Sergio to join Simpsons Comics!

Jet_Jaguar · Post by **Jet_Jaguar** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 13:59 -0700

I haven't kept up with the Simpsons comics in a long time (but I did pick up the Free Comic Book Day issue, and I still have a pretty big stack of Simpsons comics), but if Sergio is going to be working on them, I definitely need to give them another look.

http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog ... ns-comics/

I wonder if there's any chance of Stan doing another Simpsons story.

Stan Sakai · Post by **Stan Sakai** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 6:00 -0700

As soon as it was announced that Mad magazine was cutting down its frequency, Bill Morrison called Sergio and invited him to join the Bongo crew. Sergio will have a regular Maggie feature, and will be doing a special all-Sergio issue.

No story planned for me, but I did a pin-up for their Simpsons/Futurama crossover collection, along with a bunch of other Simpson fans/artists.

Fanfan · Post by **Fanfan** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 10:13 -0700

Stan Sakai wrote: No story planned for me, but I did a pin-up for their Simpsons/Futurama crossover collection, along with a bunch of other Simpson fans/artists.

Simpson / Futurama crossover!
Has your pinup already been published ?

VikingSpawn · Post by **VikingSpawn** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 17:19 -0700

I read awhile ago that they were releasing a hardcover collection of the Simpsons/Futurama crossover stories:

http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/11097.html

Could the pinups be featured in there?

Bongo Comics still doesn't have an official website yet to see if there's a release date on this collection...

VikingSpawn · Post by **VikingSpawn** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 17:36 -0700

A quick Amazon search brought up this pre-order page:

http://www.amazon.com/Simpsons-Futurama ... 656&sr=8-1

Great to see it's still coming out! Awesome!

SakuradaKaoru · Post by **SakuradaKaoru** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 17:38 -0700

Stan Sakai wrote:No story planned for me, but I did a pin-up for their Simpsons/Futurama crossover collection, along with a bunch of other Simpson fans/artists.

-regrets not buying the crossover- D:

VikingSpawn · Post by **VikingSpawn** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 17:45 -0700

Anyone pick up the Sergio issue of Bart Simpson #50 from Bongo today? It's pretty cool!

Sergio draws the Simpsons better than Matt Groening does.

Alot of detail on all the pages and a funny group of stories. Good stuff!

Jet_Jaguar · Post by **Jet_Jaguar** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 20:23 -0700

I almost forgot about this. I'll have to look for it when I go to the one comic book store in my town tomorrow to buy Groo: Hogs of Horder #1. It's not a great store, but at least they're pretty reliable about getting new Groo (with Usagi Yojimbo, not so much. I have to order new UY issues from TFAW most of the time).

Speaking of Sergio and The Simpsons, Mark Evanier posted this on his blog recently:

Wouldn't it be awesome to get a piece of mail from Sergio with a little doodle on the envelope like that?

My three favorite comic book artists are Stan Sakai, Sergio Aragones, and Osamu Tezuka. I'm really grateful that the first two are still creating new works.

Gallennon · Post by **Gallennon** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 21:11 -0700

Who said the last one ever stopped. Tezuka was drawing Phoenix to his grave, no pun intended. Who said the man's ghost is not still out there formulating a way to bring out a new manga. lol

Jet_Jaguar · Post by **Jet_Jaguar** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 21:43 -0700

Well, since one of the big themes in Phoenix was reincarnation, I suppose you may have a point there.

Of course, whenever I get a new Black Jack volume with stories I've never read before, it feels like new work.

UPDATE: It looks like Dr. Tezuka may have already reincarnated:

VikingSpawn · Post by **VikingSpawn** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 18:21 -0700

Sergio's got 2 books for Bongo in February:

SIMPSONS COMICS #163

Written and art by Sergio Aragones.

Beloved cartoonist Sergio Aragones writes, draws, and provides the cover for his first full-length Simpsons Comics issue. Springfield is on the brink of a nuclear meltdown (what else is new?) and Homer must do everything in his power to save the plant, the town, and his family from what is basically all his fault! Brace yourself for some serious silliness in "No Cause for Alarm!"

32 pages, $2.99.

BART SIMPSON COMICS #52

Written and art by Sergio Aragones, Gilbert Hernandez, Carol Lay and Chris Yambar.

Bart Simpson gets the "indie" spirit when comic creators Gilbert Hernandez (Love and Rockets), Carol Lay (Now Endsville), and Chris Yambar (Mr. Beat) lend their unique talents to tales about "The Boy."

Also, enjoy more of Sergio Aragones' regular feature "Maggie's Crib."

32 pages, $2.99
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I hope they give him a Futurama issue to take over next...

Jet_Jaguar · Post by **Jet_Jaguar** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 22:09 -0700

I would highly recommend that Simpsons Comics fans pick up #163. I think it may be one of my favorite Simpsons Comics stories ever. I hope Sergio does more of these.

Gallennon · Post by **Gallennon** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 22:00 -0700

Jet_Jaguar wrote:Well, since one of the big themes in Phoenix was reincarnation, I suppose you may have a point there. Of course, whenever I get a new Black Jack volume with stories I've never read before, it feels like new work.

UPDATE: It looks like Dr. Tezuka may have already reincarnated:

I have a friend who would flip when he sees these pics. He is a total Tezuka nut. He even built a character sheet for Tezuka based on all his cameos in his comics which is used at the anime convention LARP I attend every fall.

As for Black Jack, aside form the first volume viz released, I did not read much Black Jack, or any Tezuka. So the new Vertical releases are awesome to read for me! I want to get MW and the rest of Buddha!

VikingSpawn · Post by **VikingSpawn** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:52 -0700

The Simpsons/Futurama collection is now available on Amazon.

Only $16 for a hardcover!

http://www.amazon.com/Simpsons-Futurama ... 656&sr=8-1

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 Aragonés, Geof Darrow, Kyle Baker, Peter Kuper, and Bernie Wrightson, among others.

Stan Sakai · Post by **Stan Sakai** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 11:03 -0700

VikingSpawn wrote:
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 Aragonés, Geof Darrow, Kyle Baker, Peter Kuper, and Bernie Wrightson, among others.

I'm one of those "among others". At least I did a pin-up for it. I haven't seen the book yet.