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Bone Appreciation Thread
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4 hours ago, videoloop said:

Yay! You got one!! *high five*

What's the 20th Anni OA you're talking about?

They sold that red box set with an original drawing by Jeff. He did 50 of them that were fully inked and then watercolored by Steve Hamaker. All had the same basic setup of the cover to #11 with green grass, a blue sky, and Fone reading from a book. Sounds boring but they were pretty well done.

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10 minutes ago, docgo said:

They sold that red box set with an original drawing by Jeff. He did 50 of them that were fully inked and then watercolored by Steve Hamaker. All had the same basic setup of the cover to #11 with green grass, a blue sky, and Fone reading from a book. Sounds boring but they were pretty well done.

Ahhh I've seen a couple of those around...just didn't know where they came from. #11 is still one of my favourite covers... :x

Glad you got one of these, dude!

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I started reading Bone immediately after Don Thompson gave it a glowing review in CBG in 1992.  I remember a panel of the red dragon next to the article review and thinking how much it looked like Ty Templeton's work at the time.  Don wrote that you could buy the first 3 issues directly from Cartoon Books and Jeff Smith would autograph the first issue so I jumped right on that.  Looks like I got the 2nd printings of #1-3 from them, which I didn't realize until later.  Great series.  Wish I had those in 1st print!

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1 hour ago, J Bill said:

I started reading Bone immediately after Don Thompson gave it a glowing review in CBG in 1992.  I remember a panel of the red dragon next to the article review and thinking how much it looked like Ty Templeton's work at the time.  Don wrote that you could buy the first 3 issues directly from Cartoon Books and Jeff Smith would autograph the first issue so I jumped right on that.  Looks like I got the 2nd printings of #1-3 from them, which I didn't realize until later.  Great series.  Wish I had those in 1st print!

That’s interesting. I’ve seen Don’s copy of #1 and it was a signed first print. I’m sure those were long gone by 1992.

Second printings aren’t bad so I hope you still have it :)

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13 hours ago, gradejunky said:

I just recently got the 30th anniversary One Volume slipcased edition.  I'm way late to the party.  I started reading it and have enjoyed it thus far.

I saw that deluxe boxed set recently.  Really pricey. 

What's a good price for it?  I know I'll eventually regret not buying it when it's $1000. 

Patrick

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13 hours ago, followtheleader said:

I saw that deluxe boxed set recently.  Really pricey. 

What's a good price for it?  I know I'll eventually regret not buying it when it's $1000. 

Patrick

I don’t think that there’s a “30th Anniversary” slipcase edition. I believe it’s the “20th Anniversary” printing that’s still being sold.

It’s included in the Kickstarter package that I bought so I’ll post something once it’s delivered.

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Yeah, that was the one I was referring to. They don’t come up for sale often but one sold a couple months ago for $199 with some minor damage to the box. They retailed for $350.

The mini Bone #1 is what I’m most interested in. Wonder what it’s condition will be.

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On 7/14/2021 at 11:58 PM, docgo said:

The mini Bone #1 is what I’m most interested in. Wonder what it’s condition will be.

The mini #1 is AWESOME. It's printed on really nice heavy stock, and the loose one I have is in great condition..I imagine the ones in the red box will be mint. I've got two more coming by way of the kickstarter (I have a problem..lol)

 

On 7/14/2021 at 8:18 PM, followtheleader said:

This is the item I'm curious about.  Really just curious about going rate.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/123733044985?hash=item1ccf106ef9:g:b6gAAOSw6jJcTj7a

 

These have been hovering around $275-330 (with everything intact, without damage, and often sealed). That will probably start to creep up now that they're no longer available direct from CB. 

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On 7/25/2021 at 9:14 AM, ft88 said:

High grade raw from a run. It was unbagged. Had to check printing I was pretty stoked. 
 

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Awesome! SO you just found it lying around? That'll make your day!

That's Fun

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I've got a bunch of wall posters, mostly from the 90's, from a comic store whose stock I bought out about 10 years ago. There are some Bone retailer incentive posters in there, at least a few different designs. Is anyone familliar with these? I'll try and get some pictures of them and add them to the thread so the enthusiasts can have a look.

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On 7/25/2021 at 9:14 AM, ft88 said:

High grade raw from a run. It was unbagged. Had to check printing I was pretty stoked. 
 

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Looks pretty good. I’d say press-able to 8.0/8.5 with a cursory look. You’ll take a hit on the pages though which seems to be happening to a lot of the #1s (definitely not printed with the best quality paper). Congrats!

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On 7/25/2021 at 12:52 PM, jdandns said:

I've got a bunch of wall posters, mostly from the 90's, from a comic store whose stock I bought out about 10 years ago. There are some Bone retailer incentive posters in there, at least a few different designs. Is anyone familliar with these? I'll try and get some pictures of them and add them to the thread so the enthusiasts can have a look.

I see these every now and then. Post away…

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There’s currently a (8.5) VF+ signed copy of “Thorn -Tales From the Lantern” currently available through Heritage Auctions:  

https://comics.ha.com/itm/modern-age-1980-present-/humor/thorn-tales-from-the-lantern-nn-no-publisher-listed-1983-cgc-vf-85-white-pages/a/40176-82403.s?ic2=myconsignmentspage-lotlinks-12202013&tab=MyConsignment-112816#auction-description.

 

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