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Flight Volume Five

Part of Flight

Edited by Kazu Kibuishi
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Paperback
$28.00 US
6.6"W x 10.2"H x 0.74"D   | 32 oz | 16 per carton
On sale Jul 22, 2008 | 368 Pages | 9780345505897

Let your imagination take flight with the fifth volume of this groundbreaking graphic novel fantasy anthology series, featuring short stories from some of today’s most legendary artists, including the series editor, Amulet creator Kazu Kibuishi!

“The beautiful art throughout is a pleasure.”Publishers Weekly

From a couple’s perilous voyage across a floating monster bridge to the earthbound adventures of a girl who claims to be from Pluto, this fifth volume of Flight collects the voices of brilliant illustrators and animators before they launched to fame.

This reissued comics anthology is full of memorable and gorgeous tales from multiple New York Times bestselling authors and Eisner Award–winning artists, including:

• Kazu Kibuishi, New Yorak Times bestselling author of the Amulet series
• Svetlana Chmakova, New York Times bestselling author of Awkward and the Dramacon series
• Sonny Liew, Eisner Award–winning author of The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye
• Steve Hamaker, Eisner Award–winning colorist of Bone by Jeff Smith
• Chris Appelhans, director of Wish Dragon and K-Pop Demon Hunters
• Graham Annable, Academy Award–nominated co-director of The Boxtrolls
• And more!
  • NOMINEE | 2009
    Harvey Award
Praise for Flight series:

“Regardless of where it’ s shelved, this book belongs in every library.”Library Journal, on Flight: Volume One

“The sheer force of creative energy on display is impressive.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review, on Flight: Volume Two

“Sumptuously produced . . . The emphasis on the visual is Flight’s most notable strength.Booklist, on Flight: Volume Three

“Visually sophisticated . . . The artists featured in Flight are terrifically accomplished.”Pennsylvania Patriot-News, on Flight: Volume 4
© Connie Tsang
Ryan North is a New York Times–bestselling author whose books include How to Invent Everything, Romeo and/or Juliet, and To Be or Not To Be. He's the creator of Dinosaur Comics and the Eisner Award–winning writer of Adventure Time, Jughead, and The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl for Marvel Comics, and he has a master's in computational linguistics from the University of Toronto. Ryan lives in Toronto with his wife, Jenn, and their dog, Noam Chompsky. View titles by Ryan North
© Courtesy of the author
SONNY LIEW is a comics artist, painter, and illustrator whose work includes the New York Times best seller The Shadow Hero with Gene Luen Yang, My Faith in Frankie with Mike Carey, Malinky Robot, and a new Doctor Fate comics series with Paul Levitz.
 
Born in Malaysia, he lives in Singapore, where he sleeps with the fishes. View titles by Sonny Liew

About

Let your imagination take flight with the fifth volume of this groundbreaking graphic novel fantasy anthology series, featuring short stories from some of today’s most legendary artists, including the series editor, Amulet creator Kazu Kibuishi!

“The beautiful art throughout is a pleasure.”Publishers Weekly

From a couple’s perilous voyage across a floating monster bridge to the earthbound adventures of a girl who claims to be from Pluto, this fifth volume of Flight collects the voices of brilliant illustrators and animators before they launched to fame.

This reissued comics anthology is full of memorable and gorgeous tales from multiple New York Times bestselling authors and Eisner Award–winning artists, including:

• Kazu Kibuishi, New Yorak Times bestselling author of the Amulet series
• Svetlana Chmakova, New York Times bestselling author of Awkward and the Dramacon series
• Sonny Liew, Eisner Award–winning author of The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye
• Steve Hamaker, Eisner Award–winning colorist of Bone by Jeff Smith
• Chris Appelhans, director of Wish Dragon and K-Pop Demon Hunters
• Graham Annable, Academy Award–nominated co-director of The Boxtrolls
• And more!

Awards

  • NOMINEE | 2009
    Harvey Award

Praise

Praise for Flight series:

“Regardless of where it’ s shelved, this book belongs in every library.”Library Journal, on Flight: Volume One

“The sheer force of creative energy on display is impressive.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review, on Flight: Volume Two

“Sumptuously produced . . . The emphasis on the visual is Flight’s most notable strength.Booklist, on Flight: Volume Three

“Visually sophisticated . . . The artists featured in Flight are terrifically accomplished.”Pennsylvania Patriot-News, on Flight: Volume 4

Author

© Connie Tsang
Ryan North is a New York Times–bestselling author whose books include How to Invent Everything, Romeo and/or Juliet, and To Be or Not To Be. He's the creator of Dinosaur Comics and the Eisner Award–winning writer of Adventure Time, Jughead, and The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl for Marvel Comics, and he has a master's in computational linguistics from the University of Toronto. Ryan lives in Toronto with his wife, Jenn, and their dog, Noam Chompsky. View titles by Ryan North
© Courtesy of the author
SONNY LIEW is a comics artist, painter, and illustrator whose work includes the New York Times best seller The Shadow Hero with Gene Luen Yang, My Faith in Frankie with Mike Carey, Malinky Robot, and a new Doctor Fate comics series with Paul Levitz.
 
Born in Malaysia, he lives in Singapore, where he sleeps with the fishes. View titles by Sonny Liew