Houghton Mifflin’s “Best American Comics 2009” is coming out in a couple of weeks and I got my hands on an advance copy just a couple of minutes ago. If you’ve not read the three earlier editions of this series, well, I can’t suggest it highly enough. Pound-for-pound the best sampler of current trends in comics from this continent.

Matt Madden and Jessica Abel return as editors again this year, but the selections for this edition were made by another personal favorite of mine, Charles Burns.

Just flipping through it at the moment, but I hope to have a review of some of the comix up within the week to encourage shoppers. (No spoilers. Promise.) I’ve been looking forward to this one for quite some time!