THORN : COMPLETE PROTO BONE COLLEGE STRIPS 1982-1986 AND OTHER DRAWING TRADE PAPERBACK

The secret origin of Jeff Smith'sBONEComes to Light! Cartoon Books presentsTHORN: The Complete Proto- BONE College Strips from 1982 to 1986, and Other Early Drawings, reprinting the entire run of his earliest rendering of Jeff Smith's world-famous BONE characters for the first time. These comic strips reveal an early version ofBONEcalledTHORNthat was written for a college audience in the 1980s. THORN appeared in the pages of The Ohio State University's student newspaperThe Lantern. A few were reprinted in a self-published 1983 book called THORN: Tales fromThe Lantern. Another small selection was published in 2008's limited edition fundraiser for OSU's Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum calledBefore BONE. Both books are long out of print and sell at collector's prices. There has never been an official, complete run published until now. This beautiful edition includes plenty of bonus material such as recently discovered early drawings of theBONEcharacters, essays and interviews.