<p>First with his magisterial fantasy Bone to his mind-bending, time-warping sci-fi noir RASL, Paleolithic-set fantasy T&uuml;ki: Save the Humans, arthouse-styled superheroic miniseries Shazam!, and his latest children&#39;s book Smiley&#39;s Dream Book, Jeff Smith (b. 1960) has made an indelible mark on the comics industry.</p><p>As a child, Smith was drawn to Charles Schulz&#39;s Peanuts, Carl Barks&#39;s Donald Duck, and Walt Kelly&#39;s Pogo, and he began the daily practice of drawing his own stories. After writing his regular strip Thorn for The Ohio State University&#39;s student paper, Smith worked in animation before creating, writing, and illustrating his runaway success, Bone. A comedic fantasy epic, Bone focuses on the Bone cousins, white, bald cartoon characters run out of their hometown, lost in a distant, mysterious valley. The self-published series ran from 1991 to 2004 and won numerous awards, including ten Eisner Awards.</p><p>This career-spanning collection of interviews, ranging from 1999 to 2017, enables readers to follow along with Smith&#39;s development as an independent creator, writer, and illustrator.</p>