The Simpsons Summer Shindig (UK)

See Simpsons Comics (UK) for general information and details of other Simpsons comic series in the UK.

The Simpsons Summer Shindig (UK)

Comic Series Information First published: August 9, 2007 Publisher: Bongo Comics Titan Magazines Country: United Kingdom Number of issues: 12

The Simpsons Summer Shindig is a series of Simpsons Comics that come out every summer in a bumper issue full of Simpsons Summer Stories, and lots of other exciting features. The first 2 issues were released as treasure trove issues

• Comic sizes are larger, approximately A4 in size. ((Size H)New Size 2000AD)
• Cover designs are slightly different, the most notable difference being a left hand side panel giving a preview of what's inside the comic.
• Junk Mail is completely separate to the American version, instead including letters and drawings from British readers.
• A lot more words In the UK Version are censored.
• Have Different Captions to the US Version.

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  Original logo
  "Simpsons" used 1998-2011
  "Comics" used 2002-2011
  "Summer Shindig" used 2007-2011

• Shindig Logo 2.png

  Second logo(current)
  "Simpsons" used 2012–Present
  "Comics" used 2012–Present
  "Summer Shindig" used 2012–Present

Issues

Issue Title Caption Stories Release date Features Gift Alternate Cover

Features

Every issue there are several additional features in each issue. Click on the links below to find out more about each feature:

Free Gifts

• Free Gifts - In most issues of Simpsons Comics (UK) there is a free gift attached. They vary from stickers to toy's, every issue.

Posters

• Posters - Almost every issue, the comic comes with a free pull-out poster in the center pages of every comic since Simpsons Comics 89 (UK) . The poster is usually based on the front cover artwork, which is based on the story, so the poster fits into the comic quite well. The posters are occasionally double-sided, with more artwork on the back, but when just one-sided contain adverts on the back.

Gallery

Example of the posters

Inside This Issue

• Inside This Issue - All Issues have this, it shows what is in this issue. But later issues also includes Eye on Springfield with a Bongo Stamp

Eye On Springfield UK

• Eye On Springfield UK Has been around since 2003 where "Kent Brockman" would tell you out upcoming things and the latest episodes showing, It started in the Junk Mail section but is now at the beginning of the page with "In This Issue"

Springfield Multiplex

• Springfield Multiplex - Readers send in parodies of movies featuring characters from The Simpsons. A Star Prize is given to the best entry.

Springfield Arcade

• Springfield Arcade - Readers send in parodies of video games featuring characters from The Simpsons. One piece of artwork is published every issue.

Letters

• Letters - In a lot of issues around 2004-2005 had readers send in letters with artwork on top of them, this featured in Junk Mail

Springfield Cable Network

• Springfield Cable Network - Almost identical to Springfield Multiplex but instead featuring parodies of television shows.

Junk Mail UK

Junk Mail has been ongoing since the very first issue (excluding issue 20) and have been revamped many times. It also has additional features not included in the American edition:

• Star Prize - The best letter or artwork sent in each issue. The sender is rewarded with a prize, usually The Simpsons related merchandise.
• From the Shelves of the Android's Dungeon - Readers send in cover ideas for an issue of Simpsons Comics. In Issue 169 This section gets its own full page

From The Shelves Of The Androids Dungeon

• From The Shelves Of The Androids Dungeon - is a chance where readers send in their artwork of their own 'Simpsons Comics' or Simpsons Videogame front covers. It is usually just one page, and a minor part to the readers pictures in comics.

Coming Soon!

• Coming Soon! - is the title to (usually) the last two pages of the comic. It usually has a picture and a long description of the next issue in the series, along with feature details and a picture of the next Free Gift. Then on the other page it usually shows what the next issues are in the Simpsons Comics Presents series.

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  Layout for Simpsons Comics 191 Coming Soon! page.

Layout for Simpsons Comics issued 195 and above

The comic traditionally splits into different sections, on the last two pages. On the far left hand side of the left page there are is list of people who helped make the comic, then on the rest of the page there is the original artwork of what will be the front cover next issue. On most of the right page there is a description of what will be in the next comic, and a picture of the free gift. On the other section of the right page would be a little box with the next and current Simpsons Comics Presents comics, and the next Futurama comic/ and ad for Simpsons Comics Digital.

The Simpsons Comic Strips

An advertisement for the comic strips in Simpsons Comics #44.

• The Simpsons Comic Strips - were comic strips that ran in the UK newspaper The Times from January 1999 and soon in several United States newspapers. The comics strips ranged from short stories to fake ads, from movie poster parodies to school survival techniques, Simpsons-style horoscopes and a placemat from a Krusty Burger restaurant. The comic strips were created years before their publication in newspapers, and it seems most likely that these comic strips were planned to appear in issues of Simpsons Comics. Several strips were planned to be released in The Simpsons Comic Strip Cavalcade, to be released in June 2004, before the strips stopped running in newspapers, but the book was never released. 80 comic strips are known to have run in newspapers, with some known to have run in UK issues of Simpsons Comics, one being The Unpossible World of Ralph Wiggumbetween January 2011 and December 2011.

Competitions

• Competitions - is where you can win various Simpsons stuff, it varies from Books to Bed Covers to Scooters

Bongo Bonus Stamps

• Bongo Bonus Stamps - are The Simpsons and Futurama stamps that appeared from Simpsons Comics #186 onwards, as a part of Bongo Comics' new look. There are 250 stamps. In one issue there was a page of 10 to catch up with the US