The Simpsons Illustrated

[Tubbb!]

...some threads are timeless.

[Mozy]

I've got the most recent one, the first reboot issue:

[Tubbb!]

Is it anything like the original first issue?
(I'm too lazy to look it up.)

[Handsome B. Wonderful]

No, it's a reprint series, like Classics.

[Company Picnic]

Are the re-prints widely available, and are they likely to be available in the UK?

[Solid Snake]

The UK has it's own reprint series yes called Simpsons Comics Presents, it features "The Best of The Simpsons" which feature two issues from the main series, and a The Best of Bart Simpson, I don't have any issues from that.

There of course the tradebacks too. :P

[Charlie]

Are the re-prints widely available, and are they likely to be available in the UK?

Generally anything released by Bongo in the US won't be widely available in other countries, aside from the trade paperbacks - you can wait and see what your particular country will release (as Gary has already said, Illustrated is unlikely to be published by Titan because they already do reprints with Best of the Simpsons/Bart Simpson), or the other option is a proper comic book store, which is likely to import a few issues from overseas. Other options include online stores, eBay, etc.

[ArchiveGuy]

Simpsons Illustrated #2 was released Wednesday, May 2.

Contents:
Simpson/Sideshow Sibling Smackdown
Reprinted from:
Simpsons Comics #71
Reprinted in:
Simpsons Comics Beach Blanket Bongo

Radioactive Man in Planet of the Strange-O's
Reprinted from:
Simpsons Comics #50
Reprinted in:
Simpsons Comics Royale
Radioactive Man #711 (promotional issue)

Bart Simpson in: Flu Shot
Reprinted from:
Bart Simpson #23
Reprinted in:
Big Beastly Book of Bart Simpson

Bart Simpson in: Bart Gets Stumped
Reprinted from:
Bart Simpson #26
Reprinted in:
Big Brilliant Book of Bart Simpson

ArchiveGuy