The rumors have been going around for months. Images of the figures have been circulating on various forums for the past few weeks. Then, earlier this week, the first images of an actual set made its way on to EuroBricks. Finally, LEGO has confirmed that they are in fact doing a licensed theme featuring "The Simpsons," the gold standard of animated Sunday night programming for more than two decades.
I must say, I'm fairly impressed. Here is the press release, via Brickset.
