Best Selling Books by Matt Groening

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.

A cartoonist examines the day-to-day, nine-to-five grind of the office in a series of drawings offering comic advice on how to cope with the slippery rungs of the corporate ladder.

The finest and funniest in poster art, this is an eclectically original collection of 50 quality posters handpicked from over a decade of Simpsons artwork. Whether luxuriously displayed on a coffee table or mounted on the wall, The Simpsons Masterpiece Gallery will turn your home into a Simpsonesque pop cultural art showcase. 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.

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!"

A complete guide to the Simpson universe, Montgomery Burns and his nuclear power plant, Barney and Moe''s bar, Apu''s Kwik-E-Mart, Principal Skinner and the school, Duff Beer Park, Itcy and Scratchyland and much more. Written and illustrated by the Simpsons creator and his team the book contains maps, cutaways and floorplans and Simpsons trivia.

A compendium of cartoons that explore the details of life in hell as Binky remains the last liberal rabbit on Earth, Bongo refuses to salute the flag, and Akbar and Jeff continue their anxious romance.

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.

Features stories and various classic Simpsons characters.

The entire "Life in Hell" crew is back for more laughs in this outrageous sequel to "Love in Hell"--proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that love is still hell. Groening, the creator of "The Simpsons," provides constant laughs and prickly advice for all stages of relationships. 120 illustrations.

It''s the 10th Anniversary Edition of Love Is Hell! A book that''s been in the making for a solid decade! This medium-sized guide is now available to the public with extra bonus fun-pages never-before-included in previous volumes of the same name! Slightly less scrawny than the original Love Is Hell, this behemoth-style handbook is jam-packed with all the info YOU need to keep your love-fight burnin''! Frankly written and profusely illustrated by famed cartoonist and merchandising monarch Matt Groening, Love Is Hell is the answer to all your Quandaries de l''Amour, or, as we say in American, Love Quandaries. Inside, you''ll find handy tips on everything from Getting the Love You Deserve to Getting Your Heart Broken into Millions of Tiny Pieces. Plus so very much more. Why, we''ve even included a brand-spankin''-new intro by the author himself, written especially for this incredible 10th Anniversary Edition! And as if that wasn''t enough, because you''ve waited so patiently for this special edition to come out, you get a special gold-colored anniversary seal right on the front cover, just because we care. Here''s hoping you find a love as lasting and meaningful as this paperback.

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.

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).

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.

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.

Illustrations of different objects and members of the Simpson family introduce numbers from one television set to a million stars.

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.

Whether you''re lying around outside on a lazy summer day or shut inside in any season because of the rain, you''ll love the endlessly diverting mazes, mind-expanding mystical tricks, time-wasting treasure hunts, stupefying rain twisters and tomfoolery, zany zoetropes and feckless flipbooks, and pointless yet unforgettable trivia that fill the problematic and puzzling pages of The Simpsons Untra-Jumbo Rain-or-Shine Fun Book.

Everything you''ve ever wanted to know about The Simpsons and were afraid to ask is revealed as the Simpson family dusts off their private scrapbook and allows a small gift facsimile edition to be published at last...In full colour throughout, the gory details of Springfield''s most famous family are revealed in The Simpsons Uncensored Family Album. Omitting nothing and with no punches pulled, you won''t know whether to laugh or cry. And you''ll discover page after page of brilliant revelations and excellent fun. Armchair anthropologists, deviant psychologists and students of Ancient Simpson History will gape in awe at Bart as a Baby, Marge as a pre-teen, Homer with hair and Grampa with teeth. Styled to look just like a photo scrapbook, this classic Simpsons title is stuffed full of visual gags and witty wordplay. Whether a new young visitor to the world of the Simpsons or a grizzled veteran of the full 16 years of the TV series, there''s plenty in here to appeal to fans of all ages.

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

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

Another collection of the antics of Bart Simpson and his family, from the pages of Simpsons Comics.

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.

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!

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!

A collection of Simpson stories featuring all the characters from the TV show.

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."

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.

"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"--Publisher website (November 2007).