Escapist (character)
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The Escapist is a superhero character created by Michael Chabon in the 2000 novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. In the novel, the Escapist is a fictional character created by the comics writer protagonists. The character later featured in the metafictional work Michael Chabon Presents the Amazing Adventures of the Escapist and Brian K. Vaughan's comic The Escapists.
The Escapist | |
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Publisher | Novel: Random House Comics: Dark Horse Comics |
First appearance | Novel: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Sept. 2000) Comics: Michael Chabon Presents the Amazing Adventures of the Escapist #1 (Feb. 2004) |
Created by | Michael Chabon |
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Alter ego | Tom Mayflower |
Chabon created the Escapist as an homage to the heroes of the Golden Age of Comic Books. The character's abilities as an escape artist are inspired by escape artist Harry Houdini as well as Robin Hood and Albert Schweitzer.[1] Another inspiration was the early illusionist career of comic book artist Jim Steranko.[2]