Simpsons Comics Belly Buster

Simpsons Comics #49, 51, 53-56

by Matt Groening

There will be standing room only for Matt Groening's newest Simpsons Comics collection of comedy classics. This big, bulky, boffo book will have you bemused, boggled, and beside yourself with belly laughs. Join 'Our Favourite Family' as: Lisa joins a babysitter's union only to uncover an insidious plot against the youth of Springfield; Homer 'steals' Ned Flanders's swimming pool, leading to a full–scale siege on Evergreen Terrace; the whole family's Thanksgiving is threatened by Bart's greed, Lisa's protests and Homer's run–in with crazed, butter–fed turkeys; Lisa explores the subterranean catacombs under Springfield Elementary School; Grampa's ownership of a WWII tank hurtles Springfield towards the brink of destruction; Homer and Moe's other regular customers open a rival bar; Maggie gets a bedroom remodel Homer–style; and Mr Burns's loyal lackey, Waylon Smithers, turns out to be the royal ruler . of Sweden. You will be rolling in the aisles with this side–splitting, knee–slapping, stand–up comic collection.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Humor, Graphic Novels Comics, Childrens, Fiction

176 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 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

[Graham Barrett]

(Read as a kid, review from 2026)

I got into comics and The Simpsons at roughly the same time in my childhood so naturally some of the first graphic novels I sought out were Simpsons comics. Don't remember this volume too well but I do remember the cover and it being as entertaining as the others.

[Daniel]

Maggie come home! The emergency number with Chief is so hilarious :D

[Nick James]

Very funny book, especially for Simpsons fans.
Stories include baby Maggie going missing; Homer and his pals taking over Moe's Tavern; A big Thanksgiving fiasco; Smithers becoming King of Springfield; and the Simpsons building a phenomon pool in a hot summer that is illegal.
Very funny, since I like The Simpsons. Very funny, 'nuff said.

[Cameron]

I bought this book for the cover, but was pleasantly surprised.

Some of the longer stories were gold - the elements surfaced later in tv episodes.

I will definitely be getting more of these collections.

[Caity]

3.5

I enjoyed this, but I didn't like it as much as I thought I was going to. With a title like "Belly Buster", I assumed it would be hilarious. However, I only laughed a couple times. I enjoy the Simpsons though. I think I enjoy them more on the television screen than on a page though.

[Justin Strauss]

I read that book in Muir Middle School. What I learned about this book is like a comic book & some of the episode of The Simpsons.

[Anyea12]

funny funny and funny some more! i love this book! America's favorite dysfunctional family is back again! lol!

[Sean Martino]

funny comic.

[Micah Eaton]

This book makes me laugh so hard it's mind boggling. Everyone should read this book.

[Paul Madarasz]

Hey, it's the Simpsons! Which means if you like this sort of thing, this is the sort of thing you'll like. I sure did.

[Gina McNab]

Great read to engage in during exam stress!

[Rocio Hague]

a good read on the shitter lol

[Kerri]

3.5

[Liam]

This book was a great book that made me laugh. Althought it wasnt that long of a book it was fun to read.
After reading for a second time it is still as funny as the first.

[Jakob]

very, very, very good. super funny. LOL.

[Thesexyman19]

Is very funny this the family.

[Laurie]

Pretty good book, I enjoyed most of the stories, though there were some jokes I wasn’t keen on and I didn’t enjoy the last three stories as much.

The Barney Gumble story didn’t quite make sense to me. I figured there was probably a pop culture reference I was missing that was integral to understanding lots of the jokes. I thought about it for a little while afterwards before remembering that in the US there are Flintstones-themed commercials for “Fruity Pebbles” cereal that the story must be parodying. That hadn’t occurred to me while reading, because I am from the UK and did not grow up seeing these commercials.

I have seen stuff from/about the ads a handful of times online in the past but I had basically forgotten that they existed, so I didn’t make the connection. I feel like I would have enjoyed that one a lot more if I was from the US.


My rating: 7/10

[Jacob]

i remember loving these when i was a kid, and i can still see the appeal. each story feels like a lost episode of the tv show, complete with dumb jokes and incredibly niche references (but also lovable characters)

and i got to see ralph wiggum get his nose stuck in a pool filter so i have no real complaints.

[Antonio D.H.]

Similar to the Bart Simpson comics, these are acceptable but really basic and unfunny most of the time. Interesting scenario setups but they tend not to pay off...

[J.B. Mathias]

Most of these felt like decent episodes of the Simpsons but some had a lackluster archie comics type feel to them. It was good and I enjoyed it but I don't think I actually laughed at anything.

[Malcolm Cox]

Another collection of Simpsons adventures stuffed full of bonus content. Well worth a read for fans of The Simpsons.

[Leonie]

Sehr witzig

[annielikestoread]

Simpsons Comics: Belly Buster follows the Simpsons characters as they go on different adventures. These comics were cleverly written, hilarious, and hard to put down. An overall well-written comic book for anyone who is a fan of the show. 4.5/5

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I really loved this one. It was really funny and I had a great time reading. I loved all of the comics in this one (which is rare because there are usually one or two that I don’t like). I really loved the King of Sweden one - it was really funny

[Keegan]

it was funny because homer always doing stupid stuff.and he always makes funny comments

[Markus]

I can relate the books and the tv shows