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Originally published by Image Comics in 2004, Flight, Volume One launched this graphic novel series with a resounding bang. Since then the Flight series has steadily increased in popularity–and now all of the Flight backlist will be coming to Villard!
Flight, Volume One received a great boost when graphic novel hero Scott McCloud praised the quality and artistry of the book in an afterward entitled THE YEAR COMICS TOOK FLIGHT. Little could readers know at the time how prophetic McCloud’s words would prove to be.
“Regardless of where it’s shelved, this book belongs in every library.” — Library Journal on Flight, Volume One
Authors included in Flight, Volume One are: Bengal, Bill Mudron, Catia Chien, Chris Appelhans, Clio Chiang, Derek Kirk Kim, Dylan Meconis, Enrico Casarosa, Erika Moen, Hope Larson, Jacob Magraw-Mickelson, Jake Parker, Jen Wang, Joel Carroll, Kazu Kibuishi, Khang Le, Neil Babra, Philip Craven, Rad Sechrist, and Vera Brosgol.
Flight, Volume One received a great boost when graphic novel hero Scott McCloud praised the quality and artistry of the book in an afterward entitled THE YEAR COMICS TOOK FLIGHT. Little could readers know at the time how prophetic McCloud’s words would prove to be.
“Regardless of where it’s shelved, this book belongs in every library.” — Library Journal on Flight, Volume One
Authors included in Flight, Volume One are: Bengal, Bill Mudron, Catia Chien, Chris Appelhans, Clio Chiang, Derek Kirk Kim, Dylan Meconis, Enrico Casarosa, Erika Moen, Hope Larson, Jacob Magraw-Mickelson, Jake Parker, Jen Wang, Joel Carroll, Kazu Kibuishi, Khang Le, Neil Babra, Philip Craven, Rad Sechrist, and Vera Brosgol.
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. Little did he know that it would draw him into comics full-time. 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.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing Artwork,
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This review is from: Flight Volume One (Comic)
I got this book from the library and was blown away by the quality of the art in this thing. Some of the stories I skipped past since I either really didnt like the visual style of them or found them boring but this book is worth buying for the eye candy alone. I simply cannot say enough about the quality of some of the art in this book.
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3.8 out of 5 stars (16 customer reviews) 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
We all have wings, but some of us don't know why.,
By Robert P. Beveridge "xterminal" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Flight Volume One (Comic)
Kazu Kibuishi (ed.), Flight, vol. 1 (Image, 2004)Interesting collection of graphic shorts, varying in quality (of course) but most relatively strong. Interestingly, I liked Kibuishi's the best (usually I find editors who include their own work in anthologies use second-rate stuff they couldn't get published elsewhere); appealing characters, strong storyline, manga-style artwork without being overly cute or cloying. But Kibuishi's two stories are by no means the only reason to pick this up; there are a number of solid artists represented here. Open to a random page and you're likely to like what you see. *** 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
An artistic read,
By J. Maxon - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Flight Volume One (Comic)
Having not read the description before reading this book, I wasn't aware that it was an anthology. This is no one's fault but my own, but, since I thought I was getting an original work of Kibuishi's, I found myself disappointed.That said, I didn't give up on reading it. Each entry is a short story that has something to do with flight (save for a few). Most took on an artistic expression, as if to show off the author's style. As such, some of the stories are a bit out there. I liked a few, but didn't care for them all, which is why I'm giving this book a 3-star rating. Something about this reminds me of the Robot Carnival anime, which is a collection of different animation styles. Each story has something to do with robots, like this does with flight, but otherwise they were all very different . . . that is the case with Flight too. In order to enjoy this story, it's best to put on your creativity cap and look at it as more of an art form than a collection of well written stories. James D. Maxon Author of Traphis: A Wizard's Tale 16 of 22 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good idea,
By Z. WONG - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Flight Volume One (Comic)
This whole flight project is a good idea. A bunch of talented artist get together and show off a story of theirs, something about flight. I enjoyed some of the stories in here. Some are weird. Some are great to look at.Overall I think this book is okay. However, the later books (flight 2-4) just keep getting better and better. I guess with time the artists grew and so does their artworks. There are also more and more artists joining in. I highly recommend getting the later books. If you do, you need to get this one too...to complete the collection of course. |
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