Futurama O Rama

Get ready every Futurama and Matt Groening fan, here comes Futurama–o–rama, the very FIRST comic compilation based on the Emmy–nominated television show Futurama. It's a long way from making a pizza delivery on New Year's Eve to the bustling cityscape of New York in the 31st century, but for Phillip J. Fry it only took one little cryogenically frozen nap. Waking up in a future imagined by The Simpsons creator Matt Groening, Fry finds a job at an interplanetary messenger service and falls in with Leela, a sexy one–eyed space orphan, and Bender, an alcoholic misanthropic robot programmed to bend things. Blast off with this all–new Futurama comics collection, and leap feet first into a fun–filled future!

Die Simpsons sind lange schon Klassiker des Zeichentrick bzw. ComicGenres (s.a. "SimpsonsComicsMadness", in dieser Nr.). Deren Schöpfer, Matt Groening, konnte mit seiner 2. Serie, dem in einer Welt von Morgen etwa im Jahr 3000 spielenden "Futurama", an der Erfolg anknüpfen. Neben den (oft wiederholten) ZeichentrickFolgen erschien auch eine Reihe von Heften, in denen die Abenteuer von Fry, dem aufgetauten Pizzajungen aus dem 20. Jahrhundert, dem alkoholbetriebenen Roboter Bender, der einäugigen Raumschiffpilotin Leela und anderen ebenfalls recht verqueren Figuen geschildert wurden. Die 4 ersten Hefte der Reihe sind hier zusammengefasst, und alle 4 Geschichten könnten aberwitziger nicht sein. Jede Episode besitzt eine originelle Grundidee, jede ist auch in den Details originell und witzig, jede eine köstliche Parodie auf das ScienceFictionGenre und alle sind angefüllt mit den skurrilsten Gestalten. Komplettiert wird das Ganze durch die unverwechselbaren, von Groening bzw. seinem Team gefertigten Zeichnungen. Für Jugendliche, aber auch für Erwachsene geeignet, in jedem Fall jedoch empfohlen. Die skurrilen Erlebnisse von Fry, Bender und Leela im 31. Jahrhundert.

First published as two two-part, comic book mini-series, these hard-to-find comics are collected together for the first time in a hardcover collection, encased in a die-cut slipcase, and packaged with a reprint of the Eisner Award-winning issue of "Simpsons Comics."

"The Simpsons" -- the quintessential middle American nuclear family -- have become a cultural icon. Beloved by millions of viewers, the Emmy Award-winning series made television history by bringing animation back to prime time, rapidly becoming one of the Fox network's highest-rated shows. In this collection of comics, faithful followers can catch up on the latest goings-on in Springfield, as the "Simpson" universe leaps from the screen to the big color comics pages. Ned Flanders, steadfast citizen and devoted father, has gone on a rampage, committing shocking crimes (it's not his fault -- he's been kidnapped by aliens). The Simpsons try out for membership in a biosphere, with catastrophic results. Then it's off to a new adventure as Bart skateboards headlong into the evils of the publishing industry, where he learns all about idea stealing, bad writers and the fleeting interest of editors.

“This gonzo-journalistic exploration of the Silicon Valley techno-utopians’ pursuit of escaping mortality is a breezy romp full of colorful characters.” —New York Times Book Review (editor's choice) Transhumanism is a movement pushing the limits of our biology—of our senses, intelligence, and lifespans—with technology. Its supporters have reached a critical mass and now include some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley and beyond, among them Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, and Ray Kurzweil. In this provocative and eye-opening account, journalist Mark O’Connell explores the staggering (and terrifying) possibilities that present themselves when you think of your body as an outmoded device. He visits the world’s foremost cryonics facility to witness how some have chosen to forestall death, discovers an underground collective of biohackers boosting their senses by implanting electronics under their skin, and meets with members of a team urgently investigating how to protect mankind from rogue artificial superintelligence. In investigating what it means to be a machine, O’Connell shines a light on our ancient desire to transcend the animal condition—and offers a surprising meditation on what it means to be human.

The Gory Stories Behind The Murder Ballads Cheerfully vulgar, revelling in gore, and always with an eye on the main chance, murder ballads are tabloid newspapers set to music, carrying word of the latest ‘orrible murders to an insatiable public. Victims are bludgeoned, stabbed or shot in every verse and killers often hanged, but the songs themselves never die. Instead, they mutate – morphing to suit local place names as they criss cross the Atlantic and continue to fascinate each generation’s biggest musical stars. Paul Slade traces this fascinating genre’s history through eight of its greatest songs. Stagger Lee’s “biographers” alone include Duke Ellington, James Brown, Bob Dylan, Dr John, The Clash and Nick Cave. No two tell his story in quite the same way. Covering eight classic murder ballads, including “Knoxville Girl”, “Tom Dooley” and “Frankie & Johnny”, Slade investigates the real-life murder which inspired each song and traces its musical development down the decades. Billy Bragg, The Bad Seeds’ Mick Harvey, Laura Cantrell, Rennie Sparks of The Handsome Family and a host of other leading musicians add their own insights.

The four-part trilogy returns in an all new trade paperback collection. Fry, Leela, Bender, and Professor Farnsworth's clone/ward Cubert take an intergalactic trip, and when they return to Earth, they find the planet uninhabited. First, our merry band of messengers must fight off alien invaders bent on claiming the planet as their own. Then they must go in search of their missing colleagues as well as billions of citizens from Planet Earth. But "where are they?" soon turns into "when are they?" and "how" and "why" also make a little appearance. And before long the intrepid crew quite literally goes to hell and back again. Will the world ever get back to normal, or is everyone totally boned? Yes, there will be time travel—so bring a change of clothes!