BART SIMPSON COMICS (2009)

"(W) Griffith, Kupperberg, Trainor (A) Asprec, Ho, Valenti After a visit to Frink Labs, Bart makes a split decision then another and another that have unexpected consequences! Then, even jazz girls get the blues when Lisa gets mixed romantic signals from a boy in her class. And Krusty the Clown's 'Li'l Krusty' is back!"

"(W) Lash (A) Rodriguez, Pepoy 'The Great, Extreme, Ultimate, and Totally Awesome Radioactive Man Event!,' Part 2. No one is affected by the announcement of changes to the Radioactive Man comic series more than Bart Simpson, and it will take a little help from his friends to infiltrate publisher's office and to get the scoop on the future of Bart's bolt-brained hero."

"(W/A) Various The kids of Springfield learn a valuable civics lesson when Nelson Muntz is accused of pilfering Principal Skinner's war medals. Will Nelson be expelled or will a fair trial before his peers pit principal versus principle? Then a new and magnetic student at school who's fresh off the farm has the whole student body extolling the virtues and uses of corn with strange and horrifying results."

"(W/A) Sergio Aragones Bongo Comics welcomes Sergio Aragonés as a new regular featured writer and artist in the pages of Bart Simpson Comics! First, Sergio starts with a story that pits the Simpsons against our national security in 'The Simpsons Project,' and then he debuts his regular bi-monthly feature entitled, 'Maggie's Crib.' Get ready when the world's fastest cartoonist meets the world's brashest boy! And as if that wasn't enough, Sergio also provides the cover to Bart's fabulous 50th issue!"

"(W/A) Various After being turned away from a horror movie for being underage one time too many, Bart takes matters into his own hands and sets up his own backyard movie theatre after Grampa unearths a collection of old-time horror classics. Then, after an accident at Frink Labs, Bart believes he has become invisible and sets up one of his biggest pranks ever. Also, Sergio Aragonés' regular feature 'Maggie's Crib.'"

"(W/A) Aragonés, Hernandez, Lay and Yambar Bart Simpson gets the 'indie' spirit when comic creators Gilbert Hernandez (Love and Rockets), Carol Lay (Now Endsville), and Chris Yambar (Mr. Beat) lend their unique talents to tales about 'The Boy.' Also, enjoy more of Sergio Aragonés' regular feature 'Maggie's Crib.'"

"(W) Aragonés (A) Various Lisa is overcome by a bit of Springfield Elementary history when she moves into Homer's old school desk and begins to exhibit some of her father's worst traits and behaviors. Are Lisa's days as a model student at an end, or is there a mystery afoot that will restore her to the honor roll? Then, Bart joins the ranks of the paparazzi and ventures into the world of tabloid journalism. Plus, 'Maggie's Crib' by Sergio Aragones."

"(W/A) Sergio Aragonés, Evan Dorkin, Carol Lay, Peter Kuper Indie artist Peter Kuper sends Bart on an incredulous journey when a monster firecracker leaves Bart deaf and dumbfounded. Then, Carol Lay delves in Bart's future with the help of a carnival and a crystal ball. Also, Evan Dorkin presents a tale of Bart and Milhouse and a new video game that somehow manages to stay just out of their reach. Plus, 'Maggie's Crib' by Sergio Aragones."

"(W) Carol Lay (W/A) Sergio Aragones, Various Lisa struggles with her principles and feminist ideals when she enters a princess fashion contest to win the one thing she prizes among all others - a pony! However, she gets some unwanted competition from Bart, who enters the contest for reasons of his own. Plus, 'Maggie's Crib' by Sergio Aragones."

"(W/A) Aragones, Hernandez, Shaw Sergio Aragonés, Gilbert Hernandez, and Scott Shaw provide a trio of troublesome tales. Lisa and Marge go on a mother/daughter retreat and become the life of the party, while Bart and Maggie stay home and play some pranks on Homer. And when Principal Skinner tries to take the horrific fun out of Halloween, Bart treats the beleaguered administrator to a few tricks of his own. Plus, 'Maggie's Crib.'"

"(W/A) Aragonés, Dorkin, Kaplan, Lay, Trainor After a visit to an Egyptian exhibit at the museum, Lisa is inspired to create her own history project for a tomb featuring Malibu Stacy as Queen Cleptopetra with surprising results. Then, someone is defacing all the billboards around Springfield by drawing mustaches on them, but if El Barto isn't the culprit, who is? Finally, Bart gets a shot at redemption with the department store Santa."

"(W/A) Aragonés, DiGerolamo, Lay, Trainor Bart attempts his most elaborate practical joke ever and becomes an Internet sensation with a little help from his friends about 15 million of them! Then, Rod and Todd Flanders believe it is their mission to save Homer and Bart's souls. Plus: Sergio Aragonés 'Maggie's Crib.'"

"(W/A) Aragones, Lay, Peyer, Seidman, Matsumoto, Reed, Rote Bart does his best to behave himself for Marge on Mother's Day. Then, Bart proves the apple doesn't fall far from the tree when he leads his Springfield Elementary team to the state eating competition. And finally, Maggie finds a way to help Bart beat his insomnia. Also, 'Maggie's Crib.'"

"(W/A) Aragones, Lay, Shaw Now Monthly! Bart tells Ralph Wiggum a tale of comic book mail-order products gone awry, while Lisa teaches Homer a cautionary lesson about the good and bad effects of going green. Also, 'Maggie's Crib.'"

"(W/A) Sergio Aragonés, Various Now monthly! Using his influence with government officials, Mr. Burns repeals the child labor laws in Springfield and finds he has a whole new workforce to exploit. Then, Grampa and Bart bond over a junky jalopy that they find at the police auction. Also, 'Maggie's Crib.'"

"(W/A) Various Now monthly! Bart, Milhouse, and Martin pull their resources together to buy a brand-new model kit that brings them together in more ways than one. Then, Principal Skinner and Bart enter into a war of words - sprayed on school property. In another tale, when Bart is assigned the task of interviewing a notable local resident, he chooses Hans Moleman. Also, 'Maggie's Crib.'"

"(W/A) Aragonés, Kuper, Kupperberg, Lloyd Now monthly! Mrs. Krabappel gives Bart a deceptively easy assignment; The Simpsons win a trip to Mexico and get lost in the jungle; and Bart decides to be a model citizen for a day, with devastating results!"

"(W/A) Aragonés, Bates, DiGerolamo, Lloyd, Matsumoto Lisa leads Bart, Milhouse, Martin, Ralph, and Dolph through the perilous fantasy role-playing game Vikings & Vampires. Then, after being inspired by their favorite supernatural television show, Bart and Milhouse go monster hunting. Also, a new installment of 'Maggie's Crib!'"

"Maggie goes to work with Homer and manages to save his bacon and his job. Then, inspired by Professor Frink and encouraged by Lisa, Marge attempts to remake her household into a green-friendly environment. Finally, Lisa suffers from amnesia after a bump on the head and Bart tries to convince her that she had a previous reputation as a troublemaker. Also: a new installment of 'Maggie's Crib.'"

"Bart proves an old wives' tale true: If you make a face, it might stay that way! Then, Bartman (aka Bart) and Radioactive Man (aka Rainier Wolfcastle) team-up for an adventure that's out of this world - and off this planet! Also, another installment of 'Maggie's Crib.'"

"Bart plans to get back at the school bullies leads to a panic in the streets and an entire town in search of gold! Then, Jimbo, Dolph, and Kearney a whole lot of eggs and the Duff Blimp get the picture? Also, Sergio Aragonés lets loose in another installment of 'Maggie's Crib.'"

"Mr. Burns brings a professional women's basketball team to Springfield; however, when the team goes from worst to first, Lisa discovers a reason to blow the whistle on her father's unscrupulous boss. Then, Sideshow Bob hypnotizes Bart and enacts a plan to not only humiliate his nemesis but one that will lead to his eventual doom. Also, Sergio Aragonés serves up a new installment of 'Maggie's Crib.'"

"With a little help - okay, more than a little help from Lisa - Homer is on the road to a promotion at the nuclear power plant. Then, Marge and Lisa need to save Bart from himself - and his sugar addiction. Plus, Sergio Aragonés lets loose in another installment of 'Maggie's Crib.'"

"Bart gets his hands on a chemistry set and after a little experimentation he discovers the need for speed! Then, Bart teams up with Nelson to win a contest by making the grossest and loudest video on the Internet. Plus, Sergio Aragonés sketches another episode of 'Maggie's Crib.'"

"Bart finds himself in a pickle and in need of the perfect patsy - did someone say, 'Martin Prince'? Then, Milhouse discovers that there is a fortune to be made in wedgies! And Bart gets a lesson in the survival of the fittest after competing in a skateboard tournament. Plus, it's time for another episode of Sergio Aragones' 'Maggie's Crib.'"

"This month, it's a trio of life and death adventures! Bart discovers that the entire town has taken a sudden and life-threatening dislike to him and later risks life and limb when taking a short cut to go to the movies. Finally, it's Lisa who fears for her life when she gets trapped in a corn maze of her own design. Plus, Sergio Aragones presents another pleasing pantomime from 'Maggie's Crib.'"

"Lisa uses Bart as a guinea pig to try out her hypothesis about the effects of 'Decision Fatigue.' Then, Bart goes to camp and quickly gets lost in the wilderness. And did you ever wonder everyone in Springfield thinks of Bart? Well, you're about to find out! Plus, Sergio Aragones 'Maggie's Crib.'"

"Bart and Nelson fight over the new girl in school, but something tells us they are not being sincere. Then, the newest designer of the be-all and end-all in haut couture is none other than Maggie Simpson. Plus, Bart scribes and scribbles a new 'Angry Dad' and Sergio Aragonés magically materializes another 'Maggie's Crib.'"

"During a dark and stormy night, Bart and his family take refuge in a deserted gothic mansion and get a case of the heebie-jeebies. Then, Milhouse's imagination takes flight with a geek tale from Greek mythology. Finally, Bart and Lisa must resort to sabotage when their classmates are misled into believing that there's easy money to be had in their most recent school fundraiser."

"Bart and Ralph are teamed together as part of a new program called Kid Cops, but when it comes down to itm which one is the good cop, and which one is the bad cop? Then, Bart partners up with Larry H. Lawyer and sues a comic book companies over truth in comic book advertising, and that's just the beginning of a civil suit that's anything but civil."

"Bartman tangles with a new villain when a bleary-eyed Kwik-E clerk has a freak accident with a hot dog warmer, transforming him into the eight baby-wielding Dr. Octuplets. Then, the Springfield Elementary girl's basketball team is headed for the city championship until it's star player, Lisa Simpson, gets injured. How far will Principal Skinner go to beat the team from Shelbyville?"

"After Lisa applies her study habits to the art of pranking, Bart has a little familial competition for the title of 'Class Clown.' Then, Bart, Milhouse, and Lisa find a Ouija board, and it doesn't take long before they unleash a demonic spirit from the world beyond."

"In a stunning shift of power, the sons of The Legitimate Businessman's Social Club associates (aka the Mafia) move-in on the 'bully' trade at Springfield Elementary, and they have their sights set on recruiting Bart Simpson as their newest member. In other tales, Homer tries to make up to Maggie by offering her the Moon, Milhouse imagines himself on the plains of Africa, and Professor Frink pays an unexpected visit to the Simpsons household."

"Who is Bartman? Find out who the students of Springfield Elementary think he really is? Then, Rod and Todd Flanders get separated from Ned Flanders in downtown Springfield and find themselves on an odyssey to their home, fraught with many dangers (mostly imagined). And Marge's breakfast pancakes lead Maggie on an adventure of her own."

"Martin Prince decides to make a move up the Springfield Elementary food chain by auditioning for the role of Bart's second banana. Then, Homer and Bart pull an all-nighter and put themselves on high alert to prevent a potential home invasion. And Marge takes Maggie to get her picture taken by Springfield's preeminent photographer, who has a penchant for premonitions."

"Principal Skinner resorts to desperate measures get Bart to turn in a book report. And in, literally, another literary tale, Bart and his pals head into the Springfield forest in search of what they believe to be a dead body while Homer gets his lard on while competing in a pie-eating contest."

"Homer and Bart come up with a plan to ease the summer heat wave sweeping through Springfield with their own mobile car pool. Then, Bart's attempt to purloin some candy from a birthday party piñata goes awry, and after a whack in the cabeza he ends up speaking nothing but Español. Ay caramba, indeed!"

"'Exit Through the Comic Shop.' Critics herald El Barto as the breakout artist of his generation - but when someone steps forward to take the credit, the real El Barto has something to 'spray' about it. Then Maggie leads a crew of marauding buccaneers on a merry chase on the high seas, and the last beer in the house keeps slipping away from Angry Dad."

"When Professor Frink's experiments give rise to a group of highly intelligent chimpanzees, Bart and Milhouse find their treehouse overrun by the educated primates. Once their battle plan to take it back is drawn up from beneath the branches of their beloved hideout, Bart and his buddy must prepare for a final showdown that will either lead to conquest or require escape from the Treehouse of the Apes. Then, Bart and Milhouse seek out their own superheroic origin stories by attempting to acquire 'accidental' superpowers. However, they soon discover that with trying to obtain great power comes great irresponsibility. Finally, Ralph Wiggum takes his place in right field during a baseball game and discovers a world of adventure."

"Professor Frink designs a robot based on Bart that's the perfect prankster, making Bart obsolete, but can Springfield's original jokester fight the future? Then, Milhouse becomes popular when his father opens a new candy store at the mall only to discover that fame can be fleeting."

"Bart Simpson goes on mock trial and it's up to his mock lawyer, Ralph Wiggum, to prove his innocence! Will justice be served? Then, Pieman and the Cupcake Kid take on a new crime team, Glutenus Maximus and his sidekick Gluten Tag, whose pastry-related misdeeds have led to a ban on all baked goods in Springfield. How will the heroic duo battle their foes without their arsenal of pies and cupcakes, and what's worse, what will Homer do without his daily dose of donuts?"

"After an unfortunate trip to the dentist, Principal Skinner is mistaken for a vampire. It doesn't help that Bart fuels the fire (and supplies the pitchforks) to an unruly mob uprising. And when Bart brings one of Professor Frink's recent discoveries to school, it leads to some hair-raising hilarity. Then, Bart and Milhouse embark on an embittered and injurious thumbwrestling battle. Also, join McBain in the first of a series heroic features as he takes on his archenemy - 'Mendoza!!!!!'"

"Bart and Lisa discover that Springfield's uber-sad sack, Hans Moleman, may not be who they think he is in 'The Curious Case of Hans Moleman.' Then the Simpsons of Springfield meet their doppelgangers, the Simpkins from Capital City, and it's worse than they ever expected."

"One particular hot and boring summer day, Bart goes in search of adventure. Meanwhile, Radioactive Man crosses an entire universe to save Gloria Grand. Then, Grampa reminisces about a WWII air battle that is somewhat hindered and somehow helped by a little gremlin that looks an awful lot like Bart."

"Bart pulls a prank on the entire town and discovers that the people he punked can be a lot more forgiving than he ever imagined - and now he has them right where he wants them. Suckers! And when Bart injures his back and has to use a rolling backpack, he turns weakness into strength as the 'Leader of the Backpack Pack.'"

"Milhouse sends Bart off and running on a wild goose chase for 'cyber' zoo animals run amuck. Then, Bart has a plan of his own to get Lisa's goat when he poses as a pen pal from a distant land."

"Rainier Wolfcastle applies some method acting to his newest film role and follows Bart around school to get inside the mind of child, but it doesn't take long for the action hero to become fascinated with another subject - Nelson Muntz! Plus, add in a little Crazy Cat Lady and a Bart/SpongeBob SquarePants mash-up."

"In order to earn enough money for some tickets to a professional wrestling match, Bart gets a job at the Kwik-E-Mart. And then, in order to put food on the table Otto the Bus Driver offers his own services (as well as the Springfield Elementary bus) as an 'Uber'-type driver. Plus, a Bart/SpongeBob SquarePants mash-up."

"Bart and Lisa find themselves embattled over just who won a 'dream' bedroom contest. And later, when Lisa decides to become more self-assertive, she enrolls in a class that will help empower her, but maybe she should look before she leaps!"

"College nerds Doug, Gary, and Benjamin have developed a new app, but it's going to take the marketing savvy of one Bart Simpson to make them all multi-millionaires. And Bart is needed once again when he's is recruited - well, kidnapped - by Kang and Kodos to help counter an attack on Rigel 7. When microcosmic and macrocosmic forces convene, it's up to the boy with the name on the comic to answer the call."

"Bart and Milhouse search Springfield to reap the financial rewards being offered by Channel 6 for news tips, but when it turns out to be a slow news day, they decide to fabricate a few phony stories of their own. Meanwhile, Marge is not too thrilled with Bart's fixation on his new violent video game 'Skateboard Renegade.'"

"Professor Frink's newest invention can predict the future employment of all the students at Springfield Elementary, but it isn't a field day for Frink when the children's reaction to Career Day turns into a mini-melee. Then, when Bart and Lisa put their minds together, they come up with one humdinger of a Malibu Stacy adventure."

"'Bart's Odyssey': Bart Simpson turns 100! When Homer is put in charge of security for Mr. Burns' secret R&D division, he inadvertently unleashes a series of events that threaten Springfield's very existence! If that's not bad enough, an all-too-familiar evil from Springfield's distant future arrives amid the chaos to stake his claim! But wait! Yet another mysterious figure from the future travels back to a current-day Springfield with the town on the brink of destruction! Will this stranger aid the embattled citizens in their darkest hour or make them eat his shorts? Join Bart Simpson's centennial celebration, capping off its illustrious and illustrated run with a final issue (for now)! It's a 48-page senses-shattering sendoff that will shake Springfield and Simpsons fans to the core!"