Bone Stupid, Stupid Rat-Tails

by Jeff Smith and Thomas E. Sniegoski

Book Overview

Reveals the story of Big Johnson Bone, the discoverer of the Rolling Bone River and the founder of Boneville. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1888963069
• ISBN13: 9781888963069
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Cartoon Books
• Length: 101 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.8" x 10.2"

Customer Reviews

Great Comics - My boys really like them.

I bought this book for my 9 yr old son and he is very pleased.

Silly and fun

I've loved all the Bone stuff I've read so far, and this volume makes a great digression from the main storyline. It's extremely humorous, and very creative. Bone fans ought to read it, and those new to Smith's work might enjoy it as well.

A good tall-tale

I read "Stupid Stupid Rat-Tails" before I read the original "Bone" series (I randomly grabbed it off the public library book shelf and hadn't really heard of Bone yet) - so maybe this makes me a little less harsh in my review of the book. I think SSRT is a nice, quick, tall-tale of a story with a fun adventure, and humerous characters and dialogue. It wasn't meant to be an epic like the main series "Bone", just a quick romp to fill us in on a bit of history of the rat creatures. Being that it is a prequel-esque story, no previous knowlege of the Bone series is required. And long-time Bone fans should be aware that when you boil it down this book has very little connection to the larger "Bone" story other than Big Bone Johnson and the rat creatures themselves; I don't think it was meant to be any kind of lead-in to the Bone series. Anyway, good rainy-day read when you need a chuckle or two. :D

Anything Bone is worthy, but Bone is worthier.

Jeff Smith, Stupid, Stupid Rat-Tails (Cartoon Books, 2000) Yes, folks, it's Bone: The Prequel! Here we have the story of Big Johnson Bone, explorer by trade and founder of Boneville, and (obliquely) how he came to do so. This, as to be expected if you've read the Bone saga (and if you haven't, what on Earth are you waiting for?), involves a lot of cute baby animals, a dragon or two, and a large, incredibly stupid army of rat creatures. It's chock full of the same kind of stuff that makes Bone such a treasure. Also added, for your reading enjoyment, is a Riblet comic. Set in the same world as the Bone stories (i.e., a world inhabited by stupid, stupid rat creatures), the Riblet stories are concerned with, no surprise here, Riblet, a baby boar. In this tale, Riblet has been kidnapped by a couple of rat creatures with a taste for pork, and must escape. Which is somewhat difficult, if you're not actually smart enough to realize you've been kidnapped. Everything that comes out of Cartoon Books is worth reading. You want it all. I'd suggest starting with some of the earlier Bone stories before this, but you will eventually get around to it. Trust me. ****

Stupid Stupid Rat Tails, I love them

The Stupid Stupid Rat Tails is a excellent comic book. I love the way Jeff Smith draws. I have read all his Bone books and Stupid Stupid Rat Tails and I have never been disapointed or let down. I have become one of his biggest fans. The talking monkey Mr Pip is truthfull, I love his wit. The baby creatures of the forest whos parents were ate by the Rat creature queen are cute and cuddley. I just love this comic book.