iffer's review against another edition
3.0
I wanted to love this collection, but, as with any collection, there are some stories that you love, and some that you just find "eh." I think that I would've been completely blown away by this collection had I read it closer to when it was first published, before the renaissance in graphic novels and comics books in America, but this time around, only a few stories met my expectations, which, admittedly were probably too high. In picking up the collection, I was probably subconsciously chasing the fleeting euphoria and freedom that Hayao Miyazaki achieves in his flight sequences, and let's face it, that's just unfair.
However, the stories are varied in both art style and story, and this is still worth a read.
However, the stories are varied in both art style and story, and this is still worth a read.
amykenney's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
gabieowleyess's review against another edition
2.0
It was a little to random for me. Interesting though!
bellatrixxz's review against another edition
4.0
Awesome artwork in here! I liked some of the stories better than others. And some were just too confusing but overall a very nice graphic novel. Now I want the rest of the volumes!
haliahli's review against another edition
5.0
a beautiful collection of artistic stories! can't wait to experience other volumes.
lilmatt050's review against another edition
3.0
I will keep it short...
The animation was phenomenal and the very few short stories that I read where fantastic but to me it was a little too much. I should have read the description before jumping into conclusion that this was one main story instead of short stories. I love Kazu Kibuishi with his series, Amulet, and thought the story was going to be about adventure with planes. At first I liked the first story and as I kept reading I realize they were short stories, particularly I do not like short stories so I quit reading it. I usually don't do this but I realize there was a new short story after every 2 or 4 pages. I can't handle it but otherwise it was fabulous work on the writers and illustrators!
The animation was phenomenal and the very few short stories that I read where fantastic but to me it was a little too much. I should have read the description before jumping into conclusion that this was one main story instead of short stories. I love Kazu Kibuishi with his series, Amulet, and thought the story was going to be about adventure with planes. At first I liked the first story and as I kept reading I realize they were short stories, particularly I do not like short stories so I quit reading it. I usually don't do this but I realize there was a new short story after every 2 or 4 pages. I can't handle it but otherwise it was fabulous work on the writers and illustrators!
rouver's review against another edition
4.0
Compilation of several different 'comics' by a variety of authors & illustrators. Beautifully done, with some amazing stories.
krash9924's review against another edition
2.0
Complete mixed bag here. The art is almost all amazing and really well done, too bad some of the stories really fall flat.
littleredbiblio's review against another edition
1.0
Oh man, I was so disappointed with this.
This graphic novel has been on my radar for a few years now and has made it on and off various wishlists. When I spotted it at a used bookstore I decided to pick it up! I have really been loving graphic novels lately and I find art styles so crucial to the reading experience that I thought this would be a great idea to sample different authors and art styles. As you can probably tell, it didn't go well.
I can't think of a single story within this anthology that I actually liked. I'm not sure if I missed the memo here, but many (if not all) of them seemed to be snippets taken from pre-existing stories (especially Kazu Kibuishi's own Copper, which finds its way into the anthology twice). This could have been great if had been done well, but in my opinion, it was not. I was often left confused and frustrated at the end of each story rather than intrigued.
Unfortunately, I will not be continuing this series unless I find subsequent volumes for extremely low prices or if they are available in my library! Nevertheless, I think this volume and series are still worth a go if you are interested but it just didn't work for me!
This graphic novel has been on my radar for a few years now and has made it on and off various wishlists. When I spotted it at a used bookstore I decided to pick it up! I have really been loving graphic novels lately and I find art styles so crucial to the reading experience that I thought this would be a great idea to sample different authors and art styles. As you can probably tell, it didn't go well.
I can't think of a single story within this anthology that I actually liked. I'm not sure if I missed the memo here, but many (if not all) of them seemed to be snippets taken from pre-existing stories (especially Kazu Kibuishi's own Copper, which finds its way into the anthology twice). This could have been great if had been done well, but in my opinion, it was not. I was often left confused and frustrated at the end of each story rather than intrigued.
Unfortunately, I will not be continuing this series unless I find subsequent volumes for extremely low prices or if they are available in my library! Nevertheless, I think this volume and series are still worth a go if you are interested but it just didn't work for me!
ziyuelan's review against another edition
2.0
This was just meh for me. I didn’t feel much attachment to it. There were some stories that were ok and enjoyable and some others I didn’t really care for. Some other stories I wished had been longer. The art style in some were really beautiful.
This felt like going to a gallery and just seeing different art pieces and not feeling much coming out of it. I guess this anthology just wasn’t for me. I don’t know. I kinda feel like this was useless to me, but it’s a cool book and I 100% respect the work these authors/artists put into each of these short graphic novels.
This felt like going to a gallery and just seeing different art pieces and not feeling much coming out of it. I guess this anthology just wasn’t for me. I don’t know. I kinda feel like this was useless to me, but it’s a cool book and I 100% respect the work these authors/artists put into each of these short graphic novels.