A review by emkoshka
Flight, Vol. 3 by Neil Babra, Matthew Forsythe, Rodolphe Guenoden, Johane Matte, Bannister, Chuck BB, Bill Plympton, Rad Sechrist, Ben Hatke, Kazu Kibuishi, Joey Weiser, Phil Craven, Khang Le, Bob MacNeil, Dave Roman, Azad Injejikian, Reagan Lodge, Kean Soo, Paul Harmon, Matthew Armstrong, Tony Cliff, Steve Hamaker, Michel Gagné, Becky Cloonan, Yoko Tanaka, Israel Sanchez, Alex Fuentes

3.0

Hmmm. I was excited to read another volume of Flight, but I was a bit disappointed. The stories had a kind of sameness to them (animals on quests, monsters, death) and the theme of flight wasn't quite as well executed as in the first volume. The quality was patchy too, with some stories clearly dashed off quickly and roughly. I was also disappointed that more female artists weren't featured; there are plenty out there: Raina Telgemeier, Hope Larson, Vera Brosgol. Enough with the sausage fest! I didn't really have a favourite story this time, although Kazu Kibuishi's 'The Iron Gate' was deeply memorable for being so chilling in its depiction of the intergenerational nature of conflict. I also liked the twist at the end of 'Message in a Bottle' and found 'So Far, So Close' to be a sweet depiction of two strangers' silent encounter.