Simpsons Comics Thread [Contains Spoilers]

[Ivan P]

Does anyone else here read these? I think they're pretty good. There's a few people here that have written and/or currently write for this series.

The latest issue is #130, in which Marge sells all of the family's possessions (save for Homer's reading glasses) to a 'mysterious' bidder who turns out to be someone that they all know very well (especially Marge); Artie Ziff.

MARGE THE SELLOUT
Script: Ian Boothby
Pencils: Phil Ortiz
Inks: Mike DeCarlo
Colors: Karen Bates
Letters: Art Villanueva
Editor: Bill Morrison

While the "sellout" part of the title doesn't actually last very long in the story itself (although there is a callback to it when Artie finally buys Homer's glasses). I absolutely loved Homer thinking it was "opposite day" (although I guess I'm too young to understand the reference as to who he was tutoring...still funny though). The quiz segment was my favorite part of the story (as a Beatles fan a thought Homer mistaking Pete Best for Marge's favorite Beatles was a stroke of genius), especially Homer constantly yelling "I ACCEPT" before he even knew the full conditions of said quiz (commendation to Phil Ortiz on the terrific art during this part, too). Overall, a brilliant effort by Bongo; well done Ian, Phil and everyone else involved with this issue.

[Ivan P]

Issue #131 is out now, co-credited as being written by Chuck Dixon and Ty Templeton.
It features Simpsons Comics as the apparently 'appear' in Japan, Belgium and Mexico. Seems fun.

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[Rutsah]

I love it, more than the show because of the detail that cannot be presented in the show finds a place here.

[Ivan P]

BART SIMPSON #36 has just been released, with SUPER SPECTACULAR #5 coming this Wednesday:

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BART SIMPSON #36
While researching the Great Depression for a report at school, Bart finds an all-new authority figure to defy and is joined by some unlikely allies. Then, while digging near a new housing development, Bart and Milhouse discover a buried book with a cryptic text and are inspired to form a secret society that ends up having prophetic results. Oh, and Milhouse gets trapped in a mailbox.

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SUPER SPECTACULAR #5
Pieman and the Cupcake Kid encounter another uncouth and undercooked evil genius in the guise of Professor Frink, whose zeal to fund his research has some unexpected and embarrassing effects on the pastry-themed pair. And while were on the subject of food -- Radioactive Man finds himself facing the strangest villain in his multi-faceted crime-fighting career when an innocent delivery boy is transformed into an ever-changing food platter of foul play, and Radioactive Man is buffeted about by a living buffet -- the gastronomic nightmare known as Mufelatto, the Aliment Man!

...and also, the latest Bart Simpson trade paperback is available now:

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BIG BEASTLY BOOK OF BART SIMPSON
Bart Simpson gets brutal with a brilliant and brand-new collection of comics and stories brimming with bitter rivalries, baseball gone bionic, bully bonding, and babysitters gone bad. Bart and Homer find themselves up a creek when they go fishing together. Bart tries to elude haunted detention slip with his name on it. Principal Skinner bribes Bart to keep him on his best behavior, while Nelson Muntz hosts a guide to adult nerds. Bart reveals the secrets to staying home sick, and when he makes the cheerleading squad, shows off his unique brand of school spirit. And to top it all off, Maggie and Moe find themselves mulling over a murder mystery. Bart Simpson is here to soothe the savage beast!

More info on upcoming releases at http://krustofski.com/bongo

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If Ian Boothby happens to wander into this thread, I was wondering; how come you've never done a story for Bart Simpson Comics before?!? I think your writing for Bart as a charcter is excellent!