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National Book Festival Follow-up
The annual National Book Festival took place last weekend in Washington, DC, where Jeff Smith was an invited guest at the first ever Graphic Novel Night Super Session. The inclusion of Graphic Novels was a smashing success with very long lines for Jeff’s signing and...
Tuki #2 Cover
Check out the official cover for Tuki #2! The highly anticipated second issue will be shipping from Diamond Comics October 2014!
Follow Friday: Gene Luen Yang
Gene Yang is the graphic novelist behind the critically acclaimed Boxers and Saints as well as American Born Chinese, the latter of which was the first graphic novel to be nominated for a National Book Award and the first to win the American Library Association’s...
Bone in Greece
Here’s what the Greek edition of Bone Volume 1 looks like!
My inspiration for Rasl
Science fiction and noir. RASL came out of my love for these genres. Some of my favorite authors are Arthur C. Clarke, Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler. I also watch a lot of noir film classics like The Maltese Falcon and The Big Sleep. - Jeff Smith
Rocket Raccoon Sketches
Jeff Smith was invited by Marvel to participate in the re-launch of Guardians of the Galaxy’s“ Rocket Raccoon” story. He did a variant cover that was sold exclusively at Comic-Con International in San Diego this past July. Here you can see the entire process, from...
National Book Festival Reminder
As a reminder, the 2014 Library of Congress National Book Festival is next Saturday, August 30 at the Washington Convention Center. The event is free and open to the public, and will run from 10:00am to 10:00pm. Jeff was invited to give a presentation at the...
Emerald City Con Fan Art
This nifty piece comes from our pal Kevin H. who gifted us with this while we were attending Emerald City Con in Seattle earlier this year! Have any fanart you want to send our way? Send ‘em on over to: Cartoon BooksP.O. Box 16973Columbus, OH 43216
Follow Friday: Kazu Kibuishi
Kazu Kibuishi is the author and illustrator behind the New York Times Bestselling Series ‘Amulet. He is also known for his work on ‘Copper’, ‘Daisy Kutter’ and the critically acclaimed ‘Flight’ anthologies. Kazu runs his art studio- Boltcity Productions – with a small...
Introducing Bao Boutique Brera
Bao Publishing is our Italian publisher for Bone and Rasl. They recently held their first pop up store – Bao Boutique Brera - for a very fun and successful three week run. The goal of the experience was to show how comics can be in the everyday lives of normal people,...