not necessarily go on to great riches, the magazine did publish early work by notable creators including Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean, Paul Johnson, James Robinson and Rian Hughes. For the British small press scene Escape, along with Fast Fiction, had been an important focal point both artistically and socially. This continued into the 1990s with the magazine holding a pivotal place in the history of the scene. International distribution brought Escape artists American exposure, most notably to the cartoonists informally known as the Highwater Books scene. Highwater publisher Tom Devlin and cartoonist Tom Hart both cite Escape, and Glenn Dakin in particular, as influential in forming their attitudes towards comic art. Canadian cartoonist Seth wrote about the influence Chris Reynolds had on him. It should, however, be remembered that Escape was part of a wider and at the time quite vibrant environment in British comics and that artists did move freely from publication to publication. While the magazine did carve out an important niche and break new ground, the work of Knockabout Books and Warrior and aspects of the Harrier Comics line should be taken into account. The Comics Journal wrote of Escape that it, "...remains one of the most sorely missed comics of all time, not simply because of its tremendous track record of translating European comics but simply because it was always good in so many ways." The Escape artists The core group of artists featured in Escape came mainly from the British small press and underground comix scenes of the late 1970s and early '80s. John Bagnall Eddie Campbell Glenn Dakin Phil Elliott Hunt Emerson Paul Grist Myra Hancock Rian Hughes Shaky Kane Bob Lynch Woodrow Phoenix (aka Trevs Phoenix) Ed Pinsent Warren and Gary Pleece Chris Reynolds Savage Pencil Carol Swain See also Fast Fiction References Notes Sources consulted Campbell, Eddie (2001) Alec: How To Be An Artist. Eddie Campbell Comics. . Gravett, Paul (2003) "The Great Escape" The Comics Journal Special Edition 3 46-61 Gravett, Paul and Stanbury, Peter (eds) Escape Magazine 1 - 19 The Comics Interpreter #1 Vol. 2 Print review of Glenn Dakin's "Abe: Wrong For All The Right Reasons" External links Long interview with Dylan Horrocks - reprinted from The Comics Journal issue 244. His time with the Escape "gang" is about a third of the way down. Kingly Books - Publishers of recent works by Escape artists Ed Pinsent, John