(W) Will Eisner & Various (A) Eduardo Barreto Golden-Age superhero, the Escapist-master of elusion, and champion of liberation-was conceived in the fictional world of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. This comic book anthology collects a multitude of the Escapist's amazing adventures, including an encounter with Will Eisner's The Spirit! Containing a total of twenty-two tales, along with three never-before-collected stories, this volume also contains five never-before-published stories, as well as a robust gallery of pinups celebrating the world of the Escapist! o Eisner and Harvey Award-winning series! o Inspired by the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon.

(W/A/CA) Will Eisner Will Eisner's work on The Spirit was, in its way, as groundbreaking as Orson Welles' Citizen Kane. Both artistic achievements rewrote the book on sequential storytelling and had lasting impacts on all that followed them. Featured within these pages are 17 Spirit stories all from Eisner's peak period, 1946-1950, generally regarded as his best work on The Spirit. An Artisan Edition collects stories, covers and pages that have been reproduced from the original art. While appearing to be in black and white, these images have been scanned in color, allowing the reader to view them as closely as possible to the original art. Ink gradients, blue pencil, corrections, and more are all clearly visible, all the wonderful subtle nuances that make original art so special and unique.