That is easily the most clickbaity thumbnail I have ever used for this channel, but the thesis of this video is, "Simpsons Comics are awesome and weird," so I may as well lean into it. That Patty and Selma story is so dang weird, I had to discuss it for this video. 😉 (Also I updated my editing software recently and the HD codecs were being ridiculously glitchy, so this video ended up in 720p. I don't think it matters much because a higher video quality doesn't really benefit these scans of comics and episode screenshots. I just got tired of fighting with the software (delayed me 2 days) and this will have to do. There are still a couple super quick glitches that made it into this final product. Hopefully I will get this straightened out for the next one.)

Great video! Thank you for having me. It was a lot of fun voicing all those characters!

Big props to the voice actor. Felt like I was watching an actual episode, Bravo!

Jayden's voice work was fantastic. His impressions of Homer and the Azaria voices in particular were spot on.

That voice actor is surprisingly good. I didn't expect him to replicate both Smithers and Mr. Burns so accurately. I am legitimately impressed.

The character voices are pretty good, I'm glad Jims is getting more popular and can do more tie ins with other creator

Those character voices were seriously impressive! All the little character mannerisms were spot on too. Great stuff

I grew up with Simpsons comics! I didn’t have as many as I did Futurama or Sonic comics (got the Sonic ones just because I thought they were rad and the Futurama because that was literally all the new Futurama you could get at one point lol) but I still had a decent amount. I vividly remember issue 150 because it had a poster inside that I ripped out and kept on my wall for years. The last little bit I had, I ended up mailing off to some friends when I moved, but this video was a really cool nostalgic watch. You’d put a panel or cover on screen and I’d lose my mind because it was burned into my brain lol. Great video as always!

I remember the comics actually went in depth into Radioactive Man, giving him an in depth backstory, character arcs and a whole team of super friends, each with their own stories and character arcs. I specifically remember a beautifully illustrated issue that parodied the Kingdom Come comic.

The Tree House of Horror comics were always highlights for me, some of them had plenty of different art styles. The Lord of the Rings & Death Note parodies especially were drawn really well.

Wonderful voice performances! I was particularly amused by Mr Burns' "shudder". Jayden's interpretation of that non-verbal utterance was just [mwah]

Jayden's voice work was really good; I zoned out for a minute when he first did Homer's voice, and completely forgot it wasn't "Homer's" voice

Being partially sighted, mainstream comics just aren’t a media that’s accessible to me. So I had that little extra joy with those couple stories being voice acted here. Brilliant voice acting! Brilliant video! Thank you.

The Simpsons/Futurama Crossover Crisis was genuinely one of my favorite books as a kid and I'd love a full video on it at some point. It was actually my first exposure to Futurama and I feel like it did a great job balancing the two series' styles and making the story engaging even if you weren't familiar with one of the shows. I honestly liked it way more than the crossover they did on the TV show tbh bc the comic gave them more time to play with unique character dynamics and a lot of comic-specific humor

I was surprised by how good the impersonator was. A lot of the time when you hear the word "impersonator" you can expect to hear a fair amount of cringe but this guy was great.

The comics are so good I can't believe the creators NEVER liked these things and act like they never existed If some were chapters for new seasons people would like them for sure

Others have already applauded it, but getting Jayden Libran to voice some excerpts was an inspired decision. There are a couple places where you can see the cracks, such as his Smithers for the beginning of the Shaolin Panda issue, but it's barely noticeable. Not only that, but he does a better Carl than the guy they hired to replace Hank Azaria. Makes you wish they hired him instead of Alex Désert, but then he'd be too expensive to hire for this video, so it all works out.

as a cartoonist who's wanted an entry to simpsons comics --- this is one of your best epsiodes. And also one of your best on editing. This FEELS like reading comics in the voice over sections.

Based on what I've seen of the Simpsons comics, it feels like there's more heart put into these stories than in the modern seasons, like these people genuinely care about the franchise rather than just getting a paycheck.

I really liked the small bits of continuity between the different comics- like how Project Q from the first issue finally shows up in the issue where Homer becomes Radioactive Man, Sideshow Bob's escape in one story is the direct result of a Bartman issue, and how the Radioactive Man universe in general is a very consistent one (probably motivated by the Skybox Cards).

Love how you released it on free comic book day.

I'm always skeptical when people do voices of very established characters but wow Jayden did an amazing job. I was brought right into the comic!

The voice actor you got for this episode was great, really added to the experience

I loved the Simpsons Comics. There was a period when they became funnier than the TV series, I was genuinely upset when they decided to end them.

Wow this was really fun! And Jayden Libran killed it with the voice work! Bongo had some really fun humor comics that were not Simpsons related. Great retrospective as always!

In the UK these comics had a different numbering with some stories being split over multiple issues. Another difference is that the left side of the cover usually contained a small section previewing what was in the comic. The actual size of the issues were also bigger, being magazine sized. According to the Simpsons wiki the UK run ended before the US run did (the final issue being the equivalent of the US #231). The UK got the compilations too but I think they're identical to the US ones. Edit: Doing a little bit more research on the Simpsons wiki I found out there's a second (still ongoing) UK run that published the remaining US issues and is now just republishing random stories.

i'm astounded by that homer impression, such a hard voice to get anywhere near!

This is - by far - the best Homer impression I’ve heard. Something about that voice is so hard to nail, but dammnnn - you did it, man.

Ever think about doing a little retrospective on the Groening’s Hell books? I feel there’s still a large portion of the fandom who don’t know about them and it makes for a fascinating legacy item.

When I was in my early teens, I was inventing all sort of stories that could be told on the Simpsons. Then in my early twenties, I realized that my story ideas were far too wacky and absurd to ever appear on the Simpsons. Now in my early 30s, I find out that those stories would probably be right at home in the Simpsons Comics. What a strange journey.....

Was impressed by Jaydens Burns impression, but then he did a damn great job with Smithers, but something about the way he says "The one with pink sprinkles" around 5:00 you could have convinced me was straight from Dan Castellaneta. Jayden is damn talented and I hope he has similar content because I could easily watch that as if it was straight from the crew itself.

Yo, these comics didnt have to go that hard. These writers should've gotten leads in the shows cause some of these are gold. That wiggim credits joke had me hollering.

Whenever Jims posts, it gives me pure amounts of joy

wow that voicework is incredible. about a minute in i'd forgotten i wasn't listening to the original VAs.

Getting Jayden to voice some parts of these comics is such a good idea! He's so good! Big fan of his voicework. Kinda wanna see more of him dubbing the comics! I've seen some of the comics around, but I feel collecting all the small little comic books would take a bit... I do wanna try to get the compilations though. Western Europe has a thriving comics scene but they're very distinct from American comics, so they're not as common here. I don't think they've been translated here either. Heh, if it wasn't for the fact they stopped making them, I would've loved to appeal to Bongo comics to do artwork on some myself. Comics aren't my expertise, I'm a game graphics artist... but I can learn! I especially enjoy that they're more flexible with art style compared to the show, and the fact they bring in more one-off characters. Wasn't there a cover that parodied Donkey Kong? I collect anything related to Donkey Kong so I might need to get that one... Always love your videos (and the choice in background music!) and keep up the good work!

I'm dead. I'm just dead. Jayden is unbelievable. The man should be a household name in voice acting.

The Simpsons Comics were amazing. I never missed an issue as a kid. The stories were hilarious, and the writing was pretty much on-par with the show. Even when the show's quality started going downhill, the comics remained consistent. The Treehouse of Horrors were especially great, as they often had guest artists. Wonderful memories!

Definetly got into Simpsons comics for a few years. I don't think I properly stored mine though so I wouldn't be surprised to find them super bent or crushed. Started on issue 67 and got a few of the compilations. I was surprised to see #94 get a spotlight, one of my favorites too from what I remember. Haven't read most of them for over a decade at this point though.

My most vivid memories of these comics are the returning minor characters. One story needs an estate-agent, and it turns out to be Princess Shaboom. Still dressed as an exotic dancer (PG rated version) My theory is that they wrote and illustrated these comics by moving around the action-figures and making them talk, so they could only draw the outfit she wore in the show. Yes, there is a Princess Shaboom action-figure.

In Spain, they were not sold individually, they just packed them in huge hardback tomes called SUPER Simpsons. It was handed by a different spanish publisher (Ediciones B), the same one that carries our iconic spanish comics (Mortadelo & Filemon, Zipi & Zape, etc..), that when collected into tomes they also had the SUPER/SUPER HUMOR brand (For example, SUPER Mortadelo, for Mortadelo & Filemon comics, although sometimes it was just called SUPER HUMOR). This had a TON of stories inside it, as they were around 200 pages each, but thankfuly, they were always in the right published order, and best of all they always contained the bongo editorials, just translated into spanish, they also keep intact the original covers that were used for each story, with even the bongo comics logo printing (Only changing the title or spalsh text into spanish, if they had one). I had from when i was young, the first and second volumes, so a ton of stuff you have showed here feel super nostalgic to me. From what im seeing, some of this tomes are still on print here, with some being their 10 or 11 edition being reprinted. And instead of being in the young readers section in our comic book stores, you will usually finde them in the comedic sections. KZfaq doesnt like putting links in the comments, so if you want to search about them, if you just write Super Humor Simpsons in google you will be able to see them, and if you scroll a little lower, you will also see covers of the SUPER editions of other spanish comics.

Ah man, this brings me back. I used to collect the trade collections, especially the Treehouse of Horror ones. The art in those ones gets SO damn creative.

The funny thing about Simpsons Comics is that there’s some super noticeable eras to it. Early Simpsons comics go extremely wacky and fantastical, then there was a big era where cutaway jokes between panels were extremely common, and so on. Big comics fan, so I’m happy to see you touch on Simpsons Comics here.

Holy are the impressions good! Jayden Libran did an amazing job!!

So, a random trivia parts to add. These comics were incredibly popular in Europe (not like Disney comics, but still). Some, even came with toys, like inflatable spider pig. And german editions even take their time to ad special pages, where they breakdown every visual and wordplay easter eggs. However, I’m from Russia, and we also had a very interesting versions of these comics. There’s one issue (can’t say number for sure, since some issues never came here and numeration did suffer) which was singing episode (mostly parodies of famous songs)! And russian translators, being absolute mad lads, adapted every song into different famous compositions, close to our ear!) I collected most of the issues that I can buy and, to this day, genuinely fond of these little family stories and adventures. Also, glad to know I’m not the only one, who enjoyed issue 240!) Thank you for this video and sorry for broken english

This video was such a nostalgia trip for me, growing up I’d read these whenever my parents thought I was watching too much simpsons tv, so I’d fill in the gaps with these. These books were seriously like acid trips with how crazy they got

Thank you Jims for posting this, a crazy nostalgia trip for me. My sister and I used to buy these comics when we were younger, and whenever a cover I recognised appeared in this video my heart leapt, definitely going to be investing my hard earned money on these comics now!

5 seconds into the voices and I want to start a crowd funder to have this guy voice every single issue!!! Absolutely brilliant!!!

The voice work was honestly great. Not many people talk about Simpsons Comics and even fewer about Futurama Comics but I really liked them as a kid. I even had a subscription for both for a while but usually bought them from the magazine racks at the grocery store. I guess one of my favourite stories, wich I appreaciate the humour of even more now that I've been collection US superhero comics, was featured simultaniously in th The Simpsons and Bart Simpson titles. I've forgot the exact numbers tho and am honestly too lazy to cram through my pile of issues right now. It's a parody of superhero event comics and their tendency to force the reader to buy other titles in order to get the full story aswell as making fun of the confusing nature of shared universes and continuity. In the story a Vandall Savage type villain becomes aware he's in a comic book and manages to abduct several comic writers in order to mess up the Radioactive Man comics. In order to counter that the resident Dr. Strange parody Plasmo grants the citizens of Springfield super powers (a call back to an even earlier story, issues #36 and #37 I think, when Kang and Kodos did the same) and all hell breaks loose especially when the Springfieldians beat up the writers because they made their favourite superheroes all angsty and gritty. Treehouse of Horror's was also one of my favourites, mostly because of the fact that those stories had so many varied art style and the editorial section had great trivia of the references and parodies used in the story (not sure if the US versions had that but the German ones did).

It seems like these comics compress the timeline - like characters who we haven’t seen on the show for a decade appear next to new faces from more recent eras.

If any more of the cast from Simpsons dies off, we know who we can replace them with.

I loved the Simsons comics as a kid. They were kinda big in Germany as they had a similar humor as the Mickey Mouse Magazine(which is an absolute cultural phenomena in Germany)but were aimed at a slightly older audience, so when you grew out of Disney Comics you mostly switched to the Simpson ones.

These voices were pretty good. If he could somehow get a deal doing motion comics and providing the voices, I'd totally buy that.

Great video, as always, especially loved the character voices!! Was a really good touch!

There were times during this video that I totally forgot these voices weren't the real ones.

Seriously incredible voice work - kudos on landing such incredible talent!

While I've never read the Simpsons comics specifically, this was such a cozy and informative little video that took me back to that special feeling of going to comics shops as a kid as well as the intimate enjoyment of reading the comics you got back from said comics shops. Amazing work as always Jim!

Love the issue where they brought back the coyote Spirit Guide to talk to Wiggum after the chili cook off.

I'm so glad you're covering the comics' run! It's a weird pocket of Simpsons history that much of the fanbase seems content to gloss right over; I'd love to see some of these stories analyzed by superfans with the same vigor as the episodes, though I realize most of them are a lot less complex. I've got an entire stack of them in a shoebox, from collections to individual issues that amassed itself from when I was a kid. Something I noticed was that earlier issues are really wordy, probably attempting to emulate the highly-semantic nature of the show itself. Later issues cut back on the sometimes-overwhelming amount of dialogue, and let the art do more of the talking. If you've come across John Delaney, he's my absolute favorite art contributor on Bongo staff. His heavy use of shadows and unique lighting composition makes his issues a joy to read for me!!

What a great video, did not expect to get so much out of this. I got a lot, and I mean a lot, of nostalgia of old memories buried away reading these as a kid, and now I am only realising how much I loved and enjoyed them. It actually got me to go through my old dusty kids books and find the few that remain. Busman was definitely one of my favourites but it seems I no longer have it, I might just have to go and hunt some down like you did. The voice work and all around discovery vibe of this video was fantastic, I would love to watch more about the comics.

This was a great idea to have a voice actor bring the comics to life. I had a few of these as a kid, so it's nice to revisit them. Thanks for all the work that went into this

Absolutely loved this video! I grew up reading Simpsons Comics; they were the first comics I ever read, and I'd buy them religiously every single month as a kid. I've always wished people talked about them more, so this was really nice to see. It was simultaneously a great trip down memory lane - there was plenty of stuff in this video I recognised - while also exposing me to the existance of issues that I missed as a kid or that were published after I stopped collecting. You've definitley got me interested in revisiting the comics and catching up, especially since nowadays I'm a comic collector and not just a Simpsons fan, so it'd be interesting coming at them with that more informed perspective and seeing if I recognise any of the artists or writers from other comics. I'd love to see you do more Simpsons Comics videos in the future! Also, it was really neat hearing about your experiences with comic book stores - when I first started going to them as a teenager (when I was a kid Simpsons Comics were sold in a magazine format in newsagents over here in Ireland so that's were I bought them) I found them super intimidating, but once you get the hang of the store layout and stuff, there is nothing more satisfying than looking through boxes of old comics and finding some hidden gems. Next time I'm in my local comic book store I'll have to go and see if in can find the Simpsons Comics.

I remember reading the Radioactive Man Official Movie adaptation and being in absolute AWE with how well written it was. Every scene you see them shooting in the episode ends up making it into the plot in a way that makes narrative sense, even containing direct quotes like "Thanks for the help, mysterious stranger! Say, I think those X-rays gave me super-powers!" and "I can't believe Silly Sailor beat us both up and imprisoned us in his floating Aquaworld" and the overall story feels exactly like the kind of high stakes tale you would get in a movie adaptation of a comic book. Highly recommended. (It's included in Colossal Compendium Vol 1)

That's a mad-talented voice actor. I can count the number of people that can do a passable Homer impression on one hand that has three fingers missing. And of them is Dan Castaneda.

Jayden did a good job! This video made me think about looking for more of these comics. I have the earlier THOH ones and really liked them. Actually, it just made me want to go back through and look at them again. Thanks!

jayden libran killed it on the voices, mr burns especially was really impressive

This is a great way to review these comics! Love the voices Jayden! By the way, the Simpson/Futurama comic crossovers are very much worth checking out too. There were a couple of special issues and they were reprinted in a hardback volume back in the mid 00s at some point.

Wow Libran's impersonations are spot on and add so much to this episode. Thank you for this.

Really great voice acting, truly pulled the episode together

Gotta love all different styles as well, both in regular series and THOH. For favorite issues, I have fondness for "Winter Wingdig" seasonal almanac. "Summer Shindig" has great stories as well, but in WW it's just more obviously themed around certain setting, and seeing all winter landscapes and plots around it is heartening to me (Christmas setting as well). Individual "One-Shot Wonders" are interesting too (hit-or-miss in general), my favorite being Ralph Wiggum one (surprisingly adorable, story about Ralph wandering around town and inadvertently brightening everyone's day, even saving man from suicide) and three-issue Bartman set in *alternate future of - onviously also alternate - Bartman universe*, really recommend that one.

My grandmother in Ireland used to collect these for me and send them to me in South Africa. I collected them for years.

Jayden's homer is obscenely perfect. It's quite canny! I hope you can collaborate with 'em in the future, Jims!

Blown away by Jayden’s impressions. Loved the comics, but he made them come alive. Great vid.

Jayden Libran's Voice work is amazing, please do more work with this man

Always had a blast reading these throughout the years. On one hand, I knew the stories wouldn't be anywhere near as memorable or significant as the show episodes, but that's exactly what made them so fun; you never knew what you were gonna get with them. It was an extended look into the weird lives and situations of our favorite yellow people.

I love the fact that you collaborate with some of the best KZfaqrs out there, I love Simpsons Theory and Jayden. Been following him since 2020 and I got her book for Christmas. I love how simpsons fans on KZfaq have their own thing going like that

Good video, excellent voice work, Jayden!

The one I remember most vividly, probably because it blew my little kid mind, was sort of a Memento-style story where each page jumped back about 10-20 minutes from where the previous one started. I'm pretty sure it ended (or rather began) with Homer having a hot dog glued into his mouth. No idea what the story itself was about anymore, but the weird story structure really left an impression.

I think you should do a video on the Treehouse Of Horror comics, they are so disturbing. One of them features a comic that's just a page of Bart's head exploding, and one contains a panel of Willie in bed with an emu.

This was such a great video! Hearing the voiceover guy read the comics was so cool 😊

I absolutely love the voiceover on the comix! Would pay to hear whole issue delivered so! The editing and acting make the "I think the credits are rolling" possibly one of most funny Simpsons jokes to me

Oh man, Im a few weeks late to the party, but this is RealJims best episode to date. The explainations, the voice acting, learning about Simpsons media I had no idea existed (I live in Australia/ under a rock apparently)

love the voice acting, good choice to get jayden, and yeah I love these comics, I have two of the compliations, the big book of bart simpsons which had a anime parody thing which as a kid I noticed and bought at a book fair, and the one where on the cover they are in a padded cell, I love that end comic with all the items from previous episodes referencing things not referenced any more like a smiling joe fission night light...yeah thanks for this episode and now I'm gonna buy more of those compliations because...well...these comics need to be remembered (and they make great bathroom reading material)

Thanks for putting all of the songs in the description!

This was very fun, especially the voice over work! Would definitely come back for more

Omg, *Jayden!* I feel like I see/hear him everywhere! Except as Dr. Hibbert on Simpsons, which is still a travesty!

Mike Kazaleh's last name is pronounced: "Ka-ZA-la." Mike was a board artist in season 1; he did the boards for "There's No Disgrace Like Home." A wonderful guy to chat with and very generous with his knowledge - I visited his home four years ago.

I really enjoyed this video, I never really knew much about the comics before and I've been watching The Simpsons since the beginning. Might have to start collecting them now. The voice acting was very well done. Looking forward to more Simpsons videos like this.

Nice video! I have around 50 of the Trade Compilations and LOVE them! I've always told my Simpsons-loving friends that they are just as good as the episodes. So cool having 100's more Simpsons stories to enjoy!

God Simpsons comics were everything summer vacation was

Incredible voice acting work by Jayden Libran!!

This was a fantastic video! The voice acting and the little bit of live action was a really nice touch! Honestly reading the comics can be extremely entertaining, whenever I read them there is usually a few I find that could easily pass for an actual episode of the show. I know you focused on the really weird ones, but some of them are more in line with the show and would honestly fit right in! I remember wishing they would just adapt some of them as I felt like they deserved more attention and deserved to be animated!

Great video. Mr Libran has an incredible talent!

Oh man, I'm so used to your editing style of using select screenshots from the show and my brain can still contextualize everything consistently. But now with screenshots from the comics, where so much more information has to be squeezed into individual panels, it's gonna be fun pausing a lot of these frames, haha

You're really good at doing Chief Wiggum and Lou's voices. Sounds just like Hank himself

Holy crap those voices were amazing! Fantastic job!

This might be my favorite video you've made! It is very well made and I used to be a big simpsons comics fan! Please do make this into a series

Mike Kazaleh (the aforementioned artist behind "Just An Ordinary Day") worked extensively on a lot of cartoons around the time that The Simpsons started, most notably Tiny Toon Adventures. His drawing style definitely shows in that story, and it's super appealing.

this was a good video and a nice throwback for me - hadn't realised I'd owned so many of these simpsons comics when I was younger but recognised alot of the covers and stories! one I'd recommend keeping an eye out for is treehouse of horror no. 9 (just checked searched the number there) - the different art styles are really fun and I remember actually being a bit spooked by their parody of the cask of amontillado when I read it and didn't know the story at the time. wish I'd kept my collection but don't think I have them anymore

Really good voice acting on the reading...seriously, nice work.

Another super high quality video Jims you're a hero ! Amazing voice acting too, he pulls off every single one so well ! Remember my friends and I having a a few of them as kids. The comic with the no sleep really brings back memories, the comics allowed the writers to go really wild with story lines