“ | Worst [insert noun] ever! | „ |
~ Comic Book Guy's most common catchphrase. |
Jeffrey "Jeff" Albertson, better known as the Comic Book Guy, is a supporting character in the animated television series The Simpsons and its 2007 film adaptation The Simpsons Movie.
He is the overweight, geeky, and lethargic proprietor of Springfield's local comic book store, the Android's Dungeon and Baseball Card Shop. Although he's often thought to be an antagonistic character, he is rather sarcastic, surly and insulting at certain points.
Physical appearance[]
Comic Book Guy has yellow skin and long, receding brown hair kept in a ponytail and wears a blue T-shirt that doesn't fully cover his stomach, red shorts, and blue shoes. He also has an unshaven beard.
Personality[]
Comic Book Guy is the middle-aged, overweight, almost fanatical comic buff and displays deep passion regarding all fictional memorabilia in general, especially science fiction to the point of complete monomania. Sarcastic, irate and proudly geeky, Comic Book Guy does not treat anyone with kindness unless they are as passionate about comics as he is, with the exception of Otto and Stan Lee. Most of the characters infamy and trademarks are derived from his constant sarcastic observations, quips and distinct accent. Comic Book Guy's Obsessive-Compulsive fixation with comics is such that when somebody placed a Spider-Man comic inside The Spectacular Spider-Man slot, it was enough to drive him angry. He is so stressed about people's comic book ignorance around him that it caused him to have a heart attack, which Hibbert calls his profession as owner of a comic book store as one of the most stressful jobs in the world, referring to it as the "widow-maker" (if any [comic book store owners] had wives).