Explorer: The Lost Islands
Edited by Kazu Kibuishi
Published by Amulet Books
Copyright © 2013
Review by Anthony Kendrick
Kazu Kibuishi, creator of the Amulet
Series and the comic strip “Copper”, is back with a second installment of his graphic
short story collection “Explorer”; This one is entitled “The Lost Islands”. Kibuishi edits, and contributes to, this
collection in which the premise is that every story should have/use a lost
island in some way.
I love the concept of these books.
Everyone builds their own story around one theme and then these fantastic
graphic illustrators bring it to life as well. So this book is rich with color,
texture, and even beauty.
My favorite stories in this edition
are “Rabbit Island” By Jake Parker where we visit a island inhabited by
personified rabbits who become too reliant on technology. It really hits home
in the society in which we live where so few people know how to do anything
with their own hands.
…and I also liked “Loah” by Michael Gagné
which tells the story of a group of fish that are in terrible danger as their
island is about to explode. Of course I love this one most because it is
visually colorful, clean, and stunning.
This is a wonderful book if you want
to see the way a theme inspires artists differently. It might also be a great
to have students write a short story based on the same theme as well. I hope
Kibuishi continues to roll out the “Explorer” books.
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