Comic Book Guy’s Wisdom
It’s a fact. Not only does The Simpsons universe contain a long running television series and a successful movie, but there’s a publishing empire that goes with it. Most of this comes in the form of comics and the soft cover collections of those comics. There’s also a merchandising, which, at times, seems to put out useless stuff like the Homer Simpsons donut maker. Still, some of the non-TV or DVD products are genuinely hilarious, like the fake books of “inspirational wisdom.” In a sense, they mock inspirational books even down to the size and format.
Such is the case with “Comic Book Guy’s Book of Pop Culture.” Basically, Comic Book Guy, as seen on the show, is an entertainment geek – an expert on everything having to do with pop culture. That’s part of the joke, because if one were to visit the local comic book shop, one would likely find a fat guy with a pony tail spouting off about something. The caricature is actually a little true to life.
At any rate, CBG, as the book abbreviates, offers his penetrating, and often hilarious, insight on everything from the internet to the every cranky – but talented – science fiction writer Harlan Ellison (who gets offended if one every calls him a “science fiction writer). A lot of the book consists of numbered lists explaining details in a corresponding pictures. There are other illustrated items too, like a gag that centers on the different snappy slogans on CBG’s shirts.
Over all, definitely a fun read.
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