The Maxx: Four Broken People And A Bunny
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- A detailed overview of The Maxx, a thirty-five issue series published by Image Comics between 1993 and 1998. Written and illustrated by Sam Keith, with co-plotting and dialogue by William Messner-Loebs.
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I think one strongest memories from The Maxx is when Sara is talking to a block of clay later finding out it is her Dads severed head.
"It's just my... dad."
Really freaked me out back when that episode aired
Please don't let my spirit animal speak to me through a hypoglycemic poster. What a cruel world.
I still remember the last scene from the MTV version, where the trauma cycle is finally broken and everyone is freed to go on with life such as it is... and Maxx/Dave sheds the costume, returning to his true outback-- his garden where he uses small hand spades to plant flowers and other such things. I always thought the reason his Outback and Julie's connected and corrupted was due to their connection with nature.
I loved that series like no other, do you have any idea how hard it has been in the last what 30 years to not figure that show out and what it was actually representing, so I can continue to be fascinated by it's form. Good God I miss the Maxx
@@MatthewHolevinski can you tell me what is it about? A dont care to spoil the story
@@juanmanuelvallejo3987 well it's probably more prescient now than ever. Well it's about a lot of things bud. Loving things you can't, being powerless no matter how powerful you are, the simple things in life, the grass is always greener on the other side, contentment, solitude, righteousness, chivalry, discovery, enlightenment, mental illness, societal illness. It's a great story no matter the decade.
The animated series is the most perfect adaptation of anything, ever; with 2 very minor exceptions (the removal of Savage Dragon, and Pitt), it is a line-by-line, panel-by-panel EXACT recreation of the comic.
Wish I could say that about Song of Fire and Ice aka Game of Thrones. 😂
I liked Hammerhead though. And the detective.
@spacejockey pitt was a great character
@spacejockey yeah happened to Pitt anyways
What was the pitt about/like?
MAXX is such a strange bit of the 90s comics time capsule. Did you ever see the short lived (6 or 7 episodes) animated series adapted from it on MTV? I recall enjoying it as a kid, as well. Great video as always, my man.
You can also watch it for free with ads on Vimeo
Yeah, The Maxx for me will always be the animated series by Chung. I saw it on MTV as a young teen and it set me off not only in my own art style, but made me interested in Dark Horse comics at the time. Much like Aeon Flux, the series kind of reminded me of Heavy Metal in the way that it was adult in nature without becoming porn.
Good point, I'm surprised he didn't bring it up in the video!
I may do a follow-up focusing on the animated series.
@@StrangeBrainParts "I may do a follow-up focusing on the animated series."
I'd love to see that.
This broke my 10 year old self out of the the “read only marvel and dc” thing my young mind was focused on. It remains my favorite comic to this day. Thanks
It's def in my top 3, a brawl between The Maxx, Skydoll, and everything Sam and Max related.
For sure, The Maxx introduced me to what the comic medium could be.
Same. Whenever people ask if I prefer Marvel or DC, my answer has always been Image.
The Maxx was a bit too mature for me to understand back when the animation aired on MTV 25 years ago. I was simply mesmerized by the provocative visuals.
That's my relationship with Arkham asylum by Grant Morrison
There was something magical about certain comics and cartoons in the 90's, The Maxx, Aeon Flux, even Spawn to a degree, they were weird and experimental and I feel like we don't get anything like that anymore. It was a very distinct style that lasted for a short time.
Truly..they got so good at animating that really isn't anything new they can do with the medium
Don't forget the evil ernie comics
I loved this comic. Still have copies I picked up as a kid. MTV's adaptation got me into it. Very deep and dark.
Liquid television was the shit. People only remember eon flux from it.
I had very minute memories of that show when I was little, and was beginning to think it was nothing but a fever dream. Saw this thumbnail and finally found the name of that weird show I saw on cable one night.
still have mine. same reasons too
@@chefpunjab Liquid Television was where Aeon Flux was first on MTV, MTV Oddities came later with the Maxx and The Head
That was...wonderfully done. Editing and narration were great. I couldn't take my eyes off this video and trust me I get easily distracted.
Thank you very muchI I appreciate you taking the time to let me know you enjoyed the video. Thank you very much for watching and hopefully I'll have more in the future that's equally interesting.
Same
Tried to find a costume maker at New York Costumes/Halloween Adventures to make a cosplay outfit of The Maxx for Halloween, but the store employee assigned never got back.
Settled for bunny ears.
Jeez I used to watch the cartoon show. It was in a line-up with "The Head" and "Aeon Flux".
Me too.Its really is a great cartoon show.
It holds up pretty well, too. I bought the DVD a while back. It was early in the Amazon Prime days, so I ended up getting the disc and also getting it digitally somehow. I like to rewatch it from time to time.
@@PaulDozierZZoMBiE13
What's the DVD lable, if you don't mind? I would love to watch those cartoons again. They were so ahead of their time.
Ahhh yes, "LIquid Television" on MTV!
@@revolutionday1 MTV Oddities!
"To be a writer(artist), you gotta have experience."
That line stuck with me ever since I read it as a child.
@Bobert Wiltshire I'd say it's true. If you never had real turmoil and experience you have no real reference for writing truly human characters.
You'd end up just making Modern Family instead of Shameless.
@@ZigealFaust I think you just need to attempt to understand and have empathy of the tormented mind, rather than being tormented yourself.
@@one_man_community One could argue there is not true understanding of something unless you experience it.
I can write cop dramas all day that are top tier, but I will know they will never really touch on 60% of what an actual officer could do.
It's why writers/directors hire people to tell them their own experiences.
Wait. Fuck.
That means you are right in you only need to be able to empathize with them.
Thanks for helping my outlook!
The Maxx was the first story that showed me that there could be depth to comics.
Suck on that Alan Moore. Nah, it wasn't *first*, but it was a rare example of that depth.
I’ve always loved The Maxx and Sam Kieth. I think you’re right that Br’er Lappin is a thinly veiled reference to Br’er Rabbit. It turns out that Lappin is an English/Irish surname and nickname for a timid person, and it derives from the French “lapin” which is the masculine for rabbit.
I remember reading the first few issues and watching the animated series.
My teenage brain understood some of the themes and it certainly wasn't your average comic book fair.
The depth of the story stuck with me and your video bought back those memories of the comic and the show.
Thank you for that dark little trip down memory lane.
When I re-read it these days, the Maxx comics do date themselves heavily in the 90's, but there's genuine writing there that separates it. In a time when people where being dark because dark was cool, the Maxx wanted to linger and analyse what dark was, and ask why we ever wanted it. Sara's introductory monologue is distinctly 90's but very personal. She honestly represents a person bereft of purpose, instead of using those qualities to appeal to the era's aesthetic.
Very good video. My own interpretation of the comic was a study of characters with PTSD and the way they individually deal with it. I see we mostly agree.
PTSD...absolutely! Yes, I think we'd mostly agree.
My mint condition copies of the Maxx are among the pride of my collection, great to see it here.
The art is fantastic and the page layouts are anything but conventional.
The Maxx really did more for me than the "mainstream superhero" Image line of McFarlane, Liefeld, and Lee,
I really was addicted to that title and Kieth's art in general,
I really hope we'll see some new comics project from him at some point
This was deep. It wasn't even in my recommendations, yet I found it - maybe I've found my way to the Outback...or it found its' way to me.
Man what a good analysis, Freud and Jung would be proud of this masterwork, such a delight! thank you for this!
All I've known about The Maxx was MTV Oddities. I never knew that was such a minor part of the franchise.
With The Maxx being homeless and mentally ill < I'm surprised he wasn't picked up by Marvel. Maybe Joker would have been The Maxx had he been picked up... with Joaquin Pheonix playing Mr Gone instead of the Joker (y'know, seeing as he did get picked up by DC instead)
I somehow get the feeling that a film adaptation of The Maxx will never happen despite the 1990s nostalgia kick, Paramount prbably still hold the rights and you'd have to practically change the story completely to get a PG-13/12A certificate... or even to avoid an R/NC-17/18 certificate.
The maxx was put out by image comics, which was a company created by a number of the biggest artists from marvel, so that the artists could retain copyright control over their characters. This hurt marvel, and probably D.C. comics on many levels (not sure if many of the artists had been working for D.C.) they lost artists that drew fans, and lost any future characters and stories that they would've used their talents to create, to boost future interest and sales, and even caused an immediate drop in stock at marvel of stock shares dropping by $3.25 a share. So, marvel, probably doesn't want any part of helping anyone from image comics, and everyone from image probably doesn't have the greatest interest in selling off their stories and characters to the bigger companies, not to mention, the maxx, as shown was so strange, that it's biggest draw was the strange talent of sam keith, so i don't know that anyone would want to pick up where he left off, or could in any feasible way, especially since, if you want to tell these types of stories you could probably do it without these somewhat generic characters, it was a odd thing that worked for what it was, and in a video format was coveted in that mtv animated series in an almost complete fashion, and in one of the most faithful ways I've ever seen or could hope for, and don't see any reason to risk trying yo reproduce as a 2 hour live action superhero movie, that is more mental drama than action
"Very large man wearing a ridiculous outfit"
You just described me!!! 🤣
If I change a few words around it describes me: "A ridiculous man in a large outfit." Heh.
I think This is why i like curvy white girls!! Lol. I'm in my early 30s now. Good times
Hey someone other than sal from comic pop remembers the MAXX and good video
I kind of... I kind of hate it. I'm not sure I can even put my finger on it yet, I just can't stand looking at it and the premise infuriates me. The entire origin of Maxx feels like the sort of thing that someone came up with on the spot when someone jumped out of the bushes and said "QUICK, SUPERHERO ORIGIN, NOW!" The outback thing is kinda confusing, the isz's are what I imagine happens when the same bush guy from earlier does the same thing except with "QUICK, COME UP WITH AN ANTAGONIST, NOW!" And yet, I'm fascinated by all of it. The art style is so vile to me that I can't quite look away (I FUCKING HATE THE INCONCIEVABLY GIANT FEET, IT'S BEYOND DISTRACTING AND WEIRD), and it's kind of a very intriguing example of a story where I'm not remotely interested in any of the four characters it's about, but there's not really any side characters to focus on, and that sort of forces me to understand these people I'm not fond of, which is... strangely realistic to actual human interactions?
I don't know, my overall feelings on it are as bizarre and conflicted as the series and characters themselves, it seems.
I guess that's the wonderful thing about art, even if you absolutely hate it, the whole purpose was to allow the audience to experience and explore some kind of ideas or emotions, either someone else's or their own. Guess you do both when you read The Maxx.
The most confusing and dysfunctional characters I had ever heard. And will someone please tell me what the hell is coming out of maxx’s front face? Are those teeth?
I watch the show on tv when i was young. The Maxx and Duckman raised me.
Fuck yeah! Duckman!
*_"Everybody has a problem with women. They're attractive and they punish those who are attracted"_* --Mr. Gone
Louis Cyfear Mr. Gone is like the mal-adjusted young men who would become gamer-gaters in our generation.
@@BGcam *GaterGate* was right.
You have no idea the amount of damage BIBLICALLY Ev1L wymen & their simp armys could do to an Industry, a Nation or a Fandom if you don't stand up to them.
Look what those people did to the Comicbook industry...
@@louiscyfear878 You're quoting a rapist and serial killer. How on earth can you think you're on the right side of this argument?
Keith was writing about incels before the coin was termed. Where the hell did this guy get all this way ahead of his time insight?
@@cryptiecreep Being a bad person does not make ones words inherently wrong, wisdom can be found in all its forms from many sources. Credibility however is another thing.
Wow it looks like youtube recommendations might have brought something unique for a change.
Hah! I hope that's the case. For whatever reason, the legendary algorithm has skipped over any material from this channel. I don't know why, but it has. Hopefully that's changing?
Sam Kieth is my all-time favorite artist. I've always thought of him as a combination Jack Kirby and Robert Crumb meets avant garde. I first discovered Sam during his work on the Marvel Comics Presents... stories. I've been a great admirer ever since. When The Maxx came out I was an instant fan. And to this very day I still think it's the absolute best comic book Image ever published. The artwork was quirky, yet beautiful, and the stories were never afraid to approach the darkest and most sensitive topics. And thanks for bringing up the Batman/Maxx crossover. I was wondering what had happened to it. I hope we see the last two issues by the end of the year like you stated were set for release because I was thoroughly enjoying it, even if it wasn't perfect. By the way, did you ever see The Maxx TV series on MTV? If so, what did you think of it?
I saw bits and pieces of it many, many years ago. And I did search it our here on TH-cam while I put this video together. But it other than a few short clip I couldn't find anything. I remember it being good...but my memories are very hazy.
@@StrangeBrainParts You can stream it on Amazon Prime for $1.99 an episode, or $18.99 for the whole series. I remember enjoying it very much at the time. Not sure how close it was to the comic, but I remember liking it a whole lot better than Spawn.
He and Bill Sinkiewicz were definitely ahead of their time with their crazy awesome and unique styles.
the animation is a pretty interesting interpretation of his artwork, and fairly faithful to about the first third of the story in the books, then suddenly diverging into an oddly abstract sort of "ending", but impressive and experimental; they really try to make his art come alive! i still prefer the voices in the old audio cassette though, if you want to get obscure.....D
The Maxx was one of Images rare mature reads. Not by visuals of blood soaked violence or sex for sex, or vulgar language. It was a story dealing with very subtle and nuanced ideas, that happened to feature a 300 pound Bunny avatar.
i remember watching the the cartoon on mtv as a kid
Very interesting book this is. I watched the cartoon a few years back and it really did a number on me
It definitely is. If you've not read I think you should. I think it'll appeal to you. If you ever did a motion comic for this I think I would *actually* not embarrass myself doing Mr. Gone. Heh.
Strange Brain Parts there already is a cartoon of this on TH-cam don’t ya know
I looked for it but could only find bits of it. Maybe I need to search harder.
I loved the shit out of The Maxx comic but the ending not being properly concluded was a big let down. I always likened it to Lost in terms of organic storytelling, writers not really sure where it's going yet doing a tremendous job along the way. hopefully some sort of conclusion comes with future issues.
I remember seeing this on the shelves back in the early 90's, when Jim Lee was on fire, but I never bothered to read it because the combination of cartoonish style with a deeply dark tone freaked me out as a kid. But I do have the Darker Image 1 comic from back then, now I appreciate it so much more. Thanks for this little history lesson and explanation of the story!
I picked up some issues as a kid and was entranced. I didn't understand what I was reading, but somehow I knew it was special and I should keep it, and keep it hidden. I wish I knew where those comics were.
I've had a thing for Julie since I first saw The Maxx on MTV as a 12 year old boy. Blonde, doesn't take no shit, and her voice. Her jungle queen look didn't hurt either. :D
I could have seen The Maxx going off and doing his own thing in the World and the Outback not terribly unlike Hellboy
This is an excellent summary and breakdown
I was genuinely hoping the early image foray would lead here
Honestly, I'm genuinely surprised at how many requests I've gotten for The Maxx. It was just time for it to be examined. I hope it was worth the wait!
This “The Head” “Beavis & Butthead” & “Aeon Flux” was the progenitor for all the awesome adult oriented animation we have now!
And MTV was paramount in exposing it to us,if only they continued with it instead of rEaLItY tV
One of my all time favorite comics. Criminally underrated
this kinda stuff is why you're the best guy out there
Thank you. You are too kind. There's a lot of material like this that's overlooked and I do what I can to draw some attention to it.
The Maxx was born at a time when interest in comic industry was experiencing a boom, and a lot of comic companies were comfortable enough with their cash flow they were willing to take risks in their business model. That's when they started using higher quality paper and inks, and including more stylized art. they also started using the graphic comic book format for a different kind of storytelling besides the traditional super hero stories. I remember flipping through The Maxx's pages and admiring the work, but I didn't buy any. I was already collecting a lot of other titles: the new Sandman, Shade, Hellblazer titles from the DC Vertigo line as well as the older Marvel comics X-Men and the other X-mutant books.
The fact Savage Dragon show up in Invincible there might be hope Maxx might get an animation series update too if there is more support
Milestone comics and the Dakotaverse has a plethora of characters you could do a video on
This will always be my favorite 90's comic series.
"I will talk at you later"
Now I'm subscribing.
Did someone describe The Maxx without using the word "noir"???
I remember as a teen loving the MTV show. Weird how I never knew this was a comic.
You know, I completely forgot to mention the animated series. It's even more obscure than the comic itself...which is a shame.
Cool beans. I'm a poor TH-camr so that's a purchase that may have to wait.
The dream time is where all our elders are and what the land hasn't been touched and it's peaceful it's hard to explain but that's what my elders have told me so far I'm from the totem Yorta Yorta
I only knew of The Maxx from MTV'S Liquid Television. Only later did I see the comic series, but I never read it.
I feel like you left the very important sara/gone arch that is so integral to the series.
I love the animated adaptation of the Maxx so much. It's truly a work of genius. Same goes for the first half of the comic
I remember my older brother showing me all his comics from the 90s and he had one issue of the Maxx which I remember him saying he didnt like it cause it was "too out there" and I've always enjoyed those types of stories over the more traditional books, theres greater heart in the narrative
No mention of the cartoon? I was hoping for some info on that.
The cartoon was something I couldn't immediately get my hands on. So, I couldn't really comment about it....except to say I remember it being good.
@@StrangeBrainParts I remember preferring it over Spawn, which in my memory was about the same time. It wasn't as "EXTREME!!!" as Spawn, but it was on MTV and not HBO after all. I think it was packaged with another cartoon called The Head which was weird but I didn't like it as much.
I appreciate the no-nonsense narrative! Sometimes I listen to these pop culture videos and the guys are joking and laughing and talking about themselves and getting off-topic and I want to choke them... But this is to the point and very informative! I love The Maxx! Can't wait to watch the Howard The Duck video! He's one of my guilty pleasure favorite characters ever!
I love the Maxx: it was the very first comic book that I got the complete run of. I'm still not happy with how it ended, nor how the horse Maxx was written out of the series, however. #NorbertDeservedBetter
i remember watching this is the late 00s and i couldnt understand a thing
These were the days, when you had to go to comic conventions or comic shops to gain something new or find a long missing piece of your collection. Subtile, dark independent comics, not the 10000th DC crossover of anything Marvel. I miss these days often enough. The Maxx is Gold.
I remember only knowing about the Maxx from seeing his action figure when I was kid. After watching this it really pushed me more into checking this series out. Those last lines in the video hit me really hard .. thank you .
Max the hare has absolutely nothing to do with the Maxx. it is a common misconception that has been since cleared up. Also the Maxx first Appearance was Maxx #1 it released a week before Darker image #1
As a indigenous Australian man I love the whole dream time aspect of it
This is still my favorite comic story ever printed. Love this, love Kieth's art, love the characters and the story in which they inhabit.
This was a good video, thanks for making it.
This was exceptionally well done and analyzed. Thank you for making this video and sharing it with everyone.
Would you be up for examining SHADOWHAWK Vol.1 #0-18 in a style such as this? I think it is Jim Valentino's best work through IMAGE COMICS.
Thank you and thanks again for watching! I'll look a little closer at Shadowhawk in the near future.
Loved that Wolvie and Cyber fight back then, and The Maxx along with the Pitt was a staple for us and when the Maxx show hit liquid television it was a awesome treat.
I've always felt cyber was one of wolverines best nemesis
For anyone who wants to gain as close to a complete understanding of this work as possible, I would strongly recommend tracking down copies of the original issues, especially the ones after Messner-Loebs' departure. Sam Keith is a brilliantly imaginative storyteller, but he is NOT a "writer". While it's true that many plot points are purposely left ambivalent, others are difficult to decipher simply because of Sam's occasional loss of focus. Fortunately, in the original issues, he would print questions from confused readers and then provide thoughtful and honest answers about things that he had meant to make clearer in the text. It's not exactly the hallmark of a great author, but his conversations with his occasionally bewildered fans are wildly entertaining and deeply informative. I have a hard time imagining getting through this series without that sort of primary-and-a-half source.
I actually got a letter printed in one of the last few issues!
I still have all of my issues. I love sam Keith.
My dad had the VHS when I was a kid, and he didn't let me watch it until I was an older teen in the early 2000s. It was creepy, but I loved it.
MTV had The Maxx cartoon over 20 years ago. I didn’t know that show was based on a comic book series
Bean Pie Extraordinaire same here God I love that show
Yes i remember too it was a good cartoon too had no idea it was a comuc6
Tremendous video. Please do more about the early years of Image.
Great video; the MAXX deserved way more love and attention.
The Maxx! Great vid
Hmm this subscribe button is so.... red. Maybe I should do something about it.
It calls to you! Ignore it at your own peril.
There's more than one type of transition effect. You're allowed to use them all.
Wtf is a “freelance” social worker?
I completely forgot that The Maxx existed. It was such a surreal comic that was weirdly endearing.
I loved this comic so much.
Late night MTV memories!
i had this series as a kid but never really understood it to the depth i do now after watching this
Oh wow, just discovered your channel. Amazing stuff! Always pisses me off when folk say nineties comics were nothing but vacuous steroided up superheroes with really big guns, couldn't be further from the truth, sure there was plenty of that but so, so much going on too. I had a couple of issues of The Maxx in my random teenage comic collection, loved the art but found the story a little impregnable given it was just a shard of the story...and it was weird as hell ha ha! I had a couple of Zero Girl issues too, Keith's art was terrific. This video definitely makes me nostalgic enough to get the trades.
Same here. I am now going to subscribe. This makes me want to check out the entire series.
This totally fucking rocks! The Maxx is one of the greatest comics of all time, but it's so surreal and dark and complicated that it just never connected with a wide audience. I'm very VERY happy to see that someone made a video about it and thrilled that such a fantastic job was done. For this video alone, you got a new sub. Good job and well done!
I loved this on liquid television on MTV
Really??? I have heard differently...???
Are you sure you didn't steal the idea from someone???
Well done had no idea even more of a fan now
The Maxx is a series that deserves far more attention for the way it defied the conventions of its time and for how it still holds up as a great story to this day. While surreal with its setting and action from time to time, its characters feel grounded and human. Thanks for giving this series a spotlight, Overlord!
I agree. And thanks for watching!
My homie SAM KIETH!!
If you've ever seen a picture of Sam Keith; he looks like one of his characters.
New movie coming out called Archenemy has alot of similarities to The Maxx. Even the main character's name (Max Fist). Might want to check it out.
Thanks for the tip! I'll keep an eye out for the movie when I have some free time.
I've only seen the Animated series... and now think I've missed something
I bought the tv series on iTunes...it is heavy, and confusing but there is such an eerie beauty to it that keeps me watching ...I didn’t even know there was a comic series...thanks for sharing your insight
@bigjahh #bigjahh #Mtv is a #Jimhensonproductions co made film im sure they’d loved to get back to making KIDULT ANAMORPHIC ANIMATED ANIMATRONIC FILMS AGAIN AT #Mtv give them a call and #BIGGJAH IN A FULL SUIT UP CASTING CALL HE PROBABLY LOVE IT
As a kid, i collected Maxx #1 thru #14, i think. I missed #15 and picked up #16, and never got another issue again. I was only a kid, and never had money. Wished id figured out a way to get all issue, even if it meant asking my mom. I was the type of kid to never do that, since we weren't always real well to do. But whats $1.75 for an issue of The Maxx?!?! Itd been totally cool to collect every issue ever made.
this video had us insta subscribe we look forward to bingeing your channel, been looking for a channel like yours for years, vs the usual that focuses only on the big names and doesn't dig into the meaning.
The show was great! And the comic was worth buying just for the artwork. Dr. Gone & the Izzez were the best villains.
I saw The Maxx cartoon on MTV because it came after Aeon Flux. However I don’t think it was as good as Aeon Flux. Maxx didn’t make much sense to me (but somehow Aeon did).
mtv's liquid television produced beavis and butthead, aeon flux, and the maxx animations. the animation looks just like the comic but movie like. I thought Dr. Gong was a child molester of Julie or was that implied from the show.
"Did not have a hit."
"Drew wolverine in the 90s"
Pick one, dude.
Mostly not serious.
back when MTV was awesome ...I loved Aeon Flux & The Maxx animated series so much I special ordered the DVDs ...still got'em 😁✊
Comics of said material is just that... That is what was produced. Just because you see a line in a mashed bunch of squiggles... Doesn't make it right. I didn't read comics when I was younger. Let alone "Extreme Comics." Maxx, Aeon Flux. At that time, Death and return of superman was all I read. My brother kicked my ass a lot for reading his "collectors" editions. They are worth $5 bucks for what he bought. I just saw this on MTV. Back when it was actually MTV. Not Real WOrld
this comic and the show on MTV was definitely a big factor in my formative teenage years