The idea for BIG-BONED

... came to me about 8 or 9 years ago—which is when I first began writing it as a novel. Originally titled FAT, it was based more on my personal life-long struggles with weight. BIG-BONED is mostly fiction, but there are similarities within. Write what you know, right?

I toyed with the idea of turning it into a graphic novel myself but couldn't seem to detach myself from the story enough to draw it out. Then, a few years later, I met Chris, a young graphic designer itching to do something—anything. So I posed BIG-BONED to him and he said "yes."

He's regretted that day ever since.

--Jim

Below: my original thumbnail concept panels. If we did BIG-BONED the way I was laying it out, it would eventually amount to about 7,683 pages. Click the pic for a larger view.