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**Bart refers to himself as "king of the nighttime world", a reference to the song "King of the Night Time World" from ''{{W2|Destroyer|Kiss album}}''. | **Bart refers to himself as "king of the nighttime world", a reference to the song "King of the Night Time World" from ''{{W2|Destroyer|Kiss album}}''. | ||
**Bart says that every day will be Free Comics Day and holds up a copy of ''{{ap|KISS|comic}}'' comics. KISS has {{W2|Kiss|comics|real comics}} from multiple different publishers. | **Bart says that every day will be Free Comics Day and holds up a copy of ''{{ap|KISS|comic}}'' comics. KISS has {{W2|Kiss|comics|real comics}} from multiple different publishers. | ||
| + | ***The comic is created by {{W|Joe Casey}} and {{W|Mel Rubi}}, who have both worked on ''KISS'' comics. | ||
**In Bart's victory speech, he says that he's "the lord of this wasteland" and a modern day "boy of steel", both of which are lyrics from "God of Thunder". | **In Bart's victory speech, he says that he's "the lord of this wasteland" and a modern day "boy of steel", both of which are lyrics from "God of Thunder". | ||
*[[Ralph]] turns into {{W|Hello Kitty}} when Bart "animalizes" the students. | *[[Ralph]] turns into {{W|Hello Kitty}} when Bart "animalizes" the students. | ||
Latest revision as of 08:22, October 10, 2026
Cultural references[edit]
- The comic title is a reference to Gene Simmons of KISS, who wrote the story, and their song "God of Thunder".
- Gene Simmons and KISS make appearances in the story, with Simmons being Bart's biological father.
- Bart tells the students to consider themselves "animalized" and calls them his little "creatures of the night," a reference to the albums Animalize and Creatures of the Night.
- Bart refers to himself as "king of the nighttime world", a reference to the song "King of the Night Time World" from Destroyer.
- Bart says that every day will be Free Comics Day and holds up a copy of KISS comics. KISS has real comics from multiple different publishers.
- In Bart's victory speech, he says that he's "the lord of this wasteland" and a modern day "boy of steel", both of which are lyrics from "God of Thunder".
- Ralph turns into Hello Kitty when Bart "animalizes" the students.
- Lisa tells Bart that greatness comes from within, not from a freak accident with a radioactive spider, a gamma bomb, or finding a magic lantern, a reference to Spider-Man from Marvel Comics, Radioactive Man, and Green Lantern from DC Comics.
- Bart adds his face to Mount Rushmore.
- Kang and Kodos mention making a fourth Free Willy movie.
