by cartoon-books | Aug 28, 2014
Here’s what the Greek edition of Bone Volume 1 looks like!
by cartoon-books | Aug 27, 2014
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
by cartoon-books | Aug 26, 2014
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...
by cartoon-books | Aug 21, 2014
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...
by cartoon-books | Aug 19, 2014
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...
by cartoon-books | Aug 15, 2014
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...
by cartoon-books | Aug 12, 2014
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...
by cartoon-books | Aug 6, 2014
We’re headed to Boston Comic Con and we hope to see you at the Cartoon Books Booth# C812-C814! Friday August 8 Show Hours 1pm-8pm Booth Signing 2pm-4pm Booth Signing 7pm-8pm Saturday August 9 Show Hours 10am-7pm Booth Signing 11am-1pm Booth Signing 4pm-6pm...
by cartoon-books | Aug 1, 2014
Dan Clowes is the multiple Eisner and Harvey-award winning graphic novelist of such delightfully entertaining stories like Ghost World and Eightball. An exhibition of his work was recently unveiled at The Ohio State University’s Wexner Center for the Arts titled...
by cartoon-books | Jul 31, 2014
Do you live near Washington, DC? The Library of Congress National Book Festival, known for celebrating the literary contributions of authors,illustrators and poets, will take place at the Walter E.Washington Convention Center from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.. This event will...
by cartoon-books | Jul 27, 2014
Our first tour stop for August takes us to the great city of Boston! This is Jeff’s first time attending Boston Comic Con, and it is also a first for Cartoon Books! We couldn’t be more excited to meet our Bostonian fans and also tour the city. As we get closer...
by cartoon-books | Jul 23, 2014
Cartoon Books will be posting photos during the run of the show—no other updates at this time, but guess who’s here! Jeff Smith of course, and others include: Vijaya Iver, Tom James Gaadt, and Art Hanthorn. We’ll see you there!
by cartoon-books | Jul 22, 2014
We’ve got 1 more day until the magic begins at San Diego Comic Con! Tom and Artie are off to San Diego and we all can;t wait to see you! And as a reminder, here is where you can find Cartoon Books and Jeff during the run of the show:San Diego Comic-Con Schedule....
by cartoon-books | Jul 21, 2014
Do you use Instagram or Twitter? We’ll be keeping an eye out for your photos or other related updates. Don’t forget to use hashtag #bonesandiego and follow us on Instagram and Twitter! Instagram Twitter!
by cartoon-books | Jul 19, 2014
Check out this impressive fan art of Rasl! Jeff was gifted this lovely piece while he was attending Heroes Con a few weeks back! Do you have fan art you’d like Jeff to see? Send ‘em in!
by cartoon-books | Jul 18, 2014
Mike Mignola is the author and illustrator of the immensely popular ‘Hellboy’ comics as well as two successful box-office movies of that series! Mike and Jeff Smith came up together in the heyday of the 90’s comics scene. Mike really came into his own with the jump...
by cartoon-books | Jul 17, 2014
The wait is over! We received our first copies of Tuki #1 yesterday and they are more amazing than we could have hoped for! We think you will agree. In the photo you can see both the Regular cover as well as the Convention Special cover, that we will be debuting at...
by cartoon-books | Jul 16, 2014
We’ve got a serious line-up coming up next week. Below you’ll find where 3 panels will be held during San Diego Comic Con. If you want to say hello or simply get something signed, visit the Cartoon Books’ Booth at #2109A! Wednesday July 23 is Preview...
by cartoon-books | Jul 15, 2014
The raccoon’s outta the bag! Marvel announced this week that Jeff Smith’s variant cover for Rocket Raccoon #1 will be the San Diego Comic Con Exclusive at this years show! Limited to only 5,000 copies, you can only purchase this cover at Marvel’s Booth (#2329) at...
by cartoon-books | Jul 10, 2014
Not only did we have an incredibly fun and successful visit to Heroes Con, but we were gifted this super fun sketch of Jeff. The artist is our friend Chris Schweizer! The other piece is from Rybo, who unfortunately didn’t get to meet Jeff in person but is getting...
by cartoon-books | Jun 19, 2014
Jeff’s first online comic will be making its print debut in a few short weeks! Tuki #1 is 32 pages, in FULL COLOR, and has the black and white price point of $3.99. Did I mention its in FULL COLOR? Issues of Bone #1 now sell for up to $5,000! That’s a 45% average...
by cartoon-books | Jun 18, 2014
We have the BEST fans! And because we do, they send us some of the BEST fan mail! We received an email from a fan who not only loves the BONE story, but LITTLE MOUSE too. For ‘show and tell’ at her school, Tressley made this unbelievably awesome hat which ‘tells’ the...
by cartoon-books | Jun 17, 2014
The van is packed and we’re ready to go! Wonder how many times Jeff will peel out in the minivan? Which, if you’ve never done it, is one of the funniest things ever! Seriously. Ok onto the important stuff: Cartoon Books will be setting up in the Artists Alley section,...
by cartoon-books | Jun 16, 2014
The Little Ones were Australopithecines, the first of our ancestors to walk on two feet. Various species of these ancient creatures lived in Africa 4 million years ago until they disappeared 2 million years ago. The famous skeleton known as ‘Lucy’, was an...
by cartoon-books | Jun 15, 2014
Happy Father’s Day from Cartoon Books!
