By: Jeff Smith, Charles Vess Publisher: Cartoon Books Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: Cartoon Books Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 160 Publication Date: March 15, 2002 Reading Level: Young Adult
Product Description: The hit comic book mini-series Rose now comes to you in a single handsome package with a brand-new cover! Released over a yearlong period to rave reviews (and an Eisner nomination for best painter), the Bone prequel by Jeff Smith and Charles Vess can now be read as it was originally intended - as one massive epic. In the old days, when BONE'S Gran'ma Ben was a teenager, a terrifying dragon laid siege to the small towns of the Northern Valley. Unknown to Princess Rose (young Gran'ma Ben), the strange dragon is actually the minion of the Ancient Enemy called the Lord of the Locust. Unable to defeat the monster, Rose seeks the advice of her advisor, who tells the young princess how to destroy the dragon - - - but at a terrible cost.
Excellent! but very different from Bone I decided to read this volume because I've been enjoying the bone series so much, and I liked it a lot. It's a wonderful fantasy adventure with some serious themes and a complicated plot. It doesn't have the humor of Bone and the illustration style is completely different, but I still would recommend it highly.
What comics should be It doesn't get much better. Charles Vess's vivid and adaptable watercolor technique is the ideal vehicle for Jeff Smith's outstanding fantasy story.
The pieces all look familiar, but handled well: princesses being trained in esoteric arts, ancient evil eager for a new incarnation, friendly familiar beasts, and more. Like a good chef proving that common ingredients can make uncommon treats, Smith combines them in ways that keep the reader guessing, but always adhere to their own inner logic. As you expect in the best illustrated fiction, Vess maintains a strong style throughout, while changing by moments to support the narrative.
I have to admit, the Bone comics never grabbed me, based on casual inspection. If this is a fair sample of what I'll see there, I've deprived myself for way too long. Whether Bone stands up to my hopes or not, this one meets the highest standards.
-- wireweird
Rose by Jeff Smith & Charles Vess IN THE BOOK THERE IS A CHARACTER CALLED THE LORD OF THE LOCUST HOWS TRIEING TO RULL THE WORLD AND FREE THE GIANT LOCUST.
THE BOOK WAS VERY EXCITING BECAUSE IT'S FULL OF ACTION AND IS LIKE A MIDDEVEL TIMES WITH DRAGONS, CREACHERS, & MAGIC. WHEN I WAS READING IT I FELT AS IF I WAS IN IT BECAUSE ALL THE EXSITMENT AND ADVENTCHER. I THOUGHT THE MAIN CONFLICT WAS ALL RIGHT BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T BE MUCH OF A BOOK IF THERE WASN'T A MAIN CONFLICT. THE CHARACTERS SEAMED KIND OF REAL BESIDES THE MAGIC. THEY HAD ALL THE MAIN ASENTSHOLS OF A HUMEN. ( A HEAD,ARMS, LEGS, PLUS UPPER AND LOWWER BODY.) I THOUGHT THE ENDING WAS DISAPPOINTING BECAUSE SHE SACROFIISET HER DOG INSTAED OF HER EVEL SISTER HOW TRIED TO KILL HER IN THE FRIST PLACE.
IT SEAMS HIS WRITING STILL SCREEMS ACTION PACKED ADVENTCHER. I THINK HE USES IT IN THE RIGHT SPOTS AND USES IT IN WAYS THAT ARE LIKE ACTION SEENS OR SHOCKING SEENS. SOME OF HIS CHARACTERISTICS ARE SHOWING WHEN A CHARACTER IS SHOWING EXSPERASHIONS AND WHEN SOMEONE'S TACKING ACTION. HE RELLY DOSEN'T DO DIALOGUE AND TONE, BUT HE DOSE DO A LITTLE BIT OF DESCRPIPTION AND HE'S PRITY GOOD AT IT TO. I THINK HIS WRITING IS APPSILLUTLY ASOME.
I SAY THAT THIS IS THE BEST BOOK I'VE EVER READ. IT'S LIKE WACHING A MOVIE THAT MACKS YLOU JUMP OUT OF YOUR SETS. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS BOOK FOR OTHERS BECAUSE IT'S FULL OF ACTION, ADVENTCHER, AND A BATTLE OF GOOD V.S. EVEL.
THIS BOOK WOULD MAKE A GOOD BOOK FOR ASINGEMENTS OR FOR PLESHER READING.
Great book It's doesn't have the comedy of the other Bone books but fills in a lot of backstory, is beautifully drawn and colored, and is actually quite scary.
Highly Recommended to "Bone" Fans To anyone who has or is reading the "Bone" series- pick this up!
I was hesitent to pick up a copy myself- the color illustrations by Charles Vess were strange and foreign to the black and white cartoons of Jeff Smith, but I decided to give it a chance. While it lacks some of the witty humor of the series, this is a action-packed prequel to an already fantastic epic story.
Jeff Smith masterfully weaves this installment into the rest of the series. He may not illustrate this part of the story, but his writing is as rich and deep as it's ever been. The reader is given a greater appreciation for the series by jumping back in "Bone" history and following the backstories of Grandma Ben, Lucius Down, the Great Red Dragon, and others. You may even be shocked from what you discover!
A definite "must have" for any fan.
NOTE: This book is best read after Book Six: Old Man's Cave, which also is the end of Part Two. (Reading "Rose" after Book Seven: Ghost Circles is fine too.) If you read this book before the "Bone" series (even though it is the prequel), many suprises of the series will be ruined.
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