Flight - Volume 1
Flight - Volume 1
Authors/Artists Bengal, Bill Mudron, Catia Chien, Clio Chiang, Chris Appelhans, Derek Kirk Kim, Dylan Meconis, Enrico Casarosa, Erica Moen, Hope Larson, and many others
Publisher: Villard Books
This volume is hard to explain. An anthology of sorts of stories, some relating to the aspect of flight, some others not so much. This volume explores areas of art and writing both, to levels that are humorous and a tad horrifying.
Flight by no means is easily categorized. I sat down to read this not knowing what to expect and after just having finished it, I find it hard to put into words exactly how I feel about this volume. Containing nearly 23 random stories the range of emotions and reactions elicited are all over the place.
Not all of the stories are gonna make sense to most people, if they do to you, your more cerebral then me, that's all I am saying. Dummy Brother by Jacob Magraw-Mickelson I can only analogize as what I would imagine at age 12....if I were on acid, the art style evoking memories of childhood, the story seemingly taking a backseat to this style. Humorous stories are sprinkled throughout this book to counterbalance it's darker points as is most evidenced by Kazu Kibuishi's uplifting and light Copper story being put right after Clio Chiang's dark and disturbing story "The Bowl"
Overall the various art styles and stories within this volume are unique and at times very enjoyable. Broad in it's appeal, I honestly think anyone could pick this volume up and find one story they will either identify with in some way or just enjoy. Take a chance on this one and check it out. A
I think Image originally released these books and I really enjoyed it. I had no idea that there were more than one volume. Nice review, it really is a must for fans of comics.