In terms of both plot and character, how and why is the Hooded One’s gender significant? How might the story change if she had been a man? How would it change if we had known she was a woman all along?

Bone was originally published serially, in 55 issues over the course of 13 years. With this fact in mind, how does Smith integrate exposition and summarization into character interactions? How is expository dialogue utilized to move the story forward?

How is absurdity utilized in Bone?