Adventures of the Escapist #5
an issue of Adventures of the Escapist by Dark Horse
Issue description
Writer:
Jeffrey Brown
Howard Chaykin
Paul Grist
David Hahn
Jason Hall
Shawn Martinbrough
Kevin McCarthy
Roy Thomas
Eric Wight
The blue-suited Escapist is back in the limelight! Howard Chaykin (American Flagg) and
David Hahn (Bite Club, Private Beach) team up for “Siren Song,” wherein a mesmerizing
saxophone player forces her listeners to commit dastardly deeds! Writer Kevin McCarthy
and artist Shawn Martinbrough (Detective) present “The Death of the Escapist,” with our
favorite hero caught by a totalitarian despot. The dictator will crush his citizens’
aspirations for freedom—starting with the Escapist! Jason Hall, of Creeper and
Pistolwhip fame, writes the polemic “The Final Curtain”— featuring the return of artist
Eric Wight, winner of the 2004 Russ Manning Award! Also in this issue, the Master of
Elusion takes on the Physician of Illusion—Doc Hypnosis!—in a story written and drawn
by Paul Grist (Kane, Jack Staff), and veteran comics scribe Roy Thomas returns with
more Escapist lore of the 1960s. Last but not least, a very special story written and drawn
by alternative comics wunderkind, Jeffrey Brown (Clumsy, Unlikely)!
• Featuring painted cover art by Batman artist and Grendel creator Matt Wagner!