FLIGHT

Haha! I want to note that I contacted Phil after seeing maybe only 5 drawings on the Drawing Board and reading his posts. Every drawing was brimming with life and wanting to tell a story. 5 drawings, not even in sequence. It was that strong.

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just responding to those two questions that I missed before...

Flight is an anthology, something that a of comic readers are really aren't used to seeing in this industry of, usually, a two person creative team on a monthly title. Is is difficult to share the credit for the success, or failure, of an entire book with other people?

Oh, I definitely think all the other artists are the ones that deserve all the credit for (what I'm sure will be) the book's success. I'm just incredibly honoured to be riding their coattails and learning as much as I can along the way.

Also, what is it like to have someone like Scott McCloud, such a respected figure in the medium, say such glowing things about 'Flight' and those of you working on it?

I think it's extremely flattering, but I'm pretty sure he's not referring directly to me...


Hey, quit nudging me, Clio. I promised Kazu that I'd be on my best behaviour here. But it's true. I am indeed Canadian, and I love my hockey, my poutine, and my Tim Horton's coffee.

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Who are you?

I'm Vera Brosgol, and I'm going into my third year at Sheridan College for animation. I'm not Canadian, but I wouldn't mind if I were.

What is your contribution to 'Flight.'

I drew a nine-page story about a girl waking up to find she's grown potentially useless wings, and proceeding to deal with it in a very calm and retrospective manner.

How did you come to be involved with Flight?

I think Kazu invited Clio in on it, and I guess he said "bring those weirdoes you're hanging around with". I had no idea it would be something of this scale, or even in color. In my head originally it was a slim black and white thing, and that was still ten times nicer than anything else I'd been involved with so I went, "hell yes."


Why choose to be involved with the anthology? Did you hope to gain something from being involved or was it simply for the experience?

I chose to be involved because I didn't want to be left out. :) The objective of the anthology was to bring sincere, traditional storytelling to comics, and to make them accessible enough to flourish in bookstores. It's what I love to read and I aspire to draw, and I knew from the start that Princess Captain Kazu could pull it off. Of course I wanted to get in on the ground floor.
Oh, and the free t-shirt.


What has the experience surrounding “Flight” been like for you? A dream come true? A nightmare?

Just slipping my comic in amongst these people was enough to make me giddy, but I also got to watch them build their stories from scripts to thumbnails to inks and colors. The stories morphed and improved as suggestions were offered, the collaborative atmosphere was overwhelming. From my lurking position, I learned so much about storytelling and how to go about it. I don't think my story would have been what it was without spying on everyone else's from the ground up.
I regret not showing everyone my work until it was finished, because I'm sure it would have been tons better with the thoughtful critiques and suggestions everyone gives on the forum. I'm definitely using that resource next time.

Thanks so much for taking the time to let us know about “Flight.” Is there anything else you want people to know about the anthology and/or your contribution?

What everyone else said. Give it to your mom, give it to your mailman, there'll be at least one story in there that'll charm their socks off.


Flight is an anthology, something that a of comic readers are really aren't used to seeing in this industry of, usually, a two person creative team on a monthly title. Is is difficult to share the credit for the success, or failure, of an entire book with other people?

Nah, that's the best part. There's that lovely pressure to keep your own work up to snuff, a terrific home base of support to go to when you're in trouble, and loads of other people to blame if things go tits up. (kidding on that last one.) Sometimes anthologies don't do very well, possibly because having so many contributors gives them a scattered feel. But I think Flight's accessible voice, the open theme and Kazu's amazing skill at keeping everyone together make it work really well as a whole.


Whoa, too much sincerity. Insert joke here!

Hehe. "Princess Captain "...

I think it was after reading Vera's comic that I decided, somewhere in the back of my head, that I had to quit my job and make sure this thing gets printed.

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aaaaaw.... groooup huuuug !


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PS
please someone be a little jaded next ...
we're all soooo into this ... it's almost comical.
we really need to get drunk all together in SD !
Can't wait.

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Yeah, San Diego is gonna be the greatest thing ever.

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It's only because Kazu rules us with an iron fist.

*ooops.* did i say that out loud? our princess captain is going to kill me for rocking the boat...

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Quiet, Kean. Or you get to spend a night in the box.

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Gah!

There are so many interviews here to process. Ive got to do some serious thinking about how I am going to present this on Diverging Comics. I am either going to do an interview a week or do some sort of special one-shot that has all of the interviews together. Kazu wasn't kidding when he said that he believed everyone would love taking part.

I also had no idea there were so many Canadians, and people visiting Canada, contributing to 'Flight.' Sean is pleased