Bone

A beloved fantasy epic originally serialized in black and white, Bone follows the three Bone cousins—Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone—as they are run out of their hometown and find themselves lost in a strange, enchanted valley. This Tokyopop edition, published from 2006 to 2009, collected the entire saga in a colorized, manga-sized format, introducing the series to a new generation. Written and drawn by Jeff Smith, the series is a masterful blend of high adventure, slapstick comedy, and dark fantasy, often compared to the works of Walt Kelly and J.R.R. Tolkien. Its enduring significance lies in its status as one of the most acclaimed independent comics of the 1990s, proving that a creator-owned, all-ages story could achieve both critical and commercial success.