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jazminrose's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 STARS
I enjoyed the trip down memory lane from Smith, as well as his interview at the end of the book. I also really liked the fun little comic post-Bone saga. But I was not a fan of the essay that was Part 2. It wasn’t bad or poorly written, just not my thing.
I enjoyed the trip down memory lane from Smith, as well as his interview at the end of the book. I also really liked the fun little comic post-Bone saga. But I was not a fan of the essay that was Part 2. It wasn’t bad or poorly written, just not my thing.
tealeafbooks's review against another edition
3.0
If you have never read BONE, fix that problem. --ahem--If you have never read BONE, this will be the most boring, tedious dose of misery. If you read and enjoyed BONE and you have an appreciation for literature, literary history, the Hero's Journey, comics, and/or the history of comics, your nerdy self will leave the book satisfied.
I only have two complaints.
1. It becomes a bit repetitive and "I already know this, so why tell it all" towards the end. Mainly in "The Story and Its Influences."
2. I am cursed/blessed with finding typos and errors in nearly everything I read. "...that Smith read as child" is missing "a"--a child (p. 93).
I only have two complaints.
1. It becomes a bit repetitive and "I already know this, so why tell it all" towards the end. Mainly in "The Story and Its Influences."
2. I am cursed/blessed with finding typos and errors in nearly everything I read. "...that Smith read as child" is missing "a"--a child (p. 93).
havardw's review against another edition
Artig med en ny historie, men den var egentlig ikke så spesiell. Det som virkelig var artig var å lse Jeff Smiths beskrivelse av hvordan det var å jobbe i tegneseriebransjen da han startet opp.
wesleyboy's review against another edition
4.0
Great little add on story of the Bone cousins in the desert and a whole bunch of stuff about the history of Bone.
I enjoyed the former, and I’m sure completists will enjoy the latter.
I enjoyed the former, and I’m sure completists will enjoy the latter.
mschlat's review against another edition
3.0
A mixed bag. The volume starts with a Bone story which picks up at the end of the big ol' Bone One Volume edition. It's charming, funny, and completely unnecessary to the Bone storyline --- just a nicely appreciated piece of lagniappe. Then you get an essay from Jeff Smith on the history of Bone, complete with pictures and reminiscences on the self-publishing scene. (A fun read for me as the 90's was when I got into independent/alternative comics.) Finally, there's the Bone Companion, which is mostly just essays on the plot of Bone and influences. I found this fairly boring and overstated at times (the author wants to compare Bone to a ton of literary and comics classics).
If you really like Bone, I think you should pick this up. But be aware that you aren't missing much if you don't.
If you really like Bone, I think you should pick this up. But be aware that you aren't missing much if you don't.
ostrava's review against another edition
2.0
I only read the small chapter at the beginning. A cute aftertaste but not needed. Nothing was really gained from its existence other than proofing to the reader that yes, Bone is indeed over and you can now move on. And that's fine.
The essays I dunno, didn't read them, they looked OK I guess. In good faith, I wouldn't recommend buying it. I took this one from the library. It's a good idea to put money into Bone, it's maybe not a good idea to put money into the Coda, unless you're like, a HUGE fan.
The essays I dunno, didn't read them, they looked OK I guess. In good faith, I wouldn't recommend buying it. I took this one from the library. It's a good idea to put money into Bone, it's maybe not a good idea to put money into the Coda, unless you're like, a HUGE fan.
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
3.0
Did I really not write a review for this? Weird. I compose reviews in my head a lot of the time, I carry books downstairs, and when I carry them back upstairs the review is suppose to be done.
The short at the beginning was fine, a bit better than typical so basically a 3.5
The publishing history of the series with the story of the independent comics business with photos was great, I wish it was longer and with more anecdotes, so basically a 4
The portions of the rest that talked about the series was better - I didn't get much from the plot summaries - a little long, a little boring - but really not bad so basically a 3
So 3.5 of 5 and now maybe I'm done with Bone?
The short at the beginning was fine, a bit better than typical so basically a 3.5
The publishing history of the series with the story of the independent comics business with photos was great, I wish it was longer and with more anecdotes, so basically a 4
The portions of the rest that talked about the series was better - I didn't get much from the plot summaries - a little long, a little boring - but really not bad so basically a 3
So 3.5 of 5 and now maybe I'm done with Bone?
librarycobwebs's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5