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The second half of 2012 is shaping up to be an awesome one for alternative comics lovers. New books are promised by Robert Crumb, Dan Clowes, Chris Ware, Charles Burns and more. Here is a list of 20 books currently slated to come out by year's end that we're excited to see. Please keep in mind that release dates are tentative, and in the world of alternative comics, tentative release dates mean super-tentative. And we're regularly updating our Coming Soon section on our website with more awesome titles. Chester Brown: Ed The Happy Clown (Drawn & Quarterly) Due out June 5. Joe Sacco: Journalism (Metropolitan Books) Due out June 19. Dan Zettwoch: Birdseye Bristoe (Drawn & Quarterly) Due out June 19. Kevin Huizenga: Gloriana (Drawn & Quarterly) Due out July 3. James Kochalka: American Elf Vol. 4 (Top Shelf) Due out July 25. Seth: Pallookaville #21 (Drawn & Quarterly) Due out August 21. Los Bros Hernandez: Love & Rockets: New Stori...

So we just ran a new Atomic Books T-Shirt Contest. Our judges narrowed down the designs to 3 choices - an outer space design by Box Brown , a Moebius tribute by Mike Shea , and two mustachioed gentlemen engaged in fisticuffs by Noah Van Sciver . We then opened up the voting at our Retro Atomic 20 Years of Atomic Books Art show. The voting was fast and furious, and the ballots were counted and recounted. We're pleased to announce the winner of the year's t-shirt contest is Noah Van Sciver's design. We'll be making a limited edition batch of these, which should be available by the end of May. But you can pre-order now to make sure you reserve yourself one because once these are gone, they are gone. Thanks to everyone who voted, and double thanks to everyone who turned in designs, many of which would make a fine shirt, but there can be only one winner.

This year, we asked a number of our friends who are also cartoonists and comics publishers and editors what their favorite comics of 2011 were. Over the next few weeks, we'll be posting those lists. First up is Blammo Comics ' Noah Van Sciver .  1. Suspect Device #1 by Josh Bayer 2. Walt Disney's Donald Duck: Lost In The Andes by Carl Barks 3. Big Questions by Anders Nilsen 4. Black Eye Nr. 1 by Ryan Standfest 5. Paying For It by Chester Brown Visit Noah's blog.