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| Michael Chabon Presents. . .The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist, Volume 1 | 
 enlarge | Authors: Michael Chabon, Glen David Gold, Kevin Mccarthy, Howard Chaykin, Bill Sienkiewicz, Steve Lieber, Gene Colan, Eric Wight
Publisher: Dark Horse
Category: Book
List Price: $17.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 48227
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 152
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.4
ISBN: 159307171X
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781593071714
ASIN: 159307171X
Publication Date: May 19, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Softcover New unread with light edge and corner wear from store shelf. Most orders shipped from IL. USA within 24 hours.
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Product Description
Master of Elusion, foe of tyranny, and champion of liberation The Escapist! Operating from a secret headquarters under the boards of the majestic Empire Theater, the Escapist and his crack team of charismatic associates roam the globe, performing amazing feats of magic to aid all those who languish in oppressions chains. The history of his creators, Joe Kavalier and Sam Clay, was recently chronicled in Michael Chabons Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. The best of the Escapists adventures are now collected into one volume for all to enjoy! This thrilling volume of Michael Chabon PresentsThe Amazing Adventures of The Escapist collects the first two issues of the comic book and features an original story penned by Michael Chabon, the comics debut of novelist Glen David Gold, a new story written and drawn by Howard Chaykin, the painted artwork of Bill Sienkiewicz, and a wraparound cover by Chris Ware!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
I love Michael Chabon December 23, 2007
I love this writer and his books and being able to see his characters in action was a real treat.
good value September 20, 2005
0 out of 7 found this review helpful
I found this product to be a great value for the money. I shopped and compared at various sites.
 $18 of Disappointment March 5, 2005
9 out of 14 found this review helpful
For those people who are expecting a comics masterpiece from the author who brought you The Amazing Adventures of Kavlier & Clay, save your time and money. This collection of stories is short on pretty much everything that could have made it worthwhile!!!
Couched in terms of "lost adventures" this book features a number of fantastic artists doing questionable work. The whole book is full of ego as Chabon waxes nostalgic about a character who did not exist. If this was limited to the text between the stories, that would probably be ok, but the ego spills over and all of the stories are told with a big nudge and obnoxious wink.
Additionally, this book is very short, very small, and worth nowhere near the cover price.
 Wheels within wheels . . . March 1, 2005
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
A few years ago, Chabon wrote a well-received novel, _The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay,_ about two comic book impresarios in the 1930s, `40s, and `50s. Their greatest creation was the Escapist. It's only fitting that the fictional character of a fictional author in a fictional comic book come to life in a real book. A dozen or so writers and artists come together to present a series of stories from the Escapist's career, rendered in the styles of four or five decades, and Chabon and Malachi Cohen surround them with relevant history and literary/artistic criticism. One of the main supporting characters, Luna Moth, also gets a couple of stories. The best thing in this volume, though, is "The Lady or the Tiger," supposedly published in 1976 -- and which Glen Gold's introduction makes clear was the literary peak of the (fictional) series. Finally, the classic comic book "advertising" on the back cover is a hoot, especially the bit on bar codes!
Live the story through the comics January 6, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
After reading Michael Chabon's "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay," I was disheartened to realize that comic described in the book might never be actualized, and that the descriptions and accounts of the comics in general were fantasized. However, when I learned that Dark Horse Comics was planning on releasing "The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist, Volume 1" I jumped at the opportunity to 'live' like the kids in the novel. Darkhorse has combined the first two of "The Escapist" quarterly comics in paper-back form, along with a good deal of comic book historical fiction similar to that found in Chabon's "Kavalier and Clay." The drawings are fantastic, showing different artists renditions of the Escapist and Luna Moth, and the story lines are great too. A wonderful addition to the world of Kavalier and Clay, and a great read for the train or for some downtime.
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