Crown of Horns the final color volume in the BONE saga hits stores!
posted by Tom
Well the day has finally arrived! The final color volume in the BONE saga is out in stores. It took Steve over 5 years to color all 9 volumes and he’s received two Eisner nominations. Here is a preview of the incredible work that Jeff and Steve have done.
I’m getting this in the mail today!
MAN this last volume looks like its going to be epic!
Steve Hamaker, is the bomb!
Comment by Marcus — January 21, 2009 @ 6:59 pm
A few words:
After 5 years, Steve Hamaker’s coloring on Crown of Horns was STUNNING. Every scene from page 1 to the sculpture was simply perfect. Awesome job.
And:
RASL Vol. 1 was great also. I liked the transition pages and chapter names (which was a ncie touch). And the Tesla quote in the beginning. What was really appealing though was the oversized art. In the comics, its good. Blown up, it’s impressive how much detail you find. And I loved both of these books. So thank you Jeff Smith and Steve Hamaker for creating some awesome works of art.
Can’t wait for RASL #4.
Comment by Marcus — January 21, 2009 @ 8:32 pm
I checked it out, my comic store got it in last week and it is great! Those hardcover full color versions really are amazing.
Comment by William — January 21, 2009 @ 11:05 pm
Crown of Thorns looks great! My only objection is the ads for other books in the back. I realize its a perfect publicity vehicle, but its kind of a rude awakening after finishing up Bone.
Comment by Steve Weiner — January 21, 2009 @ 11:16 pm
Congratulations to you both!
Comment by Joey Weiser — January 21, 2009 @ 11:27 pm
OH man I can’t wait to pick up my copy it looks like the final one is well done.
Comment by Jeremy Brubacher — January 22, 2009 @ 2:37 pm
Oh boy, I can’t wait to get my copy now! This looks amazing! Of course, I didn’t expect anything less. Steve’s coloring has been nothing short of perfection and each volume has outdone the previous volumes, absolutely complimenting Jeff’s line art in every respect, no small or enviable task when Bone was a work of art in black and white in the first place. It’s hard to believe it’s been five years! I’m with Marcus on RASL trade #1, Jeff’s art too good to be confined by a small page, it absolutely needs to be seen large sized. So, maybe three oversized hardcovers collecting the entire Bone series in color? With bonus features?! (Original comic covers, covers from the different trades, extra strips like “Greed”, etc!)
Comment by Brandon Klassen — January 22, 2009 @ 5:50 pm
Woah, period.
Comment by TheAwesomer — January 22, 2009 @ 6:33 pm
grrrrr !!! In Italy we are waiting for the 6° volume from more than a year !!!
Comment by Fabio — January 22, 2009 @ 6:40 pm
Great News!
And now taht the entire saga has been colored, when can we expect an “Absolute”-like series of the books to be published Jeff?
C’mon man, you know you wanna do it
Comment by RawShark — January 23, 2009 @ 4:35 pm
Like Watchmen! =D
Comment by Marcus — January 23, 2009 @ 7:54 pm
you guys are brilliant. i’m 11 and i LOVE Bone. it’s the greatest comic ever made in the world! i read every single issue because my older brother has them all. i love Bone and i always will. you are brilliant jeff, well done.
Comment by Neopen — January 24, 2009 @ 7:12 am
The ending still put a lump in my throat. I know why Fone Bone did what he had to do, but still…
I know it’s unlikely, but I hope one day to see the Bone cousins again. I wonder what they’re up to. Don’t you ever wonder the same thing Jeff?
Comment by Nick K. — January 24, 2009 @ 2:22 pm
ha. this was posted by tom, remeber in bone the guy at the fair? his name was tom!
Comment by Neopen — January 25, 2009 @ 5:55 am
Why in the world did you stop writing Bone books the ending to the 9 th was great and all but you should be able to come up with plenty more like in the 10th you should show the town of Boneville and and have a problem go wrong in the desert and the guys have to go back and another big problem comes up.
Comment by Carl — January 25, 2009 @ 5:33 pm
Congratulations!!
This is truly a milestone event
Comment by Heath Fodor — January 25, 2009 @ 6:12 pm
These color volumes have been terrific. Thank you Mr. Smith for giving us this treat.
Comment by Dave — January 25, 2009 @ 10:07 pm
Carl, to give my thoughts on your question, Bone was somewhat planned out like an epic story such as Lord of the Rings. While there are other J.R.R. Tolkien books, none of them are on the scale of Lord of the Rings. Can you imagine if, at the end of Lord of the Rings, Frodo suddenly started a new adventure? It would make the ending less satisfying, the “happily ever after” feeling at the end of a grand story. That kind of continuing storytelling works in episodic narratives, but not necessarily in epic narratives. Jeff set out to tell a story, beginning, middle and end, and he’s told it… I’m not sure continuing that same story would work. On the other hand, Jeff has told a couple more stories in the Bone world – if you haven’t already, check out Rose and Stupid, Stupid Rat Tails. I’m sure all of us would love to see other stories told in the Bone world.
Comment by Brandon Klassen — January 26, 2009 @ 5:00 pm
Jeff, Vijaya and Steve,
Congratulations on finishing up the series at Scholastic! I can’t believe after all these years it’s done. Know this, your work has changed the landscape of graphic work in children’s literature for the best while making so many more readers happy by being exposed to this fabulous world.
Big hug!
Comment by Joe Monti — January 27, 2009 @ 11:12 am
i saw thins in B&N and started geeking out. i’m slowley collecting all the color editions, and Jeff, i always get choked up at the end. ;^;
ahhh.. your work is so amazing, and incredibly inspireing.
i’m a younger artist just starting out, and your work is such an inspiration.
love em all!
Comment by Oz — January 28, 2009 @ 12:43 am
This looks amazing. I already have all the original hardcovers and the done-in-one book. I wasn’t planning on getting the color editions, but…wow, they look so good. I’ll add them to my birthday list!
Great job Jeff! (Ooh…an Absolute done-in-one color edition would rock…!
Comment by Jeff N. — January 28, 2009 @ 1:24 am
Congrats Jeff!
Comment by Justin Haynes — January 28, 2009 @ 5:22 pm
hey jeff, can you put a link on this site that tells us how to draw the bone characters? thanks!
Comment by neopen — January 29, 2009 @ 3:22 am
i want to find out about the end but i dont want the stey to end jeff
Comment by alvin — January 29, 2009 @ 4:21 pm
I just got my copy of crown of horns and I was so happy with the ending and I am excited for the movie.
Good Job Jeff Bone is truly a work of art in paintings and in writing.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IT WAS SO GOOD!!!
Comment by Jeremy Brubacher — January 31, 2009 @ 7:24 pm
Hee hee hee ! (as phoney bone would say)
I love the comic ! A friend of mine introduce it to me one day…, and next day I couldn’t stop reading. Mi personaje favorito es Fone bone, still ! all the cuz’ins are great !
Gracias Jeff, Gracias Totales
Comment by Daniela — February 7, 2009 @ 9:00 am
So how long before the “where’s the one volume color edition” questions begin?
-Jeremy
Comment by Jeremy Holstein — February 11, 2009 @ 3:47 pm
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG i am going to get the book tomorrow but i cant wait jeff i gotta give it to you bone is the best graphic novel there ever was and there ever will be i mean from farm girl to princess from 2 rat creatures at a farm to a great war at a royal city? i mean WOWWWWWWWWWW
Comment by jeff — February 12, 2009 @ 9:51 pm
so jeff when is there going to be a movie of bone ps. it would be really nice if you answered our questions
Comment by jeff — February 12, 2009 @ 9:58 pm
i think bone is the best book in the world
i have all the books
and i am the number 1 fan
Comment by dylan — February 18, 2009 @ 1:58 pm
Wow it looks amazing!
Nice job and congratulations!
Comment by Jeanette — February 21, 2009 @ 8:45 pm
Oh,woooow!!This oughta be so good!!
It’s hard to believe the freakin’ AWESOME BONE series is coming to and end…:-(
Comment by Sarah Davis — March 9, 2009 @ 5:50 pm
I’m ur big fun i love that book. Can u make like the movie
Comment by Kimberly — March 9, 2009 @ 8:01 pm
ALL THE THREE BONES ROK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by heena — March 31, 2009 @ 7:08 am
I love the Bone books (Especially Fone Bone)! Hard to believe that they were just in black in white almost 20 years ago. And somehow, I can so see this awesome comic being animated soon.
Comment by Maddie — April 14, 2009 @ 8:07 pm
Ok, i love bone. i really think if you made a TV show about the bone series (1-9) and continuing, it would be one of the best Cartoons of all time to be showed on TV, and would have alot of veiwers.
It would be really interesting to see what happened after the war
Comment by eddy — April 26, 2009 @ 1:49 pm
Coulda got it once but my mom wouldn’t let cuz i got the one volume edition. (which is cool, but i like the color.
Comment by Twisted Inc. — August 4, 2009 @ 7:32 pm
where do you get this book
Comment by joeseph — December 9, 2009 @ 6:17 pm
i have already read this but i forgot like half it is sooo annoying none of the libraries near me have it. i cant wait until i can download books like this on my i-pod. o have any of you read “Rose” the graphics are not that good but it tells the whole back story of gran’ma ben and some of lucios the ending is soo sad i would have chose briar if i knew what she was going to do later it is really good you should read it.
Comment by sabrina — January 27, 2011 @ 4:24 pm
The Crown Of Horns is so cool!
It’s the best way to end a book.
But the war got out way out of hand,through
Comment by Ben — January 27, 2011 @ 6:39 pm
Oops!! My last comment was not done!!
So me and my friend rented it out at the library…But it suck’s cause it’s not in stock!!!!!!! But I hope it’s a good book
Comment by Ben — January 27, 2011 @ 6:47 pm
MAKE MORE BONE BOOKS JEFF dose thorn rule atheia good do the bone cusons make it bake what happens then id pay good money for them.
Comment by robert — November 1, 2011 @ 7:21 pm