Warning! Spoilers ahead for Multiversus: Collision Detected #2!I have seen Superman Going up against a lot of strange enemies in the past, but I didn’t count on ever seeing him take on Rick and Morty! Many Warner Bros. franchises are colliding thanks to a tie-in comic for the fighting game MultiversusAnd this includes the protagonists of the incredibly popular animated series.
Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman are used to discovering new worlds, but after shared hallucinations brought them to the door of Mr. Miracle and Big Barda, they discovered the beloved cartoon character Bugs Bunny. But the arrival of Bugs in the DC Universe pales in comparison to the unexpected debut of mad scientist Rick Sanchez.
Rick Sanchez takes over Brainiac’s iconic ship
Multiversus: Collision Detected #2 by Bryan Q. Miller and Jon Sommariva
in Multiversus: collision detected #2 By Bryan Q. Miller, Jon Sommariva, Matt Herms, and Marshall Dillon, Batman interrogates Bugs Bunny, curious about how the unusual rabbit made it to the DC Universe. Meanwhile, Superman talks to Avia, Barda and Miracle’s daughter, who reveals that she has focused a ‘Daughter Box’ from New Genesis Tech to look beyond the Source Wall. Unfortunately, when investigating the daughter box, a giant ray emerges from it, Bring out a number of other accidental guests in the DC Universe.
The Justice League begins checking various impact zones caused by the Daughter Box only to discover some surprising faces. In Central City, the Flash finds Scooby-Doo and Shaggy at Big Belly Burger as they prepare to munch down a mountain of burgers. In Gorilla City, Wonder Woman faces off against the Wicked Witch, who has converted several apes into her flying companions. and in Metropolis, Superman observes as Steven Universe and Garnet from the Crystal Gems Take on LiveVire and Parasite in a fight.
… The Dark Knight is swarmed by tentacles operated by an unknown and belching figure.
In the Batcave, Batman learns of a way that the heroes may be able to send the new arrivals back to their original homes. However, the Dark Knight is swarmed by tentacles operated by an unknown and belching figure. Back in Metropolis, Superman hears something strange and ceases the fight by encasing Parasite and Livewire in ice. Superman brings Steven and Garnet’s attention to a threat from the sky, although Clark notes that it’s not what he was expecting. Brainiac’s ship down from the clouds, But it was overhauled to resemble Rick Sanchez’s head as Rick greets everyone with a “Wooba-lubba-dub-dub“.
I can only imagine how Rick Vs. Superman is going to end up
Boundless optimism versus drunken nihilism
I didn’t play MultiversusBut I’m a big fan of many of the properties involved in it. When I heard there was going to be a comic tie-in, I thought it would be a cool way to bring some characters together (namely Steven Universe and Superman, a dream team in my book). But I didn’t anticipate Rick emerging as a potential antagonist, although I suppose in hindsight it was pretty obvious that he would. I am not a Rick and Morty Fan, but I’ve seen enough of the show to know that Out of everyone featured in MultiversusHe is Superman’s opposite.
Who better to challenge a bitter nihilist like Rick than someone who embodies concepts like hope and idealism like Superman?
2024 is a year that Superman did a crazy crossover in Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong And even though Godzilla nearly killed the Man of Steel in this one, it never felt like Clark ever was Indeed in conflict. Rick on the other hand? This guy is a real psychic. Now don’t get me wrong, I know Mutiversus: Collision detected is not going to go to the same depths as a regular episode of Rick and MortyBut still, it’s pretty bold too Have a character as noble as Superman go up against a man who canonically destroyed several micro-universes.
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At the same time though, I feel like it makes sense to dig the two together. Who better to challenge a bitter nihilist like Rick than someone who embodies concepts like hope and idealism like Superman? Sorry, I don’t expect what’s next for these two to be the end-all, be-all deal on good and evil, but it should be pretty interesting. Despite their wildly different views on life, Superman and Rick Sanchez have their respective fan bases, and I think it will be quite interesting to see how they interact in a not-quite-canonical confrontation.
Can Superman and Rick see eye-to-eye?
Superman has gone to worse
Thankfully, this isn’t the first mad scientist with a body count that Superman has ever had to take on. But the man of style has a way with words and if history tells us anything, it’s that Clark can always find common ground. Do I think he and Rick will be best friends? Not at all. But I think it will make for a good laugh to at least see Superman Flummoxed by one of the most despicable characters in Rick and Morty.
Multiversus: collision detected #2 is available now from DC Comics.
Rick and Morty is an animated adventure/sci-fi series that follows the intergalactic, inter-dimensional adventures of the super-genius Rick Sanchez and his less-than-average grandson Morty Smith. Rick’s daughter, Beth, his granddaughter, Summer, and his hated stepson, Jerry, also take center stage more often than not. The series, from creators Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon, blends comedy with science fiction as a way to explore a wide variety of topics aimed at a mature audience.