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'''Igner-Ance is Bliss!''' is the sixty-third [[comic]] issue, released 3 October, 2012 in the US.  <!-- insert brief plot summary here -->
'''Futurama Comics #63''' is the sixty-third [[comic]] issue, scheduled to be released September, 2012 in the US.  <!-- insert brief plot summary here -->


== The Story ==
== The Story ==
The [[Planet Express]] crew makes a [[delivery]] to the [[robot]] pleasure planet of Shangri-linux, where the atmosphere is lethal to [[humans]], and so [[Professor Farnsworth]] simply transfers both [[Fry]] and [[Leela]]'s consciousness into robots that share their likeness. But everything starts to go awry when [[Bender]] realizes the unsuspecting and vacationing robots are being mind-wiped and turned into slaves. Is it time for Bender to grow a conscience? Don't bet on it.
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=== Act I ===
=== Act I ===
[[Igner]] is dressed up as his father for Halloween, despite it being July and is soon carted off by his brothers. {{Professor Farnsworth}} announces a {{deliver}}y to the {{robot}} pleasure planet of Shangri-linux, where the atmosphere is lethal to organic life. He doesn't trust Bender to make the delivery alone, so he transfers {{Fry}}, {{Leela}} and {{Zoidberg}}'s consciousnesses into robots that share their likenesses. After making the delivery, the crew decide to stay for a little while and Zoidberg loses his body in a poker game. Bender discovers that Mom's sons are on he planet wiping robots' memories to sell them as new, also the atmosphere is actually perfectly safe. Bender tries to get the others to leave, but they're having to much fun.


=== Act II ===
=== Act II ===
 
Bender realises he has the Professor's brain transfer ray and decides to use it to knock them on the head. Unfortunately he stumbles onto [[Walt]] and, while hiding, accidentally uses the ray to swap bodies with Igner. As Igner, Bender beats Walt and [[Larry]] with a sack of candy and seizes control of their operations, ending the memory-erasing. He then swaps back leaving Igner in charge of he planet. Under Igner's orders the trio build an unsafe theme park called "Igney's World". [[Mom]] is pleased and plans to use it to put [[Luna Park]] out of business. The crew return to Earth and heir bodies only for Fry and Leela to learn they've been injected with fish DNA and grown gills for their next delivery.
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== Additional Info ==
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*'''Fry''': No I'm... doesn't.
*'''Fry''': No I'm... doesn't.
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=== Continuity ===
=== Continuity ===
References to other things in the Futurama Universe
*Farnsworth has built a gun based variant of the [[mind-switcher]], which does not have the restriction of being unable to return directly to the original body.


=== Allusions ===
=== Allusions ===
*The issue's title is a reference to [[Mom]][[Mom's sons|'s son]] [[Igner]] and the phrase "[[wikt:ignorance is bliss|ignorance is bliss]]".
*Leela, while in the robot body, thinks in {{w|BASIC}}.
*The pool boy/chef is a reference to ''[[Star Wars]]'' character {{sw|Gial Ackbar|Admiral Ackbar}} and Bender uses his line "It's a trap!".
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=== Special Features ===
=== Special Features ===
*The [[Bongo Comics Group|Bongo]] Beat - The Name Game; how to pick a ''[[The Simpsons]]'' ''{{s|Treehouse of Horror series|Treehouse of Horror}}'' style name
*Junk Mail
*[[Bongo Bonus Stamps|Bongo Bonus Stamp]] - [[Hypnotoad]]
*Farnsworth's Factoids - The {{w|Drake equation}}
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=== Characters ===
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*[[Walt]]
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Latest revision as of 10:40, 1 September 2015

Igner-Ance is Bliss!
Futurama Comic 63.png
US Publish Number63
UK Publish Number(s)65
Written byIan Boothby
Art byTone Rodriguez
Published (US)3 October, 2012
Published (UK)1 November, 2012

Igner-Ance is Bliss! is the sixty-third comic issue, released 3 October, 2012 in the US.

The Story

Act I

Igner is dressed up as his father for Halloween, despite it being July and is soon carted off by his brothers. Professor Farnsworth announces a delivery to the robot pleasure planet of Shangri-linux, where the atmosphere is lethal to organic life. He doesn't trust Bender to make the delivery alone, so he transfers Fry, Leela and Zoidberg's consciousnesses into robots that share their likenesses. After making the delivery, the crew decide to stay for a little while and Zoidberg loses his body in a poker game. Bender discovers that Mom's sons are on he planet wiping robots' memories to sell them as new, also the atmosphere is actually perfectly safe. Bender tries to get the others to leave, but they're having to much fun.

Act II

Bender realises he has the Professor's brain transfer ray and decides to use it to knock them on the head. Unfortunately he stumbles onto Walt and, while hiding, accidentally uses the ray to swap bodies with Igner. As Igner, Bender beats Walt and Larry with a sack of candy and seizes control of their operations, ending the memory-erasing. He then swaps back leaving Igner in charge of he planet. Under Igner's orders the trio build an unsafe theme park called "Igney's World". Mom is pleased and plans to use it to put Luna Park out of business. The crew return to Earth and heir bodies only for Fry and Leela to learn they've been injected with fish DNA and grown gills for their next delivery.

Additional Info

Continuity

  • Farnsworth has built a gun based variant of the mind-switcher, which does not have the restriction of being unable to return directly to the original body.

Allusions

Special Features

Characters

(In alphabetic order)

Comic Credits