Big Bratty Book of Bart Simpson

Bart Simpson #3

by Matt Groening

Yellow of skin, a head covered in spikes, a monstrous being spreading chaos and carnage wherever he goes! Good Lord!! Bart is back!!! This brand-new collection continues the trials and tribulations of the angelic upstart as he faces the misery of boring action figures and the horror of what grows from Ralph Wiggum's nose! The shame of helping Milhouse woo sister Lisa! The thrill of cosmic cookery from epicurean aliens Kodos and Kang, and the grinding indifference of watching TV for Housewives! Experience these and a whole slew of other rampaging emotions and shattered funny bones in this latest bumper bonanza of Bart power!

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Graphic Novels Comics, Humor

120 pages, Paperback

First published June 25, 2004

About the author

Matthew Abram Groening is an American cartoonist, television producer and writer from Portland, Oregon.

Groening is best known as the creator of The Simpsons. He is also the creator of Futurama and the author of the weekly comic strip Life in Hell. Groening distributed Life in Hell in the book corner of Licorice Pizza, a record store in which he worked.

He made his first professional cartoon sale to the avant-garde Wet magazine in 1978. The cartoon is still carried in 250 weekly newspapers.

Reviews

[Sophie Crane · Rating 4 out of 5]

Despite the title of 2004's 'Big Bratty Book of Bart Simpson', the comic strips inside this really rather small volume centre around many other characters besides Bart. The well-chosen selection contains material from the original 'Simpsons' comic books numbered between 9 to 12, and the cover art for each of them are also included.

I really enjoyed a lot of what's on offer here, much more so than the 'Colossal Compendium' series. Personal highlights for myself were the strips titled 'O Bart. Where Art Thou?', where it's wrongly believed that Bart is in fact Flanders son, 'The Madness of Milhouse', which finds Bart's best buddy suddenly overcome with power in his new job as a no-nonsense TV interviewer, and 'Of Mice and Menace!', which tells the story of how the TV duo Itchy and Scratchy came to resent one another. There are a few shorter strips (some only a page) slotted in with the longer, and whilst not all them were exactly great, they all made me smile at least.

In keeping in with the general humour of the show, with lots of classic one-liners and new situations given to these lovable characters, I'd say that most fans of the TV 'Simpsons' will enjoy 'Big Bratty Book of Bart Simpson'. The book is in full-colour, and the all the different artists did the job justice. For comic book lovers and 'Simpsons' enthusiasts alike, this is a no brainier.

[Charlotte Wildflower · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rather a funny book. I laughed out loud several times during my read.

[JUAN IBARRAaa · Rating 5 out of 5]

what this book is about it is mostly about short simpsons episodes which has many halirious parts like when bart thinks ned flanders is his son because of a birth mark which he eventually finds out it is just a piece of gun which looks like the birth mark.I recommend this book to anyone who likes comics or likes a good laugh this book would cheer you up because its full of laughter

[Antonio D.H. · Rating 3 out of 5]

(Comic series) Alright comics, but not super funny. There's obviously no continuity, but even the stories themselves make little sense. It's mostly classic Simpsons humor, but that has its pros and cons. Overall, I wouldn't really recommend it.

[Keith · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is simply some issues of the comic book collected, with no theme or overarching plot. Funny, but inconsequential.

[Aaron White · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sub-par short snippets.

[Nick Katenkamp · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a pretty fun comic book and good for a handful of laughs. This feels like the Simpsons and is cleverly written.

[Maelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

drôle mais court

[Rocio Hague · Rating 3 out of 5]

another past time reading

[Beatlesfan685 · Rating 1 out of 5]

not worth reading even if you are a big fan. barely funny at all. most stories are stupid.if you ever see it, RIP IT IN HALF AND EAT IT!!!!!!!!!! just kidding but seriously don't read it. you let me down matt groening 'tears run down face'

[Courtney · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't know how I can be the first to review this, but it's a good way to kill half an hour. Bart is up to a his prankish nature, even Lisa is in on it a little bit, and I enjoyed the Itchy & Scratchy segment. Milhouse, also, gets his 5 minutes of fame -- better him than Martin.

[Micah Siegmund · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty straightforward collection of Simpsons shorts, collected in comic book form. Some funny moments, some forgettable, which is par for the course for these types of collections. A nice easily digestible book for fans of The Simpsons, but doesn't have a whole lot to offer otherwise.

[Andy · Rating 1 out of 5]

vaguely funny.

[Killian · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the TV show The Simpsons so I loved this book all about Simpsons comics.

[Ichigo]

lol

[Huong · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this.

[Kendra · Rating 2 out of 5]

Fans of the Simpsons will probably enjoy. I just found it childish and not all that funny.

[Dahannyn · Rating 2 out of 5]

it was ok wish it was better

[Bosco Burns · Rating 3 out of 5]

The only bit that made me lol was when Skinner said he applied to join the Herman's Hermits fanclub and two proofs of purpose later he found himself listed in the Vietnam War

[Yuiko · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved it :)