The Cartoonist

The Cartoonist
Directed byKen Mills
Written byKen Mills
Based onBone
by Jeff Smith
Produced byKen Mills
Cameron James
Narrated byBeth Emery
CinematographyScott Myers
Jason Hambach
James McCullars
Andy Marshall
Mike Meyer
Edited byMike Meyer
Ken Mills
Jeff Drake
Production
company
Mills James Productions
Release date
  • May 22, 2009 (2009-05-22)
Running time
76 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Cartoonist: Jeff Smith, Bone and the Changing Face of Comics is a 2009 documentary about the life and art of Jeff Smith, the creator of the Bone comic series and described as one of America's greatest living cartoonists.[1] The feature-length film is by American director Ken Mills and was produced by Mills James Productions.[2][3][4]

The Cartoonist has been released for international distribution on DVD.

  1. ^ Lucy Shelton Caswell and David Filipi, Jeff Smith: Bone and Beyond (Columbus, OH.: The Ohio State University, Wexner Center for the Arts, 2008), ISBN 978-1-881390-46-6.
  2. ^ Starker, Melissa. Columbus Alive, Movie Reviews, 2009-05-21
  3. ^ Cross, David J. "Film Focuses on Local Artist", This Week Community News (Hilliard, Ohio), 2009-05-20
  4. ^ National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Ohio Valley Region, Focus Newsletter, 2009-05-18