Mr. Marc Savlov
austinchronicle.com

Nagaike's ethereal 30-minute meditation on the plague-like ennui blighting four Japanese youths uses the metaphor (or is he being literal?) of a flying man who one day vanishes from his circle of friends and leaves them pensive over the stagnant state of their own lives. Wong Kar-Wai has nothing on Nagaike's colorful, timeless presentation, and this fable for the modern age is nothing short of a joyous little masterpiece.




by Christopher Arnott, Carole Bass, John Boonstra, Craig Gilbert, Leigh Gomez, Clare Kobasa, Brian LaRue, Jezrie Marcano, Dawn Mosher and Colleen Van Tassell
newhavenadvocate.com

The children's book could stand alone. In simple, elegant figures, a cheery goblin helps a little pajama-ed boy soar up in the clouds and travel the world. The real life scenes have their own elegance too: The soothing palate of blues and greens makes even the disaffected TV-watching scenes look sleek. There's some great humor too, about sneaking bananas to the old, mute, bedridden illustrator.