BONE COMIC SNAPPED UP BY WARNER.

Jeff Smith's comic book series BONE has been purchased by Warner,
VARIETY reports.

In-house producer Dan Lin will produce the Bugs Bunny meets LORD OF THE
RINGS property, which was purchased for a deal in the mid-six-figure
option against seven figures for purchase.

The comic will likely be a CG family cartoon, but could end up being
live-action, depending on the director.

Smith started self-publishing BONE in 1991. Scholastic, looking for
another franchise a la HARRY POTTER, picked up the series in 2005.

The first installment, entitled OUT FROM BONEVILLE, begins with the
three Bone cousins lost in the desert, but ends with them reuniting in
the family's farm run by Gran'Ma Ben and her granddaughter Thorn.

The Bone cousins slay dragons, fight rats and go treasure hunting in
other installments. Scholastic has sold more than a million copies of
the series, with two of the nine installments yet to be released.

Smith will executive produce the project. Jon Silk, VP of production for
Lin Pictures brought the project in and will co-produce.

Lin's other projects in the works for Warner include JUSTICE LEAGUE and
Korean remake THE CHASER.