By Sergio Aragonés
Sergio Aragonés Funnies returns this month, as Sergio revisits the Old West with a story about a group of bandits who decide to embark on a less dangerous and more profitable career. Then, learn more about the famous Mad Magazine trips–one of Sergio’s favorites–to his home country of Mexico. And, of course, there will lots of laughs, gags, and puzzles along the way!
by Chuck Dixon, Derek Drymon, Ramona Fradon, James Kochalka, and various.
Roll out the red cape! The SpongeBob Comics Swimtacular celebrates the submarine superheroics of SpongeBob's idols, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, in forty-eight all-new pages! First, bear witness to a reunion of Mermaid Man's Golden Age team, the Aquatic Adventurers, in a story we could only call "Lo, There Shall Be a Catered Event," featuring funky flashbacks by Jerry Ordway (Superman)! Then, SpongeBob and Patrick's game of superheroes goes from silly to sillier, when they encounter the quiet-loving super-fiend known only as Mendu! Who could this green, big-nosed, tentacled villain possibly be? Next, legendary Silver Age artist Ramona Fradon (Metamorpho) returns to SpongeBob Comics to draw the never-before-seen Mermaid Man classic "Sidekick Blues," featuring the sinister Controlling Conch and the rarely sighted Edwardian Age Mermaid Man. All this plus a tour of the Mermalair, Plankton and Gary's brief super-careers, spoofs of classic comic book ads, and a double-page spread depicting every Bikini Bottom superhero and villain!
By Coldplay, Osborne, Haggerty, Fuentes, Hamaker
Major Minus celebrates his ultimate victory in the Great War of Color by orchestrating the final step of his master plan to control the entire population of Silencia. And as Mylo Xyloto struggles to set things right, he is forced to face an uncertain future in the senses-shattering, penultimate issue of Coldplay’s epic rock drama.
By Jacob Chabot, Vince Deporter, Al Jaffee, David Lewman, and various
This issue features a stunning back cover comic painted by legendary MADman Al Jaffee! And inside: The mighty King Neptune has stolen the Krusty Krab and brought it to his legendary palace. Can the combined idiocy of Squidward, Mr. Krabs, and SpongeBob wrest it from Neptune's godly grasp? Find out in "The Krusty Nabbed!" Next, Sandy is appalled by the horrible inaccuracies rampant in Bikini Bottom's Museum of Land Creatures...but wait until she finds out what they say about squirrels! The fur is flying in "Landquarium." Also, Squidward learns the pleasures and pitfalls of earplugs, Gary meets his dream snail, and Plankton paints a portrait of his darling wife! PLUS: a fill-in comic and SpongeFunnies by Kochalka!
Eisner Award-winning artist Gary Gianni (creator of Corpus Monstrum and the cartoonist behind an 8-year run of Prince Valiant) gave us a glimpse of SpongeBob as a jungle hero out of the pulps. This newsprint-evoking pin-up is in SpongeBob #20, still on sale!
By Houghton, McGreal, Matsumoto, Rankine
Principal Skinner resorts to desperate measures get Bart to turn in a book report. And in, literally, another literary tale, Bart and his pals head into the Springfield forest in search of what they believe to be a dead body while Homer gets his lard on while competing in a pie-eating contest.
By Boothby, Ortiz, DeCarlo
Homer’s lifelong dream of becoming his own boss comes true at last, but his new boss is a lot harder on him than he ever imagined. And while it is all work and no play, Homer spends less time with his family, which becomes surprisingly difficult for both Bart and Grampa.
By Coldplay, Osborne, Haggerty, Fuentes, Hamaker
The rock ‘n’ roll saga of Mylo Xyloto continues, as Major Minus perfects his plan for a mind-blowing power grab for ultimate control over the citizens of Silencia. Meanwhile, the mysterious Fly ignites a spark in Mylo, introducing him to a new universe of unimaginable possibilities. However, Mylo’s newfound freedom and bonds of loyalty may very well be put to the test sooner than he expects.
