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*While [[Homer]] is running from the pod people he briefly talks to a man named Pete Benson. Pete tells Homer that he's being chased by a horde of [[zombies]] and heads for an abandoned shopping mall, a la ''{{w|Dawn of the Dead}}''. | *While [[Homer]] is running from the pod people he briefly talks to a man named Pete Benson. Pete tells Homer that he's being chased by a horde of [[zombies]] and heads for an abandoned shopping mall, a la ''{{w|Dawn of the Dead}}''. | ||
**Pete Benson is an employee at [[Bongo Comics]]. | **Pete Benson is an employee at [[Bongo Comics]]. | ||
| − | + | * The aliens and monsters at the end of the comic are references to: {{w|The Terminator}}, {{w|Planet of the Apes (1968 film)|Planet of the Apes}}, {{w|Soylent Green}}, {{w|Dracula (1931 film)|Dracula}}, {{w|Frankenstein (1931 film)|Frankenstein}} and {{w|Friday the 13th (1980 film)|Friday the 13th}}. | |
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[[Category:Cultural references]] | [[Category:Cultural references]] | ||
Revision as of 12:18, October 21, 2013
Cultural references
- The comics title and plot are taken from the 1956 movie Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
- While Homer is running from the pod people he briefly talks to a man named Pete Benson. Pete tells Homer that he's being chased by a horde of zombies and heads for an abandoned shopping mall, a la Dawn of the Dead.
- Pete Benson is an employee at Bongo Comics.
- The aliens and monsters at the end of the comic are references to: The Terminator, Planet of the Apes, Soylent Green, Dracula, Frankenstein and Friday the 13th.
