It has been published in the United Kingdom (with an altered order) and Australia since 2002 and four trade paperbacks have been released.

The main characters include Philip J. Fry, a slacker from the 20th century who was cryogenically frozen for 1,000 years, cycloptic ship captain Leela, and an alcohol-fueled, troublemaking robot Bender.

The comic will often make more use of supporting or minor characters than the series, such as Zapp Brannigan, Cubert Farnsworth, the Robot Devil and Inez Wong.

There are also full-page mock advertisements marketing futuristic products (such as Brain Slugs), which parody the kinds of coupon offers found in other comic books.

In a similar vein to the parent series, each issue features a humorous caption on the cover (for example, "Made In The USA!

There they find them in a cave stolen by the Professor's nemesis, Wernstrom, to impress a cashier at the university cafeteria, named Shirley.

|| ANOTHER BONGO HIT!|| November 2011 In 2002, it was announced that a special two-part crossover with the characters of Simpsons Comics would be printed.

A live reading of the comic by most of the original cast was included as an extra on the DVD of Bender's Big Score.

[2] Titan Magazines began printing Futurama Comics in the United Kingdom in 2002, with the first issue going on sale on October 3.

[3] The UK version is a larger A4 size and there is a sidebar on the front cover previewing what is inside.

The order of release is altered from the original line-up; the crossovers were published as part of the main series, pushing some issues back.

There are variations in the captions used; "A Fit Worse Than Death" was originally printed without one, with the Australian publishers adding "Medicine In The 31st Century".