Jeff Smith

Bone

Bone is a light-hearted, humorous comic. The story follows Fone Bone, his cousin Phoney Bone, and their friend Smiley Bone as they are run out of Boneville (after a Phoney Bone get-rich-quick scheme blows up) and into a magical valley. Their adventures are filled with new friends (people, animals, even wonderful bugs) and strange enemies (those stupid, stupid rat-creatures). But the wonder ful story isn't the sole attraction. Bone also has some marvelously funny moments, laugh-out-loud moments, brilliantly executed. But maybe my favorite thing about Bone is the artwork. Entirely black and white, Jeff Smith's drawings are, as Frank Miller says, "irresistable". So my recommendation is go out, spend some $$ on the first, paperback reprint of the first six issues, and read. I'll bet you'll be back to buy issues 7-18 within 48 hours.