Simpsons Comics Unchained

Simpsons Comics #36-42

by Matt Groening

Simpsons Comics Unchained is chock full of four comics containing the zany antics of TV's first family –Simpsons fans will continue to go wild. Attention, citizens! Lock your doors and windows! Run for your lives! The Simpsons are busting out the bindings of their biggest and best book yet, and no one is safe from their maniacal comic madness! See Grampa Simpson embark on a new career as El Grampo, a modern day Zorro for the senior set, whose anarchistic shenanigans start to cramp the similarly–inspired protests of his grandson, Bart Simpson (a.k.a. El Barto). Behold the destructive power of censorship as Homer Simpson and the Comic Book Guy fight for their right to free speech and their very lives. Envison a local celebrity, Krusty the Clown, who comes to dinner and refuses to leave. Witness Mr. Burns' power mad scheme to undermine the economy of Springfield by paying his employees in jelly donuts. Observe a town caught in the thrall of an international media sensation, unable to separate themselves from the television chronicle of the life of one man䇯mer Simpson. These stories and many more can barely be contained in the new comic collection... Simpsons Comics Unchained!

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Humor, Fiction, Childrens, Graphic Novels Comics, Adult

176 pages, Paperback

First published January 25, 2002

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

[Cale · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's not something I would normally have noticed, but while reading this collection it occurred to me just how DENSE Simpsons comics are. Compared to mainstream super hero comics, these are practically novels; with huge amounts of text. But it works, because the artists and writers really have the voice of the series (it's early era; this was published in 2001, so some characters now long-dead in the series show up, causing momentary discomfort). Most of the humor stands up; there are two issues that focus on 'geeks' in various formats (including an extended riff on comic book censorship that is a bit heavy-handed), and a weird Lard Lad mini-comic that kind of misses the mark, but overall it's up to the caliber of the series (at least at the time; it's been a while since I watched it). That's about the best you could ask for.

[Siobhan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Despite being a fan of the television series, I never really thought to pick up the comics until my friend brought me one to read.

If you enjoy the television show then I would suggest picking up at least one Simpsons comic to read throughout your life, if only to get a feel of them. It’s an interesting thing to do, if nothing else.

[Ivan · Rating 4 out of 5]

it was good

[Liam · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a very funny book and it made me laugh. Although the book did not last long it was a good read.

[Lio · Rating 4 out of 5]

non-stop laughs because Simpsons are guaranteed to make you laugh until the next day.

[Joy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yani bana Simpsons’tan ne verseler beğendiğim için sanırım yorumum pek dikkate alınmamalı.

[Kaszul · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ikoniczne kurwa

[Robbie Markus · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought it was funny with a couple of different interesting stories. It is a compilation of 5 or 6 comic books of the simpsons. The first story is about 3 geeks who are kicked out of college and Homer invites them to live with him. After a while, they become internet millionares for publishing a popular game. Each person decides to invest in a different person. The first invests in a movie star, where they make a new sci-fi movie. The second invests in a scientist, who helps build a new invention. The third invests in a billionare, who takes the money to save his own life. There were several other stories that were amusing. I would probably recommend this book to others if you have a good sense of humor.

[Michael O'sullivan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Back when I was around 8 or 10, there were only three kinds of books I'd read: Goosebumps, Horrible Histories, and these Simpsons Comics collections. Revisiting them, I'm actually surprised at how funny they are to me even today.
This particular one was definitely my favourite judging by how worn out it's looking compared to the others. When I opened the front cover, there was my dad's handwriting with my name and the class I was in at the time (I used to take it to school with me all the time and read them over and over). It's a funny kind of book to get sentimental about but I can't help but love them.

[Daniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

So many words in conversations in a number of titles here....
Yet there are still funny ones:
Dullards to Donuts: Everyone at the nuclear plant so fat!
Bart is so smart @ Sense and Censorability...
Maggie has a colourful hat @ Sideshow simpsons :)
The gold straws @ Bart Simpson and the Krusty Brand Fun Factory :D
Sometimes things go unexpectedly wrong @ The Day the Nagging Stopped (from Marge, but not from the whole town!)
The Homer Show - unexpected is always more hilarious!

[Patrick · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun collection of Simpsons comic combined into one book. One strange aspect of the text is that I found myself inserting the voices of the characters as they entered the story. Eventually, I would stop repeating their voices, but it was intriguing that every time a new character came into the story, I would mimic their voices in my head.

[Will Maclean · Rating 5 out of 5]

i thought it was a goo short book only took me about two clases to read and i read a little of it at home. I would recommend the book two any one that wants a quick short book.

[Kirsty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun and frolics from America's favourite family. Great read for any fan.

[Teresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

It made me want to watch some Simpsons tv episodes that I used to watch growing up.

[Brenna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reprinting seven issues of the popular Simpsons Comics, this fifth installment of Simpsons collections stretches from Issues #36 through #42 (which ran through the years 1998 and 1999).

For the most part, these short "Simpsons" tales have artwork identical to the television program (after that bizarre-looking first season, anyway), though the stories themselves run like fan-fiction takes on the characters and their lives. Some stories are merely spoofs of then-popular films (such as "The Homer Show" being a knock on "The Truman Show," or the issue-long take on "Charlie & the Chocolate Factory" being ripped almost scene-by-scene). Other brief "filler" installments parody such icons as Classics Illustrated and Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky."

Quality of these stories vary, as each tale was written by a different writer with a different take on the Simpsons' mythos. Perhaps the most amusing of the bunch is the first story, "The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth" (even though it simply extracts the "nerds" from an earlier Simpsons episde and deposits them into an alternate-type setting). The characters, rich and vibrant on television, come across as decidedly more uni-dimensional on these pages.

Interesting, perhaps, for die-hard fans of the show.

[Brayden · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of my favorite things about this book is the story of how the grandpa goes around town and becomes a makeshift super villain. He goes from sign to sign putting El Grampo. He wears a loose black mask and a black outfit. When he gets caught a lot of other people claim to be El Grampo even though they weren't. That was my favorite story.

Another good story was the donut crazy fest. Its about a scientist who makes donuts and it make people go crazy for them and they have a bright pink frosting. They tested on monkeys to see what they would do and they went crazy and started beating up each other for 1 donut. Homer had ended up going so crazy for them all he wanted was donuts and beer That was my also most favorite scene

[Sam · Rating 2 out of 5]

This Simpson's book is a good book but not my favorite one. I have read many Simpson comics but this one i didn't like the best. This Simpson book was a humorous book that involved them running from prison.

[Joseph · Rating 3 out of 5]

Like the new episodes of The Simpsons on TV - derivative, and not terribly funny.

[Helen · Rating 4 out of 5]

These comics by Matt Groening are a good amount of fun plus social commentary!

[Malcolm Cox · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another collection of Simpsons adventures stuffed full of bonus content. Well worth a read for fans of The Simpsons.