BONEVILLE

After being run out of Boneville, the three Bone cousins, Fone Bone, Phoney Bone and Smiley Bone are separated and lost in a vast uncharted desert. One by one they find their way into a deep forested valley filled with wonderful and terrifying creatures.

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Next Up: Comic-Con International!

Comic-Con is right around the corner! Jeff will be a special guest of the show and has a few things lined up where you can catch him:

Friday July 24, 2026

Panel: Walt Kelly and Pogo, moderated by Mark Evanier 3:30-4:30pm Room 10

Saturday July 25, 2026

Panel: Will Eisner’s New York, moderated by Danny Fingeroth 1:00-2:00pm Room 23ABC

Panel: Kickstarter the Future of Comics, moderated by Sean Edgar 5:30-6:30pm Room 26AB

Sunday July 26, 2026

Panel: Spotlight 12:30-1:30pm Room 25ABC

Signing in Autograph Area, 2nd floor Sails Pavillion AA15 2:00-3:00pm

See you there!

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Happy Pride Month!

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boingboing: Cartoonist Jeff Smith, author of "Bone," is getting comics' most prestigious honor

Cartoonist Jeff Smith, author of "Bone," is getting comics' most prestigious honor

When the National Cartoonists Society has its annual conference in August, it will confer on cartoonist Jeff Smith its Milton Caniff Lifetim

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BONE was highlighted by The Atlantic as one of a handful of books you'll never outgrow! We're blown away by the recognition!

Bone, by Jeff Smith

One year in elementary school, while wandering a Scholastic Book Fair— that budding bookworm's delight—I found a graphic novel called Out From Boneville. The book's cover featured a cute, simply drawn white figure, something like a combination of Casper the Friendly Ghost and Moomin. I bought it, not suspecting the journey that awaited me.

The Bone series, comprising nine books largely self-published by Smith, is high fantasy masquerading as kid lit. It's also hilarious.

Cousins Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone explore the mysterious Valley, encountering dragons, "rat creatures," and the fierce Thorn and her Gran'ma Ben.

Out From Boneville is heavy on jokes and light on violence, but as I raced through the series, that balance flipped. By the finale, the Bones are caught in a war that's politically complex, thrilling, and, for a kid, sometimes terrifying. (Smith has said that he meant for the comic to be a "kids' book for adults.") The story never loses its humor, though, which -combined with the masterful world-building and detailed pen-and-ink illustrations— makes Bone always worth revisiting.

- Dan Goff, copy editor

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Happy Mothers Day!

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JEFF SMITH RECOGNIZED WITH MILTON CANIFF LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

We're overjoyed to share this amazing news! Congratulations, Jeff!

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Star Wars Day!

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Cartoon Books Has a New Address!

We love hearing from our friends & fans  and wanted to update you to our new mailing address. For those of you who still use snail mail, Cartoon Books will be closing our longtime PO Box.

Our new delivery address is: Cartoon Books c/o Ohio Logistics 3012 Charter St. Columbus, OH 43228

Please consider sending any questions, fan letters or review copies  for Jeff electronically to: [email protected].

Thank you!

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Take Care of Mother Earth!

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It's Tax Day - Phoney Bone's Favorite Day!

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Happy Birthday, Vijaya!

Happy birthday to the lady who keeps us running! We love you!

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An Update on the Bone One Volume Edition Backorders

The black and white edition is now available at your local retailer and backorders are nearly complete. The color edition is currently in production and will be available soon. We will update you with an ETA to stores as soon as we have that information.

We apologize the books have been out of print for the last few months. We strive to keep our books always in print, and appreciate your patience while we navigate through and around tariffs and supply chain issues. Thank you for your continued support!

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First Day of Spring! Finally!

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March is Womens History Month!

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Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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Pi Day!

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Will Eisner Week is an annual celebration honoring the legacy of Will Eisner, champion of the graphic novel. Here is a letter from Will to Jeff when he was first starting out in comics, which remains one of Jeff’s proudest treasures