Bone
Bone occupies an interesting place in the comic book genre. It is, ostensibly, a children's story. It's generally filed in the children's section. Any nudity is reserved for characters who are essentially sexless, the violence manages to avoid gore, and the saltiest language that appears is "fiddlesticks". Despite that, it's considered one of the greats. It gets included on all those same lists and Watchmen and V For Vendetta and Sandman . Really it's one of those rare gems: a book that actually appeals to all ages. I went in expecting a fun, light adventure. I knew the basic premise: The Bone cousins are exiled from Boneville and find themselves in a hidden valley. I expected some fun stories and cute drawings. But it turns into a fantastic epic, complete with hidden royalty, betrayals, quests, destinies, and, of course, dragons. What would an epic fantasy be without dragons? And then there's the rat creatures. The stupid, stupid r...