{"product_id":"thorn-comp-proto-bone-college-strips-1982-1986-other-drawing-01-15-2025-cartoon-books","title":"Thorn Comp Proto Bone College Strips 1982-1986 Other Drawing (01\/15\/2025) Cartoon Books","description":"The secret origin of Jeff Smith's \u003ci\u003eBONE\u003c\/i\u003e Comes to Light! Cartoon Books presents \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 Jeff Smith's world-famous BONE characters for the first time. These 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. THORN 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: Tales from\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe 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. 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 \u003ci\u003eBONE\u003c\/i\u003e characters, essays and interviews.","brand":"Golden Apple Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59061472133201,"sku":"DEC241446","price":26.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/5023\/8545\/files\/STL316087.jpg?v=1770382764","url":"https:\/\/apocalypsevinyl.com\/products\/thorn-comp-proto-bone-college-strips-1982-1986-other-drawing-01-15-2025-cartoon-books","provider":"Apocalypse Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}