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jjohnsen's review
5.0
This is the latest volume of the series I read, the first and third are both excellent. The talented Kazu Kibuishi contributes and edits the volumes. Volume 2 is over 350 pages of illustrated short stories by a variety of artists and authors. While each volume has a theme, they don’t stick to it too much s the stories cover a whole spectrum.
This volume is a little darker than the rest, many of the stories have depressing endings or deal with adult themes. So even though many of the illustrations are great for children, my daughter probably wouldn’t understand what’s going on in some of them. Because there are so many different artists, I never grew tired of the stories because there were so many interesting styles and colors used by each illustrator.
Some of the stories include an engineer driving a train for dead people, a fox saving an alien’s life and a young boy trying to figure out how to tell his friend he likes her while they put on a play. Stories range from fantasy settings to small personal settings in the author’s life. It’s very different than other comics, each author is going in a different direction, but it all fits together nicely.
This volume is a little darker than the rest, many of the stories have depressing endings or deal with adult themes. So even though many of the illustrations are great for children, my daughter probably wouldn’t understand what’s going on in some of them. Because there are so many different artists, I never grew tired of the stories because there were so many interesting styles and colors used by each illustrator.
Some of the stories include an engineer driving a train for dead people, a fox saving an alien’s life and a young boy trying to figure out how to tell his friend he likes her while they put on a play. Stories range from fantasy settings to small personal settings in the author’s life. It’s very different than other comics, each author is going in a different direction, but it all fits together nicely.
whimpulse's review
2.0
After checking out "Flight, Vol 1" I was curious about the next volume. I'd already decided to check "Vol 4" out anyway, so what's a bit more?
pagesofpins's review
4.0
Gorgeous, pull-out-all-the-stops, sumptuous artwork. Some stories I liked better than others, and some weren't really stories at all. Often I liked some use of art or clever layout even if I had no interest in the story.
dbelkins's review
5.0
What a great collection of stories and art. Sure, there are some real stinkers in here, but overall there is much to enjoy and get lost in. Highly recommended for those with short attention spans because this is a huge book of eclectic stories and wildly diverse art styles.
bellatora's review
4.0
This may be my favorite volume of Flight yet.
The stand out short graphic novel story BY FAR was “Solomon Fix”, the overly formal syntaxed animal people. It was too funny! I read it a second time and it was still funny. More please! MORE!
Nothing else was that great – lots of gorgeous art and lovely or cute or poignant stories. Quite a few without words. I thought “Mousetrap” was also quite funny.
The only ones I didn’t like were “Dance of the Sugar Plums, Or, Last Month on Earth” because it was a lot of one-panels that often didn’t make any sense and “Heads Up” because it didn’t make sense or seem to have a plot and “Tendergrass” because ditto.
This was a pleasant volume and mostly enjoyable. But I demand more like “Solomon Fix”!
The stand out short graphic novel story BY FAR was “Solomon Fix”, the overly formal syntaxed animal people. It was too funny! I read it a second time and it was still funny. More please! MORE!
Nothing else was that great – lots of gorgeous art and lovely or cute or poignant stories. Quite a few without words. I thought “Mousetrap” was also quite funny.
The only ones I didn’t like were “Dance of the Sugar Plums, Or, Last Month on Earth” because it was a lot of one-panels that often didn’t make any sense and “Heads Up” because it didn’t make sense or seem to have a plot and “Tendergrass” because ditto.
This was a pleasant volume and mostly enjoyable. But I demand more like “Solomon Fix”!
elijahcuba's review
2.0
The graphic novel is the most under-appreciated medium because it's overwhelmingly littered with great artists who don't know how to tell a story. Lots of pretty pictures punctuated with ugly dialogue. Don Hertzfeldt performed well at least
theybedax's review
3.0
Some intensely beautiful artwork and a few decent story arcs. However, it is definitely a let down compared to Volume 1. Hardly any of the stories had anything to do with flight, even in a metaphorical sense.