Michael Chabon Presents: The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist
Dark Horse.
Michael Chabon Presents: The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist, Volume
1 (1-2; Michael Chabon, Glen David Gold, Howard Chaykin, Bill Sienkiewicz,
Kyle Baker, Jim Starlin, Gene Colan, Steve Lieber, Scott Morse, Eric Wight,
Kevin McCarthy and Mike Baron). [From Dark Horse Comics:
Master of Elusion, foe of tyranny, and champion of liberation--The Escapist.
Operating from a secret headquarters under the boards of the majestic Empire
Theater, the Escapist and his crack team of charismatic associates roam
the globe, performing amazing feats of magic to aid all those who languish
in oppression's chains. The history of his creators, Joe Kavalier and Sam
Clay, was recently chronicled in Michael Chabon's Pulitzer Prize-winning
novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. The best of the Escapist's
adventures are now collected into one volume. This volume of Michael Chabon
Presents...The Amazing Adventures of The Escapist collects the first two
issues of the comic book and features an original story penned by Michael
Chabon, the comics debut of novelist Glen David Gold, a new story written
and drawn by Howard Chaykin, the painted artwork of Bill Sienkiewicz, and
a wraparound cover by Chris Ware.] Digest-sized reprint of regular-sized
comics. 
Michael Chabon Presents: The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist, Volume 2 (3-4; Brian K. Vaughan, Marv Wolfman, Joe Staton, R. Sikoryak, Kevin McCrathy, Dean Haspiel, Paul Hornschmeier, Stuart Moore, Steve Conley, Scott Morse, Matt Kindt). [From Dark Horse Comics: Following in the footsteps of the massively successful Volume One, the second volume of Michael Chabon Presents the Amazing Adventures of the Escapist collects issues three and four of the likewise popular quarterly series. Among the stories in this volume: "To Reign in Hell" by Brian K. Vaughan and Roger Petersen; "Heil and Fear Well" by Marv Wolfman, Joe Staton, and R. Sikoryak; "The Trial of Judy Dark" by Kevin McCarthy and Dean Haspiel; "The EscapeNot" by Paul Hornschemeier; "Escapist 2966" by Stuart Moore and Steve Conley; "The Boy Who Would Be the Escapist" by Kevin McCarthy and C. Scott Morse; and "Chain reaction" by Matt Kindt. Plus historical text by Roy Thomas and a bevy of pinups by Mike Mignola, John Cassaday, Farel Dalrymple, Jim Mahfood, and more!] Digest-sized reprint of regular-sized comics. 
Michael Chabon Presents: The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist, Volume
3 (5-6; Will Eisner, Eddie Campbell, Chris Offutt, Howard Chaykin, Jason, Steve Grant, Roy Thomas, Jason Hall, Paul Grist, Jeffrey Brown, Kevin McCarthy, Dan Best, Thomas Yeates, Eric Wight, David Hahn, Shawn Martinbrough, Matt Wagner, Paul Hornschemeier, Bill Morrison, Alex Saviuk, Norm Breyfogle). [From Dark Horse Comics: This volume of Michael Chabon Presents the Amazing Adventures of the Escapist collects issues five and six of the popular, Eisner and Harvey Award winning quarterly series, and features the late Will Eisner's final return to the Spirit, in a crossover tale with the Escapist! Also in this volume is the comics writing debut of award-winning author and Guggenheim fellow Chris Offutt, illustrated by Thomas Yeates. Dan Best and Eddie Campbell contribute a fully painted story from the 1939 World's Fair in Empire City, and 2004 Russ Manning Award winner Eric Wight brings a polemic story from writer Jason Hall to life. Among the other notable contributors are Howard Chaykin, Paul Grist, Shawn Martinbrough, David Hahn, Roy Thomas, Matt Wagner, and indie stalwarts Jeffrey Brown and Jason.] Digest-sized reprint of regular-sized comics. 
The Escapists (6-issue mini; w Brian K. Vaughan; a Jason Shawn Alexander, Steve Rolston, Philip Bond and Eduardo Barreto). [From Dark Horse Comics: Vaughan tells the tale of three aspiring comics creators with big dreams, small cash, and publishing rights to one forgotten Golden Age hero -- The Escapist!
Inspired by Michael Chabon's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, this is Vaughan's love letter to his chosen medium, a story about what it takes to start out with nothing in Cleveland, Ohio and end up with a comic so hot a major corporation wants to steal it from you! Brilliantly interweaving the lives of the creators with the world of their creation, artists Steve Rolston and Philip Bond bring the comic-booking trio Maxwell Roth, Case Weaver, and Denny Jones to life, while the inimitable Jason Shawn Alexander and Eduardo Barreto illustrate the thrilling trials and exciting extrications of the new -- and old -- Escapist!] 