An American graphic novel first! The complete 1300-page epic adventure from start to finish in one deluxe trade paperback. Three modern cartoon cousins get lost in a pre-technological valley, speanding a year there making new friends and out-running dangerous enemies. Their many adventures include crossing the local people in The Great Cow Race, and meeting a giant mountain lion called RockJaw: Master of the Eastern Border. They learn about sacrifice and hardship in The Ghost Circles and finally discover their own true natures in the climatic journey to The Crown of Horns.
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*Starred Review* Mere months after publishing the final installment of the long-running fantasy saga Bone, Smith collects all 13 years' worth of it in a single, massive volume. As many comics fans know, the series chronicles the adventures of the Bone cousins--plucky Fone Bone, scheming Phony Bone, and easygoing Smiley Bone-- who leave their home of Boneville and are swept up in a Tolkienesque epic of royalty, dragons, and unspeakable evil forces out to conquer humankind. The compilation makes it evident how fully formed Smith's vision was from the very beginning--although the early chapters emphasized comedy, as do the final pages, the tale quickly found its dramatic bearings. His remarkably accomplished drawing style, in the manner of such comics masters as Walt Kelly and Carl Barks, was fully formed from the start, too. Libraries that have missed out on individual Bone series titles should seize this opportunity to make up for the fact, and those who have collected the series all along will do well to acquire the collected edition to supplement or supplant those doubtless well-worn volumes. But be prepared for overdues: even the most voracious readers will be hard-pressed to get through this hefty, phone book-like tome before they're supposed to return it. Gordon Flagg
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By Toban_Frost
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This book is excellent. The story is wonderful, and it's a truly fantastic work of fantasy from start to finish. Great characters, great humor, great stories, absolutely beautiful artwork. I could go on, but there are likely a ton of reviews that will review the story better, and do it more justice. So yeah this is a great buy. For the most part you will get your money's worth for this price, however there is a downside.
While there are so many things one can say in favor of this book, the only downside to buying this as is, is that I found the binding to be a tad cheap. Withing a couple days the glue on the spine started cracking, and the cover started to peel a bit. Maybe the binding was cheap, maybe it wasn't. Maybe it was simply a matter of trying to bind too much book, in a paperback. Who knows. Either way my book fell apart. It might happen to you as well.
So long as you're not fussy about keeping a book like this in pristine shape, just buy it and enjoy yourself. If you want something higher quality, you might need to spend the extra cash and get this one instead. Whichever copy you decide, I guarantee you're getting your money's worth. Maybe even more. No matter what, Bone is a must read for fantasy fans, and comic book readers alike.
Enjoy.
While there are so many things one can say in favor of this book, the only downside to buying this as is, is that I found the binding to be a tad cheap. Withing a couple days the glue on the spine started cracking, and the cover started to peel a bit. Maybe the binding was cheap, maybe it wasn't. Maybe it was simply a matter of trying to bind too much book, in a paperback. Who knows. Either way my book fell apart. It might happen to you as well.
So long as you're not fussy about keeping a book like this in pristine shape, just buy it and enjoy yourself. If you want something higher quality, you might need to spend the extra cash and get this one instead. Whichever copy you decide, I guarantee you're getting your money's worth. Maybe even more. No matter what, Bone is a must read for fantasy fans, and comic book readers alike.
Enjoy.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By R. Ostridge
Format:Paperback
Bone: One Volume Edition is definitely the way to read Jeff Smith's epic story of the Bone family. The book follows the adventures of the three Bone cousins (Fone, Phoney, and Smiley) as they get run out of their home and become lost in a mysterious valley. At first the story and characters seem innocent enough, but as the story progresses the layers of deep history, unique characters, and grand storytelling are peeled back.
Jeff Smith is a superb illustrator and manages to infuse his cartoony characters with just the right amount of charm and personality. This book is presented in black and white, and the skill with which he uses the darks and lights to create scenes is excellent. The writing is top-notch, with deep characters and locales. All the characters have their own motivations as the story unfolds, and they keep true to those motivations until the very end. The story is a very long one, but overall the pacing is well-done, and I believe most people will appreciate the depth with which Smith explores his world.
I'd highly recommend this book to anyone who loves comic books or just pure fantasy. It is much different than most graphic novels out there, and refreshing because of its uniqueness. You'll be cheering Fone Bone along each step of his journey, and in the end be happy you took the time to travel along with him!
Jeff Smith is a superb illustrator and manages to infuse his cartoony characters with just the right amount of charm and personality. This book is presented in black and white, and the skill with which he uses the darks and lights to create scenes is excellent. The writing is top-notch, with deep characters and locales. All the characters have their own motivations as the story unfolds, and they keep true to those motivations until the very end. The story is a very long one, but overall the pacing is well-done, and I believe most people will appreciate the depth with which Smith explores his world.
I'd highly recommend this book to anyone who loves comic books or just pure fantasy. It is much different than most graphic novels out there, and refreshing because of its uniqueness. You'll be cheering Fone Bone along each step of his journey, and in the end be happy you took the time to travel along with him!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The scope of this series took me by surprise. It opens in a very down-home sort of way, and gently widens it's horizons to aspects of a world surprisingly grand and beautiful. The black & white illustrations are amazing in their detail and emotion. The series has so many facets: humor of a particularly ingenious sort, action, monsters, history, magic, and fantastic places, all of which blend together seamlessly. Yes, in one volume it is real long, but this is preferable to only getting part of the series and missing a segment. Highly recommended!!!
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worth every penny
My 12 year old son barely took his face out of this book until he was done reading it...and it's a THICK book. Read more
Published on May 27 2011 by Cat
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I agree with the other reviews
It is a good story,and I particularly appreciate the little drawing details and expressions that made me concentrate more on the art than the words. Read more
Published on Dec 11 2009 by Stephane Thinel
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I was very skeptical about this at first ...
I starting reading graphic novels this summer like Watchmen, Batman: Year One and Marvel Zombies HC, so I wasn't really sure if this was up my alley. Read more
Published on Oct 18 2009 by Michael Pawliuk
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Bone: Volume One Edition
If your child enjoys the Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series, they should love this one. My son is 9 years old and not too interested in reading. Read more
Published on Aug 24 2009 by Werbo
3.0 out of 5 stars
so so
This is a B&W version, after seeing parts of the other published colour versions the B&W comes across as not as engaging. Read more
Published on Aug 22 2009 by M. Forrest
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Outstanding Read!
An incredible story from start to finish. I couldn't put it down and my son and I read it together daily.
Fantastic on every level.
Frank
Fantastic on every level.
Frank
Published on April 22 2009 by Frank C.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Awsome but really dragged on
This book is amazing. I used to read Bone in the old Disney magazines when I was little so I knew I had to buy it when I saw this one volume book. Read more
Published on Mar 6 2005 by "pickleddeath"
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