![]() Rogers drunk, Alien autopsy, Illegal Alien Autopsy, a "good version" of The Godfather Part III, and Kent Brockman picking his nose). His store contains a lower level full of illegal videos (which include Mr. His store is his sanctuary, where he holds some level of self-esteem, imperiously lording over pre-teen kids, like Bart Simpson and Milhouse Van Houten, using a heavily sarcastic tone and often banning certain customers for minor infractions. The comics, collectibles, and toys he sells are of wildly varying quality and often have very high prices. The Android's Dungeon & Baseball Card ShopĬomic Book Guy is the owner of The Android's Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop, a local comic book store. In " Married to the Blob" Comic Book Guy marries Kumiko Nakamura, a Japanese manga artist. Comic Book Guy is not particularly surprised by this, saying, "There are a million valid reasons, but which one did you pick?" When Edna gently explains "It's like I'm DC Comics, and you're Marvel", he accepts the comparison without any rancor. They are nearly married at a science fiction convention with Skinner and Bart trying to stop the wedding, but Edna changes her mind, preferring not to be tied down to a relationship. He later dates Edna Krabappel after she leaves Skinner at the altar. He is a virgin well into his forties, but becomes sexually and romantically involved with Principal Skinner's mother Agnes. While part of an intellectual junta that briefly ran Springfield in " They Saved Lisa's Brain", he proposes plans to limit breeding to once every seven years (a reference to the Vulcan blood fever of mating, called Pon farr), commenting that this would mean much less breeding for most, but for him, "much, much more". In Season 16's " There's Something About Marrying", he hopes to wed a Xena: Warrior Princess cardboard figure. He and his Internet wife contemplated having children, but that would have severely drained his "power crystals". Romance Ĭomic Book Guy was once married in an online role-playing game. In the 2008 episode " Any Given Sundance" it was revealed that he is also a writer and posts to his own site called "Ain't I Fat News", a take on the real-life movie review website Ain't It Cool News. ![]() However, in " Treehouse of Horror VIII", when a nuclear missile homes in on him, he says to himself, "Oh, I've wasted my life", although the Treehouse of Horror episodes are not part of the normal Simpsons canon. Real original." Despite his solitary life, in The Simpsons Movie, minutes before his anticipated death, Comic Book Guy says that his obsessive comic book collecting has been a "life well spent". Another example of breaking the fourth wall occurs in an episode when Comic Book Guy's chair collapses, and he sarcastically says "Ooh, a fat man falls. For example, in the episode " Saddlesore Galactica", he wears a T-shirt saying " Worst Episode Ever". His catchphrase is the declaration "worst/best ever", sometimes to the point of breaking the fourth wall. He is morbidly obese and has long hair, which he always keeps tied in a ponytail. He holds a master's degree in folklore and mythology (having translated The Lord of the Rings into Klingon as part of his thesis), as well as a degree in chemical engineering, has an IQ of 170, and is a member of the Springfield branch of Mensa. He is obsessed with collecting comic books and is an avid science fiction buff. He is best known for his eloquence and crabby, sarcastic quips. Role in The Simpsons Profile Ĭomic Book Guy (who states Jeff Albertson to be his real name in the episode " Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass" ) is a nerdy, snobby and quarrelsome man. He is well known for his distinctive accent, disagreeable personality and his catchphrase, "Worst ever!" He is based on "every comic book store guy in America" and represents a stereotypical middle-aged comic-book collector. Comic Book Guy is the proprietor of a comic book store, The Android's Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop. He is voiced by Hank Azaria and first appeared in the second-season episode " Three Men and a Comic Book", which originally aired on May 9, 1991. Jeff Albertson, commonly known as Comic Book Guy, is a recurring fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons.
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