{"id":5907,"date":"2018-04-08T22:48:58","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T03:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=5907"},"modified":"2018-04-09T22:52:25","modified_gmt":"2018-04-10T03:52:25","slug":"rick-and-morty-roll-the-dice-with-dungeons-dragons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2018\/04\/08\/rick-and-morty-roll-the-dice-with-dungeons-dragons\/","title":{"rendered":"Rick and Morty\u2122 Roll the Dice with Dungeons &#038; Dragons!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span class=\"m_1219321761542188008subTitle\">Patrick Rothfuss and Jim Zub lead crossover mini-series this August<\/span><\/div>\n<p>SAN DIEGO, CA (April 8<sup>th<\/sup>, 2018) \u2013 Announced today at C2E2, IDW, in partnership with Oni Press, is bringing two of the most popular properties in the world, Adult Swim\u2019s hit series\u00a0<em>Rick and Morty<\/em><em>\u2122<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Dungeons &amp; Dragons<\/em>, together in a brand-new four-issue comic book series. Taking the reins of these two iconic properties is the superstar creative team of writers\u00a0<strong>Patrick Rothfuss<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>The Kingkiller Chronicles<\/em>) and\u00a0<strong>Jim Zub\u00a0<\/strong>(<em>The Avengers, Wayward<\/em>) along with Eisner-nominated artist\u00a0<strong>Troy Little\u00a0<\/strong>(<em>Hunter S. Thompson&#8217;s<\/em>\u00a0<em>Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>Debuting this August, the mini-series will throw Rick and Morty into a high-fantasy adventure blended with the wit, humor, and intelligence the show is widely celebrated for.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love\u00a0<em>Rick and Morty<\/em>\u2122 with a powerful love, and I\u2019ve played D&amp;D since the 5th grade,\u201d said\u00a0<strong>Patrick Rothfuss<\/strong>. \u201cSo when they approached me about writing a story with both of them together? That\u2019s some serious you-got-chocolate-in-my-peanut butter $#!&amp; right there. I\u2019m in. I\u2019m all the way in. I\u2019m gettin\u2019 that chocolate all up in the peanut butter. Like, deep in. All the way in. It\u2019s going to be sticky and delicious.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In this summer\u2019s biggest comic book crossover, Morty goes to Rick for help to learn about\u00a0<em>Dungeons &amp; Dragons<\/em>, the game all the cool kids at his school are playing; naturally, things go horribly wrong as Rick, Morty, and the whole Smith family find themselves on an epic quest with no escape in sight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe\u00a0<em>Dungeons &amp; Dragons<\/em>\u00a0crew is letting Pat and I open a Pandora\u2019s Box of insane adventure material and iconic creatures from the granddaddy of all tabletop role-playing games,\u201d said\u00a0<strong>Jim Zub<\/strong>. \u201cI wish I could say we\u2019ll take good care of it, but, the simple truth is, this is\u00a0<em>Rick and Morty\u2122<\/em>we\u2019re talking about. No fantasy world or otherworldly plane of existence is safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Each issue will feature variant covers that fans of both series will love, including character sheets, and more!\u00a0<em>Dungeons &amp; Dragons<\/em>\u00a0comics from IDW by\u00a0<strong>Jim Zub<\/strong>\u00a0are available now wherever books are sold. Oni Press\u2019s\u00a0<em>Rick and Morty<\/em>\u2122comics are also available where comics and books are sold.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patrick Rothfuss and Jim Zub lead crossover mini-series this August SAN DIEGO, CA (April 8th, 2018) \u2013 Announced today at C2E2, IDW, in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5908,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[17,32,16],"tags":[74,56],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/unnamed-5-e1523332280997.jpg?fit=1031%2C1534","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17632,"url":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2019\/07\/08\/oni-press-announces-signings-and-programming-at-comic-con-international\/","url_meta":{"origin":5907,"position":0},"title":"ONI PRESS ANNOUNCES SIGNINGS AND PROGRAMMING AT COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL","author":"DiRT","date":"July 8, 2019","format":"image","excerpt":"The Portland Publisher Announces Full Slate of Signings and Programming at SDCC 2019 Two weeks ahead of the doors opening to preview night at Comic-Con International 2019, Oni Press reveals a full slate of signings, exclusives, and programming at this year\u2019s convention. 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