Paperback, 1300 pages
English language
Published Sept. 28, 2004 by Cartoon Books.
An American graphic novel first! The complete 1300 page epic from start to finish in one deluxe trade paperback.
Three modern cartoon cousins get lost in a pre-technological valley, spending a year there making new friends and out-running dangerous enemies. After being run out of Boneville, the three Bone cousins, Fone Bone, Phoney Bone and Smiley Bone are separated and lost in a vast uncharted desert. One by one they find their way into a deep forested valley filled with wonderful and terrifying creatures. It will be the longest -- but funniest -- year of their lives.
It’s a little dull in the middle, but it’s a good book overall.
I expected more from the end though! I’m left longing for more.
The perfect finish, really.
I'm so glad this was in all issues bound in a single volume. I wouldn't have gone back for later issues after books one and two, I don't think. But it got so much better.
Bone is a great epic fantasy. What makes it work so well is Jeff Smith's superb balance between the intimate, personal stories of the characters and the grand scale of defeating evil. Because of this, we engage with the story lines and are pulled along into the grand story arc and feel the victories and defeats much more strongly than we otherwise would have.
Absolutely amazing...hilarious, sad, entertaining, great illustrations, amazing story. Well, okay, the story sometimes dips into the absurd, but that only makes it more enjoyable. Highly recommended for any age, really. LOVED IT.
