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The Maxx! | Revisiting Sam Kieth’s Image Comics Classic | Back Issue Comics Show #809
Remembering the Legacy of Sam Kieth
In this episode, we’re celebrating the life and legacy of Sam Kieth by discussing his seminal work, THE MAXX from Image Comics. We’ll start with the Maxx’s first appearance in the pages of the Darker Image special and then discuss the first three issues of his ongoing series. We’d love to tell you all your Maxx questions will be answered but we may have even more when all is said and done…
- Why was Image Comics’ second wave so dark?
- Is the Outback/Pangea a real place?
- Are Maxx, Julie and Mr. Gone time traveling?
- Is the whole story a weird dream?
- Well then whose dream is it?!
It’s time to travel back to the dark and gritty 90s for one of the biggest hits of Image’s second wave…and some of the biggest feet ever drawn! Put on your giant boots and stick out your overbite because it’s Back Issue time in the Ziggurat!
This Week’s Back Issue Comics Reviews:
- Darker Image #1 (The Maxx story)
Image Comics
Story & Art by Sam Kieth
Dialogue by Bill Messner-Loebs
Colors by Steve Oliff
Finishes by Jim Sinclair
Letters by Mike Heisler - The Maxx #1
Image Comics
Story & Art by Sam Kieth
Dialogue by Bill Messner-Loebs
Colors by Steve Oliff & Olyoptics
Finishes by Jim Sinclair
Letters by Mike Heisler & Kevin Cunningham - The Maxx #2
Image Comics
Story & Art by Sam Kieth
Dialogue by Bill Messner-Loebs
Colors by Steve Oliff & Olyoptics
Finishes by Jim Sinclair
Letters by Mike Heisler & Kevin Cunningham - The Maxx #3
Image Comics
Story & Art by Sam Kieth
Dialogue by Bill Messner-Loebs
Colors by Steve Oliff
Finishes by Jim Sinclair
Letters by Mike Heisler
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