The Atlantic: Seven Books You’ll Never Outgrow
BONE was highlighted by The Atlantic as one of a handful of books you’ll never outgrow! We’re blown away by the recognition!
Bone, by Jeff Smith
One year in elementary school, while wandering a Scholastic Book Fair— that budding bookworm’s delight—I found a graphic novel called Out From Boneville. The book’s cover featured a cute, simply drawn white figure, something like a combination of Casper the Friendly Ghost and Moomin. I bought it, not suspecting the journey that awaited me.
The Bone series, comprising nine books largely self-published by Smith, is high fantasy masquerading as kid lit. It’s also hilarious.
Cousins Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone explore the mysterious Valley, encountering dragons, “rat creatures,” and the fierce Thorn and her Gran’ma Ben.
Out From Boneville is heavy on jokes and light on violence, but as I raced through the series, that balance flipped. By the finale, the Bones are caught in a war that’s politically complex, thrilling, and, for a kid, sometimes terrifying. (Smith has said that he meant for the comic to be a “kids’ book for adults.”) The story never loses its humor, though, which -combined with the masterful world-building and detailed pen-and-ink illustrations— makes Bone always worth revisiting.
– Dan Goff, copy editor
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Missed the THORN Kickstarter? You Can Still Get On Board Here!
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Boneville Holiday Shopping and Shipping Reminder! 2 Days Left to Order!
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Boneville Holiday Shopping and Shipping Reminder! 3 Days Left to Order!
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Holiday Card 1994
From the archives, here are some of the Holiday Cards we’ve sent to our friends and fans over the years!
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Private Cartoon Library Tour with Jeff Smith! 2 Spots Available!
Want to hang out with Jeff Smith for a day? Help us meet our fundraising goal to preserve comics history! For a generous donation at the $5,000 level, you and up to four family members or friends can hang out with world-renowned cartoonist Jeff Smith (“Bone”, “RASL”, “Tuki”) talking comics while looking at rare art and artifacts at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum! Fans won’t want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime experience to take a personalized behind-the-scenes tour of our vault together with Smith, who will share his favorite items from the collection and talk with you about yours. Smith is the artistic director of Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC), a longtime resident of Columbus, and a dear friend of the Billy Ireland. Only 2 spots are available for this level! Claim yours before the campaign ends! Click here for more information!
See the Buckeye Funder link in bio for more details!
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Holiday Card 1996
From the archives, here are some of the Holiday Cards we’ve sent to our friends and fans over the years!
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Holiday Cards!
From the archives, here are some of the Holiday Cards we’ve sent to our friends and fans over the years!
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Boneville Holiday Shopping and Shipping Reminder!
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Missed the THORN Kickstarter? You Can Still Get On Board Here!
If you missed out on the THORN Kickstarter, click the link to be directed to the pre-launch page for Pledge Manager. Once you sign up you’ll receive a notice when the post campaign store is open and how to order. Any questions please email kathleen@boneville.com. Thank you!
https://cartoon-books.pledgemanager.com/projects/thorn/participate/
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Santa Bone
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How About a Bartleby Tree!?
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Friends Make the Holiday Merry!
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More Holiday Cheer!
A snow dragon might be better than a snowman?!
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Holiday Cards!
From the archives, here are some of the Holiday Cards we’ve sent to our friends and fans over the years!
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Holiday Shopping on Boneville is Open!
Get your goodies today!
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From the Archives…Holiday Cards!
From the archives, here are some of the Holiday Cards we’ve sent to our friends and fans over the years!
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Analysis of Bone: A Look at the Jeff Smith Graphic Novel Masterpiece
It’s always a good feeling when a book comes back into print. Analysis of Bone: A Look at the Jeff Smith Graphic Novel Masterpiece, is the 3rd iteration of my extensive article about Jeff Smith’s classic graphic novel series, Bone. First brought out by Crossroads, it was included in the commemorative volume, Bone: Coda. Now in a book of its own, the essay traces what made Bone such a phenomenon, from its beginnings as a self-published enterprise, to its flagship status as the first book in Scholastic’s Graphix imprint. The essay also covers Smith’s use of world mythology as well as his chops as a first-rate cartoonist. With a new cover by Jeff Smith, it’s fully illustrated with images from Bone, and includes a long interview with the cartoonist.
Available now! https://a.co/d/3zY2lYQ
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13 Best Graphic Novels For Kids In 2023, As Per Writing Professionals
Thank you, Mom Junction, for recommending BONE One Volume Edition!
https://www.momjunction.com/articles/best-graphic-novels-for-kids_00658915/
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Holiday Shopping at Boneville!
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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