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A beautifully produced full-colour art book showing how the characters and settings from the Simpsons Movie and TV series are drawn, painted and turned into the world''s most popular and enduring comedy show.From lines and circles to richly hand drawn characters,The Simpsons Handbook is an homage to hand drawn animation and might just have you drawing like the pros in no time at all.Here is a rare homage to the art of classic 2-D animation and the time-honoured method of hand-drawing characters that come alive on the silver screen.The creator of "The Simpsons" and "Futurama" reveals the art of brilliant character design, backgrounds and prop art in this lavishly detailed handbook that unveils the complex secrets behind the deceptively simple and universally loved Simpsons characters.With creative insights, artsists'' sketches, helpful insider hints and step-by-step instructions, enter the imagination of "master doodler" Matt Groening and receive some professional "how-to" advice from many of the animators and directors who have made "The Simpsons" the longest-running animated show and situation comedy in television history.In our technological era when animation has become increasingly digitalised,this unique handbook records the genesis of some of the most extraordinary examples of the art of hand-drawn character animation.

The Simpsons, the world¿s favourite dysfunctional family unit, return for more satirical suburban shenanigans! In `All Fired Up¿, Homer, Sideshow Mel and others recount how they lost their jobs under hilarious circumstances; Lisa is dismayed by everyone¿s apathy towards reading in `Lisa Simpson¿s Book Club¿; Flander¿s and Homer¿s lives switch places in `Ned the Simpson¿; Homer lives his dream when he lands a job at Lard Lad Donuts; and Principal Skinner learns with great power comes responsibilities in `The Principle of the Thing¿! Featuring many more hilarious stories, and all the classic Simpsons characters you¿ve grown to love, these latest exploits from Springfield will have you rolling in the aisles!

Bart Simpson is back with another big book dedicated exclusively to that rabble–rousing, misbehaving menace – Springfield''s favourite son, Homer''s only son, and TV''s favourite son – Bart Simpson! Following the great success of Big Book of Bart Simpson, Big Bratty Book of Bart Simpson – the third comic book compilation in a series dedicated exclusively to Bart Simpson. Join Bart Simpson and the Springfield kids in the newest collection of comics and stories filled with mistaken identities, alien abduction recipes, cereal package prizes, unrequited love, lima beans, facial hair, karaoke, cafeteria shenanigans, talk shows, mail–order brides, sidekicks gone mad, hideous monsters, balloon animals, girl scout cookies, circus popcorn, martial arts, and history gone very, very wrong. It''s all here in one ࡲatty'' book – all the chaos, commotion, and confusion that can only be caused by one uncontrollable force: Bart Simpson.

Bart Simpson is back with another big book of bust–a–gut belly laughs. Following the great success of Big Book of Bart Simpson, join Bart in this second installation of the Bart Comic Compilations as he defies authority, ducks school and, as Bartman, fights crime. From the Wild West to the sewers of Springfield, Bart Simpson will lead you on a merry chase in pursuit of hilarity. As for the rest of the kids in Springfield: Lisa Simpson shows off her investigative skills, Milhouse takes on the school bullies, and Ralph Wiggum gives you a day in his cock–eyed life.

Season''s Greetings from the Simpsons and creator Matt Groening with an all new collection of Christmas curiosities and winter wonders that''ll warm your heart and tickle your fancy. If youᱥ yearning for yuletide yarns for young and old, Matt Groening, the Kris Kringle of comics and the creator of The Simpsons, has the perfect stocking stuffer for you. What winter holiday celebration would be complete without: sleigh rides, jingle bells, reindeer games, happy little elves, fruit cakes, radioactive Christmas trees, snow mums, defective toys, grimacing Grinches, secretive Santas, miserly Scrooges, and New Year''s resolutions you will never keep? So, deck the halls with The Simpsons and be of good cheer with glad tidings of joy that will last through the year!

It''s here: the fourth and latest volume in the series that you have come to rely upon for your music reading fix. The 2003 volume will celebrate the year''s best writing about music and its culture with a selection of pieces on a dazzling array of topics drawn from more than a hundred sources-remarkable essays by journalists and authors who are as serious about writing as they are about music.Past contributors have included:* Jonathan Lethem * David Rakoff * Mike Doughty * Lorraine Ali * Greil Marcus * Richard Meltzer * Robert Gordon * Sarah Vowell * Nick Tosches * Anthony DeCurtis * William Gay * Whitney Balliett * Lester Bangs * Rosanne Cash * Susan Orlean * David Hadju * Lenny Kaye * The Onion * Mark Jacobson * Gary Giddins * John Leland * Luc Sante * Monica Kendrick * Kalefa Sanneh

Everyone''s favourite dysfunctional family is back in a brand new collection of wild and hilarious adventures. It''s out of this universe jokes aplenty in this wonderful new Simpsons collection.

Una guía fundamental si eres fan de la familia más famosa de la televisión: La familia Simpson. No te pierdas todo el contenido irrepetible de esta guía que repasa todos los capítulos de la serie, los productos de Krusty, las frases castigo de Bart... y mucho más. Aquí encontrarás: ¡Una guía de todos los episodios de Los Simpson conocidos por la humanidad! ¡Una auténtica introducción de la pluma de su creador, Matt Groening! ¡Una colección deslumbrante de estrellas invitadas! ¡Los humorísticos gags del sofá! ¡Todas las apariciones de Rasca y Pica! ¡Detalles que quizá te hayas perdido! ¡Homeris-mmm-os! ¡Las frases castigo de Bart en la pizarra! ¡Genuinos productos Krusty! ¡Ármate de frases hechas y curiosidades que te convertirán en el centro de las reuniones sociales y fiestas de todo el planeta! ¡Una forma segura de poner un poco de emoción en tu vida! Este libro y tú... ¡Una combinación explosiva! ENGLISH DESCRIPTION It''s hard to believe that the Simpsons have been around for more than a decade. Today, The Simpsons is the longest-running animated series of all time (dethroning The Flintstones in February 1997), and an intrinsic part of pop culture. The Simpsons Complete Guide to your Favourite Family is a celebration of this family''s phenomenal decade. Arranged by season, the book covers each episode of the television show, with the special episodes (the annual Halloween show, "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" and "Krusty Gets Kancelled") receiving eyeball-busting two-page spreads. In addition, special sidebars are sprinkled throughout, showing: • Simpsons firsts • Bart''s chalkboard lines • Top Homerisms • An Itchy & Scratchy filmography • A Springfield timeline • Things the audience may have missed Highlighting the best of every show, The Simpsons is the ultimate celebration of the cartoon family that has kept the world in stitches. It is the ultimate must-have for all Simpsons aficionados.

Una guía muy útil para todos los perplejos de alguien que sabe mucho y que ha vivido mucho... ¡El mismísimo Bart Simpson! ¿Necesitas desesperadamente conocer toda la verdad? Híncale el diente a este pequeño pero repleto envase, rebosante de sabrosos bocados de ingenio, sabiduría y conocimiento mundano, que le ofrece el único e inimitable Bartholomew J.* Simpson... Aprende las descarnadas verdades de la vida de la mano del que lo ha visto todo, lo ha oído todo, lo ha hecho todo...y que lo niega todo. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Starved for the whole truth, man? Take a bite out of this bitsy but beefy package, brimming with morsels of wit, wisdom and worldly knowledge brought to you by the one and only Bartholomew J. Simpson. Get the hard–knocks facts of life from the guy who''s seen it all, heard it all, done it all and denies it all.

Guía donde Bart Simpson explica su filosofía.

Le livre ''Les Simpson - Boing Boing Bart'' contient trois histoires de la famille Simpson à Springfield.

Comme son nom l''indique, il s''agit d''un guide de la ville (fictive) de Springfield répertoriant les endroits à ne manquer sous aucun prétexte. Le livre se compose de sept chapitres : les attractions ; les hôtels ; les restaurants ; la vie nocturne ; le shopping ; les événements annuels et un guide de survie (indispensable pour se prémunir des radiations, des maladies infectieuses, des attaques de bêtes, des attaques de policiers, de la pollution de l''air ou des ouragans). Qualifiée de "pire ville des Etats-Unis" par le Times, Springfield est fière d''abriter, en plus de sa centrale nucléaire, le plus grand incinérateur de pneus d''Amérique, qui brûle sans discontinuer depuis une trentaine d''années en dégageant des fumées nauséabondes et toxiques. Un must absolu. Rappelons également que la ville est célèbre pour avoir "failli" accueillir les J.O., et que Springfield est jumelée avec la ville de Kaboul. Mais Kaboul a demandé à ne plus l''être.