Flight Volume Four

I own the first three volumes of Flight and I love them all. The stories are always entertaining, some even make you think. The art styles are gorgeous and it's fun to enjoy the variety. I like how the first story in the book actually continues throughout the first four volumes, although I don't think it's necessary to read them all to know what is going on. The volumes are pretty much stand alone pieces, but I plan on owning them all!

As a past reader of the other Flight volumes, I can say this book does not disappoint in bringing out new and fresh short comics with styles that stay different from one another yet all please me to no end. If there is one thing they all have in common, it would be the skill of story-telling. I really loved this book, and I recommended it 100%. It's like getting to sample an array of fine wines. They may be all a little different, but they wet the palette with many wonderful flavors.

I think this might be my favorite Flight book so far, overall. As in the previous volumes, the stories and art styles vary dramatically. Each story is very short, but these comics are worth reading slowly or more than once to enjoy the excellent artwork and all the imagination involved. These aren't traditional comic book-style comics, and they aren't newspaper-style comics (though I think that some belong in the same general category as older newspaper comics such as those by Winsor McCay). It just seems clearly evident that the artists in these books love what they are doing, and I hope that the series continues to be successful so that more will get a chance to do so in this ideal format.

Flight 4 is the fourth book in the flight series. These books are anthologies of stories told through the use of comic format. Each of these collections showcase young, innovative artists, with the intent to create stories that are fun to read for both the seasoned fan of comics, and those readers new to the format. Flight 4 continues this tradition. Out of the series, the stories in this anthology really make the reader think about their storylines, and are quite introspective. The short stories included cover a wide range of subjects that are varied in style and tone. The book contains twenty-five stories by twenty-six talented artists and storytellers. A few of my personal favorites from this Flight collection are: Food from the Sea by Amy Kim Ganter, The Window Makers by Kazu Kibuishi, Dinosaur Egg by Raina. Each of these stories plays with the ideas of the power of imagination, the joy of finding your own strengths and weaknesses, and the fun of discovering new things and ideas. I've been a fan of the Flight collections since reading Flight Volume 3. I'm most impressed with this current collection and look forward to future flight collections. Because, as the folks over at Flight Comics believe, reading comics should be fun and Flight 4 is defiantly a fun and thought provoking read. The artists who contributed stories to the book are: JP Ahonen, Graham Annable, Neil Babra, Bannister, Vera Brosgol, Scott Campbell, Pascal Campion, Joel Carroll, Cleo Chiang. Phil Craven, Ryan Estrada, Michel Gagné, Amy Kim Garter, Thomas Herpich, Azad Injejikian, Kazu Kibuishi, Jon Klassan, Sarah Mensinga, Fabio Moon, Ovi Nedelcu, Andrea Offermann, Lark Pien, Dave Roman, Israel Sanchez, Raina Telgemeir, and Joey Weiser. Armchair Interviews says: Check out all 4 in the series.

Flight is one of those great reads. They have become a regular appetite of mine since they were created 4 years ago. Book your flight today, because this volume is a bang for your buck. The greatest known and unknown comic illustrators are here. This tome is a keeper in any bookshelf.