Bone Volume 1: Out From Boneville

The reason I like this book because the comedy, the pictures and the characters.I like books like these because they get boring in the beginning and,in the middle it gets interesting .The reason that i like bone is because in other books people get bored but with bones they dont but I just love bone so much and,the characters are so funny.You inspire me so that I want to write my own book.The reason I gave this book 5 stars because it is creative hot, slamin, and funky. From; Marva, Nick

The first Graphic novel I ever read was some Pokemon one from Japan not the best to start out with...But kept seeing Bone: Out From Boneville and eventually bought it. It's a delightful tale about the wonderfully cartoony "Bone" Cousins who are dragged into a more serious and entricately drawn world filled with Rat Creatures and a "Hooded One." The main charcter Fone Bone is usually nude except for his cloak. He is seperated from his cousins in the desert while running from rioting villagers and locusts and soon finds himself in a mysterious valley with the help of a Map. He must survive the winter from Rat Creatures with his friend the dragon to find the Mysterious "Thorn." The other 'Bones' included are Phony Bone who wears a shirt with a black star and is a spoiled rich Scrooge without the Christmas bashing and Smiley who is just like Goofy from Mickey Mouse. The trio lead seperate adventures eventually crossing paths outwitting rat monsters (Stupid, Stupid Rat Monsters!), pulling cow racing scams at the local tavern and trying to get too Boneville desperately. I would recommend this to those of all ages, Graphic Novel fans and those interested in the art of it. This series is off to a good start.

At long last! Jeff Smith's epic high fantasy comic masterpiece is being produced in color.

Fans of Bone will be pleased with Steve Hamaker's crisp coloration, which frequently adds shadow and texture without overloading the panels and really brings out the details of the art. Numerous atmospheric effects have also been added, as is evidenced by the first panel, in which Smith's starkly shadowed mountains have been faded to a rich purple with a haloed sun glowing overhead. Fans familiar with the one-volume edition will be glad to see additional artwork filling the spaces between chapters, including some illustrations from the original black and white nine-volume series.

This first volume suffers a few drawbacks, though the quality is much higher in Volume 2: The Great Cow Race. It's obvious the color was done by computer, and some of the panels are not as crisply digitized as others, and so some of the black outlines are pixelated. The inconsistency of quality is curious; perhaps some of the original artwork for the first volume had gone missing. Some of the computer effects are excessive. For example, a snow flurry has been added to an early action sequence. At first attractive, it becomes distracting clutter after a few panels. Most of the other visual effects are more natural. Also, this is the second time this comic has been shrunk. The one-volume edition was smaller than the original nine volumes and the new color volumes have been shrunk again. Surprisingly little detail is lost, considering the intricacy of Smith's art, though Thorn's eyes are occasionally crowded.

It's good to see Bone in color, and in such sharp color, too! Don't let the pixelation dishearten you; the sequel is much better.

My family loves the Bone books and we just downloaded the Bone game. It was great, but it also encouraged the kids to go back and read the book again for themselves. Great to see the kids so engaged in reading

I have been trying to find something new for my 8-year-old son that really grabs him. I found this book by accident and could not be happier. I have found him reading after bed time under his covers to find out what happens next after our nighttime reading ends. He has put all the remaining volumes on his Christmas list.