{"product_id":"jeff-smith-frederick-luis-aldama-9781496824790","title":"Jeff Smith: Conversations","description":"First 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\u003eT?i: 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\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frederick Luis Aldama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496824792\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496824790\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/29\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Frederick Luis Aldama","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44054806823167,"sku":"9781496824790","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0c527158-bc2c-4f37-8fb3-c94ca6031d58.jpg?v=1685032107","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jeff-smith-frederick-luis-aldama-9781496824790","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}