
Flight Volume One
Kazu Kibuishi(Editor)
Random House Inc (Publisher)
Published on 10. April 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-345-49636-2 (ISBN)
Description
Let your imagination take flight with the first 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!
“Most of the stories in this gorgeous color anthology are about flying, but the title also refers to its contributors starting to take wing. . . . As Scott McCloud notes in his afterword, they’re the future of comics.”—Publishers Weekly
From the maiden voyage of a home-built plane to the adventures of a young courier and his flying whale, this first volume of Flight brought the titular theme and its many incarnations to life and collected the voices of brilliant illustrators and animators before they launched to fame.
This comics anthology, featuring an afterword by Scott McCloud, is full of memorable and gorgeous tales from multiple New York Times bestselling authors, Eisner Award–winning creators, and Academy Award–nominated artists, including
• Kazu Kibuishi, New York Times bestselling author of the Amulet series
• Jen Wang, New York Times bestselling author of The Prince and the Dressmaker
• Hope Larson, Eisner Award winner for her A Wrinkle in Time adaptation
• Derek Kirk Kim, Eisner Award–winning creator of “Urgent Request”
• Enrico Casarosa, Academy Award–nominated director of Luca
• Clio Chiang, Academy Award–nominated artist on Raya and the Last Dragon
• Chris Appelhans, director of Wish Dragon and K-Pop Demon Hunters
• And more!
“Most of the stories in this gorgeous color anthology are about flying, but the title also refers to its contributors starting to take wing. . . . As Scott McCloud notes in his afterword, they’re the future of comics.”—Publishers Weekly
From the maiden voyage of a home-built plane to the adventures of a young courier and his flying whale, this first volume of Flight brought the titular theme and its many incarnations to life and collected the voices of brilliant illustrators and animators before they launched to fame.
This comics anthology, featuring an afterword by Scott McCloud, is full of memorable and gorgeous tales from multiple New York Times bestselling authors, Eisner Award–winning creators, and Academy Award–nominated artists, including
• Kazu Kibuishi, New York Times bestselling author of the Amulet series
• Jen Wang, New York Times bestselling author of The Prince and the Dressmaker
• Hope Larson, Eisner Award winner for her A Wrinkle in Time adaptation
• Derek Kirk Kim, Eisner Award–winning creator of “Urgent Request”
• Enrico Casarosa, Academy Award–nominated director of Luca
• Clio Chiang, Academy Award–nominated artist on Raya and the Last Dragon
• Chris Appelhans, director of Wish Dragon and K-Pop Demon Hunters
• And more!
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Random House USA Inc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
4C GRAPHIC NOVEL
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 169 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
506 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-345-49636-2 (9780345496362)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions

Jake Parker | Vera Brosgol | Hope Larson
Flight Volume One
E-Book
07/2025
Random House Worlds
€13.49
Available for download
Persons
Edited by Kazu Kibuishi; Afterword by Scott McCloud; Stories by Jake Parker, Vera Brosgol, Hope Larson, and more!