Simpsons Comics Simpsorama

Simpsons Comics #11-14

by Matt Groening

The Simpsons -- the quintessential middle American nuclear family -- have become a cultural icon. Beloved by millions of viewers, the Emmy Award-winning series made television history by bringing animation back to prime time, rapidly becoming one of the Fox network's highest-rated shows. In this collection of comics, faithful followers can catch up on the latest goings-on in Springfield, as the Simpson universe leaps from the screen to the big color comics pages. Ned Flanders, steadfast citizen and devoted father, has gone on a rampage, committing shocking crimes (it's not his fault -- he's been kidnapped by aliens). The Simpsons try out for membership in a biosphere, with catastrophic results. Then it's off to a new adventure as Bart skateboards headlong into the evils of the publishing industry, where he learns all about idea stealing, bad writers and the fleeting interest of editors.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Humor, Graphic Novels Comics, Comic Book, Bande Dessinée

128 pages, Paperback

First published May 24, 1996

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

[Nick Katenkamp]

I guess its not complete garbage but it is almost completely pointless and felt like a waste of time reading it. If the entire series is like this I'm surprised it lasted as long as it did. Each story is pretty dull and not related to each other. I love the Simpsons and I picked it up at the bookstore for $1 so I did finish it but this is not a good read.

[Charles]

While the Simpsons animated show is extremely popular and has lasted a long time, the humor is not for everyone. At times simply stupid and at other times cerebral, there is real genius in the show. It has been on for 30 seasons, fortunately for the producers, cartoon characters can be altered in appearance, but they never really have to age. It is a tribute to the people that create the show that they have been able to keep it sharp and topical for this length of time. Of course, it helps that reality continues to feed them humorous situations that are ripe for appearing on this show.
Although this comic form of stories involving this famous family do not have the same impact that the visual form has, reading them will inform you whether you will find the humor in the show to your taste. In some ways the humor comes across as a bit more bizarre in print, at least to me. It is a work of true genius.

[Malcolm Cox]

A collection of 4 Simpsons Comics featuring:

Fallen Flanders
After disappearing, Flanders returns a changed man...

Homer On The Range: The Kwik-E And The Dead
Grandpa tells a Western tale...

Survival Of The Fattest
The Simpsons and the Flanders enter a bio dome to see which family fares better.

White-Knuckled War Stories: Spare The Rod, Spoil The Grunt!
Skinner proposes a sterner method to discipline the students.

Give Me Merchandising Or Give Me Death!
The IP for Bart's own comic is stolen and used by an established publishing company.

Jimbo Jones' Wedgie Comics: Rebel Without A Clutch
Jimbo steals a dirtbike and causes more mischief than usual.

To Heir Is Homer
Homer inherits a brewery. Yes.

Bongo Cantankerous Coot Classics: Nostalgia Ain't What It Used To Be
Grandpa and Jasper attend a Collectormania event. It's not what they understand.

All-in-all a fun read with some bonus adverts and other silliness.

[Kristýna Onderková]

Jako dost nuda... pár dobrejch vtípků to nezachránilo. (únik padoucha po žebříku z helikoptéry...)

[laskavka]

Nijak zvlast me to nenadchlo. Serial mam urcite radsi, tyhle pribehy mi casto vyznely hrozne naprazdno...

[Petra D.]

Utvrdila jsem se v tom, že komiks není nic pro mě. 3* jen proto, že jsou to Simpsonovi.

[Jiří Böhm]

Za mě v pořádku. Baví mě to. Budu v tom pokračovat..

[Sophie]

Loved this, I love the show and this was just as great and funny.

[Pihla]

helppolukuinen ja hyväntuulinen kirja

[Andie]

I don't watch The Simpsons regularly, but this was still fun and easy to follow.

[Nathan]

This is a pity 2-star review. I really wanted to give it 1-star, but I did chuckle occasionally.

Sadly unimpressed with this. Bizarre non-canonical stories and poor jokes throughout. Everything is figuratively and literally two-dimensional. Just watch the show instead. Even some of their lesser episodes are better than this.

And though this site counts this "book" towards my reading goal for 2016, I intend to not count this as part of my goal. I will read something more substantive instead.

[Tim Corke]

A simple pleasure of several comic-style stories of The Simpsons. Pleasing to the eye and a new take on the popular series, the comic versions of The Simpsons are wonderful to wind away 10 minutes or so per adventure.

[Sheila Chin]

I registered a book at BookCrossing.com!
http://www.BookCrossing.com/journal/11394903

[Rick Schultz]

Typos and mismatched colors.

[Jessica]

A few funny lines. But (and I never thought I would say this) the TV show is better than the book.