On this Wikipedia the bone filet mignon links are at the top of the page across from the article title. For joeys, the juveniles of possums, see Opossum. Bone is an American independently-published graphic novel series, written and illustrated by Jeff Smith, originally serialized in 55 irregularly released issues from 1991 to 2004.
Smith’s black-and-white drawings, inspired by animated cartoons and comic strips, are singularly characterized by a mixture of both light-hearted comedy and dark fantasy thriller. The author, Jeff Smith, describes the comics as “a fish-out-of-water story. Bone has received numerous awards, among them ten Eisner Awards and eleven Harvey Awards. Fone Bone and his two cousins, Phoncible P. After crossing a desert, Smiley finds a hand-drawn map that they use to navigate their way across the fantasy landscape. The rest of the series is made up of similar quest stories, but with varying settings and plot lines.
All of the comics maintain the elements of fantasy and humor that Smith employs in Out from Boneville, as well as the intensity of an adventure story. The Bone comics are a series of fictional graphic novels, that tells stories of mystery, romance and adventure. The novels are written as fantasy stories, following a hero on their quest. They are also meant to be read as a comedy, with elements of sarcasm and exaggeration. Smith is the author of a few suspenseful mystery novels, but he mainly produces graphic novels. Over the years he has published other graphic novels, written comics for DC Comics and created other comic book series. He is most famous, however, for Bone.
The author and illustrator, Jeff Smith, made the decision to create Bone in the classic black-and-white comic book style. Critics speculate that he did this so that he could maintain the clear lines that allow for exaggerated characters that contrast their subtle, detailed backgrounds. The background of the story is mainly set in the Valley but Boneville is mentioned throughout. The series centers on the Bone cousins, bald cartoon characters. The group includes avaricious Phoncible P.