The Simpsons Family History: Aye carumba this is awesome

The Simpsons Family History: A Celebration of Television’s Favorite Family is not what I expected but I am 100% OK with that.  I expected a blow by blow account of how each episode is made and some photos from the animators and voice over artists doing their craft.  In reality the book is soup to nuts how Marge and Homer met, fell in love, had kids and found Santa’s Little Helper. It features art that is taken from the source that reminds viewers of the art that is at the root of the longest-running American sitcom, longest-running animated series and longest- running primetime scripted series.

The Simpsons Family History

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More cosplay photos from Dragon Con in Atlanta

Holy cosplay!  Dragon Con yielded  an amazing amount of things to see & do-and it’s not even over yet.  After two days at Dragon Con here are some of the best images that we’ve taken. What was great about today’s visit is that we met a large amount of families and kids in costume that really drove home what a family friendly event Dragon Con can be.  Enjoy the photos!

Sulley at Dragon Con

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Kang & Kodos! finally have their one-shot on Bongo Comics

Kang & Kodos, the space aliens from The Simpsons are two of our favorite characters from the show.  They’re the animated, alien equivalent of Statler and Waldorf from the Muppets.    Two sets of characters that both have great one liners, are sometimes present, but haven’t gone too far in regular episodes.  Because of that, The Simpsons have always used Kang & Kodos sparingly and usually on the Halloween episode.  Their first solo shot in comics is appropriately called Kang & Kodos and is very rewarding for fans of the show.

Kang and Kodos cover

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Hero Cats of Stellar City #1-all ages comic that isn’t all cats

Hero Cats of Stellar City is the story of 6 cats with super hero powers.  All of them can read and communicate, but some of them can build robots, read minds or have other super powers.   You’re not into cats so this all age’s comic isn’t for you or your children?  Don’t worry because it turns out that Stellar City also have a couple of humans with super powers, in addition to some baddies that will come forth in future issues.

Herocats

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Skyward #9 concludes this story arc-still great all ages comic

When we took a look at Skyward #6 it was awesome.  The series was a fabulous tour de force all ages comic that captured the attention of parents and children.  The final arc of The Battle For Three Rivers ends in issue #9 of Skyward and it’s still very good, but left me wanting more.

Skyward 9 cover

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Rocket Raccoon #2 wonderfully odd and has us eating crow

A month ago I said that I was going to get only one of the new Guardians of the Galaxy spin off titles.  Star Lord was a good start and I them made some comments about Rocket Raccoon looking too weird and not really our style.  Hello crow, I’ll have a second helping, thank you very much.  Later that same week we bought Rocket Raccoon #1 and immediately couldn’t wait for #2 to come out.  It’s very fun series that captures the humor of the characters while being OK for relatively young readers.

Rocket Racoon 2

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Simpsons Illustrated #12 –great for casual fans of the comic

I don’t read Simpsons Comics every month.  I know Matt Groening and Bongo Comics would love for me to, but I have to draw my comic budget somewhere.  The reason that I picked up Simpsons Illustrated #12 is that A.  It’s The Simpsons and B. It’s much thicker than the monthly book for only $1 more. I’m glad that I got Simpsons Illustrated #12 because it is really funny and a bit different than the regular comic.

Simpsons Illustrated 12

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10 Things to Do with Your Tween at Dragon Con 2014

Dragon Con is coming to Atlanta from Friday, August 29-Sunday, August 31.  In addition to being a Labor Day tradition for pop culture and comic fans it features the largest parade in Atlanta.  To give parents a fun starting point for smiles and memories that will last a lifetime, we’ve created our Top 10 of things to do with your 9 to 13-year-old at Dragon Con.

Klingon duel at Dragon Con

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