Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons
[12][13][14][15] A sequel four-issue limited series, titled Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons Chapter II: Painscape, was released from September 18 to December 18, 2019.A four-issue sequel mini-series, Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons Chapter II: Painscape, was published from September to December 2019.[40][41][42] Jon Ryan, for IGN wrote "it's clear that the team behind this crossover is incredibly invested in striking a great balance between paying homage to and reverently adapting the source material while also making the adventure accessible to new players (after all, isn’t it likely that left to his own devices Rick would just constantly kill all the characters he found boring?).The adventure booklet, in particular, will be a fun read for any DMs who are fans of the series, as it doesn’t just feature commentary from 'Rick' over the standard rule text (as in the rulebook), but rather, almost every room description, stat block, and random table are written from his perspective".[43][44][45] Brian Hibbs, in The Beat's analysis of 2019 comics sales, called Rick & Morty Vs. Dungeons & Dragons "a bit of a surprise hit" for IDW with "nearly 21k copies" sold.[5] Sergio Pereira, in a review of Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons and Dragons #1 for CBR, wrote that this issue "stands alone as intelligent social commentary on D&D culture" as it "touches upon two important feelings that most newbies encounter when trying to subscribe to the hobby: confusion and exclusion".[26] Gavin Sheehan, in a review of Rick and Morty + Dungeons & Dragons Comic Book and Campaign for Bleeding Cool, wrote that "everything about their adventure through the realms both virtual and real become a twisted look at the various ways the game is played and the personalities who come to roll a few dice.[10] Aaron Phillips, in a review of Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons Chapter II: Painscape #1 for But Why Tho, called the issue "another brilliant collaboration" with Zub leaning "heavily into the lore of DnD adding real depth to the story" and that it "captures every ounce of essence from the show".