by cartoon-books | Oct 20, 2014
Yes folks it’s true, we’ve tacked on ANOTHER show before closing out the year. We’ll be heading back to Mid-Ohio Con at the end of October for the first time in a number of years and we are excited to see our hometown fans! We will be there for the whole...
by cartoon-books | Oct 18, 2014
Check out what happened in the past week! The Humor: Yaaas huney Yaaas The Throwback: Lynda Carter The Goods: Tüki Issue 1 Reprint and Tüki #2 proofs The Fact: Tesla 100 Dinar The Science: Is Pluto a planet? The Follow: Skottie...
by cartoon-books | Oct 17, 2014
Skottie Young has worked on projects for some heavy hitters such as Marvel, Warner Bros., Image Comics, Upper Deck, Mattel and others. He’s currently illustrating adaptations of L. Frank Baum’s OZ novels with writer Eric Shanower. The series is a New York Times Best...
by cartoon-books | Oct 14, 2014
Just a reminder! The Lakes Festival, taking place in Kendal England, will be hosting Jeff as a Special Guest of this years show! The Lakes Festival begins on October 17th and runs through October 19th; Jeff will be doing a few events and signings: Saturday October...
by cartoon-books | Oct 11, 2014
In case you missed it, we’ve got a weekly recap of the latest happenings! The Comic: RASL The Pinup: Jeff made this Marv from Sin City for Frank Miller The Gifts: Boneville Store Sale of the Month The Flashback Character Builders The Science: Old Books...
by cartoon-books | Oct 10, 2014
Fabio Moon is the Eisner Award winning Brazilian comic book artist best known for his work on Casanova and Daytripper. His twin brother, Gabriel Ba is also an accomplished comic book artist. Follow Fabio by visiting his Facebook page and the blog he and his brother...
by cartoon-books | Oct 9, 2014
In 2008, The Wexner Center for the Arts (located at The Ohio State University), hosted the: Jeff Smith Bone and Beyond gallery exhibit, which featured Jeff’s original art from Bone, Rasl and his Shazam miniseries. Also on display were original pages from some...
by cartoon-books | Oct 7, 2014
Get a jump on your holiday shopping at the Boneville Store! We list new items on sale every month, and for October we are offering the complete RASL Hardcover for 20% off. Don’t forget, free shipping for orders over $50.00 (in the USA only) and Jeff will autograph any...
by cartoon-books | Oct 4, 2014
Guess what happened this week? The Appearance: We’ll be in England October 18-20 The Doppelganger: Is this Kingdok? The Freebie! Download First Volumes on Kobo The Statement: Kobo and Cartoon Books Partnership The Legacy: Will Eisner: 75 Years of Graphic...
by cartoon-books | Oct 3, 2014
Not a phone! Not a Fone Bone! It’s a wearable stereo! 1979’s answer to listening to music ‘hands-free’ this device is worn over the shoulders, sends vibrations through your entire body and is supposed to offer an experience as if you were sitting in front of...
by cartoon-books | Oct 3, 2014
Phil Jimenez is an American comic book artist and writer, known for his work on Wonder Woman, Infinite Crisis, Teen Titans, and the New X-Men. Almost 20 years ago, Phil gave a much needed makeover to Aqualad, in his miniseries Tempest. He also teaches a life-drawing...
by cartoon-books | Oct 2, 2014
On Thursday October 30th, The Billy Ireland Museum will be launching their Fall exhibit, celebrating the legacy of the late Will Eisner. A public reception will be open from 6:00pm-7:30pm, followed by a discussion featuring Jeff as the speaker, who will discuss...
by cartoon-books | Sep 30, 2014
http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/content-and-e-books/article/64132-kobo-cartoon-books-ink-digital-deal-for-bone-rasl.html
by cartoon-books | Sep 30, 2014
The Lakes Festival, taking place in Kendal England, will have Jeff as a Special Guest of this years show! The Lakes Festival begins on October 17th and runs through October 19th; Jeff will be doing a few events and signings: Saturday October 18th Brewery Arts...
by cartoon-books | Sep 29, 2014
Closing out Banned Books week on Saturday, we missed this post from Entertainment Weekly: The Cover up: 10 essential banned and challenged graphic novels:http://shelf-life.ew.com/2014/09/21/banned-books-week-graphic-novels/
by cartoon-books | Sep 27, 2014
Check out this week’s happenings! The Fall: The first Day of Autumn The Throwback: Paul Pope gift to Jeff Smith in 2000 The Funny: Keeping up with the Boneses The Fact: Scholastic Bone Games The Appearance: Nikola Tesla TIME Magazine in 1931The Answers: Tuki...
by cartoon-books | Sep 26, 2014
Closing out Banned Books Week, Amazon’s Kindle merchandising team put out their weekly comics newsletter, which features Banned Books, including BONE....
by cartoon-books | Sep 26, 2014
Banned Books Week continues! Jeff was invited to do a Guest Blog for the Huffington Post this week-take a look!http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffsmith/comics-on-the-most-banned_b_5870106.html?utm_hp_ref=books
by cartoon-books | Sep 26, 2014
Judd Winick might best be remembered from MTV’s ‘The Real World’ shot in San Francisco in 1993. But Judd is an established cartoonist in his own right, having worked on projects for Image Comics, Oni Press, DC Comics, Marvel, Vertigo as well as his own independent...
by cartoon-books | Sep 25, 2014
Jeff’s Reading Rainbow blog is the #1 feature on GalleyCat! Very nice! #Bannedbookshttp://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/
by cartoon-books | Sep 25, 2014
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2014/09/24/banned-books-week-how-school-challenges-to-bone-and-neverwhere-stoke-a-time-for-honest-conversation/
by cartoon-books | Sep 24, 2014
And the coverage for Banned Books Week continues! Jeff did a blog for Reading Rainbow(!) this week-check it out!By Jeff Smith, best-selling author of the graphic album series BONE, advocate for Banned Books Week This year, I was surprised to learn that my cartoon...
by cartoon-books | Sep 24, 2014
More from Banned Books Week: Paste Magazine lists their top 10 challenged works:Some are surprising, like the benign Bone series, while others are definitely not, like the works of Frank Miller or Alan Moore. But all of these comics offer cultural value that deserves...
by cartoon-books | Sep 22, 2014
September 21st marks the start of Banned Books Week, and this year’s focus is on comics and graphic novels. Graphic novels continually rate on the American Library Association’s (ALA) Top 10 list of Frequently Challenged Books, with BONE landing at the #10 spot this...
by cartoon-books | Sep 20, 2014
Check out this week’s happenings! The Challenge: Click to participate in the Tuki Spot the Difference! The Adorable: Jeff Smith interviewed by a 5 year old! The Freebie! New Tuki page addedThe Fact: The Cartoonist Documentary The Serious: The Guardian asked...