Rick and Morty: Finals Week - Paperback

by Daniel Kibblesmith (Author), Christof Bogacs (Author), Jake Black (Author)

The worst week of Morty's life starts right . . . now!

It's finals week! And each day brings a new school final for which Morty is woefully unprepared: English lit, gender studies, world religion, government, and science. But instead of helping Morty hit the books, Rick drags him on unexpected and unenlightening adventures, including but not limited to: "doing a Sherlock Holmes," getting trapped in a beat-'em-up video game, starting a cargo cult religion, contesting a political convention, and meeting Morty's future self! Will these hands-on experiences aid in Morty's education, or is he DOOMED to fail his finals?!

Featuring a cavalcade of past and future Rick and Morty comic superstars, including Daniel Kibblesmith (Loki, Harley Quinn), Christof Bogacs (Under Kingdom), Jake Black (Smallville), James Asmus (Quantum & Woody, The Delinquents) and Jim Festante (The End Times of Bram & Ben, Fieldtripping), Alex Firer (Rick and Morty: Rick's New Hat), Priscilla Tramontano (Transformers, Godzilla), Beck Kubrick (Don't Worry, I Die at the End), Marc Ellerby (Rick and Morty ongoing, Chloe Noonan: Monster Hunter), Suzi Blake (Batman: Wayne Family Adventures, Aggretsuko), and Fred C. Stresing (Rick and Morty: Meeseeks, P.I., Rick and Morty: Rick's New Hat), Rick and Morty: Finals Weeks collects five standalone-but-connected adventures guaranteed to make you laugh out loud, jump with excitement, and feel just a little bit dumber!

Collects all five hilarious issues of Rick and Morty: Finals Week--SheRick Holmes & Mortson #1, BrawlHer #1, Wrath of Beth #1, Contested Convention #1, and Old Man Morty #1!

Author Biography

Christof Bogacs is a comic book and video game writer based in Sydney, Australia. He is the writer behind Under Kingdom (Dark Horse) and Rick and Morty: Finals Week: BrawlHer (Oni). He's also the writer/co-creator of the cult favorite comic Meat4Burgers, a self-published ongoing series.

Jake Black is a writer with nearly 25 years experience writing for some of the biggest brands in the world. Beginning his career on the TV series Smallville, Jake has written several television episodes, books, and, of course, comics. Among his notable comics work is a Supergirl story co-written with Helen Slater, who played the role in the 1984 movie, as well as TMNT, Toy Story, Ben 10, and many more. In addition, he has written for brands like WWE, Star Trek, Batman, Cartoon Network, Marvel, and DC Comics. A 15-year cancer survivor, Jake lives in a quiet Connecticut town with his wife and their three children.

James Asmus is a writer for comics, comedy, games and other stuff for Marvel, DC, Disney+, History Channel and more. Rick and Morty fans might particularly dig his work on Quantum & Woody or The Delinquents (Valiant), The End Times of Bram & Ben (Image), Field Tripping (comiXology Originals) or his upcoming Rick and Morty: the Official Cook Book (Insight Editions). (For real).

Alex Firer's only skill is watching cartoons so thank goodness he got to do this book celebrating one of them. He's an LA-based writer whose comics credits include Diablo for Blizzard and a lot of Rick and Morty. Too much some may say. Not him though. He'll keep working in the Morty mines. Shoveling burps for Rick. Anyway other credits include McSweeneys and The Onion and uhh I don't know. He used to professionally pretend to be a robot and had to go to the Super Bowl. Is that anything?

Priscilla Tramontano is an illustrator, concept artist, and comic creator based in São Paulo, Brazil. She's a fan of cartoons, collectables, horror media, and cats. She has worked on comics titles such as Transformers, Godzilla, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, for TV shows such as Scooby Doo Mystery, Inc., and games including League of Legends.

Beck Kubrick is a writer, cartoonist from Manchester, UK. Their work has been described as "Sylvia Plath meets Peanuts" (Bond, 2023) and are known for their "dark humor and knowing wit" (Oliver, 2023). Their most recent short, Don';t Worry, I Die at the End, was voted Best One Shot in Broken Frontier';s 2023 awards. Beck';s self published debut, Coby, Alone was just shy of 1,000 percent funded via Kickstarter and received nominations for the MICE shorts award and Broken Pencil';s comic awards. They have worked with Mad Cave Studios, Cartoon Network, and Oni Press. Their upcoming work includes two unannounced graphic novels. In their free time, they like thinking about the apocalypse.

Suzi Blake is a comic artist and colorist based in St. Louis, Missouri, spending the apocalypse in the corn fields. When she's not playing games or eating pho, she loves drawing the characters from her childhood. So far she's also enjoyed working on Batman: Wayne Family Adventures, Skullgirls, Aggretsuko, and a new series with Jacksepticeye! Don't tell my editors how far behind I am on stuff, plz . . .

Fred C. Stresing is a comic book writer, artist, and colorist who has been working professionally for 10-plus years in the industry. His comics include such titles as Invader ZIM, Rick and Morty, Adventure Time, Rick and Morty: Meeseeks P.I, and many, many more. He loves sci-fi, comedy, old movies, and relaxing at home with his wife and their two cats in upstate New York.