{"product_id":"9781496824806-jeff-smith-conversations","title":"Jeff Smith","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConversations\u003cbr\u003eJeff Smith (b. 1960) has made an indelible mark on the comics industry. This career-spanning collection of interviews, ranging from 1999 to 2017, enables readers to follow along with Smith's development as an independent creator, writer, and illustrator.\u003cbr\u003eFirst with his magisterial fantasy \u003ci\u003eBone\u003c\/i\u003e to his mind-bending, time-warping sci-fi noir\u003ci\u003e RASL\u003c\/i\u003e, Paleolithic-Set fantasy \u003ci\u003eTüki: Save the Humans\u003c\/i\u003e, arthouse-styled superheroic miniSeries \u003ci\u003eShazam!\u003c\/i\u003e, and his latest children’s book \u003ci\u003eSmiley’s Dream Book\u003c\/i\u003e, Jeff Smith (b. 1960) has made an indelible mark on the comics industry.\u003cp\u003e As a child, Smith was drawn to Charles Schulz’s \u003ci\u003ePeanuts\u003c\/i\u003e, Carl Barks’s \u003ci\u003eDonald Duck\u003c\/i\u003e, and Walt Kelly’s \u003ci\u003ePogo\u003c\/i\u003e, and he began the daily practice of drawing his own stories. After writing his regular strip \u003ci\u003eThorn \u003c\/i\u003efor The Ohio State University’s student paper, Smith worked in animation before creating, writing, and illustrating his runaway success, \u003ci\u003eBone\u003c\/i\u003e. A comedic fantasy epic, \u003ci\u003eBone \u003c\/i\u003efocuses on the Bone cousins, white, bald cartoon characters run out of their hometown, lost in a distant, mysterious valley. The self-published Series ran from 1991 to 2004 and won numerous awards, including ten Eisner Awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e This career-spanning collection of interviews, ranging from 1999 to 2017, enables readers to follow along with Smith's development as an independent creator, writer, and illustrator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40827759624289,"sku":"9781496824806","price":22.21,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_38262017_deb26096-2929-4be9-803b-3d6a22dffd43.jpg?v=1763862756","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781496824806-jeff-smith-conversations","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}