Escape
#2
(Summer 1983)
Escape Publishing,
1983 Series
- Price
- 0.95 GBP; 2.95 USD
- Pages
- 64
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- ?
- Brand
- ?
- ISBN
- ?
- Barcode
- ?
- Editing
- Paul Gravett; Peter Stanbury
Issue Notes
This issue came with a complimentary pair of 3-D glasses to view the middle eight pages.
Just a Couple of ...
In the Days of the Old Rock 'n' Roll Club / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- drama
- Characters
- Dapper John Marvin; Bill Knight; Steve; Jane; Angie; Paul Grove
- Synopsis
- A trip to the fair and a night in the pub.
- Reprints
-
in Ace (Harrier, 1988 series) #1 (1988) -
in In the Days of the Ace Rock 'n' Roll Club (Fantagraphics, 1993 series) (June 1993)
-
Popular Graphics
comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Paul Gravett
- Pencils
- Raymond Briggs; Frank Hampson; David Lloyd; Gary Panter; George MacManus
- Inks
- Raymond Briggs; Frank Hampson; David Lloyd; Gary Panter; George MacManus
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- Plugs page with illustrations from the items mentioned.
Glen Baxter: Among the Scrap-Heaps of Civilisation
Snacks with the Stars / text article / 3 pages
- Script
- Glen Baxter; Norman Hewitt
- Pencils
- Glen Baxter
- Inks
- Glen Baxter
- Letters
- Glen Baxter; typeset
- Synopsis
- Interview with Glen Baxter alongside examples of his work.
BD Bestsellers
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Paul Gravett
- Pencils
- Ted Benoît; Bourgeon; Frank Mergerin; Jaques Tardi
- Inks
- Ted Benoît; Bourgeon; Frank Mergerin; Jaques Tardi
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- Round-up of then new or recent French graphic novels with illustrations from some mentioned.
[no title indexed]
Calculus Cat / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Another day over and Calculus Cat reaches home safely.
- Genre
- humour; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Calculus Cat; TV
- Synopsis
- Calculus just wants a quiet night, but the TV has goods to plug.
The Initial Herge
text article / 5 pages
- Script
- Paul Gravett
- Pencils
- Herge [Georges Remi]
- Inks
- Herge [Georges Remi]
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- Article about Herge with panels from his books.
Selectivision
comic story / 3 pages
- Synopsis
- A different way of viewing the world.
Indexer Notes
This story is in 3-D.
A Disturbing Evening with Mark Beyer
Snacks with the Stars / text article / 5 pages
- Synopsis
- An interview with Mark Beyer accompanied by examples of his work.
Freezer Fumetti
text article / 0.66 page
- Script
- Chris Long
- Pencils
- Liberatore
- Inks
- Liberatore
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- Chris Long tells how he was published in an Italian comic.
[no title indexed]
A Tale from Gimbley / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Who would have thought that in this tumbling city...
- Genre
- humour
- Characters
- David Gimbley; Ryujo Nagano's father; Tesshi Nagano; Granny Perkins
- Synopsis
- Gimbley discovers the consequences of deseerting a friend.
Fast Fiction Facts
text article / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Small press round-up with illustrations from some of the publications mentioned.
Miss March Gives Advice to Crabby Christine
Miss March / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humour
- Characters
- Miss March; Christine
- Synopsis
- The overly jealous Christine causes her own downfall.
Book Revue
text article / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Angus McKie; Dave Morris; Bascove
- Inks
- Angus McKie; Dave Morris; Bascove
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- Book reviews with illustrations from the books mentioned.
The Way We Were
comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Biff [Chris Garrett; Mick Kidd]
- Pencils
- Biff [Chris Garrett; Mick Kidd]
- Inks
- Biff [Chris Garrett; Mick Kidd]
- Letters
- Biff [Chris Garrett; Mick Kidd]
- Genre
- humour
- Synopsis
- Bob's life.
[no title indexed]
Norm / comic story / 0.5 page
- Characters
- Norm
- Synopsis
- Why no-one ever does anything.
Escape Artists
text article / 0.66 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Eddie Campbell; Dave Harwood; Rian Hughes
- Inks
- Eddie Campbell; Dave Harwood; Rian Hughes
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- Biographies of contributors with some self-portraits.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
-
1.
A New Way of Talking
-
2.
[no title indexed]
-
3.
Just a Couple of ...
In the Days of the Old Rock 'n' Roll Club -
4.
Popular Graphics
-
5.
Glen Baxter: Among the Scrap-Heaps of Civilisation
Snacks with the Stars -
6.
BD Bestsellers
-
7.
["Another day over and Calculus Cat reaches home safely."]
Calculus Cat -
8.
The Initial Herge
-
9.
Johnny Tomorow
-
10.
A Brief 3-D BD History
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11.
The Time Machine
-
12.
Selectivision
-
13.
A Disturbing Evening with Mark Beyer
Snacks with the Stars -
14.
Georgette
-
15.
Brand New BD
-
16.
Freezer Fumetti
-
17.
["Who would have thought that in this tumbling city..."]
A Tale from Gimbley -
18.
Fast Fiction Facts
-
19.
Miss March Gives Advice to Crabby Christine
Miss March -
20.
Book Revue
-
21.
The Way We Were
-
22.
[no title indexed]
Norm -
23.
Escape Artists
This issue was modified by, among others
- Doug Brain
- Merlin Haas
- Frank Plowright
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