OLD MAN WINTER AND OTHER SORDID TALES

J.T. Yost's first collection of comics is alternately humorous and quietly devastating, but is consistently brutally honest. Story themes include animal abuse, a widower's internal struggle, and a bizarre junior high-school prank. Winner of a 2009 Xeric Award. Softcover, 56 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Released by Birdcage Bottom Books.