![]() It's all great fun as we watch our hero do his good-guy thing, battle the frustration of getting called for jury duty and even match wits with an evil genie. We first meet our hero when he's humble Tom Mayflower, ward of a Houdini-esque uncle events conspire to make Tom an unlikely hero, and we're off on adventures that roam through the comics landscape of the 20th century. Regardless of origins, the Escapist is a classic do-gooder. Now a clutch of comic veterans have brought the Master of Elusion and his entourage to life and, thankfully for the legions of K&Cįans, this work doesn't disappoint. ![]() ![]() The Escapist, of course, is the hero first brought to life in Chabon's Pulitzer-winning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay ![]() Bursting onto the scene after what must be the greatest-and most literary-publicity campaign ever mounted for a superhero, Chabon's Escapist is ready to do battle with the forces of evil and free all innocents held in the clutches of the Iron Chain's evil operatives. ![]()
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