COMICS REVIEW: LI’L HOMER #1

ong before Bart Simpson appeared on the scene, Springfield had its own original ‘bad boy’ – the dim but adorable Li’l Homer. And you can be sure wherever Li’l Homer goes, trouble follows. Whether he’s just trying to fly a kite, searching for a lost donut, or matching wits with a real mean genie, Li’l Homer always comes out on top!

Spoilers Below

MEAN GENIE

So what would happen if Homer found a lamp with a Genie inside?? Welp, for Homer he’d think about being the Yo-yo champ but due to matters of national security the only thing that Homer wishes is that he had never found the lamp in the first place. What he instead finds is a year old donut at the bottom of a box.

THE BROTHERS GRIME: THE BOY WHO WOULD NOT TAKE A BATH

Homer doesn’t want to take a bath so Abe Lincoln tells his son a story about a boy who never bathes and instead grows up to be stinky, smelly, no wife, and no kids. However, once Homer thinks about it…no wife and no kids??? Sounds like a square deal for no bath.

FISH STORY; LATE FOR SCHOOL; ANGRY KID IN STUPID KITE

Random shorts about Homer going for delicious fish but instead gets the boot, then his constant tardiness for school due to missing the bus, and Homer getting his kite unstuck from the tree…which turns out isn’t a good thing.

SPRINGFIELD’S TEXT TOP MODEL KIT

Who would have thought that Homer Simpson was a big nerd as a kid? Evidently, he had a thing for making toy models and has garnered quite a collection. That said while making his newest creation he knocks himself out and wakes up at a convention glued to his father’s car. That’s right, this time Homer is the model car!

 

Li’l Homer had a lot of promise but falls short of expectations and it certainly wasn’t as good as Milhouse #1. For those thinking Homer is just like Bart are going to be in for a surprise except for the ‘Brothers Grime” story mainly because its most like the three other “take a bath stories” Bart Simpson Comics have done this year. The prize this month is a deal where you cut out holes and stick your fingers in it and walk around but the problem here is you need scissors and glue and that’s a big pain in the ass. Probably would’ve been happier with a sticker or something. The shorts weren’t all that bad as they had dialogue that were MOST like the Homer we know and love, but other than that, this surely isn’t a buy.

(6.0 out of 10)