Comics Review: Simpsons Comics #238

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Spoilers Below

“Bad Boy Homer”

Even though Marge made him a “doughcinnapiecaken” for dinner, Homer is feeling a little depressed one night as they are settling into bed. It seems he is pining for his carefree teenage days. As fate would have it, he gets to experience that excitement the very next day, when an impromptu ride home from Otto turns into a night of drag racing, run-ins with the mob, and nearly burying someone alive. The following day, the whole Moe’s crew attempts to recreate that fun. But how does that workout? And what does Marge think about it?

Midlife crisis stories are a dime a dozen, but this is not exactly that, or at least that is not the focus. It is more a comedy of extreme errors and mistaken identities. There is a bit of an Uber parody percolating around the edges that could be expanded into something bigger. Overall, what strikes me the most about “Bad Boy Homer” is the pointiness emphasized in Mike Kazaleh’s illustrations.

Scratchman & Itchin’ in “Origin of the Scratch Signal”

We get a 2-page visit from our favorite ultraviolent cat and mouse. There is a pretty nifty Bat-Signal gag, but there are also some issues with the spatial storytelling.
“Donuts of Destiny”

Homer is running late to work, which can mean only one thing: there are only two donuts left in the break room. But should he eat the chocolate one or the one with sprinkles? He imagines two scenarios, both involving the wisdom of Bigfoot and Nessie and both ending not so ideally for the power plant. Does the actual result all depend on whether or not Lenny contributes to the donut eating?

There is a rivalry brewing between Bigfoot and Nessie in Homer’s imaginarium that resolves itself heartwarmingly enough. Anyway, “Donuts of Destiny” is by no means incredible, but it is plenty silly, and that is what Simpsons Comics ought to always be aiming for nowadays. With lines like “unless that’s what the donuts want me to think,” it features high levels of Homer-logic.

SCORE
6.5/10