Flight, Volume One [Comic]

Kazu Kibuishi (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 10, 2007

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.

Editorial Reviews

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.

Product Details

• Comic: 208 pages
• Publisher: Villard (April 10, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345496361
• ISBN-13: 978-0345496362
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 0.4 x 10.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #124,876 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kazu Kibuishi is the author and artist of the popular Amulet graphic novel series. He is also the creator of the Flight Anthologies, a critically acclaimed comics series, and Daisy Kutter: The Last Train, a winner of the YALSA Best Books for Young Adults Award. Born in Tokyo, Japan, Kazu moved to the U.S. with his mother and brother when he was a child. He graduated from Film Studies at the University of California Santa Barbara, and then moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. He currently works as a full-time comic book artist. Kazu lives in Alhambra, California, with his wife, Amy, and their son, Juni.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful 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., June 23, 2010

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Robert P. Beveridge "xterminal" (Lakewood, OH) - See all my reviews
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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. *** ½

16 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good idea, May 6, 2007

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Z. WONG - See all my reviews
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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.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars just as good as the others!, August 26, 2007

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nom allay (ChiIL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flight, Volume One (Comic)

this first anthology is just as great as the later ones... it's just a bit smaller. when i first saw this in the library i had to check it out! it was thoroughly enjoyable and inspirational to me (as an artist). the later ones pack even more stories into them, but this one is just as worth your money.