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A review by jstilts
Michael Chabon's the Escapists by Brian K. Vaughan, Michael Chabon
hopeful
inspiring
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
A comic book about 3 people trying to make a comic book - pretty straightforward relationship stuff, but quite touching in the end.
There's love, grief, obsession, corporate greed, guerrilla marketing and a sort of coming-of-age - except the age is probably around 30!
Reads like a true story, but turns out this is a loose graphic novel sequel of sorts to the novel "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay" by a different author who writes an introduction to this. It's completely stand-alone though, I only discovered this when trying to work out why it's called "Michael Chabon's The Escapists" when Michael only writes the introduction.
That introduction also reads like a true story - a touchingly funny anecdote about a close-to-blind man getting lost in a hotel looking for the bathroom - but is also fiction, and makes me want to read the original novel now.
There's love, grief, obsession, corporate greed, guerrilla marketing and a sort of coming-of-age - except the age is probably around 30!
Reads like a true story, but turns out this is a loose graphic novel sequel of sorts to the novel "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay" by a different author who writes an introduction to this. It's completely stand-alone though, I only discovered this when trying to work out why it's called "Michael Chabon's The Escapists" when Michael only writes the introduction.
That introduction also reads like a true story - a touchingly funny anecdote about a close-to-blind man getting lost in a hotel looking for the bathroom - but is also fiction, and makes me want to read the original novel now.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Death of parent