Atomic Books Blog

As is our annual tradition, we invited a number of our friends who are also cartoonists, comics publishers and editors to tell us what their favorite comics of 2013 were. We'll be publishing them all over the next few weeks. J.T. Yost is the founder of Birdcage Bottom Books and a talented cartoonist. Visit his site.    Mr. Mom-ing for two kids doesn't leave me near enough time for reading comics, so my list will be comprised of comics that we distribute at Birdcage Bottom Books: (in no particular order) 1. Jason Little's Borb series This homage to classic newspaper strips like Gasoline Alley about a homeless alcoholic manages to be funny, moving and full of pathos. Gorgeous artwork throughout. 2. Marek Bennett's Slovakia: Fall in the Heart of Europe Marek's simply drawn anthropomorphic bunnies allow for such a huge range of emotion in this huge collection of diary comics and stories. I knew virtually nothing about Slovakia before reading th...

Once again we invited a number of our friends who are also cartoonists, comics publishers and editors to tell us what their favorite comics of 2012 were. We'll be posting those lists over the next couple weeks. J.t. Yost is the founder of Birdcage Bottom Books , the editor of the anthology Digestate and the creator of Losers Weepers , Snoop Doggy Dogg comics and more. (not in any particular order) 1. Jeff Zwirek's Burning Building Comix A truly innovative wordless comic. This full-color hardbound version collects the previously published mini-comics in a surprising format. Each story represents tenant(s) on each floor of a building that has caught fire. Even though every aspect of this book, from the architectural construction to the comic craft, has been lovingly considered, each story is essentially an enjoyable gag. In other words, Jeff takes comics' potential seriously, but he doesn't take himself too seriously. 2. Chris Ware's Building Sto...