Bongo Comics Review: Bart Simpson #65

Lisa leads Bart, Milhouse, Martin, Ralph, and Dolph through the perilous fantasy role-playing game Vikings & Vampires. Then, after being inspired by their favorite supernatural television show, Bart and Milhouse go monster hunting. Also, a new installment of ‘Maggie’s Crib!’

Spoilers Below

CRITICAL HIT

Vikings and Vampires is a lame-ass dice game that the nerd Simpson children play, but when Bart finds out that Dolph is a player, he gets forced into the game. Turns out he’s good, as each week he keeps solving puzzles in a fraction of the time that they are supposed to. Eventually, he becomes King of their game and learns that there’s a bunch of collateral that comes with that. Thankfully, he just quits the game and leaves.

MONSTER MASHED

When Bart and Milhouse get hooked on an episode of “Monster Safari”, they are inspired to hopefully cash in on a monster discovery of their own. So they find Santa’s Little Helper, and attempt to dress him up so that he looks scary enough to old people, that he can get the footage on tape for their submission. Turns out they get on TV, but in a bit more unconventional way!

Overall, I thought both stories were really great, and I have to side with Bart on the first tale. He was talking about how lame those nerd games are like Dungeons & Dragons and I completely agree and am going to match him with my distaste of World of Warcraft. Both games are stupidly lame and just cost money and waste time. Nothing beats going to Comic-con and seeing those games put in dark corners with the creatures, away from the hot girls in Sailor Moon outfits. Leave those to me…