First Look: Massive Bone 20th Anniversary Color One Volume Editions (we’re planting a tree for every one we sell!)
Before we start, I want to say that this has been one of the most complicated, difficult, and exciting projects I’ve ever worked on. And one of the things I most want for myself!
At last! For the past five years, the single most requested item at Cartoon Books has been a single volume of BONE in color. Now, to celebrate two decades since the publication of BONE #1, Cartoon Books is pleased to announce a full color One Volume Edition of BONE in a collector’s box and a deluxe slipcase version! There will also be a very limited edition that contains original art by me and Steve!
BONE: 20th Anniversary Full Color One Volume Collector’s Box Set with Signed Art Print – limited to 2000 copies
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Special Features:
- all 1344 full color pages of BONE in a single hardcover volume that measures 9 1/2″ x 7″ x 3″ . The book is adorned with colorful foil stamps and art work and includes a satin ribbon bookmark.
-A new essay by cartoonist Jeff Smith called “Twenty Years with BONE”.
-A signed and numbered 6 ” x 9″ art print of a previously unpublished piece of BONE concept art.
-A 22k gold plated coin with Phoney Bone’s head on one side, and Fone Bone on the reverse giving the dates of BONE #1 July 1991, and the 20th Anniversary July 2011.
-Pewter figures of the three Bone cousins.
-A miniature facsimile of the BONE #1 comic book in black & white as originally published in July 1991.
-An expanded Cover Gallery of the BONE comic books and graphic novels.
-An Illustrated 20 Year Timeline
-Award winning feature length documentary DVD – The Cartoonist: Jeff Smith, BONE, and the Changing Face of Comics.
-Comes in a beautiful, 12″ x 12″ x 4″ illustrated red box with a magnetic clasp.
-Limited to 2,000 copies.
-Price: $350.
-Ships in July 2011.
The Collector’s Box Set will debut in San Diego at the Comic-Con International (it is listed in the May shipping Previews catalog because we needed a caution 3, as well time to get some numbers from retailers, but it will not actually be available until Preview Night at the Comic-Con)
BONE: 20th ANNIVERSARY FULL COLOR ONE VOLUME COLLECTOR’S BOX SET – with original art by Jeff Smith and hand painted by Steve Hamaker – limited to an edition of 50 copies
Special Features:
-All the details are the same as the above collector’s Box Set, but instead of the signed art print, this edition comes with a 6″ x 9″ piece of original art, each one individually penciled and inked by Jeff and hand watercolored by Steve Hamaker.
-Limited to 50 copies.
-Price: $1000.
-Ships in July 2011. (also debuts on Preview night at Comic-Con International in San Diego)
BONE: 20th Anniversary Full Color One Volume Slipcase
Special Features:
-Deluxe Hard Cover & Slipcase 9 1/2″ x 7″ x 3″ with big, chunky close ups of BONE art work on both the Full Color One Volume Edition and the Slipcase with a new 32 page section that includes:
-A new essay by cartoonist Jeff Smith called “Twenty years with Bone”.
-Cover Gallery of BONE comics.
-Illustrated 20 Year Timeline.
-1376 pages total.
-Price: $150.
Ships this Fall, November 2011. (Just in time for the holidays!).
Information about how to pre-order from our website will be available next week, including an option to avoid shipping by picking your up your pre-paid box at the Cartoon Books booth in San Diego and selected other comic book shows during the year.
You can also pre-order one through your local comic book shop; the Diamond item code is: MAR111015
Next week, we’ll post a complete schedule for comic book shows and conventions that we’ll be at!
And lastly: These are big collector books, and through American Forests.org we’ll plant a tree for every one we sell!
Wow, I want the deluxe set for the pewter figures alone. That looks pretty sweet.
Comment by Jeremy — March 2, 2011 @ 1:15 pm
While I’m a sucker for slipcase hardcovers, I think I’ll go with the collector’s box set, as that hardcover seems to match the hardcover One Volume Limited Edition I have on my shelf.
Pricey? Heck yes. But totally awesome.
Comment by VS Romero — March 2, 2011 @ 1:16 pm
The collector’s box set looks wonderful. So due to the limited number, and being available first at San Diego and also through Previews, will it also be for sale on the website after the comic con?
Comment by Johnathan — March 2, 2011 @ 1:29 pm
Oh wow wow wow!!!
Now the only decision… which one to get! The original art by Jeff and Steve is so amazing, but eek! $1000… that’s $650 for the original art… Probably going to have to go with just the Collector’s Box Set then
Comment by Brandon — March 2, 2011 @ 1:38 pm
dang it. won’t be released in time for any con. My daughter will be so bummed to get the slip case but not signed…RATS!
Guess she’ll have to bring a soft cover.
Comment by GC — March 2, 2011 @ 1:54 pm
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Oooh! I want one! But sadly it’sa bit much to spend. I would really love those pewter figures. Well they eventually be sold individually from the collector’s set?
Comment by Jeanette — March 2, 2011 @ 5:49 pm
Honestly, I’m pretty excited for the essay. It will be really cool to hear what Jeff has to say in his own words as he looks back over 20 years and hopefully talks about the beginning of Bone and the trials and ultimate success of self-publishing, the colorization of Bone and his feelings on how the color and black and white versions are both true expressions of his vision, and the whole journey in between
I think the gold coin is the best choice for something from the world of Bone to exist in real life, and the pewter statues are very cool.
Comment by Brandon — March 2, 2011 @ 6:56 pm
Of course I’ll be getting this, I’ll have to settle for the $350 one though.
My only gripe is that its only 9 1/2″ × 7″… come on, this deserved the “absolute” treatment of 15 3/4″ × 9″
Comment by RawShark — March 2, 2011 @ 7:21 pm
I missed out on the original hardcover from a few years ago, so I hope you keep the “normal” $150 slipcased hardcover in print forever! (or until the next anniversary!)
Comment by Torsten Adair — March 2, 2011 @ 8:19 pm
I would love any of these but sadly, they are all out of my price range so I will have to stick with my falling apart one volume paperback.
Comment by Bluus — March 2, 2011 @ 11:25 pm
planting a tree for each book sold! i like it!
Comment by Dhani — March 3, 2011 @ 2:11 am
Wow! Sold on that collectors boxed set and thanks for giving us the time needed to save up the bucks! I can’t wait — I’ve been wanting a One Volume in Color for YEARS! And has it really been 20 years? I remember when Bone #1 came out!
Comment by Brett — March 3, 2011 @ 1:47 pm
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I want the pewter figurines and the coin, I really hope they will be availble separtly later. Im definitly going to buy the color volume this fall. I like the idea of the tree planeting for each book sold by the way.
Comment by Will Kirwan — March 3, 2011 @ 11:16 pm
nov 2011 looks SOO faraway
Comment by Dhani — March 4, 2011 @ 2:43 am
That box is the only thing I want for my Birthday
Comment by Christine — March 4, 2011 @ 4:25 pm
My god, I simply must own one of those collector’s editions! I don’t live in America, though, so am I able to get my comic supplier to pre-order one for me, or is this a website/comic-con only thing?
I didn’t know if the Diamond item code was for only the colour hardback, or for all editions.
Comment by Alex — March 5, 2011 @ 12:50 am
These collections will become gems.
Comment by Marcus — March 5, 2011 @ 1:59 am
Will this be available on Amazon.com?
I like the fifty copy box set, but it’s way out of my price range. Sad, since it’s not going to become any cheaper after it becomes sold out. Gonna have to go with the collector’s box set.
Comment by William Lim — March 5, 2011 @ 7:11 am
If you want the Box post the word
“HIPPIE”
Comment by Christine — March 5, 2011 @ 11:03 am
MY LIFE WOULD STINK WITHOUT BONE OR JEFF SMITTH
Comment by Christine — March 5, 2011 @ 11:04 am
My jaw is dropping for the chance to own a piece of original art from Jeff and Steve.
Thank you very much guys !!
Comment by BennyB — March 6, 2011 @ 3:24 am
i’m dyin ta get it
Comment by mazin — March 7, 2011 @ 8:53 am
Damn, this will be the fifth time I buy the Bone story.
- comics
- HC trade b/w
- SC trade color
- HC trade color in Dutch
- one volume ed. Color (already pre-ordered)
@Jeff
The original art is nice. But why not adding it at random in the “normal” collectors edition ?
That way everyone gets a chance to find a orignal piece. Instead of creating a lot of more-or-less pissed fans now. Because they just can’t afford a $1000 book, no matter how much time you give them to save.
But I’ve been with bone for 19 years. And enjoyed every minute of it. I never regreted, picking up that first issue (#7 for me) of bone. And since then I enjoyed most of your work. And hope you’ll continue making great stories.
Comment by Hans — March 9, 2011 @ 6:02 am
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Quick couple of queries – it looks like the cover of the book itself is different in the boxset version and the slipcase version, are the pictures accurate? Also I assume no slipcase is included in the boxset version?
Also is the cover gallery that is included in the slipcase version but in the boxset version it’s included as it’s own book (complete with the Cartoonist DVD)? Is the boxset cover book a hardcover? Are more covers included in the boxset version over the slipcase version?
Comment by Paul Dawson — March 10, 2011 @ 5:39 pm
All your observations are correct. The picture is a mock up, but is pretty accurate. The cover gallery in the slip case includes all the first run covers of the comic books #1 -#55, and as you guessed, the gallery in the box set is more detailed (mostly because we had more room), and includes trade paperback covers.
Comment by Jeff — March 11, 2011 @ 7:42 am
Good to know – I’ll be picking up the boxset version then I think!
Comment by Paul Dawson — March 13, 2011 @ 10:53 am
Coming up on the big four-oh in July. Wifey has been asking what I’d like: vintage drum kit? Monster seats at Fenway? A cintiq?
I think an original piece by Jeff and Steve would top all of that! All over that collector’s edition-pleasebeavailablepleasebeavailable!!
Comment by Scott — March 15, 2011 @ 12:15 pm
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how do i order delux one??!
Comment by deluxe? — March 18, 2011 @ 1:58 pm
it will be SOOO cool to have Jeff’s autogragh, can’t wait!!!
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I LOVE BONE !!!!!!
in the bone handbook you said you woldn’t dare tell kids not to draw in class.
can you talk to my teacher about that?
Comment by Alison — March 21, 2011 @ 5:26 pm
Any plans for a softcover volume in color?
Comment by Andrew — April 2, 2011 @ 2:00 am
Dear Jeff Smith,
I like your BONE comics a lot. It is funny, thrilling and surprising.
It is very hard for me to wait for the next book.
Can I ask that the movie “BONE” will soon be available here in Israel? I am waiting for the movie for a long time and it’s really hard for me to wait.
Best regards,
The #1 Israelie fun of your work, Yehonatan.
Comment by Yehonatan Amar — April 8, 2011 @ 2:41 pm
$1000 for the original art version? At that price surely we get to pick what character we want?
Comment by Brandon — April 9, 2011 @ 4:04 pm
i <3 pie
Comment by sinead — April 10, 2011 @ 6:55 pm
i think cover #12 is a little bit strange but i like it
Comment by Alison — April 11, 2011 @ 6:56 pm
I want this book but in the same size that RASL has been republished in. The “Absolute” size would be perfect for his art! I wonder if they are going to produce a larger book. Plus, the price is just too steep for something I have already bought twice!
Comment by Melvin — April 20, 2011 @ 11:11 am
Will I be able to buy the $150 edition in Barnes & Noble?
I already have the black and white one volume edition, but I’m afraid to even read it outside my room, so a hardcover would be awesome, especially is it’s fully coloured!
Comment by Hillel — April 21, 2011 @ 4:35 am
Where’s the Rose mini-series in this? I’m kidding, but not really…
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I Need One Of Those I Will NEED Or My Life Would Be INCOMPLETE!
Comment by Bonbon — May 12, 2012 @ 7:09 pm
Bone sucks shit read RASL this is shitass bricks!! Mothafucka!
Comment by Fucker — September 28, 2012 @ 5:06 pm
Bone is unparalleled. Best comic ever produced period! RASL – Not so much! Comment by Fucker …. moronic! In the immortal words of Marvel comics, ” Nuff said!”.
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