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=== Allusions ===
=== Allusions ===
*The main plots of the issue are based on a western (possibly ''[[wikipedia:Black Bart (1948 film)|Black Bart]]''), ''[[wikipedia:Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome|Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]''
*The main plots of the issue are based on a western (possibly ''{{w|Black Bart (1948 film)|Black Bart}}''), ''{{w|Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome}}'' and ''{{w|Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar}}''
*Lord Manumahnuh is based on the Muppet [[wikipedia:Mahna_Mahna#Versions_by_the_Muppets|Mahna Mahna character]].
*Lord Manumahnuh is based on the Muppet {{w|Mahna Mahna#Versions by the Muppets|Mahna Mahna character}}.
*Plaid Max is based on Mel Gibson's character from ''[[wikipedia:Braveheart|Braveheart]]''
*Plaid Max is based on Mel Gibson's character from ''{{w|Braveheart}}''
*The panel featuring the Max brothers features a cameo by [[The Simpsons|Homer Simpson]] in the background.
*The panel featuring the Max brothers features a cameo by [[The Simpsons|Homer Simpson]] in the background.
*Master Blaster references the character from ''Mad Max'' and the ''[[wikipedia:Transformers|Transformers]]'' character Blaster.
*Master Blaster references the character from ''Mad Max'' and the ''{{w|Transformers}}'' character Blaster.
*Wylee is based on [[wikipedia:Wile E. Coyote|Wile E. Coyote]] from ''Looney Tunes''.
*Wylee is based on {{w|Wile E. Coyote}} from ''Looney Tunes''.
*The dragons pictured include ''[[wikipedia:Puff the Magic Dragon (film)|Puff the Magic Dragon]]'', ''[[wikipedia:H.R. Pufnstuf|H.R. Pufnstuf]]'' and a dragon from ''[[wikipedia:How to Train Your Dragon|How to Train Your Dragon]]''.
*The dragons pictured include ''{{w|Puff the Magic Dragon (film)|Puff the Magic Dragon}}'', ''{{w|H.R. Pufnstuf}}'' and a dragon from ''{{w|How to Train Your Dragon}}''.
*A man in the background at the ICU is likely to have been based on Hawkeye Pierce from ''[[wikipedia:M*A*S*H|M*A*S*H]]''
*A man in the background at the ICU is likely to have been based on Hawkeye Pierce from ''{{w|M*A*S*H}}''
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=== Goofs ===
=== Goofs ===
*The usual off model/scale issues.
*The usual off model/scale issues.

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The Trouble With Trilogies
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US Publish Number55
UK Publish Number(s)61
Written byIan Boothby
Art byTone Rodriguez
Title captionCollectable black light poster #6 of 6 inside!
Published (US)25 May, 2011
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The Trouble With Trilogies is the fifty-fifth comic issue, released 25 May, 2011 in the US.

The Story

Fearing that the Planet Express ship is about to crash, Fry, Bender, and Leela must each take a one-man escape pod, and they soon find themselves in separate worlds. Fry lands in a dusty, Old Western town under the thumb of a vengeful outlaw; Bender discovers a post-apocalyptic, fuel-deprived society of road warriors; and Leela becomes part of a society of blue-skinned natives who need help protecting their beloved rainforest from a military onslaught.

Additional Info

Allusions

Special Features

  • This issue features the last of the six black light posters, however it is the first not to have been used as a cover for a previous comic or comic collection. The poster features Mom's head with an octopus-like body attacking the staff of Planet Express who are riding in a hover-convertable.

Characters

(In alphabetical order)

  • Bender
  • Fry
  • Leela
  • Debut: Lord Manumahnuh
  • Debut: Mad Max/Cameroon
  • Debut: Sheriff
  • Debut: Wylee

Comic Credits