Sixteen miles
Last Spring I was asked by a publisher to write a small blurb for the back cover of Barnaby Ward’s graphic Novel Sixteen Miles to Merricks which came out in August. It’s a great book, filled with mystery and really well drawn sexy women. What more could you want? To read a good review of Sixteen Miles… visit Comics Bulletin.
A couple of days ago I received the amazing drawing above along with this letter:
Dear Jeff
I’m sorry I never got around to thanking you sooner for the marvelous endorsement you gave my book Sixteen Miles to Merricks. I’m a huge fan and Bone has to be one of my all time favorite comics. As soon as my son is old enough, I plan on buying the full set of colorized volumes for him.
Thanks!
Barnaby
There are some unforeseen pleasures in this field…
Wow, that’s so cool. Is it supposed to be Thorn and Fone Bone, or some random characters? By the way, Bone is the best comic in the world! You did such an incredible job on absolutely EVERYTHING! You are a genius, Jeff. Also, can you tell us how to draw the characters in Bone?
-Coolio
Comment by Coolio — February 20, 2009 @ 1:44 am
amazing! i love barnaby ward!
i love you too jeff smith.
are scholastic going to be getting stupid stupid rat tales too?
Comment by ramon — February 20, 2009 @ 3:50 am
Looks like Thorn and Fone Bone to me!
And yes, Scholastic is working with me on a new version of Stupid, Stupid Rat-Tails called Tall Tales from Boneville that will include the adventures of Big Johnson Bone along with some new tall Tales. That will come out in 2010!
Comment by Jeff — February 20, 2009 @ 8:53 am
It does say “Thorn & Fone Bone” on the bottom. It’s a beautiful piece, and it would make a wonderful limited edition print ::hint hint::. I am so lucky to have found Bone as early on as I did, and I watched the story grow as I did. It is one of the most influential pieces of literature in my life.
Comment by Derek — February 20, 2009 @ 10:40 am
New book? Awesome!!
Comment by Marcus — February 20, 2009 @ 3:08 pm
Wow that’s awesome!
Comment by Jeanette — February 21, 2009 @ 8:29 pm
Hey Jeff, what’s the site to email if I want to submit fan art to? I’m workin’ on this RASL drawing and I plan on coloring it in photoshop and sending it as an attachment. If you could respond that’d be great.
Thanks.
Comment by Marcus — February 23, 2009 @ 11:43 pm
That’s awesome. And just in time for your birthday, too!
Comment by Jen O — February 24, 2009 @ 10:02 pm
The Bone book is great! Can make more? It is Just so good you cannot descride it in words.
Comment by Victor Tam — March 2, 2009 @ 2:01 am
Jeff,
Hey that is so cool. Fone Bone looks funny with a scarf. Hey, that’s pretty funny, that dude’s name is Barnaby, like the baby rat creature in Bone. Barnaby is my favourite character. Jeff, you’re brilliant, you know.
-Coolio
Comment by Coolio — March 6, 2009 @ 7:51 am
That picture is stunning. Sell it as a print! I’ll have to check out the book…
Comment by Jeremy — March 6, 2009 @ 1:56 pm
The baby rat creature’s name is Bartleby, but that is pretty simular to Barnaby.
Comment by Xtal — March 12, 2009 @ 6:13 pm
First I just want to tell u that u rock at righting the boneville books I am just adicted to them Just like people are adicted to smoking but nermind that!!!!!!
YOU ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by Andee Macleod — March 13, 2009 @ 9:32 pm
Hey, I am having issues loading your website. somewhere around half of this page seems to load, and the rest is just blank. I am not really certain why…. but you might want to investigate it. I’ll check back again later, this might be on my side.
Comment by Karly Poeschel — July 9, 2010 @ 7:03 pm