This is a comic book, a compilation of the first four Futurama Comic issues. Annoyingly, the comics are very rare to find in Europe, as most are sold in the USA/Canada and Japan. However Titan Books have come to the rescue with this excellent compilation book. It contains long Futurama stories (that you WON'T find in any of the TV episodes), fake adverts, a few of the very first early drawings, and an introduction by Matt Groening.

The quality of the book is pristine, so good that it's difficult to bring oneself to "ruin" it by opening and reading it! It's in full colour and the drawing quality is first-class. This is a VERY NICE book, and very, very funny. A must have for anyone who loves Futurama.

I just hope we'll see more of these compilation comic books released in the future

This book when i read it had me lying on the floor with laughter, If huge fat men, small green men a drinking robot a one-eyed captain is your thing then this book is just right for you.

i had already owned all the futurama comics from the states so had questioned whether it would be worth buying this as well.

but it is well worth the investment, you get the first five comics, but as well as that there are extra drawings that are used as breaks between the different sections, things like ads for something that will remove brain slugs, etc., it sounds bland from me but they are really are amusing.

the front cover is also intresting in that the pods that the crew are in is laminated, making just those parts of the front shine in the light, as if it were glass, worthless but intresting none the less.

if you like futurama you'll love this, but if you haven't seen futurama and are looking for a intelligent or sophisticated comic then go for something like Jimmy Corrigan, as this is aimed more at laughs rather than a social study.