He’d actually went to UCSB for film and was attempting to quit drawing. Even though he had drawn for his high school’s newspaper prior, his career all started when he began drawing comics for the Nexus. As he attended UC Santa Barbara, he credits the Daily Nexus, the university’s paper, as where his illustration career began. He enrolled at the University of California, Santa Barbara in the year 1996 to pursue a film studies degree. he is a fourth-generation Japanese-American, since his mom as well as her parents grew up in the New York borough of Brooklyn.

He moved, with his brother and mom, to the United States in the year 1982. 'Another satisfying anthology that will leave readers eager for the next.Kazu Kibuishi was born Apin Tokyo, Japan. The Bulletin of The Center for Children’s Books 'Variety of style is the real draw of Kibuishi’s graphic anthologies, and tweens reluctant to stray from their comic-book favorites will find the gamut of visual presentations eye-opening.' '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. 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.

The Lost Islands by Kazu Kibuishi