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The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist: Volume 1

by Michael Chabon, Glen David Gold, Kevin McCarthy · 2004 · 159 pages

Part of The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist series

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Leaping onto center stage from the wings of comics history comes that dazzling Master of Elusion, foe of tyranny, and champion of liberation - the Escapist. Operating from a secret headquarters under the boards of the Empire Theater, the Escapist and his crack team of associates roam the globe performing amazing feats of magic and coming to the aid of all those who languish in the chains of oppression. The history of the Escapist's creators Joe Kavalier and Sam Clay was recently chronicled in Michael Chabon's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. Now the best of the Escapist's adventures are collected into one volume for all to enjoy.

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Genre
superherofantasyadventurehistorical fiction
Audience
adult
Length
short · 159 pages
Form
graphic novelsshort stories

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