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class="infobox-caption">Kibuishi at the 2018 Texas Book Festival</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data">Kazuhiro Kibuishi<br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1978-04-08</span>) </span>April 8, 1978<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 46)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nationality</th><td class="infobox-data category">American</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Notable works</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><i><a href="/wiki/Flight_(comics)" title="Flight (comics)">Flight</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Amulet_(comics)" title="Amulet (comics)">Amulet</a></i></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://boltcity.com/">boltcity<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Kazuhiro "Kazu" Kibuishi</b> (born April 8, 1978) is a Japanese-born American <a href="/wiki/Graphic_novel" title="Graphic novel">graphic novel</a> author and illustrator. He is best known for being the creator and editor of the comic anthology <i><a href="/wiki/Flight_(comic)" class="mw-redirect" title="Flight (comic)">Flight</a></i> and for creating the webcomic <i><a href="/wiki/Copper_(comic)" title="Copper (comic)">Copper</a></i>. He is also the author and illustrator of the <i><a href="/wiki/Amulet_(comics)" title="Amulet (comics)">Amulet</a></i> series. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kazu_Kibuishi&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kibuishi was born April 8, 1978, in <a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-scholastic_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scholastic-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-icv2_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-icv2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He moved to the United States with his mother and brother in 1982.<sup id="cite_ref-scholastic_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scholastic-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-icv2_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-icv2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kibuishi enrolled at the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1996 to pursue a degree in film studies.[4] While attending UC Santa Barbara, he credits the university's newspaper, the Daily Nexus, as where his illustration career started.[4] Though he had previously drawn for his high school's newspaper, Kibuishi has stated that "[his career] all began when I started writing comics for the Nexus. I actually went to UCSB for film. I was trying to quit drawing."[4] He would ultimately serve as the Art Director for the Daily Nexus for three and a half years, and developed his comic Clive and Cabbage during his tenure.[4] He graduated from UC Santa Barbara in 2000 with a B.A. in film studies.[5] </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kazu_Kibuishi&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kibuishi started drawing at age five.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has stated that it was "the sadness that came from no longer having cool robot TV shows like <a href="/wiki/Ultraman" title="Ultraman">Ultraman</a> around once we came to the States that triggered a lot of my early drawings and projects."<sup id="cite_ref-jc_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jc-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has also noted <a href="/wiki/Garfield" title="Garfield">Garfield</a> and the magazines <a href="/wiki/Mad_(magazine)" title="Mad (magazine)"><i>Mad</i> Magazine</a>, and <a href="/wiki/CARtoons_Magazine" title="CARtoons Magazine"><i>CARtoons</i></a> as catalysts for his love of comic books in particular.<sup id="cite_ref-jc_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jc-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After he graduated from UC Santa Barbara, Kibuishi worked as an animator for Shadedbox Animations for two years.<sup id="cite_ref-sbnexus_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sbnexus-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He decided to leave animation to focus on comics, where he could spend more time writing.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He started producing the monthly comic <i><a href="/wiki/Copper_(comic)" title="Copper (comic)">Copper</a></i> at his website which ran for seven years, ending in 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-tri_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tri-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kazu Kibushi also made kids at Pieper Ranch Middle School (PRMS) happy by going by and giving signed copied of Amulet book 1 and 9, he also sketched in them too. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Flight"><i>Flight</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kazu_Kibuishi&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Flight"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><a href="/wiki/Flight_(comics)" title="Flight (comics)">Flight</a></i> was conceived by Kibuishi as an anthology with contributions coming from friends.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The project was promoted at the <a href="/wiki/Alternative_Press_Expo" title="Alternative Press Expo">Alternative Press Expo</a>, where it attracted the attention of <a href="/wiki/Erik_Larsen" title="Erik Larsen">Erik Larsen</a>, then-new publisher of <a href="/wiki/Image_Comics" title="Image Comics">Image Comics</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-kazufriends_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kazufriends-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This caused the project to explode, attracting talent from all over the industry.<sup id="cite_ref-kazufriends_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kazufriends-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Image published the first volume in 2004 and the anthology series concluded with the eighth volume in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-finalflight_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-finalflight-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Explorer"><i>Explorer</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kazu_Kibuishi&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Explorer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the conclusion of <i>Flight</i>, the <i>Explorer</i> series was Kibuishi's anthology for children using many of the same contributors to <i>Flight</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Seen as a successor series, <i>Explorer</i> covered three books and concluded with <i>Explorer: The Hidden Doors</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-tri_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tri-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Amulet"><i>Amulet</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kazu_Kibuishi&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Amulet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kibuishi is the creator of <i><a href="/wiki/Amulet_(graphic_novel_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Amulet (graphic novel series)">Amulet</a></i>, a series of graphic novels which debuted in 2008 with <i><a href="/wiki/Amulet:_The_Stonekeeper" class="mw-redirect" title="Amulet: The Stonekeeper">The Stonekeeper</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-scholastic_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scholastic-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-icv2_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-icv2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Scholastic_Corporation" title="Scholastic Corporation">Scholastic</a> won the rights to publish the series after they were victorious in a hotly contested auction.<sup id="cite_ref-scholastic_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scholastic-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-icv2_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-icv2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to <i>The Stonekeeper</i>, other titles in the series include <i>The Stonekeeper's Curse</i>, <i>The Cloud Searchers</i>, <i>The Last Council</i>, <i>Prince of the Elves</i>, <i>Escape From Lucien</i>, <i>Firelight</i>, <i>Supernova</i>, and <i>Waverider</i>. The series concluded with the ninth and final book titled <i>Waverider</i>, which released on February 6th, 2024. <sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_projects">Other projects</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kazu_Kibuishi&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Other projects"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While editing <i>Flight</i> Volume 1, Kibuishi created the 4-issue <a href="/wiki/Steampunk" title="Steampunk">steampunk</a> graphic novel <i>Daisy Kutter: The Last Train</i>, published by <a href="/wiki/Viper_Comics" title="Viper Comics">Viper Comics</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Through his relationship with Scholastic, Kibuishi was asked to illustrate the covers for the <i><a href="/wiki/Harry_Potter" title="Harry Potter">Harry Potter</a></i> novels for inclusion in the 15th anniversary edition box set.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-reading_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reading-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He also illustrated the story "?" for the short story collection <i><a href="/wiki/Machine_of_Death" title="Machine of Death">Machine of Death</a></i>. </p><p>He illustrated <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Sanderson" title="Brandon Sanderson">Brandon Sanderson</a>'s children's book <i>The Most Boring Book Ever</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honors_and_awards">Honors and awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kazu_Kibuishi&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Honors and awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kibuishi's <i><a href="/wiki/Flight_(comics)" title="Flight (comics)">Flight</a></i> Volume 2 was nominated for the 2006 <a href="/wiki/Eisner_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Eisner Award">Eisner Award</a> for <a href="/wiki/Eisner_Award_for_Best_Anthology" title="Eisner Award for Best Anthology">Best Anthology</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Daisy Kutter: The Last Train</i> was named as one of the 2006 Best Books for Young Adults by the <a href="/wiki/Young_Adult_Library_Services_Association" title="Young Adult Library Services Association">Young Adult Library Services Association</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His series <i><a href="/wiki/Amulet_(comics)" title="Amulet (comics)">Amulet</a></i> has spent numerous weeks on <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a>'</i> <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Best_Seller_list" title="The New York Times Best Seller list">Best Seller list</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-uw_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-uw-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kazu_Kibuishi&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kibuishi is married to fellow illustrator and collaborator <a href="/wiki/Amy_Kim_Ganter" class="mw-redirect" title="Amy Kim Ganter">Amy Kim Ganter</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-uw_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-uw-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has two children, Juni and Sophie.<sup id="cite_ref-uw_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-uw-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He resides in <a href="/wiki/Bellevue,_Washington" title="Bellevue, Washington">Bellevue, Washington</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-tri_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tri-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shortly after the publication of <i>Escape From Lucien</i> in 2012, he suffered a life-threatening case of bacterial <a href="/wiki/Meningitis" title="Meningitis">meningitis</a> which resulted in a hospital stay for weeks and being induced into a coma for treatment.<sup 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