The Sci Fi Catholic Yak Module
Excellent essay. I remember seeing Bone at the comic shop growing up and wondering what it was about (I was into super hero books). I may have to pick this up, now.
Thanks, Kameron. Though I'm thinking I should have split it into parts. Nice review on your site, by the way.
No less than three times now I've stood in Borders with the massive complete collection in my hand and put it down for something else. I think it'll make it to the register next visit.
Congradulations, you have managed to overanalize something I didn't think could be over-analyzed.
Thanks, Anon! I love to overthink my comics! 
And incidentally, Anonymous, I'm a big fan of your poetry.
I would like to apologize for my earlier statement. When I posted it, I was angry that Fone Bone had been classified as an animal. The points you make are quite valid points that never occurred to me, and the only shortcoming is that the topics descussd only represent a narrow part of the story.
But I am sure that you will talk about those in another essay.
No sweat, Anon. The only comments that will bring down my ire are vulgar ones, and I respond to those by quietly deleting them. But you're free to disagree with me in any way you please. My response to your comment was meant to be in good humor. Maybe it needed a smiley... :D
And as for the animal thing, strictly speaking, no, he's not. I meant only that the romance between Bone and Thorn fits the animal paramour motif. If someone wrote a sci-fi love story about a human and an alien, that would arguably fit the motif as well, though you wouldn't have an animal in that case, either.
As for discussing all elements of the story? I'm sure I'll still have missed several by the time I'm done.
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I loved this post. I often evaluate the comics , science fiction and Fantasy I read through a Christian theological lens, so it's great to find your website. I have to differ with your supposition on a tie from the religious, cultural and magical systems of Bone to Hinduism, It seemed to me that its has more in common with Celtic mythology, and also the Australian Aboriginal concept of Dream-Time. This is just my reading of the work, but ist seemed Celtic with all those standing stones, and a Celtic influence fits with the European Folklore roots of most fantasy fiction.
Oh, yeah, the standing stones. I forgot about those. If you read the "sequel" post, I discuss the Australian Dreamtime. Standing stones, I believe, appear in a variety of contexts, not just a Celtic one, though I wouldn't be surprised if you can find some analogies.
The Hindu elements may be more of a veneer than anything else. The third, spiritual eye is the best example. You may know that Smith went to Kathmandu for architectural studies and apparently has family in India.
Actually, I learned just recently that Sinner's Rock is a real landform in Ohio. It may have no symbolic significance in Bone at all.
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