List of The Simpsons publications

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This is a List of publications relating to The Simpsons.

Contents

[edit] Books

Complete Guides

The Simpsons Library of Wisdom

  • The Homer Book
  • The Bart Book
  • The Ralph Wiggum Book
  • Comic Book Guy's Book Of Pop Culture
  • The Lisa Book
  • The Krusty Book
  • Ned Flanders' Book of Faith
  • The Book of Moe

Unauthorized/Unofficial Books

[edit] Comics

Numerous different Simpsons-related comic book series have been published by Bongo Comics since 1993.

The Simpsons, Futurama, and Bart Simpson comics are also reprinted in the UK, under the same titles, with various stories from the other Bongo series reprinted in the main Simpsons comic.

[edit] DVDs and videos

Main article: The Simpsons DVDs

Many episodes of the show have been released on DVD and VHS over the years. When the first season DVD was released in 2001, it quickly became the best-selling television DVD in history (although it would later be overtaken by the first season of Chappelle's Show) [1]. The seven DVD volumes rank as the best-selling television DVD series of all time. In particular, these DVDs have been released in North America (Region 1), Europe (Region 2) and Australia/New Zealand/Latin America (Region 4):
. (Note that Latin American versions of fifth and sixth seasons are yet to be released.)

Main article: The Simpsons DVD boxsets

Box sets

The Simpsons—Classics (Region 2 (IE/UK) and Region 4 (Australia) only. DVD versions of original VHS releases)

  • Bart Wars (September 2003)
  • Dark Secrets of The Simpsons (September 2003)
  • Greatest Hits (September 2003)
  • Too Hot for TV (September 2003)
  • The Simpsons Go to Hollywood (September 2003)
  • Heaven and Hell (August 2004)
  • On Your Marks, Get Set, D'Oh! (August 2004)
  • Sex, Lies and The Simpsons (August 2004)
  • The Simpsons Against the World (August 2004)
  • The Simpsons.com (August 2004)
  • Crime and Punishment (April 2005)
  • The Last Temptation of Homer (April 2005)
  • Raiders of the Lost Fridge (April 2005)
  • Springfield Murder Mysteries (April 2005)
  • Viva Los Simpsons (April 2005)

[edit] Magazines

[edit] Music

[edit] Video games

Main article: The Simpsons video games

[edit] Pinball

[edit] Posters

Many posters involving Simpsons characters are available for purchase, as well as posters that have been included for free in the Simpsons comic books. One of the most famous Simpsons posters shows nearly the entire cast of characters which have made an appearance throughout the show. Many of these posters are spoofs of famous images; for example, one poster shows Bart swimming naked underwater staring at a dollar bill, similar to the cover of the Nirvana album Nevermind. On another poster Homer is screaming, similar to the painting The Scream by the Norwegian painter Edvard Munch.

[edit] Action figures

A rare Homer Simpson toy available at Burger King.
A rare Homer Simpson toy available at Burger King.

Many characters are available to buy in figurine form, and each figure comes with an accessory. For example, Bart comes with his trademark slingshot and Homer comes with a donut. Toys have also been made of automobiles from the Simpsons, such as the family's car and the school bus, as well as familiar sets from the show, including Principal Skinner's office, Apu's Kwik-e-Mart, and Homer's workstation at the power plant. [2]

In 1990, Mattel introduced a Simpsons action figure line with one playset (the Simpsons living room couch) and 7 of the main characters (each with a few thoughts balloons to attach with some of their most famous catchphrases). The line ended with no additional releases. Ten years later as the Simpsons were about to begin their 11th season U.S. TV., in 1999, Playmates Toys released a new series of action figures called "World of Springfield". It arguably became the longest running and deepest variety of releases for any single TV series - finally ending in 2004 - and encompassing over 200 figures and over 40 playsets.

In 2007, a series of Simpson Burger King toys was launched. Action figures depicted the likeness of Homer Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Barney Gumble, Krusty the Clown. Mr. Burns, Nelson Muntz, Bart Simpson, Ned Flanders, Maggie Simpson, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Clancy Wiggum, Comic Book Guy, Russ Cargill, Marge Simpson, Dr. Hibbert, and a Limited Edition golden Homer.

[edit] References

"THE SIMPSONS - Season 19 (2007-2008) - Book list", FoxFlash. Retrieved on 2008-03-05.