{"product_id":"thorn-the-complete-proto-bone-college-strips-1982-1986-and-other-early-drawings-paperback","title":"Thorn: The Complete Proto-Bone College Strips 1982-1986, and Other Early Drawings - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Secret Origin of Jeff Smith's \u003ci\u003eBONE\u003c\/i\u003e Comes to Light! NYT Bestselling Author Smith Returns to his Roots with a New Collection of His \u003ci\u003eTHORN\u003c\/i\u003e College Strips!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCartoon Books announces \u003ci\u003eTHORN: The Complete Proto- BONE College Strips from 1982 to 1986, and Other Early Drawings\u003c\/i\u003e, reprinting the entire run of his earliest rendering of the world-famous\u003ci\u003eBONE\u003c\/i\u003e characters for the first time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe comic strips reveal an early version of \u003ci\u003eBONE\u003c\/i\u003e called \u003ci\u003eTHORN\u003c\/i\u003e that was written for a college audience in the 1980s. \u003ci\u003eTHORN\u003c\/i\u003e appeared in the pages of The Ohio State University's student newspaper \u003ci\u003eThe Lantern\u003c\/i\u003e. A few were reprinted in a self-published 1983 book called \u003ci\u003eTHORN: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTales from The Lantern\u003c\/i\u003e. Another small selection was published in 2008's limited edition fundraiser for OSU's Billy Ireland Cartoon Library \u0026amp; Museum called \u003ci\u003eBefore BONE\u003c\/i\u003e. Both books are long out of print and sell at collector's prices. There has never been an official, complete run published until now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis beautiful edition includes plenty of bonus material such as recently discovered early drawings of the \u003ci\u003eBONE\u003c\/i\u003e characters, essays and interviews.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Cartoon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48686391230681,"sku":"9781888963861","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/3121\/5065\/files\/9781888963861.jpg?v=1778533760","url":"https:\/\/www.blacknectarbooks.com\/products\/thorn-the-complete-proto-bone-college-strips-1982-1986-and-other-early-drawings-paperback","provider":"blacknectar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}