You might want to read my review for Out From Boneville first!

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SYNOPSIS

The cornerstone of GRAPHIX, our new graphic novel imprint, BONE is the incredible comic book saga of an unlikely hero who must save an idyllic valley from the forces of evil.

In THE GREAT COW RACE, volume 2 of this 9-book epic, Fone Bone and his cousins plan to return home after visiting the village of Barrelhaven with Thorn and Gran’ma Ben. But Phoney risks everything on one last get-rich-quick scheme for the town’s annual Great Cow Race. As usual, Phoney’s plans go disastrously awry, and Boneville seems further away than ever. Meanwhile, ominous signs indicate that a war is brewing, and Fone finds himself helping his friends defend their valley from a formidable enemy.

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REVIEW

Memory is funny.

I could barely remember this one, even began wondering if I skipped it when I read the series as a child. Then the cow race began, unearthing the most vivid memory of a single, specific panel that made me burst out laughing in the early 2000s and again in 2023.

My crush on Rose Harvestar intensifies with every detail we discover about her. It frustrates me how little attention my child self paid to her. Every other important character feels like a long forgotten friend, but she’s someone I’m discovering for the first time. Maybe I wasn’t paying enough attention to older characters, back then.

The rat people make me laugh everytime they appear. I absolutely adore them & I’ve been doodling them everywhere in my notebooks.

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