Igner-Ance is Bliss!

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Igner-Ance is Bliss!
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US Publish Number63
UK Publish Number(s)65
Written byIan Boothby
Art byTone Rodriguez
Published (US)3 October, 2012
Published (UK)1 November, 2012
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Igner-Ance is Bliss! is the sixty-third comic issue, released 3 October, 2012 in the US.

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.

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

  • Leela, while in the robot body, thinks in BASIC
  • The pool boy/chef is a reference to Star Wars character Admiral Ackbar and Bender uses his line "It's a trap!".

Special Features

  • The Bongo Beat - The Name Game; how to pick aThe Simpsons Treehouse of Horror style name.
  • Junk Mail
  • Farnsworth's Factoids - The Drake equation

Characters

(In alphabetic order)

Comic Credits