Synopses & Reviews
Wizard Top Ten and multiple Eisner Award-winning writer Brian K. Vaughan tells the tale of three aspiring comics creators with big dreams, small cash, and publishing rights to one forgotten Golden Age hero The Escapist!
Inspired by Michael Chabon's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, this is Vaughan's love letter to his chosen medium, a story about what it takes to start out with nothing in Cleveland, Ohio, and end up with a comic so hot a major corporation wants to steal it from you.
Brilliantly interweaving the lives of the creators with the world of their creation, artists Steve Rolston and Philip Bond bring the comic-booking trio Maxwell Roth, Case Weaver, and Denny Jones to life, while the inimitable Jason Shawn Alexander and Eduardo Barreto illustrate the thrilling trials and exciting extrications of the new and old Escapist.
Review
"Vaughan and a first-rate art team craft an inventive spin-off from Chabon....Vaughan neatly slips several superbly drawn faux Escapist adventures into the proceedings, and a fanciful introduction by Chabon describes how a chance meeting with Sammy Clay launched Vaughan's career in comics." Booklist
Review
"While a certain familiarity with Kavalier and Clay certainly makes The Escapists more enjoyable...Vaughan's story has a much broader appeal. His characters and their own personal struggles are what carry the story. Comics are nothing if not a means of escapism, and this book never forgets that for a second. (Rating: 8.8/10)" IGN.com