MICHAEL CHABON ESCAPIST PULSE POUNDING THRILLS TP
(W) Paul Grist (A) Paul Grist (CA) CHRIS WARE
Golden-Age superhero, the Escapist-master of elusion, and champion of liberation-was conceived in the fictional world of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. This comic book anthology collects a multitude of the Escapist's amazing adventures, including an encounter with Will Eisner's The Spirit! Containing a total of twenty-two tales, along with three never-before-collected stories, this volume also contains five never-before-published stories, as well as a robust gallery of pinups celebrating the world of the Escapist! o Eisner and Harvey Award-winning series! o Inspired by the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon.
WALT & SKEEZIX HC #7
1933 - 1934
(W) Frank King (A) Frank King (CA) CHRIS WARE
The Depression grinds into its fourth year. Against this setting, a con artist sets up a storefront in town for Continental Corncob, a fictitious company established to dupe would-be investors. Somehow Walt Wallet and the Gasoline Alley gang are roped into the scheme, with the promise that they could earn steep returns if they purchase shares in the allegedly thriving company. Edited and designed by CHRIS WARE and featuring an introduction by comics historian Jeet Heer, this volume also includes never-beforeseen photographs and rare archival documents from the private collection of the King family.