he does anything at all, it’s to prove a point, no matter how arduous or benign it may appear to be. Rick is Rick, and that’s Rick-approved because you won’t like him when he loses.

It may come as a shock, but other than occasionally losing words and wits to Morty, Rick doesn’t acknowledge losing ever, and up to now, in Rick and Morty #9, Rick’s top ten nemesis puts Rick at number one on the charts.

That’s right, Rick Sanchez’s worst enemy is no different from anyone’s worst nemesis—himself, Rick Sanchez, which is what he discovers while fighting Nunzuemel, claiming to be the ruler of the Dead God World Below, a place called Anti-Hala. While Rick dives out of the mouth of Vultureperson, another Death God who eats souls, he slashes into the eye of Nnuzuemel, hoping to swim to his brain and end the fight fast.

Meanwhile, in Anti-Hala, Morty and Noelle have their first and possibly last-for-good-ever breakup fight, accepting they’re trapped in a dead God dimension. When Morty asks Noelle how she escaped last time, the not-so-smart Morty gets the idea to worship Noelle, leaving her to assume Morty is somewhat practicing toxic and unhealthy behavior, while Morty is actually tapping into his Smith family’s patheticness—(*Beth to me to specifically reference Jerry’s side of the family, only…)—to turn Noelle into a God so that she could bail them out of Anti-Hala.

The two broken dumb teenagers practicing unorthodox and pathetic uses of worshipful energies are caught in their perversion by none other than Auntie Hala herself, who breaks them from her domain in time to save Rick’s ass coincidentally. Morty is happy to see Rick but not shocked to see Jerry fall victim yet again to another submissive role as a pathetic enforcer interferes with his attempt to kill Rick in the name of Nunzuemel.

Nunzuemel is scattered by his Auntie, and appalled at his rage, he turns toward her ex-boyfriend, Vultureperson. She turns Nunzuemel into a cute little God to shepherd his newfound worshippers while taking back the dead Gods to be feasted on by Vultureperson.

The series ending with issue twelve starts the set-up to answer the question: can Rick Sanchez live with himself and lose? Well, that answer is going to come in as a hot ass no, because here we are at the end and Rick has lost… his sht! He’s obsessed and out of control, guys. I don’t even know how to feel about my own Rickle Rickness now—lose. How? Why? What is Rick going to do next? Someone got Keith David on the phone. I know he’s busy voicing Spawn for the new Call of Duty Season Pass but damn it, lives are at stake.

Whole universes could be obliterated in seconds. Do you not understand how screwed the multiverse of multiverses is now? Rick f***ing lost! He lost! And he won’t rest until he’s won em all again. BTW, Jerry is totally screwed because he can’t let him live now. What’s going to happen to Jerr-Bear? Will Auntie Hala come back? Why the hell didn’t I talk about Gray Earth? I guess you won’t know until you go buy Rick & Morty f***ing issue #10! (Rick told me to say f**.) Don’t forget to support your local comic store or visit your favorite artists and creators at cons. As always, stay geeky, share the network, and don’t forget to catch the latest on Fueled By Weird.