Jeff Smith (cartoonist)
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Jeff Smith (* 1960 in McKnees Rock, Pennsylvania, USA) is an American cartoonist, best known as the creator of the self-published comic book series Bone. He has also worked for Disney as an animator. He currently resides in Columbus, Ohio.
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[edit] Early life
Smith was born in McKnees Rock, Pennsylvania. His family moved to Columbus, Ohio, where he displayed an interest in cartoons dating back to as early as kindergarten. Smith made his mind up to become a cartoonist at nine years of age after a classmate brought a copy of some of Walt Kelly's Pogo comics to school.
Later in life, while attending Ohio State University, Smith put together a run of comic strips called Thorn which would ultimately become the first attempt at his later comic book series Bone.
[edit] Awards
Smith has won several awards, including the 1995, 1996, 1998, and 2000 National Cartoonists Society Comic Book Awards (for Bone), nine Harvey Awards: Best Cartoonist in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, and 2003, Special Award for Humor in 1994, and Best Graphic Album of Previously Published Works (for The Complete Bone Adventures) in 1994.
[edit] Current projects
Jeff Smith has for the last couple of years kept busy on writing and penciling a Captain Marvel (Shazam!) miniseries for DC Comics. Jeff's quote from the message board: "Shazam: The Monster Society of Evil is about Captain Marvel's early experiences, sort of like a Shazam: Year One kind of thing, so it is separate from their current continuity. It is about half done, and I'm having a blast doing it. I'm a Captain Marvel fan, and this is the Cheese story I always wanted to see!"
[edit] External links
- [1] - short bio from Boneville.com
- Jeff Smith's Official Boneville Message Board - from World Famous Comics Community
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