Rick and Morty's opening credits have always ended with Cthulhu, but now the Smith Family are finally taking on H. P. Lovecraft's cosmic monstrosity in 'Rick and Morty vs Cthulhu,' from JimZub, LeonardoIto, and ccrank!
Cthulhu is finally coming to the world of Rick and Morty, paying off the iconic monster's longtime but unexplained appearance in the series' opening credits, where Rick, Morty, and Summer flee a winged, octopus-headed being while clutching what appears to be its baby. Rick and Morty has long dabbled in the same kind of cosmic horror that's synonymous with the Cthulhu Mythos, and now in Rick and Morty vs Cthulhu, they're finally taking on H. P.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY The Cthulhu Mythos began with Lovecraft's writing and his larger invention of the Great Old Ones - cosmic horrors greater than humanity can fathom, of which Cthulhu has become the most iconic representation. Lovecraft's works delve heavily into themes of cosmic nihilism and the cruelty of an unknowable universe - themes which Rick and Morty likewise takes as the core of its tragi-comic depiction of the Smith Family.
What could be worse than an off-planet sugar deal gone wrong? Tripping through a Lovecraftian hellscape with the Smith family as they fight, uh, cosmic sentient color and racist fish-people? That can't be right... The reference to "racist fish-people" hints that Rick and Morty vs Cthulhu won't just parody Lovecraft's iconic Cthulhu Mythos, but the deep-seated prejudices present in the writer's work. This sets up a similar concept to Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows' Providence, which likewise explores both the enduring popularity of Lovecraft's creations and the way his racism, homophobia, and other hateful beliefs shaped his work.
Rick and Morty's visual inventiveness and its title character's cosmic despair and destructive nihilism make it the perfect match to crossover with the Cthulhu Mythos, which - as its opening credits show - has always been an entry on the show's long list of inspirations.
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