Simpsons Comics Royale: A Super-Sized Simpson Soiree

by Matt Groening

Overview

Fans of The Simpson's, one of the most highly rated and honoured television shows in history, will delight in this festive collection of Simpson's stories, including insightful and humorous commentary from the show's creator, Matt Groening.

All new stories (featuring the whole Simpson family, as well as Itchy & Scratchy, Krusty the Clown, Bartman and Radioactive Man) combined with the old favourites never before collected make this colourful treasury a must for every Simpsons devotee.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780060933784
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	03/06/2001
Series:	Simpsons Comics Series
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	992,240
Product dimensions:	6.62(w) x 10.19(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

About the Author

Matt Groening, the creator and executive producer of the Emmy^® Award-winning series The Simpsons, as well as creator of the cartoon strip "Life in Hell" and the animated FOX television series Futurama, is the man responsible for bringing animation back to primetime and creating an immortal nuclear family. In addition, Groening formed Bongo Comics Group in 1993 and currently serves as publisher of The Simpsons Library of Wisdom, Simpsons Episode Guides, Simpsons Comics, Bart Simpson Comics, Radioactive Man Comics, Simpsons Comics Treasure Trove, the annual Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror, Futurama Comics and more than 36 comic compilations, as well as many instant classics including Bart Simpsons Guide to Life, The Simpsons Handbook and The Simpsons Uncensored Family Album.

Editorial Reviews

You'll find your favorite Simpsons moments, as well as new adventures featuring Springfield's finest, in Simpsons Comics Royale. The book includes ten stories in the form of lengthy comic strips, some of which have aired as Simspons episodes. But fans certainly won't mind the repeats, since seeing the episodes in print offers a golden opportunity to examine every hilarious little detail (and there are many). Interspersed throughout these cartoons are essays from creator Matt Groening, who generously offers advice for aspiring cartoonists and reveals little-known facts about members of the Simpsons clan and himself. Among the topics covered in Groening's 15 essays are why Bart has such spiky hair; which profession Groening held before he created America's wackiest family; which of the Simpsons is most beloved by their creator; and which television and cartoon character inspired Bart. But the highlight of Simpsons Comics Royale -- aside from the brilliant cartoons, of course -- is undoubtedly the essay called "47 Secrets About The Simpsons, a Poem of Sorts, and Some Filler." This essay's title alone is enough to make us Simpsons fanatics drool with excitement, like Homer contemplating a jelly donut.

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