“BART SIMMONS?!!”

The rumors were true! Chris Yambar and KISS bassist GENE SIMMONS teamed up and written a 15-page story for the 2004 BART SIMPSON’S TREE HOUSE OF HORROR comic (#10)! The story, was drawn by Bongo Comics Creative Director and Simpsons artist supreme, Bill Morrisonand included plenty of fire-breathing, monsters, space aliens, rock and roll, and the entire Simpsons family in tight fitting leather outfits. “Plotting this story with Gene was a breeze,” Yambar states. “All it took was one wild idea and the story wrote itself. Gene was really into the process. The great thing about writing for an issue of TREE HOUSE is that all of the stories are ‘off model’ and pure fantasy. Anything goes. So with that in mind, Gene and I hit the gas and drove the car right off the cliff!” Although Chris had met Simmons several times in the past due to his Pop Art painting and the inclusion of a KISS band parody in his FIRE-BREATHING POPE trade, it was the first time that the two had collaborated on a single creative project.

Simpsons comic fans flipped when they found out which other Monsters of Rock had thrown their hats into the ring for the issue!  This is one Bongo Comics moment you don’t want to miss!

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