Rick and Morty

Rick and Morty going through an
interdimentional portal.

Rick and Morty is an animated series about the adventures of Rick Sanchez an alcholic scientist and his grandson Morty Smith a high school student who travel around the universe and other realities. Throughout this animated series there is a huge fandom behind it that enjoys the adventures of Rick and Morty and each fan expresses in different ways their opinion and love for the series, but not all fans are like that, some are more quiet and others are more intense and I will describe all these types of fans. There are different types of fandom, the normal ones who like the series and have something related to rick and morty but don't give it that much importance, those who like the series so much that they seek to talk about it with others who also like it like them and are always active in any fan group, those who cosplay the series and go to events and see it as something mystical, and those who believe that Rick and Morty is the best thing that has been done on television and that nothing else exists and their level of toxicity is high.

MEMES

Jerry Smith father of Morty

We will talk about the quieter part of the community which are the memes.these can be found on fan made pages on any platform,facebook and instagram being the most famous and accessible to the community.on Rick and Morty Public Posting(1) they share different variety of memes about the series using pesonages that only a fan could understand,some are very normal and others are a bit bizarre.

THEORIES

Another way in which fans express their opinions about theseries are the theories. The

Morty being harassed by a beanman

community likes to discuss the progress of the series as well as create speculations about what will happen in future episodes and even seasons, for example, who will be the new villain, or what consequences will bring some event of the series? There is a page called Fanpop (2)where there is a group dedicated to this type of theories called "Rick and Morty Club" here you can find things you should know about a season, or curiosities of each episode or characterS.

Digital fanart of Morty by
@leegan_art

FANARTS

Art is the most beautiful way we have to express ourselves, and this community creates many works of art symbolizing the love and inspiration that the series gives them. The artists recreate their favorite characters with their techniques to create impressive works of art, whether whether digital or traditional art. These are shared in community groups for fans to show their support and influence them to continue creating illustrations to support

the artistic talent of this community.(3)

Rick and Morty in a cuddly universe

COSPLAY

Cosplay is another form of representation of their affection for the series and this occurs at convention venues like Comic-Con where fans dress up as their favorite characters and wear the most realistic and creative costumes to wow the entire community. Ankur Chopra says the popularity of "Rick and Morty" is something that speaks for itself and has its credentials all over the place when it comes to a solid fan base (4). Throughout the series he has bonded new people to this world of Rick and Morty and in these types of events is where the community comes together the most and they come together to represent the best of the series and show the world all these interesting characters from the series, some are a little simple but realistic and others are of some(4) rare characters.

TOXIC FANDOM

Rick and Morty cosplay at
Comic-Con

Just as there is a good part of the fandom, there are also people who do not live together in a healthy way and it gives a bad image to the community. As Amy Lamare says "the fan who sees the program not as a simple satire or an absurd comedy with deeply unpleasant, but as a life bible and a manual on how to behave, and that's the problem" there is a small percentage of the community that idolizes the series more than it should, they believe that their opinion is above others and that they can do any toxic act to anyone who disagrees with them. In 2017, fans of the show were not happy with the direction the third season was taking. Rather than wait like normal, patient fans of a TV show, these disgusting creatures blamed the female writers added to the staff after two years of an all-male writing team for their distaste for the stories.(5).This It is one of the things that these toxic

Scary Terry cosplay at
Comic-Con

people do if they are not satisfied with the series, giving stupid excuses like blaming the writers just for being women just because the episodes were not up to what they already consumed. And not only They did this according to Amy Lamare. They complained on Twitter and then took their fight to 4Chan, where these fans posted the personal information of the Rick and Morty writers (5). It got to the point that they made the writers quit just on the whim of these people who only had a male and not a female point of view. Fortunately, the directors were able to resolve this situation and they themselves have criticized their fans saying that this type of or people do not represent their ideals and that they only act like ignorant children with nothing good to do. Unfortunately, nowadays these types of people follow the networks, but it is only a small part of the community, these people do not represent the whole rick and morty fandom is why every day they strive to give a better image of the series and clear the name of the community.

Basically all this is made up of the Rick and Morty community with some negative aspects but a large part of the fandom without counting the toxic ones, they are a great community with a wide variety of fans who respect each other and lean on them, to that everyone feels united by this great series that is not a big deal but represents much more for some people, and I would like to end by recommending that you give this series a chance if you have not seen it, if you like black or absurd humor, adventures action, and stories that don't make much sense but are well developed, this would be a suitable series for you and if you like to enter and be part of this community that will receive you as one of its own.