Warners connected to the film 'Bone'

March 08, 2008 The fantasy series followed three cousins from the Bone family who are small, white and bald humanlike creatures with big noses. Scholastic has been publishing the collected stories in graphic novel format since 2005, selling more than 1 million copies so far. Smith, who will executive produce, was influenced by classic cartoonists Walt Kelly, Charles Schultz and Will Eisner on the series, which won several comic awards.

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