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=== Quotes ===
=== Quotes ===
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<poem>'''Bender''': Oh well, we tried our best. Let's go home.
<poem>'''{{Bender}}''': Oh well, we tried our best. Let's go home.
'''Leela''': Not yet. I have an idea so absurd that it defies the laws of even comic book logic!</poem>
'''Leela''': Not yet. I have an idea so absurd that it defies the laws of even comic book logic!</poem>
<poem>'''Leela''': Now I know exactly how Bender feels when he says how great he is every ten minutes.</poem>
<poem>'''Leela''': Now I know exactly how Bender feels when he says [[Bender is great!|how great he is]] every ten minutes.</poem>
<poem>'''Zapp''': Did Jesus fill out an application when the universe needed a hero who could defeat evil with nothing more than some fish, a pair of sandals, and a manger filled with radioactive barnyard animals?
<poem>'''Zapp''': Did [[Jesus]] fill out an application when {{the universe}} needed a hero who could defeat evil with nothing more than some {{cat|fishe|fish}}, a pair of sandals, and a manger filled with radioactive barnyard {{cat|animal}}s?
'''Fry''': Uh...I don't think that's what happened--
'''{{Fry}}''': Uh...I don't think that's what happened--
'''Zapp''': That's right, Fry. He didn't!</poem>
'''Zapp''': That's right, Fry. He didn't!</poem>
<poem>'''Leela''': Zapp?! What are you doing here?!?
<poem>'''Leela''': Zapp?! What are you doing here?!?
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*The issue's title is likely a reference to the [[1980s|1983]] [[films in Futurama|film]] ''{{w|Trading Places}}'' and the fact that the ''Nimbus'' is usually in {{cat|s=no|space}}.
*The issue's title is likely a reference to the [[1980s|1983]] [[films in Futurama|film]] ''{{w|Trading Places}}'' and the fact that the ''Nimbus'' is usually in {{cat|s=no|space}}.
*The crew of the ''Nimbus'' visit ''[[wikipedia:Transformers|Transformers]]'' [[list of planets|homeworld]] {{w|Cybertron}}.
*The crew of the ''Nimbus'' visit ''[[wikipedia:Transformers|Transformers]]'' [[list of planets|homeworld]] {{w|Cybertron}}.
*Three references to the ''{{w|Halo (series)|Halo}}'' franchise are made. Kif tells Leela that they have lost the {{w|Halo (megastructure)|Halo}} to the {{w|Covenant (Halo)|Covenant}}, then many [[DOOP]] soldiers are seen being held hostage by Covenant Elites.
*Three references to the ''{{w|Halo (series)|Halo}}'' franchise are made. {{Kif}} tells Leela that they have lost the {{w|Halo (megastructure)|Halo}} to the {{w|Covenant (Halo)|Covenant}}, then many {{DOOP}} soldiers are seen being held hostage by Covenant Elites.
*The {{w|Monolith (Space Odyssey)|Monolith}} and {{w|Discovery One}} from ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]'' appear.
*The {{w|Monolith (Space Odyssey)|Monolith}} and {{w|Discovery One}} from ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]'' appear.
*A [[wikipedia:Phantom Zone|Phantom Zone]] mirror from ''[[wikipedia:Superman|Superman]]'' appears.
*A [[wikipedia:Phantom Zone|Phantom Zone]] mirror from ''[[wikipedia:Superman|Superman]]'' appears.
*The derelict ship from ''{{w|Alien (film)|Alien}}'' appears.
*The derelict {{cat|ship}} from ''{{w|Alien (film)|Alien}}'' appears.
*The [[wikipedia:Silver Surfer|Silver Surfer]] appears again. This is his third appearance.
*The [[wikipedia:Silver Surfer|Silver Surfer]] appears again. This is his third appearance.
*The following can be seen in Kif's quarters on the ''Nimbus'': a poster for the [[1960s|1964]] French musical ''{{w|The Umbrellas of Cherbourg}}'', an anime-looking poster of a blonde girl and a copy of the novel ''{{w|City of Bones (Mortal Instruments)|City of Bones}}''.
*The following can be seen in Kif's quarters on the ''Nimbus'': a poster for the [[1960s|1964]] [[France|French]] musical ''{{w|The Umbrellas of Cherbourg}}'', an anime-looking poster of a blonde girl and a copy of the novel ''{{w|City of Bones (Mortal Instruments)|City of Bones}}''.
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Revision as of 16:23, 13 September 2014

Trading Spaces
Futurama Comic 72.jpg
Characters on the cover: Leela.
US Publish Number72
Written byEric Rogers
Art byJames Lloyd
Published (US)September 3, 2014
Title referenceLikely the 1983 film Trading Places and the fact that the Nimbus is usually in space
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"Trading Spaces" is the seventy-second comic issue, released on September 3, 2014 in the US.

The Story

After Leela saves Zapp Brannigan and his barely covered backside from the gravitational pull of a black hole, she is made captain of the Nimbus, leaving Zapp to fill another void as the new pilot at Planet Express.

Additional Info

Quotes

    Bender: Oh well, we tried our best. Let's go home.
    Leela: Not yet. I have an idea so absurd that it defies the laws of even comic book logic!

    Leela: Now I know exactly how Bender feels when he says how great he is every ten minutes.

    Zapp: Did Jesus fill out an application when the universe needed a hero who could defeat evil with nothing more than some fish, a pair of sandals, and a manger filled with radioactive barnyard animals?
    Fry: Uh...I don't think that's what happened--
    Zapp: That's right, Fry. He didn't!

    Leela: Zapp?! What are you doing here?!?
    Zapp: Delivering a very seductive package...me.

Allusions

Trivia

Characters

(In alphabetic order)

Comic Credits