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Bone 27
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COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Bone 27
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Grade:
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9.8
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Certification #:
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0236225004
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Owner:
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DocGo
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
Label Notes
Jeff Smith story, cover, and art
Synopsis
The final chapter in the Dragonslayer storyline has Phoney capturing the Great Red Dragon and Thorn returning to Barrelhaven. One of my top five favorite covers and the coloring by Drew is fantastic!
The Slab
Highest graded Signature Series! My raw book with the signature and Ted sketch obtained by facilitator Doug Peters at the 2014 Heroes Con. Officially graded by CGC on August 11, 2014.
Inside The Comic
Twenty two pages of story, one page of letters, and one page for an ad. The inside front cover has a drawing of Phoney pointing at Ted from page 4. The brief prologue is on the top left and the credits have a few more changes from the last issue: Written and Drawn by Jeff Smith, Cover Color by Drew. For Cartoon Books: Vijaya Iyer as President. For Image Comics: Larry Marder as Executive Director and 5 additional names for staff positions. The back cover has a panel from page 2 where Wendell identifies the Dragon’s Stair while Phoney isn’t impressed.
Ads
The single page ad is for Dusty Star by Joe Pruitt and Andrew Robinson. The inside back cover has an ad for Amanda and Gunn by Jimmie Robinson and Soulwind by Scott Morse.
Bone-a-Fides
The Bone-a-Fides has no fan letters. Just an email interview between Jeff and Brad Cook (from the Comic Club newsletter) about the 1997 Alternative Press Expo in San Jose. Everyone appeared to know that this was the last issue under the Image imprint so Brad asked Jeff if he still felt like a self-publisher while he was there. As he’s said a few times before, the amount of work was still the same for he and Vijaya and the printer’s bill came out of Cartoon Books’ pocket. He described “Image the publisher” as more of a technicality that didn’t really affect the process. The last pertinent question that Brad asked had to do with the “point of self-publishing: creative control and ownership”. Jeff correctly replied that Image allowed all of its creators to retain creative control and ownership so Brad’s definition of “self-publishing” may be a bit misplaced.
No update for the Name the Rat Creature Contest but Jeff did announce that the winner will be revealed in the next issue.
Estimated Copies Sold thru Diamond: 32649
Back Cover Collectible
Limited Edition Fone Bone Mug
This is certainly one of the most unique collectibles that was sold in the Bone Stuff line. I won’t say I’m a big fan of the product itself but I do applaud the effort. Lisa Bare was the sculptor and I think her & Jeff “signed” each one. I bought this example on eBay many years ago and it didn’t come with the original box. There were 300 total and this is numbered 87/300. The colors haven’t been altered, faded, or worn. This is how they originally looked.
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