





January 5, 2012



CR Holiday Interview #16—Jeff Smith







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The year 2011 was the 20th year anniversary for Bone, Bone. I'm particularly taken by how lightly Smith pushes theme in a genre where theme is worn -- literally -- like armor. Bone works as both an extended, pleasurable, action-adventure story and for its almost casual development of ideas such as how single instants of commitment and intimacy can alter lives, how bad decisions can be as important as good ones, and how we orient ourselves towards the idea and reality of home.



The Columbus, Ohio-based cartoonist has continued to put his comics chops on display in the series RASL, four years old this March. RASL combines science fiction with true science literature and, of all things, noir. The latest issue,



Smith has alwaysshe's added to the landscape that you wished more people recognized?



SMITH: When I talk to people, I know they recognize what she's done.



SPURGEON: Oh, sure.



SMITH: She's my partner. I get a lot of credit for making smart moves in the industry. She made those decisions with me. A lot of them were led by her, like making sure our rights were intact so we could use them again on the next thing. She's written a lot of contracts that have gone on to be used by other people in the industry. Anything anyone gives me credit for, they should give credit to her, too.



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