I mentioned last year that Alan Moore, creator of the seminal graphic novel The Watchmen, would be appearing in an episode of The Simpsons. Now comes word that the episode, "Husbands and Knives," will air on October 7 and will feature not only Moore, but two other big comic book names: Art Spiegelman (Maus, Maus II, In the Shadow of No Towers) and Daniel Clowes (Eightball, Ghost World, David Boring).

The three men figure into a subplot centered on Comic Book Guy, who finds himself in direct competition with a new comic book shop called "Coolsville Comics & Toys," run by a fella named Milo (Jack Black). I'm not sure what the main plot of the episode will be, but it would seem the title is a spoof of the Woody Allen movie Husbands and Wives.

One commenter over at Popwatch, where I found this updated information, had a cool idea: do some of the episode in the same style as these artists. I think that's a great idea, and I wonder if the folks behind The Simpsons will do anything like that. The Edward Gorey-inspired sequence from the episode Yokel Chords was a real treat, and I'd love to see more of that sort of thing.