{"product_id":"thorn-the-complete-proto-bone-college-strips-1982-1986-and-other-early-drawings-9781888963861","title":"Thorn: The Complete Proto-Bone College Strips 1982-1986, and Other Early Drawings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Secret Origin of Jeff Smith's \u003ci\u003eBONE\u003c\/i\u003e Comes to Light! NYT Bestselling Author Smith Returns to his Roots with a New Collection of His \u003ci\u003eTHORN\u003c\/i\u003e College Strips!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCartoon Books announces \u003ci\u003eTHORN: The Complete Proto- BONE College Strips from 1982 to 1986, and Other Early Drawings\u003c\/i\u003e, reprinting the entire run of his earliest rendering of the world-famous\u003ci\u003eBONE\u003c\/i\u003e characters for the first time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe comic strips reveal an early version of \u003ci\u003eBONE\u003c\/i\u003e called \u003ci\u003eTHORN\u003c\/i\u003e that was written for a college audience in the 1980s. \u003ci\u003eTHORN\u003c\/i\u003e appeared in the pages of The Ohio State University's student newspaper \u003ci\u003eThe Lantern\u003c\/i\u003e. A few were reprinted in a self-published 1983 book called \u003ci\u003eTHORN: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTales from The Lantern\u003c\/i\u003e. Another small selection was published in 2008's limited edition fundraiser for OSU's Billy Ireland Cartoon Library \u0026amp; Museum called \u003ci\u003eBefore BONE\u003c\/i\u003e. Both books are long out of print and sell at collector's prices. There has never been an official, complete run published until now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis beautiful edition includes plenty of bonus material such as recently discovered early drawings of the \u003ci\u003eBONE\u003c\/i\u003e characters, essays and interviews.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16516446\"\u003eJeff Smith\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cartoon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.82h x 11.34w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781888963861\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1888963867\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-CGN\"\u003eComics \u0026amp; Graphic Novels\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-CGN004030\"\u003eFantasy | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeff Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is the writer \u0026amp; artist of comics and graphic novels like BONE, RASL, TUKI, SHAZAM: The Monster Society of Evil, ROSE and Tall Tales. Both BONE and RASL were self-published and are New York Times Bestsellers. BONE began the current YA Graphic Novel explosion by launching Scholastic Books' Graphix imprint and has won 48 national and international awards including 10 Eisner Awards and 11 Harvey Awards and has been published around the world in 33 countries. RASL won an Eisner for Best Graphic Novel. The webcomic version of TUKI won the National Cartoonists Award for Best Online Comic in 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cartoon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44421269651595,"sku":"9781888963861","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_e88bb3f1-1b19-466e-acd9-74f2c168c296.jpg?v=1761661853","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/thorn-the-complete-proto-bone-college-strips-1982-1986-and-other-early-drawings-9781888963861","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}