Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Opening Features Futurama

So, as previously mentioned the Futurama gang will be making an appearance on the Simpsons later this year. Before that, various characters have popped up on the Simpsons from time to time making quick cameos and there will be another quick came on this weeks Treehouse of Horror special. The opening to the episode is directed by Guillermo del Toro of Hellboy, Pan's Labrynth, and Pacific Rim fame and has a quick cameo from the future's all time favorite show star - the Hypnotoad!!

Check it out here and catch it live this Sunday:
Treehouse of Horror XXIV

Futurama Comics 69 Release Date

October Release Dates | Bongo Comics

Just as you are finally getting around to reading Futurama Comics 68, issue 69 is fast approaching. Per the Bongo Comics website this will be released the second to last week in October - just in time to buy a few extra copies to give away to all those trick or treaters that will be coming to your doorstep demanding candy.

The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Event is Happening... Again!!

Picture taken from John DiMaggio
Twitter feed

As previously stated by both Matt Groening and David X. Cohen the good folks of the Planet Express crew will be making a visit to the world of Springfield this year. The Simpsons will be hosting our futurians in an episode later in the season. It appears the initial table reads have been completed as both Serban Cristescu and John DiMaggio have been sharing and tweeting about in both Facebook and Twitter. Both have shown off their signed scripts and pictures.







Picture taken from John DiMaggio
Twitter feed

No word yet on what the episode will entail or how the two worlds will collide but it should be good. It will be interesting to see how the interaction will differ in the hands of the show writers as opposed to how Ian Boothby and the rest of the Bongo Comics Group handled it. The production code for the crossover event will be SABF16. Can't wait! I may actually watch the Simpsons this year.





Bakersfield Comic Book Convention

Who likes hot weather? Do you like comic books? How about Bongo Comics and all the great artists who work on it? If you said yes, yes, and yes you might want to get in your car and head on out to Bakersfield this weekend for their sixth annual comic convention at the Bakersfield Marriot Hotel. The event is on Sunday the 22nd:

Bakersfield Comic Convention

In attendance of the show will be Bongo and Futurama Comics artists Mike Kazaleh, Tone Rodriguez, and Bill Morrison. Great opportunity to meet up with the folks who put pencil to paper and bring these great stories to life.

Futurama Art Charity Auction

Update September 12, 2013: This auction ended on September 8, 2013 and the piece went for a wopping $5,601!!! That is one lucky fan and hope they cherish this piece for years to come and we don't see it up on eBay again in the next year or so. Congratulations!!

Are you looking to own a piece of Futurama history before the show goes off the air? Do you like dogs? Do you have an extra $1,000 laying around that you don't know what to do with? If you answered yes to any of those questions you may want to check out this auction on eBay:

Bill Morrison Original Art

This is a one of a kind piece up for auction created by Bill Morrison to help Tiny Lovin' Canines shown off at this years Comic Con. Original art does not show up for sale or auction and for the past few years 20th Century Fox has put a kibosh on even sketches without their logo included on it which is why the good folks over at Bongo Comics have not done sketches on plain paper going on a decade now.

Bill Morrison Charity Fundraiser

Do you like Futurama? Do you like boobies? Do you want to help others in need? If you answered yes to any of these questions you might want to go check out Bill Morrison's Bowling for Boobies fundraiser page:

Bill Morrison Fundraiser Page

As an added special bonus Bill is offering the following incentives to get your hard earned dollars out of your pockets and in to those who desperately need it:

• $20 - A signed postcard from Rhino Records’ “Weird Tales of the Ramones!” that depicts my art from the comic book. (See photo attached!)
• $25 – A signed “Roswell Little Green Man” Christmas postcard...
• $30 – A signed comic book (Choose from any Bongo Comics title, Lady Robotika, Jingle Belle, Captain Carrot and the Final Ark, Rocketeer Adventures, Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol, or Jetta)
• $40 – A signed Julienne Fryes (from Roswell) pin-up calendar from 1997 or a signed Roswell print
• $50 – A signed Simpsons Comics or Simpsons-related trade paperback with a character head sketch
• $100 – A signed copy of the ultra-rare Roswell Little Green Man trade paperback with head sketch inside
• $250– ROSWELL BONANZA! A Roswell Little Green Man T-shirt, Roswell LGM magnet set, Roswell LGM button, a signed Julienne Fryes pin-up calendar, a signed Roswell print, and a signed Roswell LGM Trade paperback (Roswell Walks Among us) with head sketch inside
• $300 – A character sketch of your choice, full figure, on 9” X 12” Bristol board
• $500 – A signed Disney movie poster (of the Disney posters I painted back in the 1980’s) remarked with a character head sketch
• $750 – A signed page of original comic art from Lady Robotika
• $1000 – A signed set of the first 100 issues of Simpsons Comics with an original drawing in color

After you donate, Busted Foundation will contact you and send your e-mail address to me. Then I’ll contact you for your mailing address and any specifics regarding your swag.

Some pretty good Simpsons swag but have also confirmed with him that Simpsons items can be replaced with Futurama items. So, this is an opportunity to get some really cool one of a kind items as well as helping out your fellow human beings. I would assume the donation is tax deductible and who knows, it might save you from a trip to see the Robot Devil.
 

Futurama Last Episode... Probably... Maybe...

Well kiddies, it seems as though we have been down this road before but tonight is the last episode of Futurama... again. What is the fate of the show this time around? Not too sure but with three direct to disc movies (a total of nine half hour episodes), resurrected on Comedy Central for two additional seasons it is difficult to say what the future does hold (except for robots, lobster doctor's, one eyed mutants, and a new society built upon the ruins of the old - welcome to the world of tomorrow!!!!

Futurama Comics 68 In Stores Today

In Stores 8/28/13 | Bongo Comics

Hey kiddies. Futurama Comics 68 arrives today at your local comic book store. Head on out and take a look at what the latest at Bongo HQ has cooked up for you. It is a scintillating tale of intrigue, mystery, and action (may not be actual contents) served up by Patric Verrone and Mike Kazelah.

For those who don't know Patric was a writer for the Futurama show and has written a handful of comics and each is a fun, intriguing, and creative story (actual contents) and this time should prove to not be any different.

Go out and get it. Come back here later in the week for my own review and let's have a little discussion about it, already.

Bongo Comics Turns 20!!

Big News! Bongo Comics

Bongo Comics is turning 20 years old!! Why it was only a decade ago they turned 10. Where does the time go?

SDCC Toynami Destructor Figure Finally Getting Ready to Ship



Image copyrighted and taken from Toynami's
Facebook page

If you attended Comic Con this year and ordered the Destructor figure from Toynami and have been wondering where it is at - worry no more. I spoke to Toynami customer service who informed me that the figures were on their way and would be shipping out from Toynami in January which was also confirmed on the Toynami Facebook page. Originally slated to ship back in September of this year the release kept getting pushed back, although the Robot Devil plush did ship on time. Really looking forward to this figure along with the associated Gender Bender as the prototype from Comic Con appeared to be in scale to the episode which makes this a maxi-figure. It looks super cool and can't wait to get mine and added to this great line of Futurama figures by Toynami.
Visit the Toynami site for additional information and like their Facebook page while you are at it already.