Links Ahoy! September 2009
Happy Labor Day! Instead of working and writing a real entry for today’s blog, here are a few recent BONE related links from around the web…
BONE:
A reluctant comics fan gives in and reads the One Volume Edition at Byzantium Shores.
CBC Radio picks their Top Ten Graphic Novels of All Time.
Creator’s Incubator checks out BONE.
RASL:
Try Harder, the Scary Threat Book Blog, says RASL is the antidote!
Major Spoilers reviews RASL #5 and pretty much sums up what’s good and what’s bad.
The Comic Addiction has a review of RASL #5 by a non-BONE reader.
Little Mouse Gets Ready:
ICv2′s Tom Flinn reviews Little Mouse.
Over at Read About Comics, Greg McElhatton digs Toon Books.
Johanna Draper Carlson at Comics Worth Reading looks at both Little Mouse and Rose.
Forbiden Planet International reviews the dressing habits of a mouse.
Kirkus wrote a review, but I can’t link to it. Here’s quote though: " The big friendly panels in autumn pastels and the silly twist ending will have emergent readers going straight back to the first page over and over." Nice!
Shazam: The Monster Society of Evil:
Grovel, the UK site that reviews graphic novels celebrates a superhero comic for kids.
Suite 101 wonders: is it just for kids?
By the way, I loved Mike Kunkle’s take on Captain Marvel, but the new team on Billy Batson and the Power of Shazam, led by Art Baltazar and Franco is three issues in, and issue #6 especially is pretty hot.
The Cartoonist: Jeff Smith, Bone, and the Changing Face of Comics:
Texas Indy cartoonist Nate Bramble, who does a webcomic called Hermit Hill, watches The Cartoonist.
Kevin’s Meandering Mind; an elementary school librarian watches The Cartoonist with his young son.
Out from the Comic Shop, a blog intended to "provide insight for teachers using or considering using comics and graphic novels in the classroom," takes a look at the documentary.
Around town:
In an interview with ICv2, DC Publisher Paul Levitz talks about the state of the industry and name-checks us!
I met Will Terrell in San Diego this year. He’s got some chops, check out his portfolio! At his blog The Art of Will Terrell, Will talks about going to panels at Comic-Con International.
Next year’s big, new comics show, C2E2 (Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo) has the Guests of Honor listed here.
Thank you Jeff for the Shout-out! You totally made my month man! It was great meeting you at Comic-Con, though I’m certain I was a rambling doof, lol! Keep smiling!
Comment by Will Terrell — September 7, 2009 @ 2:34 am
Cool stuff. I hope Mike Mignola, Eric Powell and Jeff ( Yes, another SHAZAM! story would be sweet!) get a chance to draw some kind of SHAZAM! story in the future. Maybe even in one volume, like in Hellboy: Weird Tales or something like that. Speaking of which, I wanted to ask you a question, Jeff: Do you ever plan on doing anywork for publishers other than CB books and Scholastic, such as DC Comics, Marvel, or even Dark Horse (Like the pin-up in THE GOON 10th Anniversary issue and the pin-up in Madman)?
Comment by The Lobster — September 7, 2009 @ 9:35 pm
Oooh! Good question!
Now that you’re alot more recognized, taking your talent to the mainstream would be pretty cool!
Although RASL (personal opinion) is something I enjoy a ton because it’s an original story with an original label drawn and done by an original guy.
So who knows, some post-RASL stuff?
Comment by Marcus — September 7, 2009 @ 10:46 pm
Dude, Jeff, you might laugh at this or be like “What is he smoking?” but has ANYone ever told you that you look vaguely like Quentin Tarantino?
Comment by Marcus — September 7, 2009 @ 11:02 pm
I would love to see Jeff’s take on other properties, if he was given the chance or initiated doing a story with something he was interested in. On the other hand, I think I’m more interested in seeing Jeff continue to tell (through both writing and drawing) his own original stories, through the regular release of black and white comics. This speculation is of course, all probably in the not-so-near future, since I hope that RASL will have a very good (i.e. longish) run.
Comment by Brandon Klassen — September 8, 2009 @ 11:16 am
Hi from Spain,
I discovered Bone on August while I was on holidays.
Congratulations Bone is the best in comic that I read receantly.
(excuse me for my englihs)
Best regards,
Esperanza Ciria
Madrid
Comment by esperanza — September 10, 2009 @ 7:15 am
lol I like that you guys admitted to being lazy. Makes me laugh. Great links too thanks
Comment by Jeanette — September 16, 2009 @ 10:14 pm
Li-An wrote a bill on “Little Mouse” (in french).
http://www.li-an.fr/blog/bd-du-moment/little-mouse-get-ready-jeff-smith-toon-book/
Comment by Totoche Tannenen — September 22, 2009 @ 12:42 pm
[...] …and JEFF SMITH gave me a shout out on his blog!!! So awesome, I’m still giddy about [...]
Pingback by September – the month of awesome | the art of Will Terrell — September 24, 2009 @ 3:45 pm
Thanks so much for the recognition! “The Cartoonist” really was a fantastic look into your creative process and journey as an artist.
Comment by Eric — October 7, 2009 @ 1:48 pm