Simpsons version of Matt Groening in front of characters from Life in Hell: Binky, Bongo, Sheba, Akbar, and Jeff.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Life in Hell was Matt Groening's first big success, released a decade before he became famous for The Simpsons, and long before Futurama and Disenchantment. In his early-career cult comic, a collection of odd characters mocked pop culture, relationships, politics, and anything else that ground Groening's gears on a given day.
Related This Golden Age The Simpsons Episode Betrayed 2 Vital Characters, And I've Hated It Ever Since Even during the show's Golden Age, one episode of The Simpsons let down two of its most pivotal characters and I've always disliked the outing since. According to Matt Groening, Akbar and Jeff’s design stemmed from him trying to draw Charlie Brown as a child, hence their shirts with a zig-zag stripe. Later, the pair themselves were clearly the inspiration for Disenchantment’s Vip and Vap.
7 The Future Is Hell Life in Hell, First Published In 1995 The more things change, the more they stay the same, as evidenced by this nearly 30-year-old comic that still holds true in a lot of ways. Bongo, Binky’s son, is asking an adult why he’s leavingthe world messed up for the next generation, instead of taking care of kids who will grow up to be voting constituents.
6 Dating Is Hell "Binky's Guide to Love: A Cartoon Book by Matt Groening," First Published In 1994 Similar to Homer Simpson’s "Secrets of a Successful Marriage" class, Binky has his own lessons to impart in a series of comics featuring questionable pick-up lines. The pick-up lines here are a mix of things that sound almost realistic – if odd – and others that are clearly for laughs.
Related Did The Simpsons' Itchy and Scratchy Rip Off An Even Darker Cult Comic? Squeak the Mouse was so extreme the US Government tried to ban it, but it may have inspired Matt Groening to create The Simpsons' Itchy & Scratchy 3 The Litter Box Is Hell Life in Hell, First Published In 2003 While Akbar and Jeff are often at odds, this comic starts out kind of sweet: one seems insecure about his place in the world, and the other assures him that he is loved and desired. That is, until his ulterior motives are revealed – he’s hoping this call and response will get his partner to clean the kitty litter for him.
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