Jeff Smith, creator of the comic epic 'Bone,' has canceled his book tour after going into cardiac arrest last Sunday.
Since March, Smith had been on his Dawn of Men tour, celebrating the release of his new prehistoric graphic novel,. He had four more stops lined up for the year, including an appearance at New York Comic-Con. But a statement shared by his publisher, Cartoon Books, has announced that he is currently recuperating from cardiac arrest, which he suffered last Sunday.
"There will be a long road to recovery, so regrettably we must cancel the remainder of his book tour this year," reads aon the publisher's website. "Our apologies to his fans who were coming to see him at: Rob Con , CXC , Bedrock Comic Con , and NYCC ." The statement concludes, "We hope this is just a bump in the road and that Jeff will see you all next year. Thank you for your support and understanding at this time."| Credit: Jeff Smith, DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP via Getty, the hugely successful comic that began in the 1990s as a combination of classic comic-strip whimsy and grand-scale Tolkienesque storytelling.
Smith self-published the original run of comics, which followed three bone-shaped cartoon cousins who've been exiled into Boneville, where they begin their ambitious fantasy adventure. The series eventually won several Eisner Awards and Harvey Awards, and was named one ofPlans to adapt the saga into an animated series were previously set with
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