unagi Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Am I correct in understanding there is no Cartoon Books reprint of 27? I looked at the catalogues of covers on comics.org, mycomicshop, milehigh, etc., and don’t see this anywhere, but it seemed odd that there’s be no CB version of this sole issue. Thanks for any pointers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocGo Posted January 22, 2023 Author Share Posted January 22, 2023 On 1/22/2023 at 6:13 AM, unagi said: Am I correct in understanding there is no Cartoon Books reprint of 27? I looked at the catalogues of covers on comics.org, mycomicshop, milehigh, etc., and don’t see this anywhere, but it seemed odd that there’s be no CB version of this sole issue. Thanks for any pointers! You’re correct. Only Image printed #27 which was the final issue of the Dragonslayer storyline. Every other issue from #1 to #26 was printed at least twice with different cover art by both Cartoon Books & Image and some with different colored titles (Cartoon Books #1-12 & #14). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocGo Posted January 22, 2023 Author Share Posted January 22, 2023 (edited) In addition, CGC mistakenly slabbed a few Cartoon Books printings with labels that said Image Comics (#30, 31, and 33) but these are clearly wrong. Edited January 22, 2023 by docgo Grammar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocGo Posted January 27, 2023 Author Share Posted January 27, 2023 I've never seen any info about the distribution difference between the red labeled and the gold labeled versions of #13 1/2. If I remember correctly, the red label was given to people who sent in the "mail-in" coupon from Wizard while the gold version went to anyone who also subscribed to any of the Wizard Press magazines at the time. I'll guess that there are less Golds around but who really knows? This was a 9.8 all day long. Another big thank you to Rich Henn! videoloop, whetteon, Flanders82 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocGo Posted February 1, 2023 Author Share Posted February 1, 2023 I hope I’m not discouraging anyone from posting their Bone slabs, raw comics, convention sketches, trading cards, original art or other related stuff from the Jeff Smith universe. If you got something interesting, we wanna see it! videoloop and ADAMANTIUM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post EmpyreDave Posted February 1, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 1, 2023 Here’s some of my Bone items. jdandns, p-kay14, DocGo and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocGo Posted February 1, 2023 Author Share Posted February 1, 2023 On 2/1/2023 at 2:06 PM, EmpyreDave said: Here’s some of my Bone items. That’s a good assortment of the classics. Thanks for sharing! EmpyreDave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocGo Posted February 2, 2023 Author Share Posted February 2, 2023 Something a little different this week: Jeff Smith Autograph Card from the Bone Series 2 Chromium set. Comic Images decided to put five times as many Autograph chase cards in this set compared with the sketch card from Series 1 so they were much easier to find. Unfortunately, they must have been stacking them on top of each other while Jeff signed them because they all have smudged signatures and ink on the backside of the card I don't think I ever bought a pack from this set or Series 3 but I remember buying tons of Series 1 (sketch card was incredibly elusive). I bought this on eBay about a decade ago. Any of you have the trading cards or remember collecting them? ADAMANTIUM, jdandns and thewritestuff 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmpyreDave Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 (edited) On 2/2/2023 at 5:30 PM, docgo said: Something a little different this week: Jeff Smith Autograph Card from the Bone Series 2 Chromium set. Comic Images decided to put five times as many Autograph chase cards in this set compared with the sketch card from Series 1 so they were much easier to find. Unfortunately, they must have been stacking them on top of each other while Jeff signed them because they all have smudged signatures and ink on the backside of the card I don't think I ever bought a pack from this set or Series 3 but I remember buying tons of Series 1 (sketch card was incredibly elusive). I bought this on eBay about a decade ago. Any of you have the trading cards or remember collecting them? I have an unopened box of Bone cards, copyrighted 1994. I also have some chase cards and I believe I have some regular cards but can’t find them at this point. Edited February 3, 2023 by EmpyreDave Missing a letter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocGo Posted February 4, 2023 Author Share Posted February 4, 2023 On 2/3/2023 at 3:30 PM, EmpyreDave said: I have an unopened box of Bone cards, copyrighted 1994. I also have some chase cards and I believe I have some regular cards but can’t find them at this point. Those bring back memories I’d advise against opening it if you’re ever tempted to find a sketch card. They came at a rate of 1 per 300 boxes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocGo Posted February 6, 2023 Author Share Posted February 6, 2023 I’m sure most of the people who read this thread know but just in case: the auction on Heritage tonight was for a CGC 9.8 2nd print of #11. Both the CGC label and the auction title didn’t mention this. thewritestuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocGo Posted February 10, 2023 Author Share Posted February 10, 2023 The comic below sat in a 9.6 slab for many years. I finally got a group of similar looking books in a single submission and sent them out last Spring. I couldn't even detect a finger bend but got it pressed anyway just in case. Thankfully, it came back as a 9.8 Was signed at the 2014 Heroes Con and Jeff did a nice head sketch of Fone Bone as well. EmpyreDave and videoloop 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperheart Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 after I sold my 3rd print #1, buyer pointed out something I had completely forgotten about; signed/sketched at a mini-con in SF way back in the day videoloop, DocGo and Savvy Collector 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocGo Posted February 10, 2023 Author Share Posted February 10, 2023 On 2/9/2023 at 10:46 PM, paperheart said: after I sold my 3rd print #1, buyer pointed out something I had completely forgotten about; signed/sketched at a mini-con in SF way back in the day Your buyer showed us a few pages ago Definitely a quality sketch paperheart and videoloop 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocGo Posted February 17, 2023 Author Share Posted February 17, 2023 The book below originally came back to me as a 9.4. In the slab, it looked near perfect to me so I recently sent it back to be pressed & regraded. I didn't remember if it had any internal issues so it was a bit of a risk but I ended up scoring This is one of the Cartoon Books reprints of issues #21-26 which were first printed by Image Comics. The original Image cover is crucial since it's the first appearance of Bartleby (he's featured with Fone) but this one is a bit more dynamic. Very few of the "second attempt" covers were better than the first as only three of them immediately come to mind. Any of you prefer the newer Image or CB covers? EmpyreDave and ADAMANTIUM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocGo Posted February 17, 2023 Author Share Posted February 17, 2023 Original covers are featured on the back: ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
followtheleader Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 On 2/3/2023 at 4:30 PM, EmpyreDave said: I have an unopened box of Bone cards, copyrighted 1994. I also have some chase cards and I believe I have some regular cards but can’t find them at this point. Is C1 correct? I thought 161 previewed #5. I'm probably mis-remembering. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocGo Posted February 17, 2023 Author Share Posted February 17, 2023 On 2/16/2023 at 7:58 PM, followtheleader said: Is C1 correct? I thought 161 previewed #5. I'm probably mis-remembering. Patrick Yeah, it was #3. It’s my favorite issue in the whole series which is the only reason I remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocGo Posted February 19, 2023 Author Share Posted February 19, 2023 Boneville.com revealed the cover to More Tall Tales a couple days ago. Unfortunately it won't be released until September 5th but it looks like it'll be a fun read: EmpyreDave and videoloop 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
videoloop Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 On 2/19/2023 at 2:20 AM, docgo said: Boneville.com revealed the cover to More Tall Tales a couple days ago. Unfortunately it won't be released until September 5th but it looks like it'll be a fun read: I've seen all of Jeff's pages, and some of the guest art for this book..it's gorgeous all the way around. Excited to read it in September! On 2/2/2023 at 5:30 PM, docgo said: I don't think I ever bought a pack from this set or Series 3 but I remember buying tons of Series 1 (sketch card was incredibly elusive). I bought this on eBay about a decade ago. Any of you have the trading cards or remember collecting them? What's the sketch card you're referring to? Is it still elusive? On 2/5/2023 at 11:10 PM, docgo said: I’m sure most of the people who read this thread know but just in case: the auction on Heritage tonight was for a CGC 9.8 2nd print of #11. Both the CGC label and the auction title didn’t mention this. I bought a 1st print #11 in 9.8 from Heritage a couple months ago, and this one went for double what I paid! Crazy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
