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©Michael Chabon. The Escapist and The Likeness of The Escapist are Trademarks of Michael Chabon
By Scott Brown
Scott Brown
Scott Brown
Scott Brown is a senior writer for EW and a frequent contributor to National Public Radio -- he has the tote bag to prove it

There's life after the Pulitzer Prize -- in comic books. In December, Michael Chabon debuts an 80-page tale of the Escapist, the superhero created by the titular comics wunderkinder of Chabon's 2000 novel ''The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.'' It gets more meta. The quarterly (written in part by Chabon and drawn by such pedigreed artists as ''Elektra'''s Bill Sienkiewicz) comes complete with a ''history,'' from the Escapist's first appearance in 1939 to the present: ''There's a point in the '60s where the character is in dispute,'' says Chabon, ''and ends up in the hands of a company that produces hair-care products for an African-American market.''


Posted Sep 12, 2003 | Published in issue #727-728 Sep 12, 2003 | Order Article Reprints