The Case For Waiting For The Trade, Part 284
From
Dark
Horse's April solicitations:
MICHAEL CHABON PRESENTS . . .THE AMAZING ADVENTURES
OF THE ESCAPIST VOLUME 1 TPB
MICHAEL CHABON (W) , GLEN DAVID GOLD (W), HOWARD CHAYKIN (W/A), BILL
SIENKIEWICZ (A), KYLE BAKER (A), JIM STARLIN (W/A), GENE COLAN (A),
STEVE LIEBER (A), SCOTT MORSE (A), ERIC WIGHT (A), KEVIN McCARTHY (W),
MIKE BARON (W)
On sale April 28, SC, 152pg, FC, 8 1/4" x 5 1/2", $17.95
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 oppression’s chains. The history
of his creators, Joe Kavalier and Sam Clay was recently chronicled in
Michael Chabon’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Amazing Adventures of
Kavalier & Clay. The best of the Escapist’s adventures are now
collected into one volume for all to enjoy!
This thrilling volume of Michael Chabon Presents…The 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!
If I'm reading that right, that's some nice "bonus" material that wasn't in the original issues. So how does this TPB end up having fewer
pages than the two 80-page comics it reprints? Guess "80
PULSE-POUNDING PAGES" includes ads, huh?
