The Aviary #[nn]

Jamie Tanner's The Aviary announces itself with quiet confidence — the cover presents a formally dressed figure from the neck down, rendered in elegant crosshatched ink work, wearing a bow tie, waistcoat, and suit jacket, with the title displayed on a neat ornamental label at the chest. The restrained palette of warm sepia and rust tones gives the whole thing a vintage, almost Victorian atmosphere that feels entirely deliberate. At $12.95 from AdHouse Books, this 2007 release showcases Tanner as a complete solo voice — writing, drawing, inking, and lettering every page of "The Quiet Bird-Man.