The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 9 books · 1995 to 2004

Jeff Smith

FantasyChildren’sComic fantasyMiddle-grade fantasyGraphic novels

Jeff Smith's Bone is an epic fantasy comic in which three cartoon cousins, run out of Boneville, are lost in a valley of dragons, rat creatures and a hidden princess. It mixes Pogo-style comedy with Tolkien-style adventure.

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Bone

9 books · Set in the ValleyGraphic novelsMiddle-grade fantasyComic fantasy
  1. 1Out from Boneville1995With Fone BoneBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Great Cow Race1996With Fone BoneBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Eyes of the Storm1996With Fone BoneBuy on Amazon
  4. 4The Dragonslayer1997With Fone BoneBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Rock Jaw: Master of the Eastern Border1998With Fone BoneBuy on Amazon
  6. 6Old Man's Cave1999With Fone BoneBuy on Amazon
  7. 7Ghost Circles2001With Fone BoneBuy on Amazon
  8. 8Treasure Hunters2002With Fone BoneBuy on Amazon
  9. 9Crown of Horns2004With Fone BoneBuy on Amazon

Characters

6 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

The Valley