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Life in Hell is a comic strip by Matt Groening that was published weekly from 1977 to 2012. Its main characters include anthropomorphic rabbits and a gay couple. The comic covers a wide range of subjects, such as love, sex, work, and death, and explores themes of angst, social alienation, self-loathing, and fear of inevitable doom.
Matthew Abram Groening (/ ˈ ɡ r eɪ n ɪ ŋ / GRAY-ning; born February 15, 1954) is an American cartoonist, writer, producer, and animator.He is best known as the creator of the television series The Simpsons (1989–present), Futurama (1999–2003, 2008–2013, 2023–present), [1] and Disenchantment (2018–2023), and the comic strip Life in Hell (1977–2012).
The name was the most "unfortunate name Matt Groening could think of for a kid". [3] Years earlier, in a 1986 Life in Hell comic entitled "What to Name the Baby", Groening listed Milhouse as a name "no longer recommended". [11] Milhouse is a favorite among the staff as Al Jean noted "most of the writers are more like Milhouse than Bart". [3]
Marge was created and designed by cartoonist Matt Groening while he was waiting in the lobby of James L. Brooks' office. Groening had been called to pitch a series of shorts based on Life in Hell but instead decided to create a new set of characters. He based the character on his mother Margaret Groening.
Bongo Comics Group was a comic book publishing company founded in 1993 by Matt Groening along with Steve & Cindy Vance and Bill Morrison. [1] It published comics related to the animated television series The Simpsons and Futurama, as well as the SpongeBob SquarePants comics, along with original material.
Binky (Life in Hell), the main character of the Life in Hell comic strip series by Matt Groening; Binky (Harry Potter), Lavender Brown's rabbit in the Harry Potter series; Binky (Discworld), Death's horse in the Discworld book series; Binky Biggs, the title character of the DC Comics series Leave It to Binky
She agreed to do a cartoon based around a female psychiatrist, Dr. N!Godatu. Producers stopped hearing from Groening when Fox wanted to take over Life in Hell merchandising as part of his deal, resulting in his passing on the project. Estin asked Sakai to ask Groening if he had any characters that he would be willing to allow Fox to merchandise.
Mr. Largo, Lisa's music teacher, was partly inspired by a music teacher Groening had as a child. [8] The designs of the boxers in the video game Homer and Bart play were loosely based on Homer and Bart, [4] and the referee in the game was based on a character from Matt Groening's Life in Hell comic strip. [8] "