MORRISON MONDAYS! By BILL MORRISON If you’re a fan of The Simpsons and there’s a Jack in the Box restaurant within driving distance, you’re undoubtedly aware of the promotion currently running with the fast food chain, known as the Munchie Meal of Horror. The promo generated a tsunami of excitement from Simpsons fans who took to social media to chronicle their trips to Jack in the Box, and show their unboxing videos of all the cool items that came with the meal. I was aware of the collab several months before fans knew anything about it, because I got to draw all the art for the promotion, and it was not an easy secret to keep. While working on the graphics for the meal box, burger wrappers, plastic cups, etc., I had a sense that Simpsons fans were going to go crazy over these items, but I had no idea just how much. And neither did Jack in the Box. Within a few weeks of launching the promotion, they sold out of the collectible cups and the company had to issue a letter to customers from their mascot, Jack, apologizing for the gaffe and offering a voucher that fans could redeem when the cups were available again. I’ve since heard that some of the restaurants have also run out of the meal boxes and other packaging items. With all the hoopla surrounding this Munchie Meal mania, I thought it would be fun to show some of the drawings that ended up on these cool collectibles. Consider this my Simpsons/Jack in the Box Munchie Meal Sketch Book… OF HORROR: — Want more MORRISON MONDAYS? Come back next week! Want a commission? See below! — MORE — My Dinner With WILL ELDER… and LITTLE ANNIE FANNY. Click here. — MMMMM, HOAGIES: Celebrate National EAT A HOAGIE DAY With HOMER SIMPSON. Click here. — Eisner winner BILL MORRISON has been working in comics and publishing since 1993 when he co-founded Bongo Entertainment with Matt Groening, Cindy Vance and Steve Vance. At Bongo, and later as Executive Editor of Mad Magazine, he parodied the comics images he loved as a kid every chance he got. Not much has changed. Bill is on Instagram (@atomicbattery) and Facebook (Bill Morrison/Atomic Battery Studios), and regularly takes commissions and sells published art through 4C...
Three decades later… Around these parts, our Spider-Man cartoon obsession is the 1967-70 TV series that so many of us Silver and Bronze Age kids grew up with. Not much attention is paid to the 1994 Spider-Man series that was beloved by a later generation (like my son’s). Anyway, there was a great unresolved plot point when the show ended after five seasons: Mary Jane had disappeared and Madame Web was taking Peter to find her. In the 1997 X-Men cartoon series, we learned that they were reunited, but it was never told how — until now. John Semper, the producer and primary creative force behind what is also called Spider-Man: The Animated Series, is returning to that world with Marvel Comics’ Spider-Man ’94 Annual #1 — due out Dec. 9 — and will wrap up the storyline. Dig the official solicitation and the two covers revealed so far: SPIDER-MAN ’94 ANNUAL #1 JOHN SEMPER (W) • ALESSIO CAMMARDELLA (A) COVER A BY NICK BRADSHAW COVER B BY WILL ROBSON COVER C BY TBA (1:25) JOHN SEMPER RETURNS TO REUNITE SPIDER-MAN WITH MARY JANE! Last year, we brought you a continuation of the acclaimed Spider-Man: The Animated Series — now, a tale thirty years in the making, original showrunner JOHN SEMPER returns to bring his vision for the reunion of Peter and Mary Jane to the page! Joined by artist ALESSIO CAMMARDELLA, the team brings to life the moments directly after the season-six cliffhanger for Spider-Man: The Animated Series and before the SPIDER-MAN ’94 comic series! You’re not going to want to miss this one, Web-Heads! You’ve waited long enough! 32 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T… $4.99 (With Digital Code) From what I understand, the five-part 2025 comics miniseries Spider-Man ’94 didn’t address the cliffhanger, much to the consternation of fans. So this should be welcome news to the grown-up kids who used to sit on their parents’ laps while watching the show when they were little, like mine did. — MORE — MARY JANE & BLACK CAT: Dig MARK SPEARS’ Fab Variants Coming in December. Click here. — It’s SPIDER-MAN WEEK Starring THE MANY LOVES OF PETER PARKER. Click...
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