Jeff Smith - Thorn: Hardcover Bundle

This bundle features three Jeff Smith books: 'Thorn: The Complete Proto-Bone College Strips 1982-1986, and Other Early Drawings', also includes three mini comics (featuring the Bone cousins) made by Jeff Smith between the ages of 9 and 14. Also included in this bundle are 5 prints.

'Thorn: The Complete Proto- Bone College Strips from 1982 to 1986, and Other Early Drawings' reprints the entire run of Jeff Smith's earliest rendering of the world-famous Bone characters for the first time. The comic strips reveal an early version of Bone called Thorn that was written for a college audience in the 1980s. Thorn appeared in the pages of The Ohio State University's student newspaper The Lantern.

A few were reprinted in a self-published 1983 book called Thorn: Tales from The Lantern. Another small selection was published in 2008's limited edition fundraiser for OSU's Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum called Before 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 the Bone characters, essays and interviews.

The three mini comics are a wonder. Created by Jeff Smith as a child they give a real insight into the mind and development of a precocious young talent. Featuring 'The Gem' (circa 1969), 'The Son of the Gem' (circa 1971), 'Fone Bone meets Mel Brooks' (circa 1974).

Author: Jeff Smith
Artist: Jeff Smith
Publisher: Cartoon Books, 2024
Number of pages: 304
Format: Hard Cover; Full Colour illustrations
Size: 11" x 9" (290mm x 230mm)
Condition: NM - Near Mint
Code: JSTHORN01