'This sophomore effort’s solid artwork, dialogue, and stories will still be a great introductory title for young or struggling middle-school readers starting to explore the world of graphic novels.' 'Lost Islands is a great sequel to The Mystery Boxes (Abrams, 2012) that is masterfully told and beautifully drawn. 'With this second showcase Kibuishi affirms his editorial savvy for amassing talented creators and providing a vehicle to let them do what they do best: use comics to tell funny, thoughtful, and just plain good stories.' 'A second gathering of new graphic tales, diverse of plot and atmosphere but thematically linked by island settings and every bit as stellar as its predecessor.First rate.' Edited by the New York Times bestselling comics creator Kazu Kibuishi, this graphic anthology includes well-written, beautifully illustrated stories by Kazu (the Amulet series), Jason Caffoe (the Flight series), Raina Telgemeier ( Drama and Smile), Dave Roman (the Astronaut Academy series), Jake Parker (the Missile Mouse series), Michel Gagné ( The Saga of Rex), Katie and Steven Shanahan (the Flight series), and up-and-coming new artist Chrystin Garland. Chrystin Garland is a storyboard artist and animator who recently graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design.The highly anticipated second volume to the critically acclaimed Explorer series, The Lost Islands is a collection of seven all-new stories written and illustrated by an award-winning roster of comics artists, with each story centered around the theme of hidden places. Katie and Steven Shanahan are siblings who have contributed to Flight and created the popular webcomic Silly Kingdom.

Michel Gagne is the creator of The Saga of Rex and has worked on animated films such as Ratatouille and The Iron Giant. Jake Parker illustrated Michael Chabon's picture book The Astonishing Secret of Awesome Man and is the creator of the Missile Mouse graphic novel series. Dave Roman is the creator of the Astronaut Academy graphic novel series and the coauthor of The Last Airbender: Zuko's Story. Raina Telgemeier is the New York Times bestselling creator of the middle-school graphic novels Smile and Drama. Jason Caffoe is a contributor to Explorer: The Mystery Boxes and to the Flight anthologies. Kazu Kibuishi is the creator of the New York Times bestselling graphic series Amulet and the editor of the Flight and Explorer anthology series.

The Lost Islands by Kazu Kibuishi