Simpsons Comics #109

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  Comics Bulletin - Ray Tate

  Aug 26, 2005

  Artists Phil Ortiz, Phyllis Novin and Art Villanueva meet any challenge Boothby throws at them. Because of the subject matter, some period work must be expressed. No sweat for this team of artists. They antiquate Burns Sr.'s clothing. They caricature President Kennedy and translate a famous photo all in Groening style. They show absolute despair in orphans. They wring Homer's face through a kind of anger gymnastics and give Marge a meaty multidimensional presence. Thanks to these artists so familiar with their subject subtle slyness comes to Bart as easily as the sublime erects Professor Frink's futuristic transport. Read Full Review