Sam Kieth

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January 11, 1963

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Kieth first came to prominence in 1984 as the inker of Matt Wagner's Mage, his brushwork adding fluidity and texture to the broad strokes of Wagner's early work at Comico Comics. In 1989, he drew the first five issues of writer Neil Gaiman's celebrated series The Sandman, but felt his style was unsuited to the book (specifically saying that he "felt like Jimi Hendrix in The Beatles") and left, handing over to his former inker Mike Dringenberg.

He acted as illustrator on two volumes of writer William Messner-Loebs' Epicurus the Sage and drew an Aliens miniseries for Dark Horse Comics, among other things, before creating The Maxx in 1993 for Image Comics, with, initially, writing help from Messner-Loebs. It ran for 35 issues and was adapted, w...more

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Average rating: 4.34 · 75,549 ratings · 2,480 reviews · 30 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Maxx, Vol. 1 by Sam Kieth, William Messner-Loebs, Dave Feiss 4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 1,744 ratings — published 1995 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Maxx, Vol. 2 by Sam Kieth, William Messner-Loebs 4.39 of 5 stars 4.39 avg rating — 587 ratings — published 2004	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Maxx, Vol. 3 by Sam Kieth, William Messner-Loebs 4.42 of 5 stars 4.42 avg rating — 412 ratings — published 2004	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Maxx, Vol. 5 4.4 of 5 stars 4.40 avg rating — 334 ratings — published 2005	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Maxx, Vol. 4 4.36 of 5 stars 4.36 avg rating — 336 ratings — published 2005	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Maxx, Vol. 6 4.32 of 5 stars 4.32 avg rating — 285 ratings — published 2006	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Arkham Asylum: Madness by Sam Kieth, Michelle Madsen (Illustrator), Dave Stewart (Illustrator) 3.34 of 5 stars 3.34 avg rating — 348 ratings — published 2010 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zero Girl 3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 247 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Batman: Secrets 3.38 of 5 stars 3.38 avg rating — 224 ratings — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Four Women 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 135 ratings — published 2002	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Sam Kieth

The Maxx (6 books)
by Sam Kieth
4.3117901568415355 of 5 stars 4.31 avg rating — 3,698 ratings

Zero Girl (2 books)
by Sam Kieth
3.7470588235294118 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 340 ratings

The Maxx Absolute (2 books)
by Sam Kieth
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings

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Quotes by Sam Kieth

“it's the lies that get us through life, right?”
― Sam Kieth, Arkham Asylum: Madness

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“I can hear the bunny all the time now. Even when I'm outside, under my tree.
I'm mad at the bunny for being sick and bothering me.
For being...alive.”
― Sam Kieth, The Maxx, Vol. 2

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