Bone by Jeff Smith

[HomeStarRunnerTron]

Okay, Bone is ABSOLUTELY the best comic book I've EVER read, in my opinion. I guess I'll post my review I posted on Amazon.com.

I just heard of this book a few months ago, and I'm already hooked. And since it's one of the best books, both of comic and literature, it really deserves a review that really shows how good it is.

So far I'm up to Old Man's Cave, I'd be finished if I didn't own it yet. Every Friday me and my dad go over to Borders and I rip it out, and, if there's few people around, I read it aloud. I think I do a great voice with all the characters. We stay from 8 PM to 11, the closing time. Anyways, enough about that.

The story of Bone starts right to the chase, with no knowledge of why the Bones have been run out of their homeland, Boneville. With no professionally made map of the outskirts of town, stuck with a 5-year old's map, they end up seperated, in the mysterious land of Barrelhaven, where leaf-looking bugs, stupid, stupid rat creatures, and heroic dragons reside.

The Bone Trio consists of, "Fone Bone", the geek and hero of the group, a lover of Moby Dick (great for teaching rat creatures how to take a nap), who is nearly no good at love poetry, and the favored dish of Rat Creatures. He's desperately in love with Thorn Harvestar. (More on her later.)

Then comes, "Smiley Bone", the happy go lucky sort of person, no money to speak of, uneducated, unintelligable, and unbelievable. He's sort of the Goofy of the group, skinny, stupid, and dinky-hat wearing. He usually accompanies Phoney Bone on his gigantic get-rich schemes, and he just adores "Hard-Stuffed Bread Thingies", and he's actually pretty good at making them as well.

Finally, last but not least, "Phoncible P. Bone", or more shortly, "Phoney Bone". A meglomaniac craving all cash, power, and food available, with no care for anyone else but him, all Rat Creatures, and a mysterious Hooded One seem to be looking for him, calling him, "The One With The Star". A fine cook, former richest man from Boneville, you'll never guess what he'll come up with with his crazy schemes!

Thorn Harvestar, the heir to the Atheia throne, is dealing with the fact her Grandmother has lied on everything in her life, and she can't go back to the innocent times of her life, with no troubles, and no worries, now that she has her responsibilities and duties, now knowing her role in the world. She also loves Fone Bone, maybe not as much Fone himself, but still.

Grandma Ben, Thorn's Grandmother and one of the original rulers of Atheia, has been protecting Thorn by hiding every memory of royalty and dragons for many years, leaving Atheia and keeping themselves safe in Barrelhaven. But now, all that is a memory now that the rat creatures, and the Hooded One is on their tails. She seems to have a long gone sister, Briar... however, she DOES seem to be alive, in some odd way or another.

The Bones face many odd twists and turns, involving a small Rat Creature stray named Bartleby, and the trials of bringing him back to his own kind, Roque Ja, the master of Barrelhaven, with 2 sides of himself and 2 sides of the land. Hey, there's even a great cow race in this thing!

I don't get how someone can hate how sometimes the book gets too serious, and the humor goes poof. I guess when you only read it book by book, instead in one volume, you aren't as satisfied with the serious parts. But I think that when you have a mix, a variety of emotions, it's even better!

It's a masterpiece, I hope this brings out how good it is.

10/10!

5/5!

pi/pi!

Okay, post away!

-HSRT

[ChocolateMetal]

I've only read one installment of Bone, in a Disney Adventures at the grocery store when I was thirteen. I thought it was great, but haven't come across it since. Neowhyachi constantly extols the virtues of this series over AIM.

My favorite comic book? Is Maus, hands-down.

[RClock]

Bone is THE Bone.

I read all or most of it years ago and have been half-heartedly searching for it ever since. It's that blasted good. It is literally the only piece of professional fiction in the world today that isn't overhyped garbage.

[that_lufis]

Never heard of it. Seems good. Wonder where I could find the thing.

[HomeStarRunnerTron]

Never heard of it. Seems good. Wonder where I could find the thing.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/188896314X/qid=1135111831/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/104-6718905-9021537?n=507846&s=books&v=glance

Here's a place to buy it, if that's what you mean. Just be warned, it's about 1,300 pages, and the binding isn't great. (Not that I care when I got it for Christmas. I just wanna REAAAD!)

Well, RClock! Finally, I've found the 3rd thing or so that you still like in the entertainment highway! I would've ripped you to pieces if you hated Bone.

Now I'm all the way at Treasure Hunters, which is, if I'm not mistaken the 2nd to the last book.

-HSRT

[Revan/anakinjmt]

'Fraid the only comics I've ever liked is the Spider-Man comics and the Archie comics. Any idea if I could find this in a regular comic book store, if in fact I still have one in my town? I'd be interested in at least checking it out before I buy it.

[HomeStarRunnerTron]

Yes, Anakin, probably, seeing how awesome it is, but as I said, it also IS at Borders, where you're free to read it.

[Revan/anakinjmt]

Yes, Anakin, probably, seeing how awesome it is, but as I said, it also IS at Borders, where you're free to read it.

Unfortunately, I don't have a Borders in my area. At least, not in my town. And, as far as I can tell, I don't have a comic book store in my area either. Hmm. Maybe Barnes and Noble would have it?

[HomeStarRunnerTron]

Maybe Barnes and Noble would have it?

Yeah, it probably would.

And, just for fun... a random Bone quote!

"You know, some people say it's DRAGONS who cause droughts!"

[Falcon0281]

BONE!  The most wonderful thing to happen to comics since pictures!
Really, I loved it when it was in Disney Adventures, but then I stopped getting DA... then I was sad.

[The Red Dragon]

I love Bone. Everytime I enter Barnes and Nobles or Borders, I eventually make a check to see if they have the small books of Bone in stock. So far, beyond book one, my efforts have been fruitless. The book HSRT linked to is all the books in one, whears buying the books normally will cost you more, but they come in color. I definetly recommend these books to everybody.

[neowhyachi]

CM's right I do constantly rave about bone. Cause it's just that good. I have the ginormous 1100 some odd page collection that has the whole master piece in one place. Mr. Smith is working on having the series colorized next....woot.

[EYE-Pod]

I know the last post was from January, but I would like to give my opinion on Bone.

I picked up the first one "Out from Boneville", last week. When I first started it, I was AMAZED. The style and drawing of the characters and everything is spectacular, the writing is quite neat, the plotline is quite twisting and turning and everything about Bone is completely amazing. Jeff Smith has worked himself out.

I currently have "Out from Boneville", "The Great Cow Race" and "Eyes of the Storm". I am hoping to get the next one, "The Dragonslayer".

Another thing about Bone, as I feel, is that it turns from humor and laughter, to suspense, mystery, surprise and adventure. Which makes Bone great.