At the age of nine, Jeff Smith dreamt up a cute, little character he namedFone Bone. More than a decade later, Bone became an overnight success,rocketing Smith to a level few independent cartoonists achieve. Publishedworld-wide and winner of countless awards, Bone would seemingly be acareer unto itself, but Jeff Smith isn’t one to rest on his laurels.DC’s Shazam: Monster Society of Evil and his newest creator-ownedseries RASL are proof that he is still one of the best cartoonists in thebusiness. Now, Eric Nolen-Weathington explores the career of Jeff Smith, a true ModernMaster, through a career-spanning interview with the artist, a discussion of hiscreative process, and mountains of rare and unseen art, including a huge galleryof commissioned pieces, plus 8 pages of full-color work.