- Kazu Kibuishi
Kazu Kibuishi (born 1978 in
Tokyo ,Japan ) is an Americangraphic novel author and illustrator. He is best known for being the creator and editor of the comic anthology "Flight" and for creating the webcomic Copper. The webcomic artist and noted criticScott McCloud has said that some of Kazu Kibuishi's work is so beautifully drawn that "it hurts my hands when I look at it".Early Work
While pursuing a degree in film studies at the
University of California, Santa Barbara , he drew the comic strip "Clive and Cabbage" for the student newspaper TheDaily Nexus . After graduation, he worked as an animator forShaded Box , commercials and video game studio. However, he decided to leave animation because there was no writing involved, going back to comics. [Hunter, T. Animator to Return for Career Panel. [http://www.ucsbdailynexus.com/news/2004/7390.html Daily Nexus] , April 30, 2004] He started producing the monthly comic Copper at his website, [http://www.boltcity.com Bolt City] .Flight and Other Graphic Novels
"Flight" was conceived by Kazu as a way of showcasing his and his friends' best work. They pitched the idea at the Alternative Press Expo, and it attracted the attention of
Erik Larsen , then-new publisher ofImage Comics . This in turn caused the project to explode, attracting talent from all over the industry. [Weiland, J. [http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=3530 Kazu Kibuishi and Friends Take "Flight" at Image] , Comic Book Resources] The first two volumes were published by Image, but the third one is published byBallantine Books .While editing "Flight Volume 1", he also created the 4-issue
steampunk graphic novel "Daisy Kutter : The Last Train", published byViper Comics and selected by theAmerican Library Association as one of the best books for young adults for 2006. He is currently producing the children's graphic novel [http://www.boltcity.com/amulet/ Amulet] , which was released in January 2008 by Scholastic. [ [http://icv2.com/articles/news/7351.html Scholastic Gets Kazu Kibuishi's 'Amulet'] , ICV2 News, August 10, 2005]Kibuishi lives in
Alhambra, California , and married to fellow illustrator and collaboratorAmy Kim Ganter .References
External links
* http://www.boltcity.com/
* http://www.flightcomics.com/
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