Simpsons Comics
The writers strike, beyond the talk shows, has yet to be felt among the sitcoms. As has been mentioned everywhere else, shows like The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report, and Conan O’Brien have to come up with content more often and more quickly then live action and animated comedies and dramas do. Still, I have often asked myself what I would do when the strike ever touches The Simpsons. New episodes are always welcome, but since the show is so old now, watching it in syndication or even off of DVD most often provides a chance to view missed episodes, or even one that have been forgotten.
Yet, that’s never enough. For some, there will always be a thirst for fresh Simpsons and Futurama content. If that’s the case, there’s always Groening’s considerable publishing empire, and those are always a good tool for scratching the intermittent Simpsons itch, especially the Bongo Comics line and collections available at book and comic stores just about anywhere. In truth, reading a Simpsons or Futurama – or other Bongo titles like Radioactive Man – is a lot like reading story boards for episodes that were never made. The hilarity is still there, and to a degree, the comics are not constrained by time limits or television program formatting. But then again, comics are sequential imagery, and in the end, they do not take the place of the animated shows.
That said, there’s a very useful Simpsons blog out there, when it comes to Bongo Comics and all it’s Simpsons and Futurama related titles. When Bongos Collide provides an exhaustive source of info and links. Plus, The Simpsons Channel, a more generalized Simpsons-centered blog, features a monthly round up which comics has been released, giving every episode a short synopsis.
The Simpsons, Futurama, Bongo Comics, Comic Books
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