 Around this time, Barta also wrote and/or illustrated short stories for Bongo Comics' "Simpsons Comics" and "Treehouse of Horror" titles, before moving back largely to inking duties for Rick Remender and Dark Horse Comics on Bruce Campbell's "The Man with the Screaming Brain".June 2006 saw him work with Remender again, writing back-ups for the latter's "Fear Agent" comic, and since then he has mostly contributed in various ways to the many different "Simpsons" titles.He also inked an issue or so of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" comics/magazines for Mirage Comics and Titan Magazines.