This Sunday's episode of The Simpsons will be themed around Marvel and The Avengers. A poster for the episode, "Bart the Bad Guy," is clearly riffing on The Avengers in many ways.
"Marbel Presents: The Simpsons: Bart the Bad Guy," reads the poster, which is filled with references to Marvel characters with the art style of The Simpsons. Check it out below.
All hail Spoiler Boy! 🦸♂️ pic.twitter.com/S6tOAdYqKF
— The Simpsons (@TheSimpsons) February 26, 2020
The episode was written by Dan Vebber who wrote earlier episodes of The Simpsons, as well as Futurama and American Dad. It airs on March 1 on Fox.
Avengers directors Joe and Anthony Russo will voice characters in the episode, while Marvel boss Kevin Feige will voice "Chinos," who appears to be a new version of Thanos. Commenters have remarked that Maggie is missing from the poster, and that's because "she's a little too young to watch superhero movies," Fox says.
The Simpsons is currently in its 31st season, and with its 636th episode in 2018 surpassed Gunsmoke to set a new record for more episodes of a prime time scripted TV series.
There is no end in sight for The Simpsons, but the producers are preparing for a future without the show by announcing even more original animated shows.