Michael Chabon's The Escapists

About this book

Inspired by the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & 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. Vaughans 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 fathers 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 hes 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 Maxs 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 Chabons masterpiece.