Seen as a successor series, Explorer covered three books and concluded with Explorer: The Hidden Doors. Amulet Kibuishi is the creator of Amulet, a series of graphic novels which debuted in 2008 with The Stonekeeper. Scholastic won the rights to publish the series after they were victorious in a hotly contested auction. In addition to The Stonekeeper, other titles in the series include The Stonekeeper's Curse, The Cloud Searchers, The Last Council, Prince of the Elves, Escape From Lucien, Firelight, and Supernova. The series currently has eight books, with a ninth book anticipated to conclude the series based on Kibuishi’s prior announcements. Other projects While editing Flight Volume 1, Kibuishi created the 4-issue steampunk graphic novel Daisy Kutter: The Last Train, published by Viper Comics. Through his relationship with Scholastic, Kibuishi was asked to illustrate the covers for the Harry Potter novels for inclusion in the 15th anniversary edition box set. He also illustrated the story "?" for the short story collection Machine of Death. Honors and awards Kibuishi's Flight Volume 2 was nominated for the 2006 Eisner Award for Best Anthology. Daisy Kutter: The Last Train was named as one of the 2006 Best Books for Young Adults by the Young Adult Library Services Association. His series Amulet has spent numerous weeks on The New York Times' Best Seller list. Personal life Kibuishi is married to fellow illustrator and collaborator Amy Kim Ganter. He has two children, Juni and Sophie. He resides in Bellevue, Washington. He suffered a life-threatening case of bacterial meningitis which resulted in a hospital stay for weeks and being induced into a coma for treatment. References External links Scholastic biography 1978 births Living people American illustrators American artists of Japanese descent Comic book editors American comics artists American webcomic creators University of California, Santa Barbara alumni People from Tokyo People from Alhambra, California Web Cartoonists' Choice Award winners Japanese emigrants to the United States