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A review by harukoreads
Flight, Vol. 4 by Kazu Kibuishi
4.0
I remember really loving this series as a kid, so I was excited to pick this volume up over ten years later. I honestly can't remember if this was one of the volumes I've read before or not, but the stories felt new, and they were something of a mixed bag without nostalgia to soften the weirder moments. This anthology has always felt like an experimental playground for the cartoonists who participate, but this volume in particular has a lot of stories that feel underdeveloped or half-formed.
That said, there are of course standouts - Michel Gagné's ongoing magical fox-creature's adventure is always captivating, and I also enjoyed Thomas Herpich, Israel Sanchez, Vera Brogsol, Kazu Kibuishi, Scott C., Jon Klassen, and Graham Annable. It was also fun to see earlier works from now extremely successful creators, like Pascal Campion, Clio Chiang, and Raina Telgemeier. In a collection of 26 short stories, enjoying 11 enough to want to revisit them feels like a win. I wish more creative collections like this were still being published today.
That said, there are of course standouts - Michel Gagné's ongoing magical fox-creature's adventure is always captivating, and I also enjoyed Thomas Herpich, Israel Sanchez, Vera Brogsol, Kazu Kibuishi, Scott C., Jon Klassen, and Graham Annable. It was also fun to see earlier works from now extremely successful creators, like Pascal Campion, Clio Chiang, and Raina Telgemeier. In a collection of 26 short stories, enjoying 11 enough to want to revisit them feels like a win. I wish more creative collections like this were still being published today.