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A review by robdabear
Flight, Vol. 1 by Kazu Kibuishi
4.0
I am considerably new to the idea of graphic novels, although I have always loved the concept ever since I read the "Bone" series way back when (I want to read it again, just for grins). Seeing 'Flight' on StumbleUpon, I was absolutely intrigued at the idea of an anthology of different artists, and as such, asked for Volume One for Christmas, and received.
Once again, because I am relatively new but already know that I like them, this was something fantastic to me. I loved the diversity of the different styles, the stories, and how some artists could tell a story solely through pictures, no words (and those were stories I tended to enjoy the most).
That said, there was something of everything. Every story was different. Some were funny. Some were thought provoking. Some were kind of moving. Some were beautifully crafted. Some were flat out weird. But all were good. The beauty of the anthology aspect is that you could adapt to each different writer and artist separately, and gather a sense of taste of what I myself enjoyed, and what I might enjoy in the future. Some of my favorites were by the main guy I guess, Kazu Kibiushi, Vera Brosgol, Bengal, Chris Appelhans, Catia Chien, Phil Craven, Kean Soo, and Clio Chiang. And right there I've already named about 3/4 of all the authors/artists/whatever. All were great, but those were my favorites.
In short, I was not disappointed, and I will definitely be going for Volume 2...and 3, and 4...
Once again, because I am relatively new but already know that I like them, this was something fantastic to me. I loved the diversity of the different styles, the stories, and how some artists could tell a story solely through pictures, no words (and those were stories I tended to enjoy the most).
That said, there was something of everything. Every story was different. Some were funny. Some were thought provoking. Some were kind of moving. Some were beautifully crafted. Some were flat out weird. But all were good. The beauty of the anthology aspect is that you could adapt to each different writer and artist separately, and gather a sense of taste of what I myself enjoyed, and what I might enjoy in the future. Some of my favorites were by the main guy I guess, Kazu Kibiushi, Vera Brosgol, Bengal, Chris Appelhans, Catia Chien, Phil Craven, Kean Soo, and Clio Chiang. And right there I've already named about 3/4 of all the authors/artists/whatever. All were great, but those were my favorites.
In short, I was not disappointed, and I will definitely be going for Volume 2...and 3, and 4...