Michael Chabon Presents the Amazing Adventures of the Escapist

From 2004 to 2005, Dark Horse published Michael Chabon Presents the Amazing Adventures of the Escapist, an eight-issue anthology series expanding the fictional comic-book universe of Chabon’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. With scripts from Brian K. Vaughan, Kevin McCarthy, and Chabon himself, and art by legends like Bill Sienkiewicz, Dick Ayers, and Eduardo Barreto, the series brought a pulp-era hero to life through a mix of retro pastiche and modern storytelling. It stands as a loving, creator-driven tribute to the golden age of comics and the real-world passions that inspired Chabon’s fiction.