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"'''Anthology of Interest II'''" is the forty-fifth [[comic]] issue and the second "[[Anthology of Interest]]" comic issue, which was released on the 30 September, 2009 and features the return of the [[What-If Machine]]. For the first time, pretty much everyone from [[Planet Express]] gets to ask a question.


==The Story==
== The Story ==
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=== Act I ===
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[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Farnsworth]] jabs [[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] between the eyes with the [[fing-longer]] and asks him to help test the new and improved [[What-If Machine]]. He asks "What if I ruled the world?" but nothing happens so he asks "What if I hit it with a hammer?" The machine starts working and Bender is inaugurated as [[President of Earth]], his generosity and excessive celebration makes him very popular, until the value of the dollar drops. He declares war in hopes of regaining popularity, one of the planets hit in the crossfire is [[Omicron Persei 8]] and with death imminent, Bender turns himself off and the scenario ends. [[Dr. John A. Zoidberg|Zoidberg]] wants to ask a question, but [[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]] asks one first: "What if the world was perfectly organised?" the machine shows Hermes seeing the building and nearby birds are all perfectly organised. In order to experience it to its fullest he sits at the conference table with his feet up. The scenario ends.
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===Act I===


===Act II===
=== Act II ===
After [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] complains that Hermes' story was boring Hermes heads to the conference room. Zoidberg wants to ask a question, but Farnsworth misunderstands him. Fry asks "What if [[Turanga Leela|Leela]] fell in love with me?" During a group shower session, Leela suddenly finds herself attracted to Fry, so when he asks her out for the 4,829th time, she accepts. The date goes well, but as the are about to kiss, the [[Omicronians]] burst out of her building searching for president Bender. After the the scenario ends, Farnsworth offers [[Dr. Amy Wong|Amy]] a turn. She can't think of anything until Zoidberg's pleading for a turn gives her the question "What if we were all poor sticking lobsters for just a minute?" The [[Decapodian]] versions of {{the crew}} decide to root through the dumpster, leaving Hermes at the conference table. Bender is already in the dumpster, and tells them he's been invited for a free dinner at {{Elzar's}}, however he is actually selling them to [[Elzar]] as {{cat|food and drink|food}}. There's time for one more question and Leela cuts Zoidberg off with "What if I had a normal childhood?" Teen Leela arrives home to an above ground house and has dinner with [[Turanga Morris and Munda|her parents]], who constantly call things normal. [[Smitty]] and [[URL]] ring the doorbell, they have to arrest the [[Sewer Mutants|mutants]] due to laws passed by president Bender. Leela complains that he is not supposed to even be built yet and when Fry appears to finish their kiss, she notes that she doesn't love him in ''her'' scenario, but they aren't in his scenario either, as evidenced by the Decapodian Amy. Hermes meanwhile is at the conference table. Back at the pentagon, the other question askers are met by [[Lrrr]] and [[Ndnd]]. Lrrr blasts a hole through Bender's chest and complains that Farnsworth couldn't remember how to work the what if machine in order to see his question answered. Bender helps out by hitting it with a hammer. As it turns out, they'd all been experiencing the "What if I hit it with a hammer?" scenario. As the professor goes to put the machine away everyone tells him to let Zoidberg have a go, but it turns out Farnsworth hadn't fixed the toxic nerve gas problem, and they all fall unconscious into a pile.


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== Additional Info ==
[[File:AnthologyOfInterestIIComicHermes.png|right|thumb|Hermes makes the most of it in this running gag]]


==Additional Info==
=== Trivia ===
===Trivia===
*While the [[humans]] in Amy's scenario are the Decapodians seen on the cover, Bender and Elzar merely have the mouth parts and claws instead of their normal hands.
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===Quotes===
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'''Zapp''': Without a defined enemy, my suggestion is to shoot randomly in all directions.</poem>
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<poem>'''Lrrr''': [[Earthican people|People of Earth]]! [[I am Lrrr]] of the planet Omicron Persei 8!
'''Ndnd''': You don't need to shout. They're right next to you.</poem>
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===Alien Language Sightings===
=== Continuity ===
'''Page''': <br />
*[[Headless body of Agnew|Agnew]] is in several scenes, confirming that the comics are still set before ''[[Into the Wild Green Yonder]]''.
'''Location''': <br />
*While the staff are showering:
'''Language''': [[Alien Languages#AL1|AL1]]<br />
**Fry sings "[[Walking on Sunshine]]".
'''Translation''':
**A black bar covers Zoidberg's mouth, this is in line with his misunderstanding that the human male reproductive organ is in the neck.
(change to AL2, if necessary)
**Oddly, a black bar appears over Leela's butt, which, like the other crew members', has been shown before.


===Continuity===
=== Allusions ===
References to other things in the Futurama Universe
*Lrrr and Ndnd are seen watching ''{{w|The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office}}''.
*Fry and Leela's date montage has references to ''[[Star Wars]]'', ''{{w|Alien (franchise)|Alien}}'' and comic book artist {{w|Howard Chaykin}}.


===Allusions===
=== Goofs ===
References in Futurama to things in the real world
*This issue is named for the "[[Anthology of Interest]]" series of episodes. However the title "[[Anthology of Interest II]]" is already taken by an episode, it may be that [[Bongo Comics Group|Bongo]] forgot this episode existed or that they forgot the previous issue of this theme was called "[[Twice Told Tales of Interest]]". It should be noted that there is a similar series of ''[[The Simpsons|Simpsons]]'' comics and episodes under the title "Treehouse of Horror", however these are both numbered from one upwards, which would have been the intention here.
*During Bender's inauguration, Zoidberg's clothing is pink rather than blue.
*When he is first seen, [[Kif Kroker|Kif]]'s sleeves are missing.
*In the original release, when Fry is telling Hermes that his story was boring, "Put" is written as "But".
*When suggesting they get Hermes during Amy's scenario, Leela's hand is human rather than Decapodian.


===Goofs===
=== Appearances ===
List any mistakes made in the issue, like continuity errors, erroneous statements, etc.
{{chars}}


===Special Features===
==== Characters ====
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*[[Dr. Amy Wong|Amy]]
 
*[[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]]
===Characters===
*[[Billionaire Bot]]
(In alphabetical order)
*[[Calculon]]
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*[[Elzar]]
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*[[Philip J. Fry|Fry]]
*[[Amy Wong|Amy]]
*[[Hedonismbot]]
*'''Debut:''' [[Flexo]]
*[[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]]
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*[[Kif Kroker]]
*[[Turanga Leela|Leela]]
*[[Lrrr]]
*[[Ndnd]]
*[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]]
*[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]]
*[[Robot Devil]]
*[[Scruffy]]
*[[Smitty]]
*[[Turanga Morris]] and [[Turanga Munda|Munda]]
*[[URL]]
*[[Zapp Brannigan|Zapp]]
*[[Dr. John A. Zoidberg|Zoidberg]]
*[[Dr. John A. Zoidberg|Zoidberg]]
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*[[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]]
 
*[[Philip J. Fry|Fry]]
==== Miscellaneous ====
*[[Turanga Leela|Leela]]
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*"[[I am Lrrr]]"
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==Comic Credits==
== Comic Credits ==
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*Script
*Script
**[[Unknown]]
**[[Patric M. Verrone]]
*Pencils
*Pencils
**[[Unknown]]
**[[James Lloyd]]
*Inks
*Inks
**[[Unknown]]
**[[Andrew Pepoy]]
*Colors
*Colors
**[[Unknown]]
**[[Rick Reese]]
*Letters
*Letters
**[[Unknown]]
**[[Karen Bates]]
 
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Anthology of Interest II
Futurama-45-Cover.jpg
US Publish Number45
UK Publish Number(s)56
Written byPatric M. Verrone
Art byJames Lloyd
Title captionLobsterpalooza!
Published (US)30 September, 2009
Title referenceSee "Goofs"
In trade paperbackFuturama Comics: To Infinity!
Not to be confused with Anthology of Interest II.

"Anthology of Interest II" is the forty-fifth comic issue and the second "Anthology of Interest" comic issue, which was released on the 30 September, 2009 and features the return of the What-If Machine. For the first time, pretty much everyone from Planet Express gets to ask a question.

The Story

Act I

Farnsworth jabs Bender between the eyes with the fing-longer and asks him to help test the new and improved What-If Machine. He asks "What if I ruled the world?" but nothing happens so he asks "What if I hit it with a hammer?" The machine starts working and Bender is inaugurated as President of Earth, his generosity and excessive celebration makes him very popular, until the value of the dollar drops. He declares war in hopes of regaining popularity, one of the planets hit in the crossfire is Omicron Persei 8 and with death imminent, Bender turns himself off and the scenario ends. Zoidberg wants to ask a question, but Hermes asks one first: "What if the world was perfectly organised?" the machine shows Hermes seeing the building and nearby birds are all perfectly organised. In order to experience it to its fullest he sits at the conference table with his feet up. The scenario ends.

Act II

After Fry complains that Hermes' story was boring Hermes heads to the conference room. Zoidberg wants to ask a question, but Farnsworth misunderstands him. Fry asks "What if Leela fell in love with me?" During a group shower session, Leela suddenly finds herself attracted to Fry, so when he asks her out for the 4,829th time, she accepts. The date goes well, but as the are about to kiss, the Omicronians burst out of her building searching for president Bender. After the the scenario ends, Farnsworth offers Amy a turn. She can't think of anything until Zoidberg's pleading for a turn gives her the question "What if we were all poor sticking lobsters for just a minute?" The Decapodian versions of the crew decide to root through the dumpster, leaving Hermes at the conference table. Bender is already in the dumpster, and tells them he's been invited for a free dinner at Elzar's, however he is actually selling them to Elzar as food. There's time for one more question and Leela cuts Zoidberg off with "What if I had a normal childhood?" Teen Leela arrives home to an above ground house and has dinner with her parents, who constantly call things normal. Smitty and URL ring the doorbell, they have to arrest the mutants due to laws passed by president Bender. Leela complains that he is not supposed to even be built yet and when Fry appears to finish their kiss, she notes that she doesn't love him in her scenario, but they aren't in his scenario either, as evidenced by the Decapodian Amy. Hermes meanwhile is at the conference table. Back at the pentagon, the other question askers are met by Lrrr and Ndnd. Lrrr blasts a hole through Bender's chest and complains that Farnsworth couldn't remember how to work the what if machine in order to see his question answered. Bender helps out by hitting it with a hammer. As it turns out, they'd all been experiencing the "What if I hit it with a hammer?" scenario. As the professor goes to put the machine away everyone tells him to let Zoidberg have a go, but it turns out Farnsworth hadn't fixed the toxic nerve gas problem, and they all fall unconscious into a pile.

Additional Info

Hermes makes the most of it in this running gag

Trivia

  • While the humans in Amy's scenario are the Decapodians seen on the cover, Bender and Elzar merely have the mouth parts and claws instead of their normal hands.

Quotes

    Zapp: A war to end all wars, you say?
    Bender: No, just one that will make me popular again.
    Zapp: Without a defined enemy, my suggestion is to shoot randomly in all directions.

    Lrrr: People of Earth! I am Lrrr of the planet Omicron Persei 8!
    Ndnd: You don't need to shout. They're right next to you.

Continuity

  • Agnew is in several scenes, confirming that the comics are still set before Into the Wild Green Yonder.
  • While the staff are showering:
    • Fry sings "Walking on Sunshine".
    • A black bar covers Zoidberg's mouth, this is in line with his misunderstanding that the human male reproductive organ is in the neck.
    • Oddly, a black bar appears over Leela's butt, which, like the other crew members', has been shown before.

Allusions

Goofs

  • This issue is named for the "Anthology of Interest" series of episodes. However the title "Anthology of Interest II" is already taken by an episode, it may be that Bongo forgot this episode existed or that they forgot the previous issue of this theme was called "Twice Told Tales of Interest". It should be noted that there is a similar series of Simpsons comics and episodes under the title "Treehouse of Horror", however these are both numbered from one upwards, which would have been the intention here.
  • During Bender's inauguration, Zoidberg's clothing is pink rather than blue.
  • When he is first seen, Kif's sleeves are missing.
  • In the original release, when Fry is telling Hermes that his story was boring, "Put" is written as "But".
  • When suggesting they get Hermes during Amy's scenario, Leela's hand is human rather than Decapodian.

Appearances

(In alphabetic order)

Characters

Miscellaneous

Comic Credits

Futurama comics
Issues 1 — 20 "Monkey Sea, Monkey Doom!" • "...But Deliver Us to Evil!" • "The Owner of Mars Attacks!" • "DOOP the Right Thing!" • "Who's Dying to Be a Gazillionaire?" • "Xmas Time Is Fear" • "New Year's Rockin' Evil" • "Planet X-Press Men" • "Freaky Fry-day" • "The Big Sweep" • "The Cure for the Common Clod" • "Sideshow Fry" • "The Bender You Say" • "Six Characters in Search of a Story" • "Fry Me to the Moon" • "Kickin' It Old School" • "The Time Bender Trilogy:" (Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3) • "Bender Breaks Out"
21 — 40

"More than a Filling!" • "A Fit Worse than Death" • "The A-Team" • "Twice Told Tales of Interest" • "Robot Robin Hood" • "A Whole Lotta Leela" • "Rotten to the Core" • "Let's Twist Again" • "Downsized!" • "Fry and the Double-Bag Must-Have Item" • "As the Wormhole Turns" • "Doctor What" • "Attack of the 50-ft Amy" • "Planet Michelle" • "Son of the Sun" • "You Don't Wanna Know Jak!" • "Full Metal Racket" • "Rumble in the Jungle" • "Rust in Peace" • "Robot Santa's Little Helpers"

41 — 60

"Soldier Boys" • "Homeward Boned" • "Welcome to my Nightmall" • "The Fry and the Furious!" • "Anthology of Interest II" • "Follow the Reader" • "Chitty Chitty Bend Bend" • "Claw and Order" • "Dummy Up!" • "Your Mother Wears Pilot Boots" • "Fry Cook!" • "Ro-Botox!" • "A Bump in the Flight" • "How Much is that Mutant in the Window?" • "The Trouble With Trilogies" • "Do You Want Fry with That?" • "Steampunk'd" • "Boomsday!" • "How to Secede Without Really Trying" • "The Bot Who Cried Wolf"

61 — 80

"Troop Grit" • "Lost Our Leela" • "Igner-Ance is Bliss!" • "Secret Santa" • "The Sun Also Raises!" • "The Board Game Games" • "Tartar House Five" • "Futuramarutuf" • "Don't Go Taking my Heart!" • "The Devil and Professor F." • "Pizza Wars" • "Trading Spaces" • "Night of the Automated Dead" • "What the What if?" • "Bendership Galactica" • "Captain Brannigan: The Windbag Soldier" • "New New New York" • "Little Orphan Android" • "Kif of Death!" • "Dumbsday!"

81 — 100

"A Touch of Medieval" • Futurama Comics #82

Simpsons Crossovers "Somewhere Over the Brain-bow!" • "Liquid Diamond Is Forever!" • "Slaves of New New York!" • "The Read Menace!"
Mini-comics "H.G. Blob in Revenge of the Blob" • "The Continuum Less Travelled" • "Leela & Amy in Hostile Makeover" • "Captain Zapp Brannigan in The Seven Day Itch" • "Captain Zapp Brannigan in Purple Tentacle Tour" • "Captain Zapp Brannigan in Rank Call!" • "Zoidberg Makes a House Call" • "H.G. Blob in A Funny Feeling in my Tummy" • "Breaking News"
Collections Futurama-O-Rama • Futurama Adventures • Futurama: The Time Bender Trilogy • Futurama Conquers The Universe • The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis • Futurama Comics: To Infinity!
Special issues "Monkey Sea, Monkey Doom!" • "Futurama Returns" • "Delivery-Boy Man"
Comics related Bongo Comics Group • Futuramaland
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