Simpsons Comics: Get Some Fancy Book Learnin' Book Information Author Illustrator cover Artist Series Genre Publisher Published First Appearance Gather round for some high-spirited and fortune-filled fables when Matt Groening, the creator of The Simpsons, takes on the world's most beloved literary classics! Mount Olympus will never be the same when Homer presents The Iliad and Ned Flanders takes a turn as Aesop. Then, in a tale of biblical proportions, Bart meets the most famous underachiever of all time.