Jess Smart Smiley

C’est Bon Anthology is an anthology of graphic short stories from artists from all over the world. The selected works are based on a will to experiment and a passion for telling good stories. A mix of established artists and new talent. First regular issue in full color!

Megan Hathaway was supposed to be helping put together a newspaper for her English class, but everything is going wrong! Weird Randall keeps trying to mail potatoes, evil vice-principal Mr. Fisher has imprisoned the class's best artist, and, oh geez, Olivia just yarked in a trombone! Can you help Megan save school journalism? Or will you let the secret history of Sunbright School remain hidden forever? With more than twenty-five different endings, Newsroom Nonsense is a misadventure you’ll be coming back to over and over.

Megan Hathaway came to Sunbright Middle School’s Science Fair expecting to have fun—she and her friend Charlotte had prepared a presentation on crow calls, and their table gave her a great view of her crush. But somehow, everything is going wrong. There are lemons all over the hallways, Megan’s parents insist on embarrassing her, and rumour has it that the monstrous Sunbright Muck Man is trudging through the school! Can YOU help Megan get through this day with her dignity and her life?! With over twenty-five different parallel realities to explore in Science Fair Frenzy, there’s gotta be at least one where Megan gets a happy ending . . . right?!* *We cannot confirm the existence of a good timeline in Science Fair Frenzy.

In the second volume of the What Happens Next? graphic novel series, YOU decide whether Sunbright Middle School's science fair is a success-- or if it all goes up in flames Megan Hathaway came to Sunbright Middle School's Science and Invention Fair expecting to have fun--she and her friend Charlotte had prepared a presentation on crow calls, and their table gave her a great view of her crush, Dillon. But for some reason, everything is going wrong. There are lemons all over the hallways, Megan's parents insist on embarrassing her, and there are rumors that the monstrous Sunbright Muck Man is on the hunt Can YOU help Megan get through this day with her dignity and her life? With over 25 different parallel realities to explore in Science Fair Frenzy, there's gotta be at least one where Megan gets a happy ending...right*? *We cannot confirm the existence of a happy ending in Science Fair Frenzy.

Megan Hathaway is in charge of Sunbright Middle School’s talent show, and everything is going wrong. Animals are running wild backstage, Vice Principal Fisher is out for blood, and Megan’s friend Olivia might be turning into a zombie. Can you help Megan salvage this mess, or will you doom her to an eternity in the school’s basement? With more than twenty-five different endings, Talent Show Trouble is a misadventure you’ll be coming back to over and over.

In this first volume of the What Happens Next? graphic novel series, YOU decide if Megan will run the Sunbright Middle School's talent show smoothly...or right into the ground Megan Hathaway is in charge of Sunbright Middle School's talent show, and everything is going wrong. Animals are running wild backstage, vice-principal Fisher is out for blood, and Megan's friend Olivia might be turning into a zombie. Can YOU help Megan salvage this mess, or will you doom her to an eternity in the school's basement? With over 25 different endings, What Happens Next: Talent Show Troubles is an interactive misadventure you'll be coming back to over and over

10 Little Monsters discover some of the most unique and interesting things about California and what it has to offer. Silly, over-the-top fun, and a bit macabre, 10 Little Monsters Visit California is the perfect counting and cultural book for every little boy and ghoul!

Harold, the sugar-loving vampire boy, is back with all his spooky friends for an all-new adventure! In the wake of Book One, witches are no longer plaguing the country... but their hats remain, charged with magical mischief! Jess Smart Smiley returns for a delightful all-ages romp in beautiful black, white, and green.

Harold is a friendly young vampire - but he loves candy so much, thedentist might have to pull his teeth! Now, what if he and the dentist, plus acouple friendly bats, all get caught up in the evil plots of the local witch?It's a wild magical romp for all ages, just in time forHalloween!

10 years of C’est Bon, 10 years of broadening the horizons of what comics can be, 10 years of comics as art, of art as comics. We celebrate this with return appearances of some of the great artists who have been in the anthology before and a CBQ&A with one of the founding members, Oskar Aspman.

There are many kinds of levels out there: Physical, psychological, spiritual and digital. Every story in C´est Bon Anthology vol. 13 is on a level of its own. In "Giving Ground", Lars Krantz shows the passing of time as a mechanism in body and clockwork alike. In Chad Verrill's stories, medieval art meets video game graphics and creates a unique vision. Victor Kerlow blurs the line between being awake and dreaming, in a story called "Weird Things Downstairs". Veiko Tammjärv creates iconic narrative art scapes in "Ape and the City", where story is symbolic as much as it is sequential. And more stories, more levels. Volume 13 features Niklas Asker (SE), Allan Haverholm (DK), Victor Kerlow (US), Lars Krantz (SE), Lawrence Marvit (US), Jess Smart Smiley (US), Veiko Tammjärv (EST), Chad Verrill (US), Rikke Villadsen (DK) and Henric Wallmark (SE). Beautiful narrative art by the best artists on every level.

This volume of C'est Bon Anthology explores the Good, the Bad, and the Putrid. An Expiration Date is the point dividing a period of time in "before" and "after". And the after rarely smells very good. The graphic short stories in C'est Bon Anthology vol. 12 Expiration Date, all deal with things that expire, whether it be bodily flesh, or emotions that change and turn sour. Although we like to think that C'est Bon Anthology ages like fine wine, you should definitely read this issue while it's fresh. Volume 12 features Mari Ahokoivu (FI), Oskar Aspman (SE), Ole Comoll (DK), Davide Catania (IT), Carolin Hansson (SE), Victor Kerlow (US), Sarah Kläpp (SE) and Jess Smart Smiley (US). Fine, fine narrative art, by the best professionals anywhere.