Simpsons Colossal Compendium: Volume Four
Probably my favourite Simpsons Colossal Compendium so far. Lots of funny stories that add interesting new dimensions to the Simpsons mythology. There are two adventures of the Springfield Bear Patrol, for example. And Duffman is given a Green Lantern-style backstory describing his recruitment into the intergalactic Duffman Corps. There are also the usual pop culture references from the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s (the Simpsons have been with us a long time) that I suppose will soon be forgotten (if they haven’t been already) but that I got a smile out of. Complaining about the finale of Lost, lusting over Seven of Nine, singing “Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” confusing Beethoven with Cujo. That sort of thing.
Finally, things wrap up with a prison-riot “Where’s Ralph?” puzzle by Sergio Aragonés (who also has a story included). This was a great idea because Aragonés’s art favours the kind of crowded chaos of figures that is well-suited to such games. And I liked that I was able to find Ralph fairly quickly (hint: he’s hiding).
The papercraft project is of a Krusty Burger store.
Alex Good 
Ahhh, Lost. I watched that almost religiously when it was airing on tv. Bought the whole series on dvd, and then proceeded to never re-watch it again. Choices like that are why I don’t like owning dvd’s or blurays.
But hurray for Aragones! That man is a master of the crowd scene indeed, hahahaha 😀
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Somehow I managed to miss the whole Lost experience. I never saw an episode of it even though I remember everyone talking about it and how much they hated the ending.
Yeah, Aragones had quite a signature style. And he was a fun writer too.
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I had graduated from bibleschool the year or so before it aired, so I was on my own, experiencing life to the fullest and watching a tv show was one of those things 😀
Anyone who can write Groo, that person is a genius in my opinion!
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