Escapo

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Summary: Comic book for people who never read comics, but might have
Review: Escapo is a good illustration of when comics live up to their potential and deliver serious themes in a fresh artistic tapestry. Paul Pope uses the escape artist to examine several different types of escape and our flirtation with love, death and life. Plus Escapo shows that circuses and escape artist can still be cool!

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Summary: Great visuals, but slim in value for a $20 book
Review: Paul Pope's sci-fi, circus escape artist tale - "Escapo," is a visual tour-de-force for afficionados of black and white comic book visuals. Each panel conveys grand drama and sweeping motion to give the overall story a jittery, fast-forward motion feel to it. Also of note is the remarkable emphasis placed on lettering, which certainly adds to the overall high quality graphic feel to the book.

On the downside, this slim book is somewhat skimpy in content. Most readers will probablly finish this book within 20-30 minutes and that's factoring in the extra time used when savouring the artwork and reading through the somewhat grandstanding author profile at the beginning of the book. All in all though, it is certainly worth your reading time or as an 'add' to your collection if you come across it at a decent price.