Bart Simpson to the Rescue!

by Matt Groening

Need a lift or a laugh? Well . . . help is on the way! When Bart attempts his most elaborate practical joke ever, he becomes an Internet sensation with a little help from his friends . . . about 15 million of them. Then join Bart on an incredulous journey when a monster firecracker leaves him both deaf and dumbfounded. And when Bart has a chance encounter with a fortuneteller, even he's not prepared for the future twist of fate that awaits him. And find out who's defacing every billboard in town by drawing mustaches on them. If it's not El Barto. . .who is it? All this and more awaits you as Bart Simpson saves the day!

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Humor

128 pages, Paperback

First published April 8, 2014

About the author

Matthew Abram Groening is an American cartoonist, television producer and writer from Portland, Oregon.

Groening is best known as the creator of The Simpsons. He is also the creator of Futurama and the author of the weekly comic strip Life in Hell. Groening distributed Life in Hell in the book corner of Licorice Pizza, a record store in which he worked.

He made his first professional cartoon sale to the avant-garde Wet magazine in 1978. The cartoon is still carried in 250 weekly newspapers.

Reviews

[Alice Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't know if they are recycling some old comics but the artwork for most of the book was really bad. The stories didn't have the social criticism it usually does either. Still fun and entertaining though.

[Neko · Rating 2 out of 5]

There really isn't anything THAT amazing about this collection of Bart Simpson comics. I actually think they are starting to get weaker as a whole which to me is a disappointment. The artwork is never consistent any more with different arts putting VERY different takes on how the characters look...I'm sorry to say but some of it looked like a 8 year old had drawn. When these trades first came out the stories were more interesting and there was less of those simple one page panel comics meaning there was just a simple comic on one page...It reminds me of what Gladstone used to release 'Penny pincher's' which were a collection of short comics put into a bigger comic book, at least with that you knew what you were getting.

I love reading any Simpson comic for a bit of light hearted fun but if the art style continues to drop and the storylines keep getting snore worthy I may save my pennies instead!

[Wilde Sky · Rating 3 out of 5]

No a bad collection of Simpson cartoons / stories – but some of the artwork / storylines were a bit below par.

[Ruby Escalona · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very funny book and easy to read - actually devoured it within a day.

[Grace · Rating 4 out of 5]

It wasn’t that good but I liked it

[Quentin Wallace · Rating 5 out of 5]

So Sergio Aragones shows up a lot in this volume, doing the type of humor he is famous for in Mad Magazine. I also notice the art is becoming a little more stylized, with each artist adding their own take on things rather than sticking to the TV style art that I have gotten used to. You'd think the more artistic look would be better, but really I prefer the other style as it seems more like watching the TV show. Overall still a great series, as the Simpsons comics rarely miss the mark.

[Pamela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good entry all around. Some really great ones and some less than stellar (especially in terms of really odd art styles). I liked the comics that involved Lisa and Maggie in particular this time.

3.5/5

(3.35 average rounded up)