Futurama Simpsons Crossover Crisis TPB

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This is the mother lode of all TPB - the one most clamored to have collected for either Simpsons or Futurama comics fans and Bongo did not disappoint. Not only do you get all four issues of this great limited series there is a plethora of extra material including sketches, pin-ups, and additional comics. This tome comes in at over 100 pages of Futurama and Simpsons madness. This was originally released in 2010 but since the old ABPoG site had been down for so long I am now just getting in to reviewing it and posting about it.

I won't talk too much about the stories here as I have already reviewed them as part of my initial comic book reviews which can be found here:

Futurama-Simpsons Crossover Part 1
Futurama-Simpsons Crossover Part 2
Futurama-Simpsons Crossover Part 3
Futurama-Simpsons Crossover Part 4
Simpsons Comics 87

Futurama Comics 67

Cover Credits: Jason Ho, Mike Rote, Nathan Kane
Script: Ian Boothby
Pencils: James Lloyd
Inks: Andrew Pepoy
Colors: Nathan Hamill
Letters: Karen Bates
Editor: Nathan Kane

Bongo Bonus Stamp: 88 Nibbler

Tartar House Five
What starts out as a normal evening out with the Planet Express gang quickly turns in to a trip through both time and space for a favorite resident doctor - Dr. Zoidberg. The Professor has invited everyone to dinner to show them his latest invention - the Quantum Ring that exists in all time periods simultaneously. When the appetizers of calamari arrives Zoidberg steals what he thinks is a calamari ring which turns out to be the Professor's Quantum Ring sending Zoidberg on a trip that even Alice would have agreed was pretty trippy.

Futurama Comics 37

Cover Title: The Yoke's on You
Cover Credits: Matt Groening, Jason Ho, Mike Rote
Script: Ian Boothby
Pencils: James Lloyd
Inks: Andrew Pepoy
Colors: Nathan Hamill
Letters: Karen Bates
Editor: Bill Morrison

Reprinted in: Futurama to Infinity

FULL METAL RACKET
While making a delivery of Planet Chow to a living planet things go awry when Fry forgets to secure the planet on the ship and it begins to fall out resulting in the living planet chasing the Planet Express ship trying to gobble up all the tender morsels. After promising to not do anything stupid for the rest of the flight, Fry makes the 'smart' decision to pick up some space hitchhikers who turn out to be representatives for the Aliens for the Ethical Treatment of Mammals and decide that Fry and Leela have been overworked so they liberate them to a mammal sanctuary planet. Bender, not being human or mammal is released. While on the planet they quickly find out that it is inhabited with everything they need to lead an idyllic existence - except for the transforming robuts who consider humans to be pests and look to exterminate them.

Futurama Comics 24

Futurama Comics 24
March, 2006

Cover Title: N/A
Cover Credits: Matt Groening, Bill Morrison, Mike Rote
Script: Ian Boothby
Pencils: James Lloyd
Inks: Andrew Pepoy
Colors: Colorbot 3000
Letters: Karen Bates
Editor: Bill Morrison

Twice Told Tales of Interest
Futurama Comic foray in to the tales of interest episodes of the show wherein questions are asked to the What If machine and we get to see the answers to these questions played out. While Bender is playing poker with Fry and taking all of his money while he sleeps, Leela breaks up the game to which Bender then takes the Professor's What If machine and builds a body with arms and legs so that he may play with Fry and the What If machine. After losing his trademark red jacket, Fry inadvertently asks the question what if everyday was X-Mas.

Futurama Comics 1

Bongo Comics
Released November, 2000

Cover Title: Feisty First Issue

Cover Credits: Matt Groening, Bill Morrison, Nathan Kane
Writer: Eric Rogers
Penciller: James Lloyd
Inks: Steve Steere
Colors: Colorbot 3000
Letters: Karen Bates
Editor: Bill Morrison
Reprinted: Futurama-O-Rama, Comic-Con exclusive

Monkey Sea, Monkey Doom!
Ever wonder what it would be like to order those cool sea-monkies from the back of comic books? Fry finds out as his supercharged sea-monkies wreak havoc over New New York. In the end Zoidberg gets an early Thanksgiving Day feast with his new found friends.

Fun issue for an old guy like myself who actually remembers when comics did advertise sea-monkies, Charles Atlas books and boxes of 1000 army men.

For you collectors out there this issue was also was released as a special San Diego Comic Con exclusive. Not much is different between the two issues as the interior artwork as well as the cover is the same. The only difference is an insignia bearing Comic Con Exclusive on the cover as well as different coloring for the cover. Other than that they are basically the same but something to hunt for out there.

Of note, this issue is scripted by Eric Rogers who is also a writer for the television show. This is James Lloyd first Futurama issue but has been providing artwork for Simpsons Comics up to this point.