Simpsons Comics, #24

Simpsons Comics #24

by Matt Groening, Mary Trainor (Script), Stephanie Gladden (Pencils / Art supervision)

Includes:
Send in the Clowns
Li'l Homey: Homey Alone

Genres: Comics

36 pages, Paperback

Published September 1, 1996

About the author

Matthew Abram Groening is an American cartoonist, television producer and writer from Portland, Oregon.

Groening is best known as the creator of The Simpsons. He is also the creator of Futurama and the author of the weekly comic strip Life in Hell. Groening distributed Life in Hell in the book corner of Licorice Pizza, a record store in which he worked.

He made his first professional cartoon sale to the avant-garde Wet magazine in 1978. The cartoon is still carried in 250 weekly newspapers.

Reviews

[sheribubble · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the first Simpson comic I’ve ever read and I was surprised with how good the story was, felt just as engaging as a regular episode. Helped that my boyfriend attempted doing all the voices!

[Sean Lees · Rating 4 out of 5]

Imagine a gust of hot air swept into Springfield and during that lockdown inexplicably a political circus rolled into town. That's the episode. It's a 1996 take on election campaigns, doesn't outright name Clinton or Dole.

The pro-crime, or pro-jail, social security, etc holds true even in 2025.

The secondary story is a kid Homer Simpson short, Home Alone meets food monster Homer.