--- product_id: 1704522 title: "Escapo" price: "AED 208" currency: AED in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.ae/products/1704522-escapo store_origin: AE region: United Arab Emirates --- # Escapo **Price:** AED 208 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Escapo - **How much does it cost?** AED 208 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ae](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/1704522-escapo) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description “Well worth picking up!” - Publishers Weekly “ A quick must-read title from a talented graphic novelist.” - Library Journal “ a brilliantly tinted hardcover edition” - The Washington Post “ This lavish new edition presents Pope's audacious strokes in their best light.” - The Miami Herald From the mind of three-time Eisner Award-Winner Paul Pope comes Escapo ! Like a feverish mash-up of Fellini films, Heavy Metal magazine, and classic Jack Kirby comics, Escapo tells the tale of a circus escape artist extraordinaire, who can escape from any situation ― even from Death himself! However, there is one force even more powerful than the Reaper which Escapo must face. A meditation on life, love, and mortality, Escapo is not to be missed! Originally published in 1999 and long out of print, the new Z2 edition of Escapo is fully colored and redesigned in the French BD format, featuring 50+ pages of bonus content. Included here is the rare two-page alternate ending, only seen in the French edition, as well as a new ten-page story and added pin-ups and sketchbook content by Paul. Review: Awesome collection of Paul Pope stories - Comic book fans have adored Paul Pope's visceral artwork and surreal stories for years but only few devotees could consider themselves lucky enough to own Escapo (or rich enough to snag a second-hand copy). Now readers have a another chance to buy it, this time in a much more affordable and beefier collection. While the stories here focus on an escape artist, the narrative centers less on his spectacles and more with dilemmas of the human condition--in this case, unrequited love and the inevitability of death. Pope draws his art with loads of energy--limbs stretch to the motion of the characters, panels warp to perspective of the viewer, and the sound effects and emanata look ready to burst. The new coloring also does the original black-and-white version justice--Shay Plummer applies enough color and shading to enhance the stories without becoming overbearing, a nice in-between that should satisfy new readers without upsetting purists. Definitely worth picking up if you enjoyed Pope's other work or just want to see what makes his style so unique. While I finished the two stories in about 45 minutes, I still felt the cost was right--hardcover, lots of bonus artwork and concept drawings, and larger pages than most of the other comics in my collection. It also beats paying the price some resellers wanted for the old version. Review: Early work from a master. - Escapo consists of two stories about the “world’s greatest” escape artist. The first tale tells of his struggle with not having his affection returned by one of the other carnival workers. The second story is about our protagonist attempting to cheat death in a very mythical style tale. These stories were originally released in a collected format in 1999 and has long since been out of print, making it difficult to find, and expensive to procure. Fans of Pope’s other works such as, 100%, Heavy Liquid, and Batman Year 100, have been chomping at the bit, eagerly awaiting this reissue. For them, it likely holds everything they were wanting. The narrative in both stories, while good, is also very short. Of the 160 pages bound into the book, only roughly two thirds are the pair of Escapo stories. Some might feel it too slim in storied content for the 24.99 cover price, but most of the bonus material is really quite nice. The pinups from John Cassaday (Planetary, Astonishing X-Men, Uncanny Avengers), Dean Haspiel (American Splendor), and Yuko Shimizu (The Unwritten covers) are really striking, and a nice afterwards by Pope tells us about his progression as an artist during the time he was originally working on Escapo from 96-98. The layouts and sketch sections feel a bit thrown together however, due to the lack of detail to help explain the images provided. The art is every bit as good as something you would expect to see from a more recent Pope release. It is filled with wonderfully complex, off the wall trap designs that Escapo must maneuver his way through for the enjoyment of the stunned carnival patrons. Pope’s fluid line work, and layouts makes these scenes a visual feast that will have you on the edge of your seat with anticipation wondering how Escapo will make it out alive. Pope’s work has a loose feeling that always makes it enjoyable to look at and his action sequences step it up even more with his use of unorthodox “camera angles.” Pope’s style is easily recognizable and always full of substance and life. Pope’s dialogue through most of this work has a certain lyrical quality to it that is quite pleasant, and greatly missed in most of today’s comics. This fits the second story very well indeed, and adds to its already mystifying atmosphere. The dialogue’s greatest ally in this story is the lettering which is entirely done by Pope himself, and is just as much a part of the art as everything else. Escapo is a perfect example of why lettering should be a bigger deal in graphic storytelling (to see the opposite effect that lettering can have on a book check out Frankenstein Alive Alive #1). You grit your teeth at his inner turmoil and his refusal to give up. You feel the electric and exuberant cheers that erupt from the crowd and the elated screams of the ringmaster at the completion of one of Escapo’s death defying stunts. Shay Plummer does a bang-up job on the coloring in this collection. In the afterwards, Pope talks about the general guidelines he asked Plummer to follow but left the rest up to him, and Plummer did not disappoint. The colors perfectly evoke the desired emotions from scenes throughout the narrative and help draw your eye to where it is needed most in a panel. Anyone who is a fan of Paul Pope, and didn’t already own this, will have likely already purchased this book. Anyone who already owned the previous paperback edition could do with picking this up for the bonus content and color work by Plummer. But someone not familiar with Pope’s work might be better off with checking out 100% or Heavy Liquid first which are more substantial on story and coming back to Escapo when they find themselves wanting more. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #213,199 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #287 in Historical & Biographical Fiction Graphic Novels #295 in Literary Graphic Novels (Books) #1,707 in Science Fiction Crime & Mystery | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 37 Reviews | ## Images ![Escapo - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81VAMz8frGL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Awesome collection of Paul Pope stories *by S***I on July 21, 2014* Comic book fans have adored Paul Pope's visceral artwork and surreal stories for years but only few devotees could consider themselves lucky enough to own Escapo (or rich enough to snag a second-hand copy). Now readers have a another chance to buy it, this time in a much more affordable and beefier collection. While the stories here focus on an escape artist, the narrative centers less on his spectacles and more with dilemmas of the human condition--in this case, unrequited love and the inevitability of death. Pope draws his art with loads of energy--limbs stretch to the motion of the characters, panels warp to perspective of the viewer, and the sound effects and emanata look ready to burst. The new coloring also does the original black-and-white version justice--Shay Plummer applies enough color and shading to enhance the stories without becoming overbearing, a nice in-between that should satisfy new readers without upsetting purists. Definitely worth picking up if you enjoyed Pope's other work or just want to see what makes his style so unique. While I finished the two stories in about 45 minutes, I still felt the cost was right--hardcover, lots of bonus artwork and concept drawings, and larger pages than most of the other comics in my collection. It also beats paying the price some resellers wanted for the old version. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Early work from a master. *by P***P on August 26, 2014* Escapo consists of two stories about the “world’s greatest” escape artist. The first tale tells of his struggle with not having his affection returned by one of the other carnival workers. The second story is about our protagonist attempting to cheat death in a very mythical style tale. These stories were originally released in a collected format in 1999 and has long since been out of print, making it difficult to find, and expensive to procure. Fans of Pope’s other works such as, 100%, Heavy Liquid, and Batman Year 100, have been chomping at the bit, eagerly awaiting this reissue. For them, it likely holds everything they were wanting. The narrative in both stories, while good, is also very short. Of the 160 pages bound into the book, only roughly two thirds are the pair of Escapo stories. Some might feel it too slim in storied content for the 24.99 cover price, but most of the bonus material is really quite nice. The pinups from John Cassaday (Planetary, Astonishing X-Men, Uncanny Avengers), Dean Haspiel (American Splendor), and Yuko Shimizu (The Unwritten covers) are really striking, and a nice afterwards by Pope tells us about his progression as an artist during the time he was originally working on Escapo from 96-98. The layouts and sketch sections feel a bit thrown together however, due to the lack of detail to help explain the images provided. The art is every bit as good as something you would expect to see from a more recent Pope release. It is filled with wonderfully complex, off the wall trap designs that Escapo must maneuver his way through for the enjoyment of the stunned carnival patrons. Pope’s fluid line work, and layouts makes these scenes a visual feast that will have you on the edge of your seat with anticipation wondering how Escapo will make it out alive. Pope’s work has a loose feeling that always makes it enjoyable to look at and his action sequences step it up even more with his use of unorthodox “camera angles.” Pope’s style is easily recognizable and always full of substance and life. Pope’s dialogue through most of this work has a certain lyrical quality to it that is quite pleasant, and greatly missed in most of today’s comics. This fits the second story very well indeed, and adds to its already mystifying atmosphere. The dialogue’s greatest ally in this story is the lettering which is entirely done by Pope himself, and is just as much a part of the art as everything else. Escapo is a perfect example of why lettering should be a bigger deal in graphic storytelling (to see the opposite effect that lettering can have on a book check out Frankenstein Alive Alive #1). You grit your teeth at his inner turmoil and his refusal to give up. You feel the electric and exuberant cheers that erupt from the crowd and the elated screams of the ringmaster at the completion of one of Escapo’s death defying stunts. Shay Plummer does a bang-up job on the coloring in this collection. In the afterwards, Pope talks about the general guidelines he asked Plummer to follow but left the rest up to him, and Plummer did not disappoint. The colors perfectly evoke the desired emotions from scenes throughout the narrative and help draw your eye to where it is needed most in a panel. Anyone who is a fan of Paul Pope, and didn’t already own this, will have likely already purchased this book. Anyone who already owned the previous paperback edition could do with picking this up for the bonus content and color work by Plummer. But someone not familiar with Pope’s work might be better off with checking out 100% or Heavy Liquid first which are more substantial on story and coming back to Escapo when they find themselves wanting more. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Greatest Escape Artist of All Time! *by J***N on September 1, 2014* Paul Pope's Escapo is a great read and visually stimulating. Paul's unique art style beautifully details the story of titular hero, a man who has been "escaping" since his very birth. Death is but a wrong mistake away, a thought that is not lost on the man who dresses as The Grim Reaper itself. While Escapo is fearless in the ring, he is still mystified by love and cowers at the fear of rejection. Will his failure in love lead to his failure in the ring? 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