Kazu Kibuishi is an American graphic novel

Graphic novel

A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...

 author and illustrator. He is best known for being the creator and editor of the comic anthology Flight

Flight (comic)

Flight is a comics anthology series edited by Kazu Kibuishi, showcasing young and innovative artists and writers. According to Volume One's Afterword by "Scott McCloud's Brain", the average age of its contributors was 24 years, although Volume Two features one or two older contributors. Image...

and for creating the webcomic Copper

Copper (comic)

Copper is a comic strip by Kazu Kibuishi that has enjoyed both webcomic and print appearances.- History :The web comic began in April 2002 in a much larger than usual square format. Except for the first strip, the comic is in color....

. He is also the author and illustrator of the ongoing Amulet

Amulet (graphic novel series)

Amulet is a comic series by Kazu Kibuishi published by Scholastic. Also, there will be 12 books in the series. -Plot:The series features a young girl named Emily and her younger brother named Navin. Their family moves to their 'dead' great grandfather's house, a few years after their father dies in...

series. The webcomic artist and noted critic Scott McCloud

Scott McCloud

Scott McCloud is an American cartoonist and theorist on comics as a distinct literary and artistic medium...

 has said that some of Kazu Kibuishi's work is so beautifully drawn that "it hurts my hands when I look at it".
While pursuing a degree in film studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara

University of California, Santa Barbara

The University of California, Santa Barbara, commonly known as UCSB or UC Santa Barbara, is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a site in Goleta, California, from Santa Barbara and northwest of Los...

, he drew the comic strip Clive and Cabbage for the student newspaper The Daily Nexus

Daily Nexus

The Daily Nexus is the university newspaper for the campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara .Student journalism has always been a part of college life in Santa Barbara, even before the existence of UCSB. Before joining the University of California system, for example, Santa Barbara...

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