Comics Review: The Simpsons Comics #228

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Dumpster Divers

Bart and Milhouse make a nice run of getting cool shit from dumpster diving. Eventually, a visit sees the kids end up in the landfill leading them straight to the hospital. After getting cleaned off, Milhouse and Bart swear off dumpster dives for good.

Transperformer

A singing robot made from the nuclear power plant.

Secret Size Me

Homer’s at Krusty Burger and is trying to figure out the secret menu. Turns out, there’s only one item, and he ordered that first anyway.

Itchy & Scratchy in Bad on the Outside

Itchy & Scratchy parody one of the most popular scenes in Star Wars history.

Our Take

A nice issue due to the fact that there was a lot of variety. The two shorts were a lot of fun, but I think the particular Star Wars scene that Itchy & Scratchy went after has been parodied so many times on Robot Chicken and Family Guy. That said, I wouldn’t mind seeing MORE Itchy & Scratchy in future issues. The longer strips were good too, and help wrap a rather solid issue.

SCORE
9/10

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