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Catia Chien
Catia Chien is an artist recognized for her work on books such as Flight and Volume One. Her illustrations often bring a unique visual perspective to stories.
Flight, Volume One
The first Flight anthology, edited by Kazu Kibuishi: twenty-three short comics in full colour by young artists who mostly came out of animation, art school and early webcomics rather than the comics industry. Flight is the loose brief, taken literally and otherwise, so the book runs from the maiden voyage of a home-built aeroplane to a courier and her flying whale to quieter pieces about growing up and letting go. Wildly different drawing styles between one story and the next, which is the point.
This volume is the first in an anthology series, but each story within it is self-contained. Readers can enjoy the individual narratives without needing to read subsequent volumes to understand the plots.
The series is notable for launching the careers of several prominent comic artists and for its consistent quality across a wide range of artistic styles and storytelling approaches. It became a significant platform for independent graphic novel talent.
This volume includes early work from creators who later gained significant recognition, such as Kazu Kibuishi, who also edited the anthology, and other artists who went on to create popular graphic novels and webcomics.