The Maxx
| THE MAXX | |
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Cover to The Maxx #1 (March, 1993).
Art by Sam Kieth. |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Image Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
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| Publication date | March 1993 – August 1998 |
| Number of issues | 35 |
| Main character(s) | The Maxx, Julie Winters, Mr. Gone |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Sam Kieth, Alan Moore, Bill Messner-Loebs |
| Artist(s) | Sam Kieth, Chance Wolf, Tony Kelly and Kell-O-Graphics |
| Penciller(s) | Sam Keith |
| Inker(s) | Jim Sinclair |
| Letterer(s) | Mike Heisler, Ken Bruzenak |
| Colorist(s) | Steve Oliff and Olyoptics |
| Creator(s) | Sam Kieth |
| Collected editions | |
| Volume 1 | |
| The Maxx | |
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The Maxx: The Complete Series DVD set
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| Created by |
Sam Kieth Bill Messner-Loebs |
| Voices of |
Michael Haley Glynnis Talken Amy Danles Barry Stigler |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 11-13 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | MTV (USA) |
| Original release | April 8 – June 19, 1995 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The Maxx is an American comic book series created by Sam Kieth and originally published monthly by Image Comics, then collected in trade paperback by DC Comic's Wildstorm imprint. Starting in November, 2013, it has been republished by IDW with new colors and improved scans of the original artwork by Sam Kieth and Jim Sinclair. The comic book, starring an eponymous purple hero, spawned an animated series on MTV. The first appearance of The Maxx was in Primer #5, published by Comico Comics.
The series follows the adventures of the titular hero in the real world and in an alternate reality, referred to as the Outback. In the real world, the Maxx is a vagrant, a "homeless man living in a box", while in the Outback, he is the powerful protector of the Jungle Queen. The Jungle Queen exists in the real world as Julie Winters, a freelance social worker who often bails the Maxx out of jail. While the Maxx is aware of the Outback, Julie is not, though it is integral to both of their stories.
Mr. Gone, a serial rapist with a telepathic link to Julie, has extensive knowledge of and access to other people's Outbacks. He starts phoning Julie, but she thinks he is merely an obscene phone caller and ignores him. Eventually, the Maxx gets in Gone's way by "protecting" Julie. Gone tries to kill him with assistance from the Outback's main predators, the Isz. The Maxx fights him in both the Outback and the real world.
Eventually, Mr. Gone makes Julie see the truth about her past and reveals to her how the Maxx came to be. The twist? Gone first met Julie when she was a child as "Uncle Artie", a friend of her father; his tall tales about a visit to Australia helped shape Julie's Outback. As Julie begins healing herself and the Outback, the series starts following Sara, a depressed teenager whose mother sends her to Julie for counseling. Sara is often in conflict with her mother, who disciplines her so she won't grow up to be like her father, the one and only Mr. Gone.
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