- Simpsons Illustrated
" TV show. [cite web
title = The Groening of America
publisher =Entertainment Weekly | date = 1991-03-29
url = http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,313807,00.html] It ran for 10 issues from1991 -1993 , published four times per year by the Welsh Publishing Company. The features included in-depth articles and interviews with the cast and crew, diagrams of many major characters' dream houses, comics, andfanart (which was highly encouraged).cite web
title = The Simpsons turns to print
publisher = Folio: The Magazine for Magazine Management viafindarticles.com | date = 1991-05-01
url = http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3065/is_n5_v20/ai_10634563/pg_1?tag=artBody;col1]The first issue, released on
April 4 ,1991 , included a copy of the "Springfield Shopper ", a fictional newspaper from the show. It also included a fold-out poster describing every character from the show and their relationships. An original bedtime story told byBart Simpson was also included, along with an "Official Simpsons Illustrated School Survival Handbook", which included tactical tips on finding the best seat in class. One issue was all 3-D, and came with glasses accordingly.Another recurring feature in the magazine was a comic strip called "Arnold", drawn by creator
Matt Groening 's brother-in-law,Craig Bartlett , which later was adapted into the animated series "Hey Arnold ". [cite web
title = Craig Bartlett's Charmed Past Life
publisher =Animation World Network | date = December, 1998
url = http://www.awn.com/mag/issue3.9/3.9pages/3.9bevilacquabartlett.html]The final issue of "Simpsons Illustrated" was a one-shot comic edition titled "
Simpsons Comics and Stories ". The overwhelming success of this seemingly one-shot book was the reason thatBongo Comics Group was created. [cite web
title = Groening launches Futurama comics
publisher =The Gazette (Colorado Springs) viafindarticles.com | date = 2000-11-19
url = http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4191/is_20001119/ai_n9979492] [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20070708094751/http://cagle.msnbc.com/hogan/features/simpsons_sundays/simpsons_on_sundays.asp Sundays with the Simpsons] ]ee also
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List of The Simpsons comics
*List of The Simpsons books References
External links
* [http://planetbongocomics.com/Simpsons_Illustrated.html Simpsons Illustrated at www.planetbongocomics.com]
* [http://www.snpp.com/guides/bongoint.html The Guide To Bongo Comics] atThe Simpsons Archive
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