Jeff Smith: Bone. (1999, Cartoon Books)
124 pages
English language
Published April 11, 1999 by Cartoon Books.
"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. Eventually, the cousins are reunited at a farmstead run by tough Gran'Ma Ben and her spirited granddaughter, Thorn. But little do the Bones know, there are dark forces conspiring against them and their adventures are only just beginning!" --Provided by publisher.
One of these days I gotta revisit this. Was always too scared to read second book when I was a kid lmao.
The rat people were funny, until they weren't. I loved the dragon - gave me Sunday comic strip vibes. This is our May book club read, along with Vol 2, and I know I'd never have picked this up otherwise, so I'm glad this pushed me out of my comfort zone as it's entertaining.
Bone is easily the most recommendable comic book ever made. I can't think of a single person who would pick this up and not enjoy it, it has something for everyone.
Bone is a fantasy epic that plays out a lot like an older cartoon. Expect great humor, simple characters, but a great overarching plot that slowly gets more sinister as it goes on. Just fantastic.
This is one of those things where I feel like I've definitely seen imagery from it in a lot of places in my life but I never knew anything about it and never had any interest in reading it. Then a youtube video of all things made it seem really interesting so I gave it a try and I was hooked. Bone is a very engaging fantasy epic with interesting characters and a very fun world. Like, it's a medieval fantasy with dragons that is actually inventive instead of stale. The rat creatures are my fave and the talking bugs are pretty cute (I wish we saw more of Ted's older brother tho).
The only qualm I have is that it's a bit dated in its depiction of women. The female lead, Thorn, frequently has torn clothing that just looks like it might fall off at any moment. And the …
This is one of those things where I feel like I've definitely seen imagery from it in a lot of places in my life but I never knew anything about it and never had any interest in reading it. Then a youtube video of all things made it seem really interesting so I gave it a try and I was hooked. Bone is a very engaging fantasy epic with interesting characters and a very fun world. Like, it's a medieval fantasy with dragons that is actually inventive instead of stale. The rat creatures are my fave and the talking bugs are pretty cute (I wish we saw more of Ted's older brother tho).
The only qualm I have is that it's a bit dated in its depiction of women. The female lead, Thorn, frequently has torn clothing that just looks like it might fall off at any moment. And the one-sided "romance" between Fone Bone and Thorn is a little creepy. I mean, it's a bone creature of indeterminate age and a human woman. Weird. Luckily it's resolved well without ever getting toooo creepy and the sexualisation of her is minimal. So still a solid recommend from me.
Even if I did want to set a certain specific character on fire, I still love this one.
Yep, luv.
Always a fun re-read.
First time I read this, I was reasonably sure I'd gone mad. Still a favorite re-read.
