Big Book of Bart Simpson

Bart Simpson #1

by Matt Groening, John Costanza (Illustrator), Mike Worley (Illustrator)

Bart Simpson, America's favourite underachiever, lays claim to his own comic collection. In an homage to the comics he enjoyed as a kid (such as Little Lulu and Peanuts ), Matt Groening presents stories about Bart and the kids of Springfield with adults taking a backseat as comic foils. Big Book of Bart Simpson features several short stories that can be enjoyed by a younger reading audience, but there are plenty of laughs for kids of all ages. It's good old–fashioned fun with the same satiric edge that has made 'The Simpsons' the most successful animated program in television history.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Humor, Childrens, Graphic Novels Comics, Art, Media Tie In

120 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2002

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

[Freya · Rating 3 out of 5]

What can I say? Typical Simpsons, typical Bart - short and good fun to read :)

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a compilation of 13 stories from the first 4 Bart Simpson comics:
BART SIMPSON son of Homer {issue 1, printed in 2000.}
BART SIMPSON nature boy {issue 2, printed in 2000.}
BART SIMPSON troublemaker {issue 3, printed in 2001.}
BART SIMPSON juvenile jokester {issue 4, printed in 2001.}

The stories in this book are:
*BIG FAT TROUBLE IN LITTLE SPRINGFIELD {Bart learns what it's like to be fat.}
*GRRRL - WHIRL {Bart's favourite chow - hound and disliker of dames falls in love!}
*CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE NERD KIND {Lisa gets abducted!}
*BART'S DAY AT THE ZOO {Bart takes his birthday suit to the zoo!}
*TALENT HUNT {Bart learns that practise makes perfect.}
*MAXIMUM BART {Bart gets cloned!}
*FUTILITY BELT {the adventures of Bartman and Houseboy!}
*TERROR ON TRIOCULON PART 1
TERROR ON TRIOCULON PART 2 {1, 2 + 3 = the Swiss family Robinson? no! the space family Simpson!}
TERROR ON TRIOCULON PART 3
*BATTLE OF THE BOY BANDS {Lisa loves the backyard boys or n'style?}
*SKY - HIGH BART {nuclear powered robotic stilt shoes + Bart = uh - oh!}
*WHO WANTS TO WIN A POCKETFUL OF QUARTERS? {which dinosaur was previously known as the brontosaurus? read the story and find out!}
*QUANTUM COLA {professor frink, professor frink, he'll make you laugh, he'll make you drink!}
*BULLY FOR YOU {Milhouse beats Nelson up. That's right, you read me right!}

If you like your comics detailed, then this is the book for you.
The lettering is easy to read, and the Simpson wit is present throughout!

Utterly fabulous!

[Gazdcik · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I went to visit my little brothers last week, and my eight-year-old brother Charlie had a couple of Simpsons comics on loan from the library. We took one each, giggled over some of the strips together, and spent a very pleasant afternoon in Springfield. This isn't something I'd ever have read of my own volition, but I expect I'll have happy memories of that afternoon for a while to come. The Simpsons translates well to comic form, and while not every story is a winner (the long segment in space was frankly dull), if you like the TV show, there's plenty to like here.

[Rob · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book, made up of several Comics. I had not read any Simpsons and only saw a few episodes of the cartoon, but really the humor is great. It reminds me of the old I love Lucey Show, where Lucey would be in a strange situation and would deal with it in hilariously plausible ways. I might look into more Simpsons but for now this was a Good Read.

[Nathians6 · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a good but it's not my type of book, it was a bit funny but I don't like to have too much comedy in books I like adventure books like Amulet, it's the best book I read its also a comic book and has less comedy in it that's why I don't like big book of Bart so much.

[Malone · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was a Simpsons comic book about the kid Bart. I liked this book. It is a graphic novel and part of the Simpsons comic series. It is fiction. The author is Matt Groening. I really enjoyed this book.

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[Neko · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bart Simpson in his very own comic. I thought I'd reviewed this when I actually got it...Now, I don't remember when I bought it >_>

[Dang Ole' Dan Can Dangle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some classic Simpson laughs to be had in this book.

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[young weezy D RG MURCH · Rating 3 out of 5]

it was a good comic i liked it but it wasnt the best comic i ever read.

[HERBERT]

A collection of comics mostly focused on the adventures of Bart Simpson and the town of Springfield.

[Eva Hough · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an alright comic book. I have never actually read much comic books so I wouldn't really know what standard they should be at, but this one was an easy fun read.

[Levi · Rating 4 out of 5]

well
i have this in french
so i dont have much to say
from the pictures i liked it