Critical acclaim for MONSTER SOCIETY OF EVIL
“Elegant and whimsical.”
-NEW YORK MAGAZINE
“Brilliant. . . . It . . . has that Jeff Smith touch,
which makes magical things believable
and shows the magic in ordinary things.”
-CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER
“Smith’s cartoony style, so right for the
fantasy world of Bone, proves equally
well-matched to the Big Red Cheese.”
-BOOKLIST
“Beautifully drawn.”
-DECIBEL
“Bone creator Jeff Smith spent years working
on Shazam!: Monster Society Of Evil (DC),now available
as an oversized hardcover, and the effort is there on the page.
Smith's animation-inspired art and storytelling makes an
excellent fit for the Big Red Cheese. But more importantly,
the subtle emotional pull familiar to Bone readers translates
just as well. Between the outsized fights with bad guys,
Smith finds real pathos in the story of a child who
has the power of mighty gods, but never really had a family.”
-THE ONION AV CLUB
“Smith's art is, not surprisingly, terrific.
His storytelling is spot on and really clear —
something that most superhero comics struggle to achieve.
Smith's style is wholly his own, but he captures
the squinty-eyed look of the wizard and
Captain Marvel quite well.”
-VARIETY.COM
"The award-winning creator of Bone recaptures the
whimsy and wonder of Captain Marvel's earliest 1940s
adventures with vibrant line work and snappy dialogue.”
-WASHINGTON POST
“…as charming and new-reader friendly as Smith's previous work was…”
-LAS VEGAS WEEKLY
“Shazam!: The Monster Society Of Evil is everything
it should be: magical, exciting and just plain fun.”
-SYRACUSE POST STANDARD
“In the first part of this four-issue miniseries, writer/artist Jeff Smith
has retold the origin of the classic superhero Captain Marvel, and his
not-so-secret identity, the little boy Billy Batson, and in the process has done
something remarkable: created a comic book that can be savored and admired
by everyone from kids to the most sophisticated graphic-novel devotee.”
-ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
"It's classy work."
"A big finish that actually feels like a big finish,
this hit all the notes that you wanted it to and, perhaps more
importantly, did so in a way that felt right. Very Good."
-Grame McMillan, The Savage Critics
"As in his masterpiece, Bone, Smith skillfully plays
to both [kid & adult] audiences simultaneously, a feat
masterfully tied together by the artist’s style."
ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE review
COMICS WEEKLY interview with Jeff Smith
LOGAN BANNER interview, 4/6
NEW YORK MAGAZINE Approval Matrix "Brilliant" 2, 12 (NATIONAL)
HOUSTON CHRONICLE review, 2/18
ELMIRA STAR GAZETTE review, 2/22
SYRACUSE POST STANDARD review, 2/25
OKLAHOMA GAZETTE review, 2/28
COLUMBUS ALIVE (Columbus, OH) interview with OH artist Jeff Smith, 3/1
SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE interview with Jeff Smith
WASHINGTON POST-EXPRESS interview with Jeff Smith
WASHINGTON TIMES interview with Jeff Smith
BOOKLIST review, 10/24 (NATIONAL)
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY review, (NATIONAL)
COLUMBUS DISPATCH feature
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, review, 10/22 (NATIONAL)
ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT GAZETTE interview with Jeff Smith
ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION review
AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN review
AUSTIN CHRONICLE review
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES review
Honolulu Star-Bulletin interview with Jeff Smith
Parkersburg News & Sentinel review
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE review in sci-fi column
SEATTLE TIMES review
SPOKANE SPOKESMAN review
THICK MAGAZINE review
VARIETY online review