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More scintillating suburban satire, courtesy of that most
dysfunctional of yellow families: The Simpsons. Gasp in disbelief
as Homer manages a boy band, gets mixed up in the local mayoral
elections and gets into the swing of things when a dance craze
hits Springfield. Be amazed when Bart and Lisa leap into superheroic
action as Stretch Dude and Clobber Girl. Let your mind boggle
as you experience these and a host of other strange delights
in the latest Simpsons graphic novel bonanza...
Barn
Burner is
a strange title for this collection - there isn't a single
story revolving around a farm or any other country bumpkin
clichéd plot. But then I can't think of a suitable
title either.
What
we do have though is a collection of near perfect stories
that Matt Groening himself would be proud to have written.
The
Man With Two Wives was my favourite story in this collection.
This sees Homer win Mr Smithers from Mr Burns in a game of
cards. Mr Smithers is then obligated to be Homer's servant
- much to the jealousy of Marge who feels that her role as
a homemaker is in question.
Other
gems see Homer managing a boy band (of which Bart is a member),
Homer running for Major and Mr Burns's attempts to turn an
area of outstanding beauty into a golf course. But in all
honesty there isn't a bad story in here.
There
are plenty of adult jokes hidden away within this collection.
One of the most obvious is a conversation between Mr Burns
and Smithers. Mr Burns says: "It's been too long since
I did a bit of male bonding. How about you Mr Smithers?"
To which Smithers replies: "Well, as a matter of fact,
just last night..."
From
the very first tale, where Bart becomes a police informer,
to the last, this is a collection for all fans of the animated
series.
Ray
Thompson
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