The Maxx - huh?!?!?!?

[Sharcque]

Can anyone tell me what this series was about? I bought issues 1 - 4 out of a quarter bin yesterday, and I have no clue what I just read!!!

[Tribalman]

It´s a very special book. Different from what I
mostly read. I still love it. One of it´s charms was
finding out what it was about. There are a lot of
spiritual things going on … hard to explain. The
artwork is beautiful, the stories are fun and can
be read over and over again and always leave
space for your interpretation …

The first 20 issues are top - after that … it changed …

CHUNG
CHUNG
CHUNG
…

There was also a nice Maxx story in Darker Image #1.
You should be able to find it in the quarter bin as well.
It featured two more stories staring Deathblow (which
was OK, I guess) and Bloodwolf (which was not so OK)

:D

[Captain Blitz]

It is kinda David Lynch in comic books. ;)

Very psychological, a really "deep" book.

[Sharcque]

A friend of mine just told me that the Maxx was the girl's hallucination of a guy that was dead and had a lamp shade over his head ?!?! That's why his teeth stuck out, b/c it was the shade? I don't think I'm gonna look for anymore issues... :D

[Sharcque]

*bump* === b/c I've never been so confused about a comic.

[MrBiggs7]

Youre confused about it. I read that book when I was 11.

[mgs]

Originally Posted by MrBiggs7

Youre confused about it. I read that book when I was 11.

i was older, and confused as well. ;)

Sharcque, this series was great, it will only make sense if you continue to read the books, may i suggest (if you have the money) to get the recent slew of trades that came out. ;)

[satanszuitsuit]

one of my favorite comics the more of them you read the more sence they make trust me on this one i just finaly found a #4 today in the 50 cent bin at my comic book store too.

[the_coldest_sun]

Man you guys are lucky to find The Maxx comics in the Quarter Bins. All the comic shops I've visited sell The Maxx and Savage Dragon backissues at cover price!

BTW, The Maxx and Savage Dragon are the only single issues I'm attempting to get full runs on so far.

[heavysoul]

Originally Posted by Sharcque

Can anyone tell me what this series was about? I bought issues 1 - 4 out of a quarter bin yesterday, and I have no clue what I just read!!!

First off, congrats on discovering the magic of The Maxx. The Maxx is a wonderful study on self-realization disguised as a superhero/action book. As the book progresses the action takes more of a backseat and the study of self becomes much more important. I dont' think there was a more important comic released in the '90s. Jim Lee put the tpbs out back then and he's doing it again now (this time the entire run).

This is THE comic that brought me back to the artform; the art, the writing, the overall package is ultimately flawless.

[satanszuitsuit]

actuly normaly i have to pay double cover price casue the comic store owner can get that much on Ebay lucky for me the comic was damaged which normaly i would get uber pissed at but it realy wasnt that bad just warped i put it in a good case and under some books its almost back to normal now

[Tribalman]

I think it´s no problem finding the early issues -- i´ve
seen the first 4 issues in the quarter bin in germany!
I heard the last issues are really hard to get because
sales were dropping. Glad I got them all. Even have the
first two trades that came out.

That was just a fun book with loads of hidden gems (read
the indices at the beginning of each book, for example). If I
recall correctly there´s somehing hidden in there -- been
a while since I read these …

*looks for his maxx issues and starts reading again.

Chung

[satanszuitsuit]

Originally Posted by Tribalman

That was just a fun book with loads of hidden gems (read
the indices at the beginning of each book, for example). If I
recall correctly there´s somehing hidden in there -- been
a while since I read these …

*looks for his maxx issues and starts reading again.

Chung

hmmm realy what would be looking for sounds interesting casue the Maxx is already wraped in confusion

[Grant]

Originally Posted by Tribalman

That was just a fun book with loads of hidden gems (read
the indices at the beginning of each book, for example). If I
recall correctly there´s somehing hidden in there -- been
a while since I read these …

I forgot about those. Yeah the Maxx was an odd read. i don't think I fully understand it until the MTV cartoon (which virtually adapted it panel for panel).

[Noir_Dark]

Fucking brilliant book!
It’s a surreal story, so don’t try and find anything linear or with meaning. It’s function is to convey complex emotions and more than anything to create weirdness.