Boneville Blog
Jeff will be appearing on Fox28 Columbus’ Good Day Marketplace segment on September 26th at 10am! Lots to share about the CXC festival this weekend – don’t miss it!
Well that came around quick, didn’t it?!
In the studio – Jeff’s work table with all the tools of the trade!
CXC kicks off 1 week from today! Review the schedule to see the many wonderful artists who will be here. Come celebrate comics with us, won’t you!?
TUKI
Tesla Tuesday: OCD
People
suspect that Tesla suffered from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), which was
not a classified illness in his time but considered a symptom of insanity. He
would always sit at the same table at his hotel restaurants, have 18 napkins
brought over so he can clean his silverware, plates, and glasses due to his
great fear of germs. He never shook hands with people; also before entering a
building he would circle the block 3 times. He was disgusted by anyone else’s
hair; he hated jewelry especially pearl necklaces, and loathed perfume. He had
so many phobias he couldn’t engage into relationships with women and he
remained celibate all his life.
(This information compliments of imdb.com, I09,
and the Huffington Post)
It’s Monday. We’re itchin’ to get the week started!
Page 1 of ‘The Gem’, the first BONE comic, by Jeff Smith age 10.
In Jeff’s studio. What looks good?
September 11, 2001, Jeff and Vijaya had just arrived in
Norway for a comics festival in Bergen. Illustrating the experience of what it
was like to be far from home that day, these original art pieces were donated
to the “9-11: Emergency Relief” graphic novel which was a fundraiser
for the American Red Cross.
Reminder – don’t miss this very special event! September 27th – CXC 2019 Keynote: Mike Mignola In Conversation with Jeff Smith! 4pm at Mershon Auditorium. Limited tickets remaining – admission is free but a ticket is required.
Our pal and superstar artist @fabiomoon drew this sweet
sketch to commemorate the milestone of BONE finally getting published in its
entirety in Brazil! Big thank you to publishers Todavia Livros for taking such
good care of our books and for bringing the complete story to our fans. Cheers!
It’s
National Read A Book Day! What are some of your favorites?
#TBT Bone cold cast statues. Red Dragon, Fone Bone and Smiley Bone, sculpted by Randy Bowen. Phoney Bone and Thorn sculpted by Tony Cipriano. All designed by Jeff Smith, with co-design by Jennifer Oliver on Thorn.
#TheGoon no.6 on sale today! Special edition cover by Jeff Smith. Get thee to the comics shop!
Stay hydrated! Stay focused! Get yer water bottle for the new school year! Available ONLY on boneville.com
Enjoy these last few days of Summer! Hope everyone has a relaxing Labor Day
Kicking off the long weekend with the return of college football! Whooo! Go Buckeyes!
Here are the answers to yesterday’s challenge. Thanks for playing!
Are you ready for another round of: Spot the Differences?!
Unused BONE cover art
Time to head back to school. Hope everyone has a great year!
BONE Volume Two: The Great Cow Race
A
tribute to Michael Peters, from his loving family, as celebrated in
Comic-Con International’s 50th Anniversary Souvenir Book. Included is a
collage of photos of Michael visiting Jeff at Con over the years. We
thank the Peters family for sharing Michael’s journey with us, and for
allowing us to share it with you!
San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) is
about relationships, experiences, memories. Michael Peters discovered
this in 2009 at age 13 attending his first SDCC, and he was hooked.
Michael’s love of comics, superhero movies, and graphic novels grew as
he met the greats at SDCC – Joss Whedon, Bryan Lee O’Malley, Gail
Simone. Perhaps Michael’s greatest relationship was formed year after
year as he stopped to talk with Jeff Smith about one of his favorites:
Bone.
Michael’s passion for writing was fueled as he visited with
these amazing talents, as well as walking through artist’s alley,
sleeping on the lawn of Hall H to secure a place in the Saturday panels
and attending the late-night showings of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog.
These incredible inspirations led Michael to travel far from his home
in Nebraska to college in L.A. to study screenwriting at LMU.
As
in many of our hero’s stories, the protagonist encountered an incredible
challenge, and Michael’s was his health. At the age of 8 months,
through the generosity of an organ donor, Michael received a heart
transplant. For nearly 20 years, Michael lived a healthy life, but
ultimately his kidneys began to fail. During SDCC 2016, Michael did
lunchtime dialysis exchanges in his car in the parking garage beneath
the convention center, to not miss any panels. Unfortunately, in January
2017 at the age of 20, Michael passed away awaiting a double organ
transplant. Michael’s was a life lived fully, one greatly enriched by
the relationships, experiences and memories of SDCC.