This comic be fish wrappin’, arrr! – Captain McAllister

Halloween is almost here along with a couple of other traditions: The TV and comic book versions of “Treehouse of Horror.” I’m more familiar with the latter because we’ve been without cable or terrestrial-based TV for over a year. This year it’s The Simpsons’ Treehouse destroying my ignorant copyright theory from another review. For 2008 the guest writers aren’t very interesting, namely the duo making a parody of their 30 Days of Night franchise. I don’t know anyone who even bothered seeing the movie. Thankfully the Bongo staff writer Ian Boothby prevents the tradition from being a complete waste with his take on the recent J-Horror trend complete with black-and-white manga-style artwork. For the first time ever, I cannot recommend this annual Simpson comic. The cover price would be better spent toward purchasing the recently released season 11 DVD set. Maybe next year they’ll find stronger guest writers.