Pre-order the new SNAKE PIT book & save!

It is on.

Pre-order the new Snake Pit book now!

Pay less than the retail cost ($17) for the new Snakepit diary comic collection, and get some limited edition goodies thrown in:

“Snake Pit Gets Old: Daily Diary Comics 2010 – 2012″ - Ben Snakepit returns with an all-new book of daily diary comics, three years in the making. As the title implies, Ben transitions from the pants-pooping idiocy of youth to the dark, sobering responsibilites of adulthood. Read along in amazement as he quits his bands, gets a real job, has a kidney stone removed and much much more. It’s 18+ fun for the whole family!
6″ x 8.5″, 288 pages.
Full-color cover with b&w interior. 

PLUS: one limited edition sticker and button!

Pre-sale price is just $15 plus shipping! Click here to order.
Books expected to ship in April 2013. 

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Save tons of money when you pre-order the new Snake Pit book, and get lots of goodies:

“Snake Pit Gets Old: Daily Diary Comics 2010 – 2012″ - Ben Snakepit returns with an all-new book of daily diary comics, three years in the making. As the title implies, Ben transitions from the pants-pooping idiocy of youth to the dark, sobering responsibilites of adulthood. Read along in amazement as he quits his bands, gets a real job, has a kidney stone removed and much much more. It’s 18+ fun for the whole family!
6″ x 8.5″, 288 pages. Retail cost $16.95
Perfect Bound with Full-color cover, B&W interior

“Snake Pit 2009″ – Ben Snakepit’s ninth year of diary comics sees him slipping further into domesticity and responsibility. But don’t worry, there’s still plenty of overindulgence, partying and punk rock!
6″ x 8.5″, 96 pages. Retail cost$6.00
Perfect Bound with Full-Color Cover, B&W interior

PLUS: one limited edition button & two stickers!

Pre-sale price is just $18 plus shipping! Click here to order.
Books expected to ship in April 2013.

New Snake Pit diary comic book by Ben Snakepit!

Guess we can let the cat out of the bag now that it’s official…

Birdcage Bottom Books will be publishing Ben Snakepit’s next comic diary collection (three years worth!), “Snake Pit Gets Old: Daily Diary Comics 2010-2012”. 

Release date is April 6th, 2013 (at the MoCCA Festival). We will be offering discounted pre-sales of the book along with limited edition goodies. Please sign up on our mailing list to receive the details as they are released. 

New year, new reviews!

A few new Digestate reviews:

Jason Das‘ glowing review on SuperVegan. Click here to read it!

Dan Murphy’s review on Juniperbug. Click here to read it!

Xaviar Xerexes review on Altertainment. Click here to read it!

Supervegan's stand-up fella Jason Das gives a glowing review of the Digestate anthology. He even manages to specifically mention a large portion of the 55 contributors (no small feat)! Read it here.

I should mention that if you are ever looking for a vegan/vegetarian or even just vegetarian-friendly restaurant in any of the five boroughs of NYC, SuperVegan has an invaluable searching tool. I've been using it for years, and it often turns me on to some great places I may not have found otherwise. 

Shout-out: Adam Hines

DIGESTATE CONTRIBUTOR:

ADAM HINES!

Portrait of The Artist as a Young Man

Adam Hines is the author of Duncan the Wonder Dog, a graphic novel series that is graciously published by AdHouse Books. He was born and raised in Illinois, and eats the same lunch every day.

Cover art for "Duncan The Wonder Dog"

Editor's note: Apparently Adam belongs to the James Kochalka School of Abbreviated Bio Blurb Writing as the above two sentences is all he gave me. So, allow me to expand a bit...

I remember Adam's book creating quite a buzz at the Small Press Expo a few years ago. The sheer heft of the book immediately caught my attention and looking inside I was immediately intrigued by the density and disparity of the artwork. Some pages featured lots of open space and simple clean lines while others had layer upon layer of collage, painting and drawing. Some characters were depicted with realism and others were cartoony, often on the same page. 

It wasn't until I brought the book home and started reading it that I realized that the content was right up my alley. Although the narrative veers away on tangents and subplots, the bulk of the story focuses on a world in which animals can communicate directly with humans. As could be expected, some animals react against the way they are often treated by humans by forming a terrorist group.

I won't pretend to understand much of what happens in this chapter (apparently this is the first book of a continuing narrative), but it was intriguing enough for me to finish the entire 400 pages in a couple of sittings. I liken Adam's work to William Faulkner or James Joyce in that it is often difficult to follow the story, but there are rewards in simply appreciating the beauty of the language (in Faulkner/Joyce's case) or interplay between art and language (in Hines' case). 

That said, it doesn't feel as if Hines' is attempting to be opaque or "show off", and there is plenty of humor inter dispersed throughout. I suspect he's just a naturally intelligent and prolific dude doing what he enjoys. I look forward to the next chapter of "Duncan the Wonder Dog"!

Digestate review on Bookgasm

Here's a nice review from Rod Lott on Bookgasm. Thanks, Rod!

Cyber Monday Sale on comics & more (FREE SHIPPING)!

Birdcage Bottom Books is having a Cyber Monday sale now through midnight 11/26/12. FREE SHIPPING on orders over $15 (within the U.S.). Just use the coupon code: CYBERMONDAY12 at check out.

You can see more details here.

We're carrying lots of new comics in our shop from the likes of James Kochalka, Kevin Cannon, Josh Burggraf, Danny Hellman, Victor Kerlow & William Cardini as well as old classics from Ben Snakepit, J.T. Yost & Noah Van Sciver!