Flight Volume Five

by Kazu Kibuishi (Editor)

Overview

STORIES BY
JP Ahonen
Graham Annable
Chris Appelhans
Bannister
Matthew Bernier
Scott Campbell
Svetlana Chmakova
Tony Cliff
Phil Craven
Michel Gagné
Kazu Kibuishi
Kness
Sonny Liew
Reagan Lodge
Made
John Martz
Sarah Mensinga
Ryan North
Richard Pose
Paul Rivoche
Dave Roman
Kean Soo
Joey Weiser

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780345505897
Publisher:	Random House Publishing Group
Publication date:	07/22/2008
Series:	Kazu Kibuishi's Flight Series , #5
Pages:	368
Sales rank:	1,139,486
Product dimensions:	6.64(w) x 10.08(h) x 0.77(d)

About the Author

Kazu Kibuishi was 24 years old and working full-time in the animation industry when he began developing the idea of doing Flight. He began contacting his friends in the animation, comics, and graphic novel world to see if they would want to join the project. He now works from his home studio in Pasadena, California, creating and promoting Flight and his popular young adult comic Daisy Kutter, which was nominated as an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults—the only graphic novel on the list in 2005.

Editorial Reviews

Regardless of where it’s shelved, this book belongs in every library.”
–Library Journal, on Flight: Volume One

“The sheer force of creative energy on display is impressive.”
–Publishers Weekly (starred review), on Flight: Volume Two

“Sumptuously produced . . . The emphasis on the visual is Flight’s most notable strength.”
–Booklist, on Flight: Volume Three

“Visually sophisticated . . . The artists featured in Flight are terrifically accomplished.”
–Pennsylvania Patriot-News, on Flight: Volume 4

From the Publisher

The Flight anthology series has often been accused of being uneven, and this fifth installment will do nothing to change that-there are a handful of gems scattered through some very forgettable vignettes. Tony Cliff's "The Aqueduct" is an appealing blend of steampunk and Arabian Nights with a good sense of humor; Reagan Lodge's "The Dragon" also blends genres, skillfully swirling samurai action into a giant robo story. Sarah Mensinga's "The Changeling" is a standout thanks to a simple, understated story and a warm color palette. Also excellent is the poignant "Beisbol 2," in which a little boy learns that heroes don't always behave like heroes. For pure self-referential silliness, though, the high point might just be Ryan North's "Scenes in Which the Earth Stops Spinning and Everybody Flies into a Wall," which is exactly what its name suggests, but with an elegant twist at the end. Many stories, though, feel either unfinished or inconsequential, like Sonny Liew's brief meditation on what it means to be a robot and Matthew Bernier's tale of vanishing mountains. It is a handsome volume, however, and the beautiful art throughout is a pleasure in its own right. (July)

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