Kibuishi Kazu - Explorer: The Mystery Boxes - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: All the stories offer top - notch storytelling while providing readers with something more to think about. Publishers Weekly Starred Review * An outstanding out - of - the box anthology from renowned comics veteran Kibuishi Both a visual feast for the eyes and a healthy helping of thought for the soul. Superb. Kirkus Reviews Seven clever stories answer one simple question: What's in the box? Funny fantastic spooky and suspenseful each of these unique and beautifully illustrated short graphic works revolves around a central theme: a mysterious box and the marvels or mayhem that is hidden inside. Artists include middle school favorites Kazu Kibuishi Raina Telgemeier (Smile) and Dave Roman (Astronaut Academy) as well as Jason Caffoe Stu Livingston Johane Matte Rad Sechrist (all contributors to the groundbreaking comics anthology series Flight) and Emily Carroll. Award - winning artist Kazu Kibuishi's selection creates a mixture of laughs and creeps (with some philosophy) as well as the kind of graphical triumphs expected from Kibuishi's other collections. With gorgeously detailed full - color artwork there is a spooky tale of a sinister doppelg nger invading a girl's life by up - and - coming comics star Emily Carroll; Dave Roman and Raina Telgemeier's comedy of wizarding errors and online bidding wars; and Rad Sechrist's romp involving a teenage girl an introduction to the basics of Shintoism and a manic butter thief driving a grandma to the brink. So don t hesitate. Come and open the box. You ll be amazed. You ll be entertained. You ll be scared. And then you ll want to read each story over again! Also available: Explorer: The Lost Islands Explorer: The Hidden Doors
Title: Explorer: The Mystery Boxes
Author(s): Kibuishi Kazu
Publisher: Abrams
Barcode: 9781419700095
Pages: 128 Pages
Publication Date: 3/1/2012
Series: Explorer Series
Category: Comic Strip Fiction / Graphic Novels (Children's / Teenage)