For the second week in a row, BONE: Tall Tales is #1 on the Canadian Comics Bestsellers List! This is a list compiled by BookManager of actual graphic novel and manga sales at independent bookstores and comic shops across the country. For some reason, the list refers to Tall Tales as “Bone Prequel.”

The list for Sept. 1 is here, and Aug. 23 here.

Jeff will be a guest of the National Book Festival in our nations capital later this month!

The 10th annual National Book Festival, organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress, will be held on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., between 3rd and 7th streets from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama are honorary chairs for the event. The festival, a celebration of the joy of reading for all ages, is free and open to the public.

Details on Jeff’s schedule will be posted here soon.

For two weeks straight, Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrim books have dominated the NY Times bestsellers list. I haven’t seen this written about anywhere, but it strikes me as a big deal. All six books in the top ten at once? Two weeks running! (I’m a little late in posting this, so a new list may be up by the time you read this)  That’s almost an Elvis or Beatles-like feat!  Congratulations, Bryan! Enjoy it, man. I love the Scott Pilgrim books and I loved the movie, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, which I’ve seen twice.

Just a quick post to remind our retailer friends that Fish N Chips Volume 1 is available in the August Previews.  Orders are due soon and the item code is: AUG100915F

Click here if you are registered with Diamond’s online retailer section!

Thanks very much!  Below are 2 pin-ups that appear in this graphic novel, created by my friends Kazu Kibuishi(Amulet) and David Petersen(Mouse Guard)!

WOW! I guess it’s time to look forward to next year, with the brand new BONE 2011 Calendar. These are available now at most places where they sell calendars!

The calendar is big and gorgeous! Enjoy every month with great moments from the BONE series. Universe Publishing (A division of Rizzoli International) did a great job at putting this calendar together. Its been a long time (2001, I think) since a BONE calendar has been done.

Relive some of your favorite moments with Fone, Smiley, Phoney and the rest of the gang, as the year goes by! You can get yours by clicking here and going to Amazon.

Demand was higher than expected, and Universe Publishing sent all the calendars out to retail shops and forgot to leave any for us!  That means our boneville store will only have a limited amount of copies, and they are available now!