And then you have these ominous eyes peering at the character from the shadows, barely visible except for the white of his eyes. Not naive But the type that looks like he’ll be taken advantage of because of his good-naturedness. We immediately get the idea that the main character looks affable the rounded features, the side smile, the hint of a blush, all give an overall impression of a “nice-guy” type. Smith’s illustration does an admirable job of capturing the qualities of his protagonist. Let’s take a look at the cover, for example:Īlthough the adage “don’t judge a book by the cover” is often true, I don’t think this idea applies to graphic novels. As a graphic novel, this is done on both the visual and verbal level. Every page has you asking questions, drawing you in to keep reading until you’ve found the answers. Reading Bone for the first time with Munier’s ideas on my mind, it becomes quickly obvious that Smith is a master of the micro questions. the micro questions – questions that are scattered throughout sentences and paragraphs at every opportunity.the meso questions – questions that drive every scene.the macro question – the *big question* that drives the plot.In one section she details the 3 levels of “story questions”: Munier, as a writer, editor, and literary agent, certainly approaches the art of writing – and selling your writing – from every angle possible. Accidentally, because I did not think I’d be using her advice to examine and dissect someone’s else’s work. It accidentally gave me the opportunity to read Writing with Quiet Hands (2015) by Paula Munier first. FOR THIS REASON, ALL MY COMIC LISTINGS ARE AS IS WITH NO RETURNS.But, in a way, I’m glad I waited until now to read Bone Vol 1 (published in 1995!). My gradings are my attempts to be pretty close to accurate. I am not a professional grader, I know when a comic is read most people won't state it as Near Mint anymore. I accept Money Orders, Bank Issued Cashier's Checks, and Paypal (must have a paypal CONFIRMED ship to address). OVERALL grade is around FINE/FINE+ condition (very fine+ interior, front of cover is fine+, but crease on back cover lowered overall grade). This is a Trade Paperback BOOKSHELF EDITION (so spine title can be read when placed on a bookshelf).ġ38 Color Pages.

This Trade Paperback Volume Collects Issues #1-6 of Jeff Smith's BONE series IN FULL COLOR (the original Cartoon Books BONE Series was in black and white). This posting is for a RARE FIRST PRINT of 'BONE Volume 1: OUT FROM BONEVILLE' Trade Paperback Graphic Novel published by Scholastic Books in 2005. Just click on 'view store' on any single listing to view all my listings.*** $6.00 TOP RATE Media Mail Shipping (a little slower but saves you lots of $$$) ON ALL SINGLE LISTINGS (excluding pre-bulked lots), such as: Comics, Trade Paperbacks, Novels, Record Albums, etc.

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