Discussion groups
A couple nights ago Steve Hamaker and I participated in a Book of the Month Club podcast with the Comic Geek Speak gang. The Book of the Month is the BONE: One Volume Edition.
I had a good time. The guys were funny and irreverent, and clearly they all read the thing and got it. Most of them were reading BONE for the first time, often saying they had avoided it for years because it looked too cartoony; something I’ve heard a lot over the years. There is also a lot conversation about the color vs. the black & white, something Steve was able to tackle with gusto! If you’d like to follow along with or join the ongoing discussion, you can go to Geek Speak forum.
The Podcast will air Friday. Here is the link.
Here are two more links to pages that feel like discussion group reviews of the One Volume Edition. I say that because they are more conversational and personal than a straight review, and appear to be at least informally linked. One also brings up the cartoony avoidance issue.
Was there any discussion of the movie?? I know a certain little Gussy that’s just dying to get more info on it!
Comment by Gus — December 3, 2009 @ 4:39 am
Stuff is happening with the film, that’s all I want to say for now…
Comment by Jeff — December 3, 2009 @ 8:12 am
rasl #6 , when ???
Comment by jf — December 3, 2009 @ 11:17 am
RASL #6 has been delayed, but not forgotten. I’m working on it furiously (which is why I haven’t been blogging much lately). I will post an update soon.
Comment by Jeff — December 3, 2009 @ 11:23 am
It’s in Progress??
It’s still 22 pages right?
Comment by Marcus — December 3, 2009 @ 3:04 pm
How much plot does it cover?
Comment by Marcus — December 3, 2009 @ 3:05 pm
Hey Jeff! Just watched the Cartoonist documentary, it’s very nice! I will have to listen to this thing, I like the CGS guys.
Good luck getting the next Rasl out; hope yer well.
Comment by Evan Dahm — December 4, 2009 @ 12:20 am
Hi ¨don¨ Jeff Smith. I just finished Bone: One Volume Edition 15 minutes ago, and I must say that is one of the best comics I ever ead (if not the best).
Im completely amazed by the depth of the plot and the meticulous art through the book.
I really like the b/w art, but I can´t be totaly neutral since I really haven´t read much of the story in the color edition (and it was translated, so you can imagine how much it could get ruined).
Hope to see you soon in Madrid.
Comment by David — December 6, 2009 @ 7:12 pm
Sounds fun though I don’t watch online video’s at home much because I’m stuck with using dial-up.
Could you at least spill the beans on which studio got the conract? (Please oh please oh please):)
Hmmm movie you say will we be hearing anything by C2E2 in Chicago in April I hope
How dare they say Bone is too cartoony.. lol (Just kidding here:p )really it’s a classic style apparently they never watched those old Disney holiday cartoons as a kid or enjoyed the sunday comics. But I suppose with all of the superhero comics and more serious real life indie comics Bone would be under apprecaiated as part of the rest of the comic mainstream. Though I know make in the days were the issues were still being published there where plenty of adult and adults myself included it who appreciated it for what it was. I miss those days I looked forward to every issue. Bone was the only comic I bought after awhile and sadly I haven’t found anything to fill the gap since.
As for the color I am as old school as they come. Though I do love seeing comics in color. But with new techniques being done the computer I have to turn back the other way to the days of the complet hand drawn and colored comics. Nothing against Steve’s work it’s just computer coloring in general I don’t like. It often comes off as being flat and lifeless. Though I do feel I am missing out on not reading the books in color I must say it might be a long time till I acutally do. Though I’ve read the first vol and had longing thoughts of seeing Bone in a couple issues of Disney adventures and loving that color technique along with the color choices. I miss seeing those. I could go on about how the red dragon is more muted in the color volumes and doesn’t even really appear red. But I think you get the point I’m just dissapionted is all. Having been spoiled with previous dabbles of color in the original covers and the mentioned Disney issues. Along with Charles Vess’s work in Rose, which took my breath away. I’ve acking for another prequil revealing more secrets from the old kindom. If you ever feel a need to return to Bone and tell more stories please start with this one. Because I really want to know what happend after the end of Rose. Thank you.
Comment by Jeanette — December 12, 2009 @ 4:00 pm
jeff
im a big fan of the bone series. ive read all the books 20 times over. smiley bone,ted, bartleby, and thorn are my favorite characters. i was wondering if you ever thought of making the books into a movie or tv show(animated of course). i would love to be a part of it if you do. i live in knoxville TN. and my email is tweetyblock@yahoo.com.
thank you
Comment by taylor block — January 3, 2010 @ 2:36 am
hey… i would love it if you would make the bone volume one edition in color…. and add thorn and grandma Ben (rose) to the new books coming out when there back home in boneville …. jeff a comic coming out maybe called the reunion with the bones the villagers thorn grandma Ben ect. would be great! that would be a great new bone coming out!!! i read the series so much its crazy! you need a NEW suprise with your bone books because there amazing! … thanks please email me with all the events going on! thanks
email — ryley.larsen1@hotmail.com
Comment by ryley — January 27, 2010 @ 7:40 pm