BONGO COMICS FOR JANUARY

BART SIMPSON COMICS #88

Written by Ian Boothby and various, art by various, cover by Jason Ho, Mike Rote.

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?

32 pages, $2.99.

SIMPSONS COMICS #208

Written by Ian Boothby, John Delaney, art by various, cover by Mike Rote, Jason Ho.

Bart is separated from his family at the airport, gets on the wrong flight, and ends up in a seat reserved for a boy his age named "Brit" Simpson, ending up in England. Once there, Bart finds himself in the town of Springshire, where everything looks and everyone acts all too familiar. He even has to evade the evil Sideshow Bobby, a former police officer with a grudge against Brit.

32 pages, $2.99.

SIMPSONS ILLUSTRATED #9

Writen and art by Matt Groening and various, cover by Jason Ho, Mike Rote.

After Lisa is diagnosed with complications due to Middle Child Syndrome, the Simpsons decide to adopt another child to balance things out. That child turns out to be Nelson Muntz, and it's not long before he becomes head of the household, and Homer starts to suffer from Displaced Dad Syndrome. Then, Pieman and the Cupcake Kid encounter another uncouth and undercooked evil genius in the guise of Professor Frink, whose zeal to fund his research has some unexpected and embarrassing effects on the pastry-themed pair. Finally, a science experiment run amok leads to a population explosion of Barts!

48 pages, $3.99.

SIMPSONS COMICS SHAKE-UP TP

Written, art and cover by Matt Groening.

The Simpsons are shaking off the status quo when they take the show on the road with a musical extravaganza produced by maestro of renown, Krusty the Clown. Then, Dr. Nick's cosmetic quackery is called into question, but the "good" doctor may serve a purpose in the shaky medical establishment that few are willing to admit. And after winning a law license in a bar bet, Homer becomes the hottest lawyer in town, but it is not long before Homer is fending off the FBI, only to find himself in a federal prison surrounded by former friends and foes and facing a shakedown!

128 pages, $15.99.