Jeff Smith Bone OA 2 2

[alxjhnsn]

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.

[alxjhnsn]

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.

[alxjhnsn]

All gone by 9m into the Kickstarter.

[vodou]

On 10/18/2023 at 12:09 PM, alxjhnsn said:

All gone by 9m into the Kickstarter.

But not paid for, yet. Sometimes people lock up the big tickets but dump them back before payment is required 🥳

[alxjhnsn]

On 10/18/2023 at 12:32 PM, vodou said:

But not paid for, yet. Sometimes people lock up the big tickets but dump them back before payment is required 🥳

Quite true. However, the KS is doing well. Target $30K. Currently, (4.5 hrs into it) $152K. Not bad. 

[DocGo]

On 10/18/2023 at 12:32 PM, vodou said:

But not paid for, yet. Sometimes people lock up the big tickets but dump them back before payment is required 🥳

Does this really happen? I’ve only ever watched Jeff’s campaigns and I don’t think anyone gave up the $5k Bone #1s on his first one 

[tom leckrone]

An older signed copy of Thorn is going up for auction October 26th on Heritage.

[alxjhnsn]

On 10/20/2023 at 9:42 AM, tom leckrone said:

An older signed copy of Thorn is going up for auction October 26th on Heritage.

I bid $7K for one within the last year and lost; the 5 copies in the Kickstarter went for $10K.

Frankly, I'm glad that I lost since Jeff is doing the reprint and it will have the full run of the strip. The old one had only 1 year.

[Captain ShipWreck]

On 10/19/2023 at 1:00 PM, DocGo said:

Does this really happen? I’ve only ever watched Jeff’s campaigns and I don’t think anyone gave up the $5k Bone #1s on his first one 

It does. I ended up with a Bone #1 from the Kickstarter because someone backed out.