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Flight, Vol. 6 (Flight #6)
by
Kazu Kibuishi (Goodreads Author) ,
Justin Ridge , Kean Soo (Goodreads Author) , Graham Annable , Steve Hamaker , Rad Sechrist , Phil Craven , Rodolphe Guenoden
,
more…
STORIES BY
JP Ahonen
Graham Annable
Bannister
Phil Craven
Mike Dutton
Michel Gagné
Cory Godbey
Rodolphe Guenoden
Steve Hamaker
Kazu Kibuishi
Andrea Offermann
Richard Pose
Justin Ridge
Rad Sechrist
Kean Soo
JP Ahonen
Graham Annable
Bannister
Phil Craven
Mike Dutton
Michel Gagné
Cory Godbey
Rodolphe Guenoden
Steve Hamaker
Kazu Kibuishi
Andrea Offermann
Richard Pose
Justin Ridge
Rad Sechrist
Kean Soo
Paperback, 283 pages
Published
July 21st 2009
by Villard
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Image Comics is one of the largest comic book publishers in the world. They made moves into online comics far ahead of the establishment publishers DC and Marvel. Image supports a legion of young professional and non-professional cartoonists. In 2004, they published their first anthology of these cartoonists’ creative efforts (Flight, Volume One). Volume Six continues the showcasing of young graphic talent. The tales told in these works span the entire spectrum of contemporary comic stylings fro...more
Not up to the same level of quality of previous outings in the anthology series, but still quite good. The best work here includes the stories containing characters that have spun off into their own series (Daisy Kutter, Jellaby) so it's a bit confusing why they continue to be included in the anthology. Perhaps they should be removed to make room for other stories? But at the same time, if these stories are among the best, replacing them might mean a decrease in quality in future outings. Also t...more
My first introduction to this extraordinary anthology series, the 15 stories in Flight Volume Six offer creators from around world employing a variety of genres: fantasy, science fiction, westerns, and slice-of-life ranging from serious to whimsical. Every beautiful story in this impressive book delights, but several stand out. Michel Gagné's charming story "The Saga of Rex: Soulmates" tells the silent tale of two cat-like creatures and their interplanetary love. In "The Excitingly Mundane Life...more
Flight volumes are always my favorite anthologies, every single year or so. The colors are so rich, vibrant and bright. In my book, that's a good thing. For the Eisners, the recommended story was" Kidnapped " Nice, beautiful wordless story. Very good. 4 stars. The other one that really stood out for me was "The Saga of Rex : Soulmates " It's also a wordless, beautiful story. 4 stars. All in all a nice volume not quite as good as the last one, but much better than any other currently offered regu...more
This volume of Flight is as gorgeous as all the others, but it's the first volume after Flight Explorer was created, so some of the regulars like Egyptian Cat and Space Dog have been moved to that collection and don't appear here . . . which makes me kinda sad. I really liked some of the more child-friendly stories (except Cat and Fish, I didn't like Cat and Fish at all), though I also enjoy the more mature material still contained here.
Overall, this collection had some of the best stories I've read in this series. Unfortunately, it also had some of the worst (and one of the most sexist). I'd recommend picking it up, but don't hesitate to skip a story if it starts in such a way that it seems like it will disappoint. If it starts that way, it will likely end that way.
i liked this one a lot more than the last few volumes. although they have largely dispensed with the concept of flight as a unifying theme, its still great to get little snippets of illustrators i may not have come across. plus - more jellaby!and a mushroom quiche recipe! who could ask for more from a graphic novel anthology??
While volume five may have been the best in stories, this one has the best artwork to date. Some of these are nothing short of jaw-dropping. Very fast read compared to the others though, more wordless tales. However, their are some gems here, especially JP Ahonen's story, and Graham Annable's. Excellent stuff.
Liked some stories, didn't like others. I now know that I don't care for ones without dialogue. Also, though I don't normally like short stories, apparently graphic novel short stories I can handle. Will probably read some more in this series.
This volume seemed to capitalize on the wordless story more than earlier volumes, which was a refreshing departure. Also, several new stories (rather than serialized content) were added which balanced well with the few serialized stories.
Really a 4.5 because the last three stories weren't as spectacular as the rest. I'm glad I stumbled upon this series. I will be reading 1-5. I loved the first 5 or 6 stories in this book, including Dead at Noon. Great anthology.
Favorites:
The Excitingly Mundane Life of Kenneth Shuri, Dasiy Kutter "Phantoms", Cooking Duel, Dead Bunny and The Zs.
Always love the installments of The Saga of Rex and Jellaby
The Excitingly Mundane Life of Kenneth Shuri, Dasiy Kutter "Phantoms", Cooking Duel, Dead Bunny and The Zs.
Always love the installments of The Saga of Rex and Jellaby
The art is very strong in this series but often the stories fall short of good. After reading fifteen stories in this anthology it's disappointing to only like a couple.
More longer stories in this volume, with no really strong standouts, though there's a Graham Annable and a Kazu Kibuishi. This is still one of the best-produced anthologies currently in print, though.
Continues to present great stories and a mix of quality in terms of art. Still liking Rex stories to start the books off and really enjoyed the unemployed ninja.
my favourite in this volume was 'cooking duel' by bannister. but there's also great artwork from kazu kibuishi & cory godbey along with witty writing from JP Ahonen & Nikki Damon.
I really like this series of graphic novels - really a story collection however. Kazu Kibuishi has made a name for himself (at least with me!) through his art. I will seek out other editions in this series!
Continues to be a quite enjoyable read. Saga of Rex, Kidnapped, the unemployed Ninja some of my faves from this collection.
Yet another Flight anthology filled with great art and writing of a slightly lower quality overall. I loved almost all of the art here, but not nearly as much of the writing. But that's what you get in an anthology, and this one at least is uniformly nice to look at.
Beautiful art. Love being part of this generation!!! This series is so worth a read.
The only reason this does not get all five stars is because I miss Bucket and Igloo Head.
I love comics, and I love short stories, so this is a perfect pairing to me.
Great short stories. Always a good read.
Favorite Story: The Saga of Rex: Soulmates - Michel Gagne
reviewing for ICv2's Guide
Another stellar collection of imaginative stories and fantastic art. The artists may change slightly with each new volume, but the quality never does.
I love this series! I just wish I could find Volumes 1-5 in digital format.
Dec 25, 2012
Adam
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Shelves:
middle-grade,
read-in-2012,
anthology,
grown-up,
young-adult,
short-stories,
graphic-novels
This was my favorite volume yet, but I am frustrated by the fact that there are stories in here appropriate for middle grade, young adult, and others more suited to grown-ups. Hard to hand the book to a student when that is the case.
Hard to give an overall score to an anthology (sometimes)... I liked quite a few of the stories, but in general I liked the two older Flights I have better (vols 3,4).
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Kazu Kibuishi (born 1978) is an American graphic novel author and illustrator. He is best known for being the creator and editor of the comic anthology Flight and for creating the webcomic Copper. He has also written (drawn) the Amulet series. The webcomic artist and noted critic Scott McCloud has said that some of Kazu Kibuishi's work is so beautifully drawn that "it hurts my hands when I look at...more
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