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All gone by 9m into the Kickstarter.

Those 10K Thorns are going fast 1 in the first few seconds. Three gone 7 minutes into the start. I "settled" for the HC with bookplate.

Is everyone aware of Jeff's Thorn Kickstarter? The most expensive perk is a $10K copy of the original Thorn book which does not have as much material as the new one. I'll be interested in seeing if they are all bought. THORN: The Complete Proto-BONE College Strips Graphic Novel to Debut on Kickstarter Tomorrow! Visit the THORN page on Kickstarter to receive updates! *** For the First Time Ever *** A complete reprinting of the THORN college strips that ran in The Ohio State University's newspaper, The Lantern, from 1982 to 1986. Also includes recently discovered early BONE drawings and many comic strips that haven’t been seen in over 40 years! " I confess I was a hard sell at first,” says cartoonist Smith, “Talk of reprinting the THORN comics has always been a non-starter for me. Obviously, this was a crucial stage in the development of BONE, but I always held off because, well, I didn’t think they were very good. In fact, I had an unshakable idea that they were terrible! When staff members Kathleen Glosan and Tom Gaadt piled on, I gave in." “It meant I would have to read the entire run of the college strips for the first time in decades! And I have to admit…I was surprised. It was not what I remembered at all.” The comic strips we are collecting are an early version of BONE called THORN that was written for a college audience a lifetime ago. THORN appeared in the pages of The Ohio State University’s student newspaper The Lantern. This is the first collection of the complete run of those proto-BONE strips, most of which haven’t seen the light of day for more than 40 years. One of the fun things I discovered is that Fone Bone and Thorn in the comic strip discuss current events -- I was surprised to see many are the same issues we are still discussing today. Besides the comic strips themselves (which includes the redrawn Syndicate submissions), there is a contexual essay by the Founding Curator of the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, Lucy Shelton Caswell, an interview with Jeff Smith by German comics expert Guido Weisshahn, and the final section of the book, called Tales from the Inkpot, shares some recently discovered drawings of Fone Bone and other early images that had been hiding in Jeff’s parent’s closets for decades. They show the evolution of the characters from childhood through high school and beyond. There’s even the first drawings of Thorn and the Great Red Dragon! This collection will be published in both hardcover and trade paperback. The hardcover will ONLY be available thru Kickstarter. The 304 interior pages include black & white and color Jeff Smith art! The digital pdf will be available December 2023 (just in time for the holidays!) The physical rewards will be fulfilled in Spring of 2024. A Collectors Dream! A Super RARE Graphic Novel that, although it does not have the logo printed on it, it truly is... the beginning of Cartoon Books! So go check out ALL the tiers available on Kickstarter, starting on Wednesday, October 18th at NOON EST. And to whet your appetite, here is a strip from October 18, 1983 Stay tuned! More to come! For more information about the THORN campaign Visit the THORN prelaunch page on Kickstarter to receive updates! Celebrating Over 30 Years of Publishing! The Cartoon Books library grows! By the way, if you missed out on Jeff's latest series TUKI, click the image below for a free sample! TUKI is a planned six-part graphic novel series. Check social media for updates for news on the release of Book Three! FOLLOW US Copyright © 2023 Cartoon Books Inc., All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Cartoon Books PO Box 16973, Columbus, Ohio 43216 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

During that period, I had a boss apologize for giving me a 10% raise (I'd been at the company 6 months) because it was so low. That should give you a feel for inflation at the time. By 1984, when we bought our house, the going home mortgage was 14%. I was able to assume a small first mortgage at 8% and my seller financed the balance at 12%. That might provide some context as well.

Thought you might enjoy this: https://www.10tv.com/article/news/entertainment-news/local-artist-donates-work-billy-ireland-cartoon-library-and-museum/530-9cf61672-44c4-449c-aa81-d8cc53cf2489

All, I can tell you is that everyone on this list was recommend by one or more satisfied client. I've not had anyone tell me to avoid a particular restorer. If that happens, I will add their names.

Many artists use themselves as reference.

Thinking about it, perhaps an acetate overlay with the missing trade dress and piece of white to make the Phantom Strange fade like on the printed cover would make it more interesting.

I thought it was the Shadow, too.

I think that's pretty good advice. I can see the price going high to a Jae Lee fan who can't find another example of a cover in this price range. I wouldn't buy it, but that's probably not a surprise.

When I graduated from Rice University in 1978 with a BS in Electrical Engineering, I made $17K/yr, ~$325 week. I was paid weekly and my rent was about one week's check. I'd say that $250 in '72 wasn't bad at all.

I have never liked the Judas solution to the mystery.

Sounds like Kieth. Congrats

Some things just make one happy. Here's one of mine. Jim Shooter driving a pencil to give me a commission! Most of this audience knows who he is, but I will share a bit of his history. He's been an entrepreneur starting two three comic publishers, a publisher, an editor, a writer, and a layout artist. More than that he's worked in the industry since he submitted his first script at 13 years old - sixty years ago. He's still active as a creator and is now on the con circuit which is how I got him to draw this. Thanks, Jim. You've (once again) made me very happy. Keep it up! Click image for a bigger picture.

Some things just make one happy. Here's one of mine. Jim Shooter driving a pencil to give me a commission! Most of this audience knows who he is, but I will share a bit of his history. He's been an entrepreneur starting two three comic publishers, a publisher, an editor, a writer, and a layout artist. More than that he's worked in the industry since he submitted his first script at 13 years old - sixty years ago. He's still active as a creator and is now on the con circuit which is how I got him to draw this. Thanks, Jim. You've (once again) made me very happy. Keep it up! Click image for a bigger picture.

I think this is the best that I have seen by Jeremy and I've seen some great pieces. Congrats!

As I said on my Facebook post: A few pictures: One of my all time favorite covers Keith's recreation for me Keith with me at HeroesCon from one of my all-time favorite stories. 5YL was amazing. Something that I could not pass up on eBay. A memento of Keith's 5YL Legion run which appeared long before the iPad, I present the Omnicom (both UP and Dominator brands):

A friend has it and thinks it looks great. He hasn't read it yet. There is a YouTube video: Collaborating on The Mysteries - Bill Watterson and John Kascht

I just sent art with a purchase value of $10K, which is a lot to me, to a restorer. I sent it USPS Priority Registered, i.e., under lock and key, to the restorers PO Box. I put an AirTag in the box and watched it travel. Because of the lock and key requirement, it's slow and ground, but it got there. It was kinda fun to watch its journey from Houston up I45 to DFW, east on I20, down to Tampa, up to Orlando, down to Tampa, back to Orlando, and finally to the restorer. Two weeks. Most of that time it was in a PO waiting for the next step. No clue why it migrated from Tampa to Orlando to Tampa to Orlando though.

I read this as these pages will be sold individually, i.e., as separate Lots, and not as one Lot with all of them. It with will be interesting to see.

That was interesting. Thanks for posting.

Wow! I wonder if the buyer was a fan of the artist or the band. Amazing.

The Boston Cover referenced above with in an Illustration Signature Auction as you can see here (click to go to auction results):

I did bid, but it went for more than $2K. I probably stopped about $700.

Not I.