Michael chabon's the escapists / Michael Chabon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chabon, Michael, author.

Series:

The Escapists (2006).

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

New, Collected Mini-Series.

Place of Publication:

Cleveland : Dark Horse Comics, LLC., 2017.

System Details:

Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB).

Summary:

Inspired by the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, this story of three aspiring comics creators with big dreams, small cash, and publishing rights to one forgotten Golden Age hero--The Escapist--is Brian K. Vaughan's love letter to his chosen medium. The lives of these creators Max, Denny, and Case--latter day versions of Joe Kavalier and Sam Clay--are brilliantly woven together with the world of their creations. Discovering his late father's decades-spanning vault of Escapist memorabilia at the age of six, Max became a fan of the Master of Elusion almost overnight. After exhausting the extensive stash of Golden and Silver Age comics, he needed more--and started writing his own Escapist stories. Now nineteen, he's determined to make the character a sensation once again. Together with his friend Denny Jones, and their newfound artist Case Weaver, Max relaunches The Escapist comics. Through a couple risky publicity stunts--including one that makes national news--the creators risk criminal charges to get the word out about their publication. Will it be enough to make the book a success? Or just enough to get them in jail? Interwoven with Max's struggles are the comic-within-a-comic stories of The Escapist himself, his ally Luna Moth, good old-fashioned death traps, betrayal, and a touch of romance. Mulitiple award-winning author Brian K. Vaughan (Saga, Y--The Last Man, Ex Machina) successfully crafts the perfect partner to Michael Chabon's masterpiece.

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ISBN:

9781630089900

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