Boneville Blog
Holiday Cards
From the archives, in the past week we shared just some of the Holiday Cards we sent out to our friends and fans over the years! If you don’t follow The Official Jeff Facebook, you can now see them here!
Final Reminder!
Tuki Letters
Tuki #3 will be shipping in February 2015, so we’re putting out a call for letters! Tell us what you are most enjoying about the series so far, or what you would like to see more of – we’d love to hear from you!
Write us at: tuki@boneville.com.
December’s Special!
Visit the store for the December Special! We are offering the Bone 20th Anniversary Slipcase for only $100! That’s $50.00 off retail! Don’t forget, free shipping for orders over $50.00 (in the USA only) and Jeff will autograph any book free of charge! DEAL!
*Please note: December 16th is the last day to order and have your item fulfilled for Holiday delivery. Orders received after the 16th, will not be fulfilled until December 30th.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Comicpalooza 2015
Cartoon Books is excited to announce the first know convention appearance for 2015! We’ll be heading to Houston, Texas for the first time and what better occasion than to attend this wildly popular show, Comicpalooza! The convention will be taking place May 22nd through the 25th at the George R. Brown Convention Center.
Cartoon Books will be exhibiting and Jeff will be doing a panel or two as well as signing at Cartoon Books’ booth. Further details will be available after the New Year!
Boneville Contest
Cartoon Books is looking for the biggest Jeff Smith fan! How many answers can you correctly guess? Winner will be selected at random to win a 2014 Con Swag Bag! OOOH! AHHH!
A. Contents of Swag Bag:
Swag by Jeff Smith: Signed copies of Rasl Hardcover, Bone One Volume Edition Softcover, Tuki#1 Exclusive Convention Cover and the highly collectible and extremely limited Con Exclusive Rocket Raccoon#1! Wait-there’s more! Souvenir books, Entertainment Weekly Convention Edition, Jumbo Con Bags, Sharknado gear, buttons, assorted tchotchkes and more!
B. Email your answers to the questions below: contest@boneville.com with the subject heading: SWAG BAG.
Don’t forget to include your full name and mailing address (including your zipcode/country) along with your entry!
C. Answer these questions correctly
1) What is Ted? Yes, yes we know. But what kind?
2) What is Smiley’s favorite food?
3) Why were the Cousins run out of Boneville and how long were they gone?
4) What famous folk musician is referenced in RASL?
5) What does RASL stand for?
GOOD LUCK!
Newsletter Notice: Cartoon Books will be periodically sending out an e-newsletter keeping you updated on all things Bone, Rasl, Tuki and Jeff Smith! By entering the contest your email address will be automatically registered for our NEW e-newsletter. To opt-out, simply reply to the 1st e- newsletter and say: Opt Out!
Weekly Recap
We’ve got an upcoming contest, a little humor, a recommendation, and a talk with Jeff Smith at a previous Comic Convention.
The Future: Contest Begins Tomorrow, November 24
The Humor: It’s beginning to look a lot like…
The Talk: Jeff and Pop Culture at Lakes Festival in England
The Recommendation: The School Library Journal recommends Tuki
Upcoming Contest!
Cartoon Books is holding an upcoming contest to see just who is the biggest fan of Jeff Smith! We will post 5 questions on Monday November 24th. If you get the answers correct, you will be eligible to win a 2014 Comic Convention Swag Bag! The winner will be chosen at random and will be notified on or around December 1st.
Put those thinking caps on! Good Luck!
Weekly Recap
Hey Folks! We’ve got the latest happenings.
The Humor: I cant even
The Sale: Bone 20th Anniversary Collectors Box
The Follow: Colleen Doran
The Kick Off: International Comic Arts Forum
Follow Friday: Colleen Doran
Colleen Doran is a multiple Eisner Award Winning graphic novelist and might best be known for her comic series A Distant Soil. But she has also achieved success with such mainstream titles as The Sandman, Wonder Woman and Legion of Superheroes. She continues to create and promote comics and is a champion for creator rights.
For more on Colleen, check her out here.
ICAF This Week!
The International Comic Arts Forum (ICAF) kicks off Thursday November 13th, and runs through Saturday November 15th. Jeff will be on a comics panel with Tom Spurgeon on Saturday from 3:30pm-5:00pm in the Cartoon Room at the Ohio Union.
With so many exciting workshops and panels it’s a weekend not to be missed! For more information and to view the schedule of events, please visit Internationalcomicartsforum.org.
Bone 20th Anniversary Collectors Box Sale
Visit the store to get a jump on your holiday shopping! For our Store Special for November, we are offering the Bone 20th Anniversary Collectors Box Set for only $200! That’s $150.00 off retail!
Don’t forget, free shipping for orders over $50.00 (in the USA only) and Jeff will autograph any book free of charge! DEAL!
*Please note: December 16th is the last day to order and have your item fulfilled for Holiday delivery. Orders received after the 16th, will not be fulfilled until December 30th.
Weekly Recap
We’ve got the latest happenings.
The Recap: Lakes Festival 2014
The Revisit: Old Man’s Cave
The Tuki Reviews ComicRelated.com and I Read You
Lakes Festival Recap
Jeff was recently in Kendal England as a Guest for the Lakes Festival. We got a chance to meet our English fans as well as catch up with some old industry buddies! Head on over to Jeff’s Facebook to enjoy the photos!
Weekly Recap
The Throwback: APE 2009 With Judd Winick
The Bone Costume: By Mandy
The Freebie: Download the first volumes on Kobo
The Greatest Geek: TheOatmeal.com reveals Geeky Tesla
Holiday Shopping!
Get a jump on your holiday shopping! 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 book free of charge! DEAL!
https://www.boneville.com/store/
Mid Ohio Con Reminder
This weekend is Mid Ohio Con! Taking place at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, located at 500 North High Street in the Short North part of town.
The show runs Friday through Sunday:
Friday: 3:00pm-8:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am-7:00pm
Sunday: 11:00am-5:00pm
You can find us during the show:
- Cartoon Books’ booth is #910
- Friday: Booth Signing 5:00pm-6:00pm
- Saturday: Booth Signing 11:00am-1:00pm
- Saturday: Panel: Jeff Smith on Will Eisner 1:30pm-2:30pm Room C121
- Sunday: Booth Signing 12:00pm
Hope to see you!
Delaware County District Library
Our good friends and industry colleagues, Raina Telgemeier and Kazu Kibuishi, have been touring the states with their popular Graphic Novel discussion, and their next stop will be in Delaware, Ohio!
Jeff was invited to present along with them, so I hope you can join us for a fun and interactive evening of talking comics, drawing demonstration followed by a signing with Kazu, Raina and Jeff!
This event is taking place at the Delaware Main Library on Wednesday October 29th from 7:00pm-8:30pm
Mid Ohio Con is a go!
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 weekend, with Jeff doing a panel or two and a handful of signings at Cartoon Books’ booth. Details are still coming together, which we will post as soon as we have news to share!
Hope to see you!
Weekly Recap
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 Young
Follow Friday: Skottie Young
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 Seller and has gained critical acclaim from both fans and critics.
For more on Skottie, check out his website http://skottieyoung.com/ and his blog http://skottieyoung.blogspot.com
England Schedule for this weekend!
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 18th
Panel: Bare Bones 10:00am-11:00am
Location: Brewery Arts Centre
Signing immediately following panel from 11:00am-12:00pm
An additional signing will be taking place 4:30pm-6:00pm at the Comics Clock Tower in Kendal Town Hall, Table 1.
Sunday October 19th
Panel: In a World of Their Own 4:00pm-5:00pm
Location: Brewery Arts Centre, Screen 2
Signing immediately following panel: 5:00pm-6:00pm!
**Special Event Store Signing**
Monday October 20th
Signing at Orbital Comics 5:00pm-7:00pm. Orbital Comics is located at 8 Great Newport Street, London.
This is the last festival for Jeff for the year, so we hope you can join us! For more information about the festival, visit: http://www.comicartfestival.com
Weekly Recap:
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 distinctive musty odors
The Follow: Fabio Moon
The Condition: Tesla’s OCD
The Throwback Wexner Mural
Have a great weekend!
#Follow Friday: Fabio Moon
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 Gabriel mange.
