The Front Porch: Bone

I was tired of working today and went to the book store. I normally read business, computer, faith books but am tired of reality. I have not read a good comic or graphic novel in a long time, so I decided to stroll down the graphic novel section. It is funny, you can't call them comics anymore, it's "graphic novel".

Anyway, Caitlyn is into graphic novels, but they seem to be dark like "MAUS" by Spiegelman , Watchman, or Batman type. All of these are classics and must reads, but very dark.

I picked up a graphic novel called "Bone". At first glance it read well and had a good plot. I liked the balance of comedy & adventure. They had 9 books in a series that were full color and beautiful. I found a huge book that had 10 years of the story line which is the complete series. Even though it was black and white, I decided to buy it. I dropped down $30, which for me is insane cause I am cheap. But, something told me to buy it and I just started reading it, I love it.

I went online and did some research. It is ironic that Spiegelman is the one who told the author of Bone, to recreate Bone into a series of full color graphic novels. Spiegelman's MAUS novel are in black and white. He insisted Bone should be re released in color, because it is about life and hope, where his novel was about the holocaust and death.

Bone started out in as a character Smith drew when he was 9 years old. When Smith went to college, he drew the Bone strip in the college paper and got paid $7 per strip. He later published independently a few comics of Bone, all along knowing he had a very large story to tell. The summary of Bone or Smith's career here does not do it justice. Maybe the links below and reading it yourself may. Check it out...

When I am done reading it, I will let you know my final thoughts. Here are some related links:

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