format eight had covers by non-British illustrators as Escape moved away from its small press origins and fully embraced a more international, Art-based ideology. A year later, and after protracted negotiations, Escape became the first periodical to be published by Titan Books, a graphic novel repackaging house responsible for collections of Judge Dredd and American titles such as Swamp Thing. Gravett and Stanbury retained complete editorial control over the contents and direction of the magazine (despite some pressure from Titan). Despite a 60% sell-through on predominantly London-based newsstands, Titan were reluctant to push for wider national distribution and after two years and ten issues, they parted company. A third, more ambitious, incarnation was planned but failed to find a backer, and Escape folded in 1989. Aborted return In a late 2009 interview Gravett described his plans for 2010 which involve launching Escape Books followed, eventually, by a return of the magazine: To this date, Escape has not yet returned to publication. Escape Publishing Alongside the magazine itself, Escape Publishing served as an imprint for self-contained graphic novels. These included the following: Alec by Eddie Campbell (1984) Alec: Love and Beerglasses by Eddie Campbell (1985) Alec: Doggie in the Window by Eddie Campbell (1986) Doc Chaos 1 by Phil Elliott, Lawrence Gray and Dave Thorpe (1985) London's Dark by James Robinson and Paul Johnson (1989, co-published with Titan Books) The Night Of The Busted Nose by Phil Laskey (1986) Violent Cases by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean (1987, co-published with Titan Books) Two exhibition booklets were also produced under the Escape banner: Comic Iconoclasm for the "Swiped! Comics in Art" exhibition at the ICA in London. This was also printed in Escape issue eleven (1987). The Black Island for the "Britain in Bande Dessinées" exhibition at the French Institute in London. Legacy The influence of Escape on subsequent publications and movements is not in doubt, but somewhat hard to pin down. Publications such as Deadline and Heartbreak Hotel shared the combination of comic strips by relative newcomers and lifestyle articles designed to reach a non-comics audience. There are notable influences too on Fleetway's experiments with comics for more mature audiences. Later issues of Crisis featured Paul Grist and reprinted European work while the short-lived Revolver employed Escape regulars Rian Hughes and Julie Hollings amongst others. While, with the exception of Eddie Campbell, the core group of artists associated with Escape did