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What a great cover. Of course most comics fans will know it is a homage to the cover of Amazing Fantasy 15. With Comic Book Guy in the place of Spider-man. This was the first of the Bongo FCBD comics I ever picked up. We get 4 stories all starring various people from the Simpsons TV show.
The first story is titled "Clown Therapy". Starring Krusty the clown,it is about Krusty who is forced to add educational content to his kid's show. This causes him to freak out and his therapist tells him he needs to change jobs. So Krusty ends up working at the Springfield power plant. And of course wacky stuff happens. Written by Chuck Dixon with pencils by Phil Ortiz and inks by Mike Decarlo,Clown Therapy is a great story to start this issue off with.
Up next is "Maggie's Crib". This is a wordless 2 page story that is written and drawn by Sergio Aragones. I love how Maggie manages to outsmart Homer in this story.
The third story is "Homer beats the heat". It is summer time and Lisa is complaining about how hot it is. So Homer tries various things to help Lisa and him to stay cool. Written by Tony Digerolamo,pencils by Phil Ortiz and inks by Mike Decarlo,this is a fun little 5 page story.
The final story is "The League of Extraordinary Barts!". We have 3 different super hero versions of Barts from different Earths all teaming up. The only superhero Bart I had seen before was Bartman,but we also get a Mr Fantastic version of Bart. And a Bart that is the sidekick to Pieman. This is a great story that is full of all kinds of Easter eggs for comic fans. Written by Ian Boothby,with pencils by John Delaney and inks by Andrew Pepoy. This story is my favorite one in the issue and I would love to see more stories using this premise.
Overall this is a great comic. Plus it being free adds to it's greatness. Bongo Comics Free for all 2010 gets a A.
