false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1214882907m/485685.jpg 485685 5 Sam Kieth's The Maxx, originally published by Image Comics, ran 35 issues and inspired a cult favorite animated series on MTV. Now this wildly popular, long out-of-print comic returns as a series of highly anticipated collected editions from WildStorm! BOOK ONE, collecting the first six issues, introduces us to the surreal yet touching universe of The Maxx, a homeless super-hero who lives in a cardboard box on the street, and his social worker/soulmate, Julie. Featuring a cameo appearance by Erik Larsen's Savage Dragon. 473976 1995 The Maxx (Maxx (Wildstorm/DC Comics)) total:294|5:145|4:101|3:36|2:11|1:1| 294 1260 370 23 5 1 false false Fri Jul 11 10:41:12 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 11 10:51:19 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Jun 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 10:55:50 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 16:08:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Mar 31 11:42:19 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 31 11:42:19 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 11:23:29 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 16:20:26 -0700 2009 1 Capital Area District Library with the kids and wife would yield such dastardly results. A graphic novel of the Maxx series that I had only ever seen on MTV! Not only that, but it's the first of a series! My glee may have fueled part of my rating, bu...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Sep 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 13:26:41 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 21:27:09 -0700 2009 3 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Apr 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 14:20:26 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 14:22:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jun 06 17:40:38 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 17:43:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Aug 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 03 07:12:07 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 26 18:05:33 -0700 2008
Essentially its a riff on the standard 'tortured' costumed hero tale with more psychological analysis laid on. All the characters' issues are explored in ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 15 19:49:35 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 25 19:30:14 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 15 19:49:35 -0700 2008
While the other Image artists were creating cheesy titles and setting their standard of Enormous Muscles, Gigantic Breasts, and Ridiculously Oversized Firepower, Sam Keith (and Bill Messner-Loebs) was producing a sol...more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 09:43:39 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 09:45:17 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sat Jan 24 08:22:51 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 08:23:36 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 1991 Tue Aug 04 06:49:34 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 06:51:42 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jun 21 21:46:24 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 21:47:00 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Sep 12 17:10:33 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 12 17:15:15 -0700 2007 leopard queen/social worker and super hero/delusional hobo fight funny little animals and a serial rapist. It's incredibly deep, beautifully illustrated, and amazingly a huge pick-me-up. ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Mar 07 09:52:59 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 10:59:26 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 01 11:31:49 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 01 11:34:30 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Mar 14 13:42:13 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 14 13:44:05 -0700 2008 plus The Maxx, himself, was barely in it anymore by the end. But this collection of the first bunch of issues is pretty great. ]]> 5 0 false false Thu May 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 15 13:11:16 -0700 2008 Thu May 15 13:12:56 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Wed Jul 04 23:58:09 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 05 00:00:04 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Wed Jan 30 09:10:16 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 30 09:12:01 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=485685