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phunkypbj's review
3.0
Fun book, that gives the history of the fake comic book characters that the characters from [author: Michael Chabon]'s book [book: the Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay] made up (the Escapist, Luna Moth, etc). It also gives, basically, a history of the comic book and, to illustrate the evolving comic book style, employs multiple talented comic book artist that, I imagine, if you are familiar with comic books are artists of note.
borrowedbooks's review
2.0
a fun companion to The Amazing Adventures of Kavilier and Clay, but it's a little difficult to follow what "era" each monthly is supposed to represent
marcosfaria's review against another edition
3.0
Tem Harvey Pekar sendo Harvey Pekar, Will Eisner sendo Will Eisner (na sua última história) e acima de tudo tem um jogo delicioso de verdade e mentira. O único ponto fraco é a história sobre o Vietnã.
quillshott's review
4.0
A fantastic addendum to Chabons's phenomenal The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. This small book takes the tales of The Escapist and views them as if he were a genuine part of North American comic-book history. There are multiple comic stories updated from the "lost archives" of Empire Comics and "never-before-seen" strips, all printed as if The Escapist wasn't a character Chabon created for his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, but if he were part of a well-studied, factual lore. It's great to read these historical accounts of how the character evolved, the hardships, the "camp" era, the forgotten days and the long-awaited rejuvenation. It's a must-read for people who fell in love with Kavalier & Clay, but I daresay you should avoid it if you didn't read the novel, the magic just won't be there for you.
garleighc's review
4.0
It's crazy to me that all these comics spouted from the Kavalier & Clay novel. My favorite was probably the one about Luna Moth; I always love a good bookworm story. The wide variety of artistic styles makes it easy to keep devouring the individual comics within this book.
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