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    Simpsons Illustrator David Silverman Tweeted A Load Of Early Sketches And They're Predictably Wonderful

    Animator and Director David Silverman has been with the The Simpsons from the very beginning. This weekend he tweeted 13 sketches that date back as far as 1988.

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    Found Milhouse ruffs from 1988 Butterfinger ad. His 1st appearance. "It's neat-o!"™ was Bart's line -- hooboy -

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    Okay, and here's Milhouse model sheet done for Bart the Genius --

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    Interesting drawing, original Mrs Krabappel model for Bart the Genius. The great Dan Haskett designed her!

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    Ruff of Homer from TU Short "The Bart Simpson Show" w frame grab of final. Not many ruffs saved from back then -

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    Was looking for artifacts from Bart the Genius (1/14/90) - found roughs of Homer from final scene.

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    Also found, from Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk (12/5/91) - my storyboard sketch for Land of Chocolate.

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    Well, now HERE'S the 1st part of that Land of Chocolate sequence, I knew it was around somewhere -

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    Wes Archer's clean up of his Marge turnaround, first season --

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    AS it is Edgar Allen Poe's 205th bday (1/19/1809) here come a few THoH Raven roughs found lyin' around --

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    Found this little worksheet, trying to figure out Bart as The Raven (two days after Poe's bday, yeah I'm late).

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    Various doodles for storyboard & layout for THoH Raven -

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    Homer pondering weak and weary, over many quaint & curious volume of forgotten lore -

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    And here's another THoH Raven ruff - Homer looks to Lenore - ohhh Lenore --

    H/t Slate