Simpsons Comics Thread

[Charlie]

Wow, sorry for the triple post, but I doubt anyone reads this unless there is a new post.

Anyway, I am absolutely appalled with the new issue of Bart Simpson in Australia. The first 19 issues were all around 64 pages long, and included bonus random Radioactive Man stories from all the issues as well as the 80 page colossal, anyway, I had been wondering for a while with how they would get to 64 pages still without any RM stories (as they have now run out of them). I'd have much rathered them to just go down to 32 pages and only having JUST the Bart Simpson issue, instead of what they did now. The entire issue #21 takes up the first 34 pages, then on page 35 it has the cover for #21, and then the remaining pages is all of issue #21, so it's basically two issues in one. Sure, we basically get two issues for the price of one, but it's going to be confusing going through the issues looking for a certain one, as the actual front cover only says #20 (the cover half way through the issue says #21), so next issue will say #22 on the cover, then after that it will be #24, so, like I said, if I were looking for #21, #23, etc, the entire idea of combining issues isn't very innovative.

[Itchy]

I think it's a bit stupid to complain about it, considering they've used the guest artist format since 1999.

Stupid? Maybe if you're nagging for no reason. I made a few complaints and stated my reasons why I disliked them. There's nothing stupid with that. Some people will complain and disagree with other users. This is a discussion forum, we are supposed to exchange diffrent comments and opinions. I think the ones made before they let other artists do it were much better. Stuff like "Litle Shop Of Homers", "Bart People" or "Sideshow Blob" are some of the best stories from the THOH comics and few of the later issues have been able to give us art or stories better than those. How do you think people would've reacted if DC let Matt Groening draw a Batman issue? Simpsons fans would probably have loved it, but hardcore Batman fans would've hated it.

[Charlie]

I half agree with what you are saying about how nice the art was in the early issues. The last issue that I thought had pretty nice art was #10 (especially the Batterface story, because that was done by Bongo's own Bill Morrison).

[baloobas]

Hey Ivan, glad we could sort things out amicably.
Good luck with your new site.

[Charlie]

#119 is out now in the US. Even though I got the US edition I still picked this up, so I could use the freebie from one copy, but also have an issue with the freebie intact (went with cutting out the one from the US edition, because the Aus one has actually been set out a lot nicer [stapled around the outside of the issue] and instead of being a white piece of card it instead has a nice yellow background behind it)

[Charlie]

New Bongo Comics

IN THE US

Simpsons Comics #123

Bobbing For Revenge
Script: Ian Boothby
Pencils: Phil Ortiz
Inks: Mike DeCarlo
Colors: Art Villanueva
Letters: Karen Bates
Someone's out to kill Bart Simpson. However, Sideshow Bob is nowhere to be seen, unless of course you tune into to his new prison reality show. Who can Bart turn to when it seems like everyone is out to get him? And will Sideshow Bob ever learn to speak Cantonese?

Bart Simpson #32

Hog Tied
Script: Amanda McCann
Pencils: James Lloyd
Inks: Howard Shum
Colors: Art Villanueva
Letters: Karen Bates

Clone Alone
Script: Mary Trainor
Pencils: Mike DeCarlo
Inks: Phyllis Novin
Colors: Art Villanueva
Letters: Karen Bates

Baby Got Back At Burns
Script: Jesse McCann
Pencils: John Costanza
Inks: Howard Shum
Colors: Art Villanueva
Letters: Karen Bates
Bart loses control with his new Krusty Clone at Home Kit; Maggie battles Mr. Burns for a mysterious and cursed artifact; and Ralph gets mistaken for a prized pig at the Springfield county fair.

Simpsons Comics #10

Get Fatty
Script: Gary Glasberg
Pencils: Stephanie Gladden
Inks: Tim Harkins
Colors: Nathan Kane
Letters: Jeannine Black

The Quest For Yaz
Script: Adam Fen
Pencils: Chris Roman
Inks: Tim Bavington
Colors: Peter Alexander
Letters: Jeannine Black

Don't Cry For Me, Jebediah!
Script: Bill Morrison
Pencils: Chris Clements
Inks: Steve Steere, Jr.
Colors: Nathan Kane
Letters: Jeannine Black
The city of Springfield becomes ground zero for newly-appointed Fitness Ambassador Rainier Wolfcastle's Battle of the Bulge. But with an entire town on a diet, inspired by the presidential promise of a community water park, only one very fat man stands in the way...Homer Simpson! Then witness the miracle of Springfield, when the statue of Jebediah Springfield starts crying real tears and true believers from all over begin a pilgrimage to the holy site. But does one spiky-haired prankster have a hand (or a hose) in Springfield's newest attraction? (Collects Simpsons Comics #18-19)

IN THE UK

Simpsons Comics #125

Bad News Bearer
Script: Ian Boothby
Pencils: John Costanza
Inks: Mike DeCarlo
Colors: Art Villanueva
Letters: Karen Bates
Homer becomes Mr. Burns new 'bad news bringer'. Meanwhile, Bart causes Ned Flanders to become addicted to violent video games.

ALSO AVAILABLE IN THE UK:

FUTURAMA COMICS #38


BART SIMPSON COMICS #22

OUT NOW IN AUSTRALIA

Simpsons Comics #119

The Flunky!
Script: Scott M. Gimple
Pencils: John Costanza
Inks: Phyllis Novin
Colors: Art Villanueva
Letters: Karen Bates
Having deprived the citizens of Springfield of electricity one too many times, and discovering his popularity is at an all-time low, Mr. Burns decides to win back the public with a weekly television show giving one lucky person a chance to become his protege.

Who will become..."The Flunky"?

Toady trumps tyrant in this special issue!

It also includes a unique right and left handed door hanger, that has been skillfully designed and crafted to keep unwanted parents and siblings out of your space while you veg out!


Simpsons Comics #20/#21

The Great Springfild Donut War!
Script: Scott Shaw!
Pencils: Scott Shaw!
Inks: Mike Rote
Colors: Art Villanueva
Letters: Karen Bates

Movie Mayhem
Script: James Bates
Pencils: Luis Escobar
Inks: Mike Rote
Colors: Nathan Hamill
Letters: Chris Ungar

Batter Up Bart
Script: Tony Digerolamo
Pencils: Jason Ho
Inks: Mike Rote
Colors: Nathan Hamill
Letters: Karen Bates

The Three Stages of Teaching
Script: Tom Peyer
Pencils: John Delaney
Inks: Howard Shum
Colors: Art Villanueva
Letters: Chris Ungar

Cuff It Up!
Script: James Bates
Pencils: Luis Escobar
Inks: Patrick Owsley
Colors: Nathan Hamill
Letters: Karen Bates
Bart Simpson Comics are now out in a new DOUBLE ISSUE format for Australian readers.

In issue #20, see Homer tell Bart the story of how he became the new Lard Lad mascot. However, a new donut store arrives and threatens to put Lard Lad out of business, and put Homer out of a job. Next, Bart and Milhouse go on the quest to make the best horror movie of all time. And finally, Bart presents his "fun pages", which includes puzzles 'hosted' by various Springfieldians, and a handy cover to slide over the comic book so it looks like you are working.

Then, in issue #21, we see Bart and Lisa's baseball team get a new coach: Professor Frink. However, they look as if they will lose the finals when they come up against the team that is being managed by Frink's enemy, Dr. Colossus. Then, Ms. Hoover leaves Lisa to teach the class. However, Lisa cannot handle it and Ms. Hoover is surprised at how quickly the class caused Lisa to crack. Finally, Bart and Nelson cause more havoc on a school field trip when they get handcuffed together in an exhibit.

The Best of the Simpsons #41

Bart Simpson and the Krusty Brand Fun Factory
Script: Jesse McCann, Robert Graff
Pencils: James Lloyd
Inks: Tim Bavington
Colors: Nathan Kane
Letters: Jeannine Black

The Day the Nagging Stopped
Script: Ian Boothby
Pencils: Julius Preite
Inks: Tim Harkins
Colors: Chris Ungar
Letters: Karen Bates

Imagine a fantastical world where all your brand name dreams come true or where you can take an exciting boat ride on a fizzy cherry soda river. There are five golden straws. Only five. Five straws that guarantee a glorious day at the Krusty Brand Fun Factory. Bart and Homer will do anything to get into the magical, mystical, high-tech automated plant where Krusty the Clown churns out his sensational cream pies, chia Krustys, and diet pork juice.
But a mysterious presence is about to wreak havoc on both child and chaperone, and Homer and Bart will soon discover that there are no emergency exits in the Krusty Brand Deathrap.

And coming soon in the US:

Simpsons Comics #124
Futurama Comics #28
Simpsons Classics #11
Simpsons Winter Wing Ding #1
Simpsons Super Spectacular #4
Simpsons Comics Beach Blanket Bongo

Tom, if you want i'll save the images in this post that are from PBC and then upload them to photobucket or something.

[baloobas]

Ivan, you need to change the title above your (?) picture of Simpsons Classics #10 - at the moment it reads "Simpsons Comics #123".

Also Simpsons Classics #10 doesn't fully collect Simpsons Comics 18-19 as it skips out on the Roswell story from #19 and in its place is a story from the Radioactive Man Special - Radioactive Man Teen Idol.

And don't forget comics fans, http://www.planetbongocomics.com (where Ivan likes to get a lot of his images) is currently looking for reviewers so head on over there and use the contacts link for more info or wait a few days and I'll be posting a step by step guide to submitting reviews.

[Charlie]

Ivan, you need to change the title above your (?) picture of Simpsons Classics #10 - at the moment it reads "Simpsons Comics #123".

Also Simpsons Classics #10 doesn't fully collect Simpsons Comics 18-19 as it skips out on the Roswell story from #19 and in its place is a story from the Radioactive Man Special - Radioactive Man Teen Idol.

And don't forget comics fans, http://www.planetbongocomics.com (where Ivan likes to get a lot of his images) is currently looking for reviewers so head on over there and use the contacts link for more info or wait a few days and I'll be posting a step by step guide to submitting reviews.

Oops, my bad, i'll change it to say #10. I'll send you some reviews soon, too.

(where Ivan likes to get a lot of his images)

I think it's a shame they aren't going to put the Roswell story in the Classics...unless there's going to be an issue where they have one Simpsons issue and then the entire Roswell story or something. Guess I'll have to find a copy of the TPB

Oh, and just realized the (?) added in after 'your image'. See what I said in the bottom of my above post.

[baloobas]

Oh, and just realized the (?) added in after 'your image'. See what I said in the bottom of my above post.

Hey cheeky you only added that a few minutes ago.

[Charlie]

Indeed. Also see the new Simpsons TPB in my post?

[baloobas]

Yeah, let me know when you have a picture of it and I'll nick it.

[Charlie]

OK

BTW you can use the images from my upcoming page if you want to put any Aus. new releases on PBC.

[baloobas]

Ok thanks, will do.

[Oto]

Ok thanks, will do.

Hi Tom !
Never seen you here before.

I have seen the update for Swedish edition.
Here the Nr1 (2001).

[baloobas]

Hi Oto, I'm not on here a lot, just now and again to tell Ivan off for using something from my site

Thanks for all your great information, I really appreciate it.

Can't see the picture you've just posted..........

[Reverend Lovejoy]

Simpsons Comics #10

Get Fatty

Holy hell? Are my eyes decieving me or are THE LOVEJOYS ON THAT COMIC?

Does this mean those emails I sent are finally getting somewhere? Or is it just pure coincidence? (I'm betting it's the latter )

We never got such a cool picture in the UK (our Simpsons comics writers are obsessed with CBG). Do you know where I can get a bigger image?

[baloobas]

A bigger image eh..........well you could try here :-

http://www.planetbongocomics.com/Sim...assics_10.html

[Charlie]

Holy hell? Are my eyes decieving me or are THE LOVEJOYS ON THAT COMIC?

They also appear in that comic too (can't recall if they actually talk, but I remember seeing Rev. Lovejoy towards the end of it). Then again, the stories in that issue were made quite a while before Bongo became obsessed with CBG...

EDIT:

Tom, is #123 any good?

[Reverend Lovejoy]

They also appear in that comic too (can't recall if they actually talk, but I remember seeing Rev. Lovejoy towards the end of it). Then again, the stories in that issue were made quite a while before Bongo became obsessed with CBG...

EDIT:

Tom, is #123 any good?

Yeah, I know. In fact, I can point out exactly when they became obsessed with CBG... (the 'merchants of vengeance' issue, in case anyone cares)

[Charlie]

Hahaha, I read that issue last night. I found CBG to be very annoying in that one "...please just drive the RV" (*shudder*). My least favourite thing they have done with CBG so far was US #105 where it was the Dr. Nick issue where CBG got amnesia.

[Reverend Lovejoy]

I know what you mean. Seriously, though, after that issue, CBG became much more prominant, originally he only appeared every few issues, but since that issue... well, it's like once per issue, with very few exceptions.

[the real comic book guy]

Hi Tom !
...

where can i get the swedish comics? i'm from germany and i can't speak swedish

[Oto]

where can i get the swedish comics? i'm from germany and i can't speak swedish

You have ebay.se but there never have something interesting...
The best place to find Swedish comics is www.tradera.com a swedish ebay likes.

[Charlie]

Amazon has finally made pages on two upcoming paperbacks:

Simpsons Comics Beach Blanket Bongo

Big Beastly Book of Bart Simpson

[camelenchilada]

just picked up #123

[Charlie]

I got Bart #23, Futurama #27 and Simpsons #123 when I was in the city. There was an interesting thing in Simpsons #123 that seems like "too much of a coincidence to be true"; Bart and Lisa are arguing over comic book trivia, to which CBG suddenly appears and answers their question, before adding something along the lines of "wherever senseless comic book trivia is needed, I will be there". I immediately thought of Reverend Lovejoy and his utter distaste of the overuse of that particular character.

[Reverend Lovejoy]

I got Bart #23, Futurama #27 and Simpsons #123 when I was in the city. There was an interesting thing in Simpsons #123 that seems like "too much of a coincidence to be true"; Bart and Lisa are arguing over comic book trivia, to which CBG suddenly appears and answers their question, before adding something along the lines of "wherever senseless comic book trivia is needed, I will be there". I immediately thought of Reverend Lovejoy and his utter distaste of the overuse of that particular character.

Nice to be remembered.
Seriously, though, they're still doing that? Hopefully, they'll have nothing to do with the movie, or three guesses who's going to get a main role?

[Charlie]

Oh dear god...

http://www.silverbulletcomicbooks.co...6402922851.htm

Review for Simpsons Comics #103:

Let's see how do I phrase this. I've already said that Ian Boothby is a comic genius, but in this issue of Simpsons Comics, he surpasses that genius. I'd call him a super comic genius, but I dare say Wile E. Coyote would sue.

Not only does Boothby provide laughs in this issue of Simpsons Comics he concocts a fairplay mystery that with a little reworking would make a fine drama. Boothby though expertly centers this mystery in the world of The Simpsons.

Everything about the story speaks in the language of Matt Groening. The conformity evolves hints to what really occurs and also an argument against such a thing. The cynicism of sheep-like society not only provides clues and conflict but also speaks out against the ostracism of individuals.

Lest you think that this story is a deep exploration in man's inhumanity to man, I'd like to direct you into one particular joke that while given running commentary on the show has never been employed for such laugh out loud hilarity before. I give you Boothby at his mad, mad, simply mad best.

Also beyond up to snuff we find artists Phil Oritz, DeCarlo and Villanueva interpreting the massive cast of the Simpsons in a variety of ways and in different filters of uniform. The artist's timing gives each scene whatever it needs: suspense, comedy, a complexity of emotion and a heightening of paranoid atmosphere.

In closing, this is easily the best issue of Simpsons Comics ever published. Brilliant, gentlemen. Simply, brilliant.

How could they say it is easily the best issue published? I could barely read it the first time round, the plot is that unfocused and distorted, with lame visual jokes. Only on reading it A LOT more did it improve, even though I, and I'm sure others, feel uncomfortable with everyone in Springfield running around with Sideshow Bob's haircut.

[Reverend Lovejoy]

I survived seeing Helen Lovejoy with Marge's haircut, I think I can handle it.

[Charlie]

That was the one where everyone started looking like the Simpsons, right? I would say #123 is a lot creepier than that...