Escape
#9
(1986)
Escape Publishing,
1983 Series
[no title indexed]
Krazy Kat / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You have a brave affection for bricks
- Genre
- humour; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Krazy Kat; Ignatz; Officer Pupp
- Synopsis
- Offica Pup catches Ignatz with a brick
- Reprints
- From Krazy Kat synidicated strip (King Features) 5/2/1941
Popular Graphics
text article / 1.75 pages
- Script
- Louise Tucker
- Pencils
- Nick Burns; Dave Gibbons; Dave McKean; Gary Panter; Judith Findlay; Ian Irving
- Inks
- Nick Burns; Dave Gibbons; Dave McKean; Gary Panter; Judith Findlay; Ian Irving
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- Comics in popular culture illustrated by some of artists from features mentioned.
Hip Parade
text article / 1 page
- Synopsis
- The hippest in comics as voted for by readers. The top five are Steve Bell, Hunt Emerson, Glenn Dakin, Alec and Gilbert Shelton.
Overheard at America's Lunch Counters
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Susan Catherine; Various
- Pencils
- Susan Catherine
- Inks
- Susan Catherine
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- Overheard at American lunch counters
A Breath of Sierre
text article / 1 page
- Script
- Paul Gravett
- Pencils
- François Boucq; Milo Manara
- Inks
- François Boucq; Milo Manara
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- Highlights of the 1986 Swiss comics festival with illustrations from some of the publications mentioned.
The Crow
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- drama; humour
- Characters
- Charlie; Suzie Campbell; Mrs. Campbell; Mr. Campbell
- Synopsis
- Charlie manages to say the wrong thing at every opportunity.
- Reprints
-
in The Cheque, Mate (Fantagraphics, 1992 series) #1 (July 1992)
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Music
text article / 1 page
- Script
- John Bagnall; Paul Gravett
- Pencils
- Jean-Claude Floch; Mike Hawthorne; Gary Panter
- Inks
- Jean-Claude Floch; Mike Hawthorne; Gary Panter
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- The collision of music and comics.
Punk Memories
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- John Bagnall; Paul Butler
- Synopsis
- Bagnall recalls how punk music changed his life.
- Keywords
- autobiography
Strange Question
comic story / 3 pages
- Characters
- Roland; Jessica; Samantha; Little man
- Synopsis
- Roland and Jessica are concerned about Samantha
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
An expanded redrawn & colored version of this story was later published in "McSweeney's Quarterly Concern" #13
El Neo Tebeo
comic story / 2.5 pages
- Script
- Paul Gravett; Will Rendell
- Pencils
- Mique Beltrán; Javier de Juan; Ana Juan; Keko; Javier Mariscal; Martí Riera; Sento; Miguel Catalayud; Max; Michartmut
- Inks
- Mique Beltrán; Javier de Juan; Ana Juan; Keko; Javier Mariscal; Martí Riera; Sento; Miguel Catalayud; Max; Michartmut
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- A feature on new Spanish comics illustrated by examples from the artists mentioned.
Indexer Notes
The Daniel Torres article splits the pages.
Daniel Torres
Profile / text article / 1.5 pages
- Synopsis
- A feature on Torres with examples of his work.
The Inheritors
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humour
- Characters
- Warminster; Knox; Prudhomme
- Synopsis
- Long after humanity has been wiped out, their successors discover vinyl albums.
Reviews
text article / 2 pages
- Script
- Phil Elliott; Paul Gravett; Alan Moore; Ed Pinsent; Savage Pencil
- Pencils
- Yves Chaland; Drew Friedman; Harvey Kurtzman; Lat; Oscar Zárate
- Inks
- Yves Chaland; Drew Friedman; Harvey Kurtzman; Lat; Oscar Zárate
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- Reviews illustrated by examples from the titles considered.
Dagger!
text story / ? pages
- Script
- Deron Bennett; Aidan Hughes [as Biff]
- Pencils
- Deron Bennett; Aidan Hughes [as Brute!]
- Inks
- Deron Bennett; Aidan Hughes [as Brute!]
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Dirk Dagger; Deep Waterhouse
- Synopsis
- A violent detective on the case.
Film
text article / 1 page
- Script
- Paul Gravett
- Pencils
- Raymond Briggs; Robert Crumb; Will Eisner; Kevin O'Neill
- Inks
- Raymond Briggs; Robert Crumb; Will Eisner; Kevin O'Neill
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- The intersection of film and comics with illustrations from the topics mentioned.
Skiff
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- drama
- Characters
- Skiff
- Synopsis
- Skiff turns up at a remote countryside guest house.
- Reprints
-
from Fast Fiction (Fast Fiction, 1982 series) #19 (1986)
-
An American Story
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humour
- Synopsis
- Americans and their guns
- Reprints
-
in The Little Man: Short Strips 1980 - 1995 (Drawn & Quarterly, 2006 series) (June 2006) [originally 1 page, panels rearranged to make 3 pages]
-
Fast Fiction
text article / 1 page
- Script
- Paul Gravett
- Pencils
- Paul Grist; Mark A. Robinson; Steve Way; Phillippe Gerbaud; Jocelin; Lagautriere
- Inks
- Paul Grist; Mark A. Robinson; Steve Way; Phillippe Gerbaud; Jocelin; Lagautriere
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- Small Press reviews with illustrations from the publications reviewed.
Sav Sadness Meets Mr. Death
Sav Sadness / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humour
- Characters
- Sav Sadness; Rosalind; Death; Sav's Landlady; Kathy
- Synopsis
- Sav meets death.
[no title indexed]
Temptation / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Would you sell your soul for a chance to meet a beautiful woman?
- Genre
- humour
- Characters
- Devil; Hermit
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Spanish Roulette -
1.
[no title indexed]
Sabotage -
2.
["You have a brave affection for bricks"]
Krazy Kat -
3.
Popular Graphics
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4.
Hip Parade
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5.
Houston, Texas
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6.
Overheard at America's Lunch Counters
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7.
A Breath of Sierre
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8.
The Crow
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9.
Music
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10.
Punk Memories
-
11.
Strange Question
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12.
El Neo Tebeo
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13.
Daniel Torres
Profile -
14.
The Inheritors
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15.
Reviews
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16.
Dagger!
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17.
Film
-
18.
Skiff
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19.
An American Story
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20.
Fast Fiction
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21.
Sav Sadness Meets Mr. Death
Sav Sadness -
22.
["Would you sell your soul for a chance to meet a beautiful woman?"]
Temptation -
23.
Two Sisters
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