My first encounter with Bone was in a comic shop in Arnhem, Holland. (Bone is sold in almost every "American-comic-importing" comic shop here. It's strange, though... I get the feeling that if you read Bone here in Holland, that you become hardcore at once!)

I saw this comic. The 3 Bone cousins at the cover of Bone#1 attracted me. A little voice inside my head said:
"OPEN IT, YOU MORON!!! YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS COMIC!!!" I flipped the pages and saw cool art and nice humor. I instantly fell in love with the magnificent art. As I flipped the pages, I discovered that this was a comic sold in separate issues.  It almost kept me from collecting it. Usually, I read comics you can buy almost anywhere. I was some kind of afraid that I would never get this series complete.  I bought the comic anyway...just trying it out...

After I had read issue #1 I said "thank you" to the little voice in my head...for Bone was indeed a comic, I HAD to read! So I went back to the store a few days after and bought Bone 2,3 and 4. Then...after issue 4 I discovered Bone wasn't just a comic with good humor and beautiful art... The comic began to develop a larger storyline! I became more interested and it was a few weeks after my first encounter that I decided to go to the comic shop...and buy ALL BONE-comics available!

Right now, I am a proud owner of Bone #1 - #33 and I even managed to get Bone 13 1/2 and the Bone Source Book. I am still amazed by  the fact that every issue of Bone makes me more addicted! AND MORE AND MORE INPATIENT! (On the other hand... I can see that this 2 months is needed to make a comic of this quality).

Bone is some kind of drug:

• After trying it for only once, you become addicted
• Just like a drug, Bone's an escape out of reality
• After a while, you want more... and then more... and then more, more!!!
• Then you start to collect all things related to the drug: merchandise
• If your dealer (comic shops) STILL didn't get the newest issue...you'd almost like to strangle him! (or her)