Most Popular Books by Matt Groening

Take an official cartooning lesson from the demented folks behind The Simpsons, and pick up oodles of insider tips on how to draw cartoons like a pro.

Comic genius. TV legend. Household name. Compulsive gambler. Tax evader. Deadbeat dad. Illiterate. Krusty the Clown is all these things––and more! Look beyond the cream pies and the seltzer bottles and meet the mensch behind the makeup. See what it takes to make the grade as a Krustyco product. Learn how to steal a joke and make it your own. Witness the milestones of Krusty''s storied past. And along the way, dodge the paparazzi, avoid the tabloids, and go through Botox and detox with America''s most beloved and "Krusty"–est clown. Hey, Hey, Kids! It''s another celebrity–authored bestseller, ghostwritten by someone you never heard of. It''s...The Krusty Book. The Simpsons Library of Wisdom Matt Groening, the creator of "The Simpsons," offers an on–going series of portable and quotable books that will eliminate the need for all religions and philosophies, exalt man''s role in the universe, and make the world a better place...sort of. No other television show in history has commented so freely and so humorously on modern times, and there seems to be no end in sight for the sharp satire and pointed parody that "The Simpsons" serves up every night of the week all around the world.

Need to send a special message to that certain someone? Here are 32 ready-to-mail postcards selected from the four bestselling "Hell" books, featuring America''s favorite rabbits. Two-color cartoons.

The Ralph Wiggum Book is an all–new book from the new series: The Simpsons Library of Wisdom. There''s more to Ralph than meets the eye. He might be that kid you feel like pointing towards and laughing at, but Ralph Wiggum has a ''special'' way of disarming you with his completely off–kilter statements that always have the ring of truth about them. See the world through Ralph–coloured glasses as he muses on household pets, poetry, constellations, homemade gifts, hiding spots, sports, school, right and wrong, crime and punishment, love, leprechauns, wookies, wiggle puppies and a lot more non–booger and paste–related subjects. So don''t just stand there with your finger up your nose . pick a winner with The Ralph Wiggum Book. In The Simpsons Library of Wisdom, Matt Groening, the creator of ''The Simpsons'', offers an ongoing series of portable and quotable books that will eliminate the need for all religions and philosophies, exalt man''s role in the universe and make the world a better place ... sort of. No other television show in history has commented so freely and so humorously on modern times, and there seems to be no end in sight for the sharp satire and pointed parody that ''The Simpsons'' serves up every night of the week all around the world.

Look what you get in this cromulent compendium! Comprehensive episode synopses for 20 seasons of Simpsons, including 128 new gut-busting episodes never before covered! Stuff you may have missed! More screen shots than ever before! Over four hundred character profiles! Every chalkboard phrase Bart has ever written! Nifty new art throughout! Quotes and quips from all your favorite characters! Two or more jam-packed pages devoted to every episode! As well as: Every couch gag A complete filmography of "Itchy & Scratchy" Every "D''oh" or "Mmm..." Homer has ever uttered Every song ever sung by the citizens of Springfield Every marquee message from the First Church of Springfield A tribute to star of stage, screen, infomercials, and filmstrips, Troy McClure The largest collection of Krusty the Clown merchandise outside of Bart''s bedroom A complete list of celebrity guest stars And much, much more... Packaged in the ultimate wraparound slipcase and weighing in at a hefty 8.8 pounds, Simpsons World The Ultimate Episode Guide (Seasons 1-20) is meant for reading, not throwing!

By the creator of The Simpsons, this book introduces the characters Binky, Sheba, Bongo, Akbar and Jeff. Their ups and downs and domestic disputes convey the absurdities of modern life.

First published as two two-part, comic book mini-series, these hard-to-find comics are collected together for the first time in a hardcover collection, encased in a die-cut slipcase, and packaged with a reprint of the Eisner Award-winning issue of "Simpsons Comics."

Why do skeletons dance? Is there a Queen Kong? Are zombies ever happy? These are just a few of the many perplexing questions asked, and sometimes answered, in . . . Will and Abe''s Guide to the Universe This is the very latest in the ever-expanding series of mini-jumbo cartoon compendia by that rabbit-drawing rabble-rouser Matt Groening, author of Love Is Hell™, Childhood Is Hell™, and many, many more hell-bound books. Unlike other collections gathered from Matt''s provocative Life in Hell® comic strip, Will and Abe''s Guide to the Universe shows a different side of the politically charged TV-cartoon guy—that of dazed but proud dad. All the words in these comic strips are taken from Matt''s feisty and funny sons Will and Abe: their actual conversations, stories, songs, arguments, theories, explanations, excuses, snappy retorts, and flights of fancy. If you have kids, know kids, have been a kid, or remain a kid at heart, you know that kids say the most hellish things!* *Any similarity between "hellish" and "darndest," implied or otherwise, is impossible, because darndest isn''t really a word, is it? Contains the following wildness: Will and Abe Discuss Leprechauns Important Questions About Cartooning Abe and Will''s Guide to Parents Now That You''re Six And much, much more! Collect all 73 comic strips! Better yet, we did it for you! So buy this book! Includes the classic comic strips "Interview with a 3-Year-Old Vampire," "I''m Going to Tell God to Kick You," and "The Girls at School Drive Us Crazy!"

Fans of The Simpson''s, one of the most highly rated and honoured television shows in history, will delight in this festive collection of Simpson''s stories, including insightful and humorous commentary from the show''s creator, Matt Groening. All new stories (featuring the whole Simpson family, as well as Itchy & Scratchy, Krusty the Clown, Bartman and Radioactive Man) combined with the old favourites never before collected make this colourful treasury a must for every Simpsons devotee.

The latest release from the best-selling Simpsons Library of Wisdom series.Resident of Springfield and owner of the Android''s Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop, the infamous Comic Book Guy spends his days at the comfort of his stool, patiently awaiting his next paying customer. The Comic Book guy embodies all the traits of your typical comic book shop owner, being tubby, and wearing his brown hair in a pony tail. He is also known for being extremely sarcastic. Being a sci-fi, comic and movie buff, the Comic Book Guy holds several prized collectibles: a rare copy of Mary Worth, in which Mary advises a friend to commit suicide, as well as his rare photo of Sean Connery, signed by Roger Moore.In some scenarios, the Comic Book Guy can be found sporting his alter-ego, "The Collector", a menacing superhero with the intention of finding the most sought-after collectible! (The Collector makes his first appearance in the Treehouse of Horror X Halloween special).

Get ready every Futurama and Matt Groening fan, here comes Futurama–o–rama, the very FIRST comic compilation based on the Emmy–nominated television show Futurama. It''s a long way from making a pizza delivery on New Year''s Eve to the bustling cityscape of New York in the 31st century, but for Phillip J. Fry it only took one little cryogenically frozen nap. Waking up in a future imagined by The Simpsons creator Matt Groening, Fry finds a job at an interplanetary messenger service and falls in with Leela, a sexy one–eyed space orphan, and Bender, an alcoholic misanthropic robot programmed to bend things. Blast off with this all–new Futurama comics collection, and leap feet first into a fun–filled future!

Who the hell are Akbar and Jeff?* Find out the astonishing answer in this book featuring the original syndicated comic strips by genius Matt Groening. *The funniest (and gayest) dudes from the Simpsons-inspiring Life in Hell cartoon series. What are you waiting for? Meet Akbar and Jeff and unlock some of their secrets to make your hellish life more laughable. These comic strips may not make you as rich or as happy as Akhbar and Jeff themselves -- they aren''t giving all their secrets away -- but you''ll certainly get value for money learning from this dastardly duo in comic strips including: Akbar and Jeff: Masters of 1000 disguises, Akhbar and Jeff''''s liposuction hut, The 77 Moods of Akhbar and Jeff, plus lots more cartoons with fezzes in them. adventures of Akbar and Jeff. Life in Hell was the syndicated newspaper cartoon strip by Matt Groening which ran in the States during the 80s and early 90s. Asked to turn the characters into TV animation, Groening instead developed The Simpsons, retaining many of the characteristics of Binky, Bongo, Sheba, Jeff and Akbar in the series. In a world where The Simpsons and Futurama are as popular as ever, these hellish cartoons featuring Matt Groening''s zany brand of comic genius are simply gold dust

It'' s another sidesplitting series of adventures as America'' s most popular cartoon family returns to the big colorful comic pages in this latest addition to the bestselling Simpsons anthologies. In "Simpsons Comics Strike Back," Groening fans are treated to another laugh-fest as they catch up on the latest antics of this irrepressibly irreverent family. First, it'' s a yuck-filled yarn of yore when Grampa Simpson reminisces about the good old days of the Depression. Then Patty and Selma take to the air as flight attendants, and the friendly skies will never be the same. Next, the network wars have come to town, and the big boys are running scared from the BBC -- the Bart Broadcasting Channel. Then last, but certainly not least, it'' s an epic brawl as the Presidential Fitness Program dispatches McBain to Springfield to whip the cholesterol-clogged town into shape. Between him and success, however, is hungry Homer Simpson. When the TV show just isn'' t enough, fans turn to the comic books to satiate their Simpsons addiction. A veritable bonanza of the characteristic wit that made the series an international hit, this anthology will be a treasured gift for all fans of Bart, Lisa, Maggie, Homer and Marge.

Acquire the finest and funniest in poster art with The Simpsons Masterpiece Gallery, an eclectically original collection handpicked from over a decade of Simpsons artwork. Gathered from a variety of publications and promotional illustrations seen all over the world, each image has been formatted specifically for this highly collectible edition. Fill your home and open the window to your inner artist with this enormous collection of fifty hilariously hang–worthy images featuring Our Favorite Family...the Simpsons.

At last! The Simpsons tell-all book in a wicked new format! You''ll gasp in amazement at this revealing, no-holds-barred, and (in one minor instance) poignant family album. Nothing omitted! No punches pulled! Assembled and narrated with painstaking, loving care by none other than that First Lady of Tall Hair, Marge Simpson. You''ll laugh! You''ll cry! You''ll turn the page! Armchair anthropologists, deviant psychologists, and students of Ancient Simpsons History, will all gape in awe at . . . Bart as a baby! Marge as a pre-teen! Homer with hair! Grampa with teeth! and . . . a potato grown in the shape of Millard Fillmore! Don''t laugh! Take the bait! It''s the definitive memoir of an all-American nuclear family.

The cryptkeeper of comedy, Matt Groening, the creator of The Simpsons, presents his newest collection of hell-arious Hallowe''en humour.

A history of the famous cartoon family unravels twenty-five years of Simpsons facts and fun from the TV show and presents them in a chronological format.

Features stories and various classic Simpsons characters.

Bart turns the force into a farce in ''Bart Cops Out''; rules the airwaves in ''K-Bart''; turns prose into amateurs in ''The Book That Ate Springfield''; daydreams in ''The Secret Life of Bart Simpson''; goes off the rails in ''The Great Train Wreck''; and shops til he drops in ''Spree For All''.

A Halloween collection of things that go bump in the night -- namely the inimitable Bart Simpson. Prepare to be scared, very scared -- and very entertained, as Bart provides a little bit of black magic. What is Halloween without The Simpsons annual special, and what is the annual special without Bart Simpson''s Treehouse of Horror? This long-awaited follow-up to the bestselling Bart Simpson''s Guide to Life continues the impressive roll call of HarperCollins''s Simpsons publications. Marvel as Lisa combines human DNA from Homer''s toenail clippings with a Venus flytrap to create a giant donut-eating plant in ''Little Shop of Homers''. And in another spooktacular story, gasp in horror as a sleazy old enemy gets a slimy new look in a tale of murder, mayhem and mucus that Bart calls ''Sideshow Blob''. Also see Lisa possessed by musical evil spirits in ''The Exorsister''. And just when you thought the terror was over, you''ll chew your nails to the quick as Springfield succumbs to the ''Immigration of the Body Snatchers''. Prepare to cringe in fear at the maniacal monstrosity of Matt Groening''s genius.

In this new compilation, the Simpsons travel to the land of Krustonia, Homer Simpson vies for the Springfield wrestling championship, Mr. Burns clones a plant full of Smitherses, and Homer contracts amnesia and thinks he is Radioactive Man.

What is Halloween without the Simpsons annual special? This is a collection of things that go bump in the night - namely the inimitable Bart Simpson. GRAPHIC NOVEL.

America''s favorite "nuclear" family returns in this latest "Simpsons" comics compilation, wherein Marge does battle with airwave sleaze, Bart steps in as an emergency bus driver, and Homer takes on his worst enemy--his brain. Full color.

Rainy day blues getting you down? Played all your video games? Documentaries on the TV? Mom threatening to make you vacuum? Just take a leaf from this very cool collection of games, puzzles, jokes, tricks, codes, mazes and other assorted amazing activities brought to you by those lifelong experts in wasting time -- The Simpsons. You can entertain yourself with everyday objects, dazzle your friends with feats of magic, torture your siblings with ingenious pranks and devote some serious time to fooling around. Even if it rains for forty days and forty nights, you still won''t run out of zippy things to make and do with this book around!

Simpsons comics #6. Be-bop-a-Lisa ; The end of El Barto -- Simpsons comics #7. The greatest d''oh! on earth ; Dead to the last drop -- Simpsons comics #8. I shrink, therefore I''m small ; Jungle bungle --Simpsons comics #9. The purple prose of Springfield ; Asleep at the well.

Illustrations of different objects and members of the Simpson family introduce the letters of the alphabet.

Painstakingly assembled and rigorously organized by that master of clutter, Matt Groening, this is not another mini-jumbo, hard-to-read, abbreviated compendium in that seemingly endless series of discourses on hell but a gargantuan historical extravaganza of ten years'' worth of the everpopular "Life in Hell "RM" " cartoon strip, which still mysteriously appears weekly in several hundred newspapers tricoastally. Read the whole story of "Life in Hell "RM" ," from early prehistory to late last night. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Matt Groening''s subversive cartoon style first sneaked up on America in a modest tome that dared to ask, "What is love? And what makes you think you deserve some?" Nearly 1.5 million copies later, Matt makes a return journey along that boulder-strewn road of love in this tear-and-mail cartoon gallery. From the creator of The Simpsons. 32 two-color cartoons.

Groening''s three bestselling titles are now available in their own specially designed box. Cartoons throughout.

The latest collection of "Life in Hell" comic strips features Binky, Sheba, Akbar, Jeff, and Bongo engaging in all of their usual shenanigans. By the author of How to Go to Hell. Original. National ad/promo.