The Simpsons

The November issue of "Playboy" will feature an unusual surprise for "Simpsons" fans; Hugh Hefner had hinted at the news in a recent Twitter message, and now it's out: On October 16th, Marge Simpson will be appearing on the cover of the legendary men's magazine, as well as a three-page pictorial feature with "implied nudity...

"The Simpsons" has touched on the world of comics before with their fanboy caricature Comic Book Guy, and even created their own parody superhero, Radioactive Man -- who later became an movie hero in a film starring Milhouse as his sidekick Fall Out Boy, a name that later inspired a real-life pop group that would later dabble in comics, making it all a rich, circular tapestry... Read Mor

The animated shows of Fox are kicking off their new seasons this Sunday with superheroes this year, as Homer prepares to star in a comic book movie on "The Simpsons," and "Family Guy" premieres with an episode titled "Road to the Multiverse," a cross-dimensional theme frequently plumbed by DC Comics...

Everyone already knows that the majority of Marvel's superheroes call New York City home, but I'm not sure anyone suspected they'd do mortal combat in the borough of Queens. As io9 pointed out, the mural by artist Gusto houses Spider-Man, Iron Man, the Hulk and Wolverine standing against Dr ...

In other mashup news, io9 has compiled an enormous collection of comics and sci-fi characters drawn in the style of The Simpsons, including separate Marvel Comics and DC Comics galleries full of adorable, four-fingered, yellow-skinned versions of your favorite heroes...

Simpsons Comics #138by Wein and Valenti$2.99 USA/ $3.99 CAN32 pages/standard format/color/all ages/humor When a torrential rainstorm threatens to raise the level of Springfield River and destroy Springfield's crumbling levees, only one outspoken environmental advocate, only one eco-aware tree-hugging activist, only one global-warming truth–telling second grader can save the town from disaster...Li

Simpsons Comics #137by Dixon/Costanza$2.99 USA/ $3.99 CAN32 pages/standard format/color/all ages/humor Homer is the last FAT man. After a nuclear plant accident forces a radioactive cloud into the atmosphere, Homer finds himself alone and still quite oversized in a very different and much more slender city ...

Simpsons Comics #135by Boothby and Ortiz$2.99 USA/ $3.99 CAN32 pages/standard format/color/all ages/humor A father/son fishing excursion turns into an adventure when Bart's old man goes to battle with a marlin on the open sea. There'll be no hemming and hawing when the Simpsons weigh anchor and head out to rough waters ...

Simpsons Comics #134by Boothby and Ortiz$2.99 USA/ $3.99 CAN32 pages/standard format/color/all ages/humor Homer saves the day and his friends during a work-related cruise by proving to be unsinkable. Then Mr. Burns, looking for a way to assure the public that the Springfield Channel (his personal nuclear waste dumping site) is perfectly safe, tricks Homer into swimming the channel as a publicity s

Do you remember that episode of The Simpsons where Homer won't let Bart go see the Itchy & Scratchy movie? And in the end it's like the year 2032 and Bart is a member of the Supreme Court and he finally goes to see the movie with Homer? I ...