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Bone follows the adventures of three cousins drawn in the style of early Fleischer Brothers cartoons. Over the course of a year, they become involved in a Tolkienesque war waged by dragons and monsters as they aid the lost princess Thorn Harvestar in her quest to defeat the Lord of the Locusts.
The Bones are a lot like older comic strip characters, like comic strip Disney characters, Lil Abner characters, and old Pogo. I’ll recommend older Pogo too, I think you’ll see some of what inspired Jeff Smith.
Bone absolutely rewards reading as an adult. I was an adult when I was introduced to Bone. I love it. The writer does a great job building a world within which this story resides and the emotion - humour and love and fear - all arise from a well-written story with great characters.
There’s a general consensus that Bone by Jeff Smith is not only the best epic fantasy comic, but possibly the ONLY epic fantasy comic depending on how you define “epic fantasy.” All arguments are minor quibbles as far as I’m concerned because none of them would call into question the high quality and staggering brilliance of Bone.
Aug 31, 2021 · Run out of Boneville on a rail, Phoney and his cousins, Fone Bone and Smiley Bone, find themselves adrift on an ocean of consequence. What they don’t know is their forced vacation is heading for strange new lands. A lush valley threatened by a hooded villain. A fallen kingdom longing to be rebuilt.
The Bones are unlikely heroes, but help to save a princess and the world. Phoney Bone is run out of Boneville after a scandalous run for the mayor's office. His cousin's Fone and Smiley go with him into the desert, although they had nothing to do with the scandal.
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Nov 29, 2021 · Bone was The Lord of the Rings of comics, and 30 years later, it’s still the best comic for young readers. Cartoonist Jeff Smith explains his hope for Bone, how he, Scott McCloud, Neil Gaiman...
