Jeff Smith talks Tuki, self publishing, and Bone’s long road to the screen

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NEWS

• Artist/writer Jesse Hamm has passed away
• Image Comics signals ‘The Department of Truth’ is on the hunt for Bigfoot
• Regina King to direct adaptation of Image Comics’ ‘Bitter Root’
• Rob Liefeld Leaves Mighty Crusaders Due to Variant Cover Spoiler
• The Nice House on the Lake #1 sells more issues than TDoT (100k)
• Marvel unveils five-part series ‘X-Men: The Trial of Magneto’
• Marvel reveals new superhero and mutant Somnus to be revealed in ‘Marvel’s Voices: Pride’ #1
• John Romita Jr. and Dan Slott teaming up for ‘Fantastic Four’ 60th-anniversary issue
• Marvel celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with ‘Marvel’s Voices: Identity’
• Marvel teases the conclusion to ‘Infinite Destinies’ out August 2021
• CABLE: RELOADED #1 coming this August!

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. DC Festival of Heroes: The Asian Superhero Celebration #1 (Various)
2. Seven Secrets #7 (W: Tom Taylor, A: Daniele Di Nicuolo)

Nathan:

1. Time Before Time #1 (W: Declan Shalvey, Rory McConville, A: Joe Palmer)
2. Batman: The Detective #2 (W: Tom Taylor, A: Andy Kubert)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

• Dave: The Immortal Hulk: Time Of Monsters #1 (W: Alex Paknadel, A: Juan Ferreyra)
• Nathan: Fantastic Four: Life Story #1 (W: Mark Russell, A: Sean Izaakse)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

• Dave: Way of X #2 (Christian Ward variant)
• Nathan: Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point #3 (Donald Mustard variant)

Segment: Interview: Jeff Smith - Bone, RASL, new book TUKI: Fight for Fire Makes Debut on Kickstarter!

1. Congrats on the Kickstarter! How has the response been so far?
2. The original TUKI webcomic was in color, yet the new books are in black and white. What led to the decision to go back to basics here?
3. You mentioned in the Kickstarter press release that you really dove back into TUKI when COVID hit. Tell us a bit about that process and why it felt like it was finally time.
4. How has the story and world of TUKI evolved from the original webcomic to how it’s presented now?
5. What is it about ancient human history that interests you the most? - he’s kind of answering this!
6. It seems like the core of every myth is humanity’s attempt at understanding the world, what are you trying to “understand” at the core of Tuki?
7. Do you have any rituals when you approach the page each day, or the story as a whole? Something that gets you in the zone?
8. You’ve noted in previous interviews you’re a big reader. Do you have any favorite reads right now, novels or comics?
9. Were there any novels that lead to your discovery of the Tuki story?
10. The comics industry has changed a lot of the years, how has setting up Tuki on Kickstarter differed from self-publishing for you in the past? - i think we kinda covered this too OKAY!
11. Comics in general have changed over time, are there any developments you’ve embraced like digital technology, or digital comics for that matter?
12. We’d be remiss if we didn’t mention Bone today, which came back a few years ago in the form of Bone: Coda. How was it revisiting these old friends, and do you think there’s another Bone story in you somewhere? 
13. Bone adaptations have been attempted a few times over the years, but mostly in film format. Why do you feel that Netflix is the ideal home for this story?
14. Any chance we’ll finally see what Boneville looks like?
15. Are there any other projects you’d like to discuss or plug in today?

Off-Topic Top Shelf - Jeff Smith is into Marx Brothers movies, biographies on them, Sam Cook, Tune In Beatles