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Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume Paperback – September 1, 2004
| Jeff Smith (Author) Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author |
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Winner of 41 National and International Awards including 10 Eisner Awards and 11 Harvey Awards!
Meet the Bone cousins, Fone Bone, Phoney Bone and Smiley Bone, three misfits who are run out of Boneville and find themselves lost in a vast uncharted desert. They make their way into a deep, forested valley filled with wonderful and terrifying creatures. With the help of the mysterious Thorn, her tough-as-nails Gran’ma Ben and the Great Red Dragon, the boys do their best to survive in the middle of brewing trouble between the valley’s denizens. It will be the longest – but funniest – year of their lives!
Originally serialized in black & white comic books and graphic novels, the award-winning novel was presented complete and unabridged for the first time in this impressive 1300 page tome preserving the original black & white artwork.
- Print length1344 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions6.5 x 2.25 x 9 inches
- PublisherCartoon Books
- Publication dateSeptember 1, 2004
- ISBN-10188896314X
- ISBN-13978-1888963144
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Time Magazine: One of the Ten Greatest Grapic Novels of all Time
Publisher's Weekly: Best Book LIst
The Comics Journal: Book of the Year
American Library Association: Top 25 Graphic Novels for Young Adults
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Time Magazine
BONE combines the humor and look of early Disney movies with the scope of the Lord of the Rings cycle. While children will read BONE for its breathless adventure and sight gags, older kids and adults will appreciate the themes of blind fanaticism and corrupting power.”
Entertainment Weekly
BONE is storytelling at its best, full of endearing, flawed characters whose adventures run the gamut from hilarious whimsy to thrilling drama. Along the way, Smith’s musings
take on a greater relevance than you’d ever expect. Grade: A.”
Publisher's Weekly
"Charming, character-driven fantasy with an elegant design and masterful story-telling in the tradition of Walt Kelly, Charles Schulz and Carl Barks." (starred review)
ALA Booklist
"Like Pogo, BONE has a whimsy best appreciated by adults, yet kids can enjoy it, too; and like Barks’ Donald Duck stories, BONE moves from brash humor to gripping adventure in a single panel."
Neil Gaiman (author of The Graveyard Book and Sandman)
"Jeff Smith can pace a joke better than almost anyone in comics; his dialogue is delightfulso are all his people, not to mention his animals, his villains, and even his bugs."
Matt Groening (creator of The Simpsons)
"I love BONE! BONE is great!”
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Product details
- Publisher : Cartoon Books; Revised edition (September 1, 2004)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 1344 pages
- ISBN-10 : 188896314X
- ISBN-13 : 978-1888963144
- Reading age : 9+ years, from customers
- Item Weight : 3.8 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.5 x 2.25 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #11,999 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #76 in Fantasy Graphic Novels (Books)
- #3,097 in Fantasy (Books)
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About the author

Jeff Smith is the creator of the award-winning, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling BONE series. He was born and raised in the American Midwest and learned about cartooning from comic strips, comic books, and TV animation. Visit him online at www.boneville.com.
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The story is awesome. The artwork is amazing. Smith is funny and clever but the endearing plucks to your heartstrings are what will really bring this book alive. I've let five people read it over the years and everyone has the same initial reaction; "this is a kid's book," and the same final reaction, "this was one of the best books I've ever read." Even people who don't read comics love this book. If you're a reader of epics, don't let the cutesy first impressions deter you from reading this book. Once it's underway, you'll be glad you jumped in. On that note, buy it and lend it. Because it falls out of normal circles, I don't think it ever got the recommendation attention it deserves.
As for the item itself, it's a great big rectangle of impressive angles. It's massive, but somehow they got the proportions right, as it's not a pain to hold while reading. It doesn't close on itself or anything. I have a few other books where they made the book dimensions larger to decrease page size, and what you get is long, hard-to-turn, easy-to-rip pages. This is far better.
Highly recommended.
I honestly recommend this series (and this one volume book) to anyone, especially if this is your first comic! Keep in mind again that this one book volume is all in black and white, but know that this is the original version of Bone. From what I read online, the color version has some changes. I don't want to write any spoilers here so if you wish to learn more about the differences check "Bone (comics)" on Wikipedia. Either way, I hope that the one volume color version will be available on kindle in the coming future too and I will sure buy it to re-live this adventure in full color.
By Zac on March 26, 2021
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The story is one of fantasy, resembling "The lord of the rings" in its general setting: small, relatively innocent creatures away from the safety of their peaceful home, cast into a scene of great turmoil, war and death far from what they're used to. The bone creatures will face great challenges, as their destinies become intertwined with the survival of the very world. Written like that, it doesn't sound like anything you haven't read before, but God - as they say - is in the details. The sub-plots are magnificent, the dialogues tremendously witty, and the drawing ... oh! the drawing!
It's all in black/white, and it's supposed to be that way (so sayeth the author himself). Trust me, colour takes away the magnificent contrast, and such editions should be avoided. This particular edition contains all the albums (which were released separately) in one very large package.
One drawback is that Amazon will ship this item as it is, book inside cardboard casing. To keep the precious pages safe from rain or other wet exposure, it should have been wrapped in plastic film.
Put me in mind of Liberty Meadows except I can't tell what the tone was supposed to be. Sometimes a straight faced fantasy graphic and other times a Saturday funny pages strip.
Enjoyed it though.
Similarly, the almost Disney (Donald Duck, not Sleeping beauty) character style of the Bones contrasts really nicely with the rest of the characters and locations which feel more life-like. Jeff Smith's artwork is presented here in its original black and white is understated and confident, with formal un-showy panel layouts.
I took this gigantic single volume with me on holiday and couldn't put it down (after struggling to pick it up in the first place). For anyone like me who has heard rumblings of this cult book, I heartily recommend it to you. You will not regret this purchase.
Bone very much deserves to be considered a classic.
It's funny, it's cute, it's dark, a little sexy, and absolutely accessible.
It's an understated modern classic; full of Dickensian (and by that I don't mean Victorian) elements - a cast of sympathetic and grotesque characters, journeys, perils, mysteries. "Bone" has reached a large audience, but it still hasn't become a household name. If you're wondering what to read right now, this would be a good choice. (Although: admittedly: heavy for carrying on the bus.)











