What would happen if the Planet Express crew and the citizens of
New York City in the 31st Century met the Simpsons and the citizens
of Springfield . . . and how is it even possible? Prepare yourself
for a Simpsons saga filled with Futurama! A Futurama fable suffused
with the Simpsons! Featuring a plethora of pleasing plot devices
including: evil brain spawn, lactose-intolerant space aliens, a
giant ball of yarn, flying cars, mistaken identities, world
domination, the brittle fabric of reality torn asunder, a comic
book-collecting sentient planet, the Dewey Decimal system,
self-eating watermelons, slave labor, space pirates, power-crazed
vampires, super hero battles, unflattering underwear, mad science
run amok, and much, much more! This is the epic story that you've
been waiting for . . . a story so big, so ambitious, so sweeping
that it can only be told in a 208-page, large format, slip-cased
edition, complete with new material, supplemental stories,
preliminary sketches, character designs, and a pin-up gallery
featuring the talents of comics industry luminaries Alex Ross,
Sergio Aragones, Geof Darrow, Kyle Baker, Peter Kuper, and Bernie
Wrightson, among others. It's a comic convergence on a reality
ripping, time altering, space traveling, intergalactic scale! It's
The Simpsons Futurama Crossover CrisisUncut and all comedy! First
published in 2002 and 2005 as two two-part, comic book mini-series
(Futurama/Simpsons Infinitely Secret Crossover Crisis and The
Simpsons/Futurama Crossover Crisis II), these four hard-to-find
comics are collected together for the first time in a hardcover
collection, encased in a die-cut slipcase, and packaged with a
reprint of the very first Eisner Award-winning issue of Simpsons
Comics from 1993. "Abrams' initial release is a beautifully
designed package, a glossy hardcover in a glossier slipcover, as
bright and colorful as a grab-bag bin in a candy-store."-The Onion
AV ClubFrom Publishers Weekly Two classic animated series are
brought together in a comic that offers many surprises, including
how well it all works when transported to a new medium. Although
both sources are the creation of cartoonist Matt Groening, the
broadcast runs of each series referred to the other as works of
fiction within their own universes, perhaps seeking to avoid the
temptation of an attention grabbing crossover. And yet somehow this
assemblage ably accomplishes just such a task while remaining
faithful to the source materials. When Futurama's crew from the
Planet Express delivery service become trapped in the fictional
world of a Simpsons comic book, they must escape from Springfield.
But shortly afterward they open a rift that brings the Simpsons
characters into the Planet Express world, where the fictional
characters must be rescued and returned to the pages of their comic
book. Boothby's writing excels at letting each universe and the
characters in them maintain their subtly distinct identities even
when they blend. The overarching story for the book is designed to
easily allow opportunities for affectionate references to comics,
to science fiction, and to notable works of fiction. While the
Simpsons comics included in the collection are not as strong, the
crossover story takes what could have been a simple throwaway gag
and instead crafts a funny, intricately detailed story. (Apr.)
Copyright (c) Reed Business Information, a division of Reed
Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
General
Imprint: |
Abrams
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 2010 |
First published: |
April 2010 |
Authors: |
Matt Groening
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Dimensions: |
291 x 204 x 31mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
208 |
Edition: |
Reprint |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8109-8837-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Sport & Leisure >
Humour >
Cartoons & comic strips
|
LSN: |
0-8109-8837-2 |
Barcode: |
9780810988378 |
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