Flight Volume Seven
(E) Kazu Kibuishi (W/A) Various Flight 7 is the latest volume in the acclaimed graphic novel series, a full-color graphic anthology of short stories by some of the hottest creators in the fields of comics and animation including JP Ahonen, Jason Caffoe, Michel Gagne, Justin Gerard, Paul Harmon, Kazu Kibuishi, Stuart Livingston. Katie Shanahan, Kean Soo, and many others.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Another great volume!
Flight Volume Seven is a beautifully illustrated book with amazing production value. This edition continues to meet the exceptionally high standards set by the previous volumes of Flight in both illustration and story telling.
4 Stars Flight 7 Soars
Fantastic art, great storytelling. Not perfect, maybe - even the best anthologies are still subject to personal preferences and expectations - but a lovely piece of work nonetheless.
5 Stars Extremely good
Maybe it’s because we just got this one but I really think this might the best flight so far. I am not ashamed to say the Snowball story made me cry like a little baby.
Sooooo. Good.
5 Stars Soars ….
If you like whimsical fairy tales, reinventing the world through wide eyed myths, and drowning in art that makes you tremble with pleasure this anthology is hard very very hard to match.
The stories were not always as satisfying as the art itself, but that being said what’s being done here is very important. It’s become a crucible distilling the best talent around to produce our own wonderlands that we could wander around pane after pane till we’re lost in these dream worlds.
I loved the laugh out loud whimsy in the Ninja tale, the reinvented mythology for Onere and Piccola, the incredibly tactile coloring and visuals of Sentinels, the mocking take on naivete of the fairy market et al.
5 Stars Once more, Excellent!
It is amazing that Kazu Kisbuishi is able to conjure so many talented individuals in 7 volumes. The growth of this book, from my first look at volume 1 is remarkable, and highly reminiscent of the 1980’s Marvel Epic magazine.
This edition includes:
JP Ahonen, Bannister, Jason Caffoe, Drew Dernavich, Michel Gagne, Justin Gerard, Cory Godbey, Grimaldi, Paul Harmon, Kazu Kibuishi, Kostas Kiriakakis, Stuart Livingston, Leland Myrick, Dave Roman, Katie Shanahan, Steven Shanahan, Kean Soo and Dermont Walshe
In no particular order my favorite stories this time include Kenneth Shuri and the Big Sweep. Who would have imagined a janitor/ninja? Fantastic look at a situation that just might be real, in the minds of our our cleaning staffs. Premium Cargo (Kostas Kiriakakis) is amazing! This is deep, emotional story telling at its’ best. Bravo! Fairy Market is a cynical look at toy marketing, thinly disguised. Sentinels is just cool, real cool. TT Challenge is a marvelous, nostalgaic look at bike racing that resonates a carefree spirit in me. I love this short tale.
Is this the best volume yet? What other tales will we see from these closet ‘comic book artists/writers’? I can hardly wait. This is the book that will define graphic fiction for large market buyers and readers.
Tim Lasiuta
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