Best Of The Simpsons
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The Australian version of the Best of the Simpsons series was started in September 2005 after popular demand of the reprinting of the original Simpsons Comics issues from the 1990's. The publisher, Otter Press, decided to start these collector's editions at issue #32, because that was the first issue ever printed in Australia.
Originally the series was scheduled to be released every month along with the regular issues, but starting March 2006 they were released bi-monthly with the Best Of Bart Simpson comic book.
The parent of this series is a similar UK book also titled The Best of the Simpsons. The differences include the fact that the UK edition reprints two old Simpsons Comics in each book, while the Australian edition only prints one issue at a time. Both series, along with the Australian Best of Bart Simpson series, have a set template for the cover, which includes a sidebar with character and story descriptions.
ISSUE #32 Released September 2005
Reprint of Simpsons Comics #32.
By Rosenthal, Bavington, Ortiz, Morrison, and Gladden.
ISSUE #33 Released October 2005
Reprint of Simpsons Comics #33.
By Gimple, Ortiz, and Bavington.
ISSUE #34 Released November 2005
Reprint of Simpsons Comics #34.
By Hammersley, Tran, Gladden, and Harkins.
ISSUE #35 Released December 2005
Reprint of Simpsons Comics #35.
By Rubenstein, Ortiz, and Bavington.
ISSUE #36 Released January 2006
Reprint of Simpsons Comics #36.
By Boothby, Preite, and Bavington.
ISSUE #37 Released February 2006
Reprint of Simpsons Comics #37.
By Tuber, Luchsinger, Maile, Ortiz, and Bavington.
ISSUE#38 Released March 2006
Reprint of Simpsons Comics #38.
By Rubenstein, Ortiz, and Bavington.
ISSUE #39 Released May 2006
Reprint of Simpsons Comics #39.
By Gimple, Ortiz, and Bavington.
ISSUE #40 Released July 2006
Reprint of Simpsons Comics #40.
By Morrison, Ortiz, and Bavington.
ISSUE #41 Released September 2006
Reprint of Simpsons Comics #41.
By McCann, Graff, Lloyd, and Bavington.
ISSUE #42 Released February 2007
Reprint of Simpsons Comics #42.
By Dixon, Ortiz and Bavington.
NOTE: With this issue, the publishers changed the title of the series from The Best of The Simpsons to the regular title of Simpsons Comics. The book is still printed on glossy paper, however the sidebar has been removed from the cover and the Simpsons Comics logo has replaced the old "Best of the Simpsons" one.
