Rick and Morty Creator Sells NFT Art Collection for Over $1 Million in Ether

Justin Roiland, the co-creator of the Adult Swim cartoon series Rick and Morty has joined the growing trend of celebrity artists creating non-fungible token (NFT) artwork. After the animator released the collection called “The Best I Could Do” on the NFT auction house Nifty Gateway, the artwork sold for over $1 million in ether.

Justin Roiland is well known for co-creating the animated television show Rick and Morty alongside his producing and voice-acting abilities. Just recently, Roiland, who also maintains an animation studio and video game studio decided to sell a collection of artwork backed by blockchain technology.

On January 18, on the non-fungible token (NFT) auction house Nifty Gateway, Roiland raised over a million dollars in ethereum (ETH) for his artwork. The collection is called “The Best I Could Do” and Roiland tweeted about his NFT collection as well.

“The best I could do,” the Rick and Morty animator told his 760,000 Twitter followers. “Testing the boundaries of crypto art. What makes something valuable? The art? The artist? The process? The state of mind while created? The intention of the piece? Feeling really good about this collection,” the artist added.

Following the release, Nifty Gateway’s official Twitter account tweeted about all the auction sales. One of the pieces of artwork was called “The Smintons,” which featured his own adaptations of Matt Groening’s Simpsons characters.

“All proceeds going to help the Los Angeles homeless encampments,” the NFT auction house said on Twitter. One of the auction’s five-minute open editions aggregated a total of $275k in ether. After the Roiland NFT collection sale ended, Nifty Gateway tweeted about the artist’s record auction.

“With the close of his auctions, Justin Roiland has surpassed $1mm total volume on a single drop, the 3rd Nifty Gateway artist to achieve this milestone,” the NFT marketplace emphasized. “Congratulations to Justin and all the collectors,” Nifty Gateway added.

The Rick and Morty animator’s recent NFT sale follows the acclaimed NFT artist Beeple’s auction in mid-December, which saw the artist raising $3.5 million in sales.

During a silent auction, Roiland sold a unique NFT that was called “The First Ever Edition Of Rick And Morty Cryptoart.” The artwork which featured the characters from the hit show sold for $150k in ether. Non-fungible token artwork continues to be a popular trend as the crypto community and onlookers are watching artists reap seven-figure payouts.