The first appearance of the character was in darker image #1 by image comics in march 1993 The maxx was an unlikely hit for sam kieth, a surreal comic with mature themes that broke through to the mainstream on mtv Idw publishing, february 24, 2016 isbn In this new edition, each page has been scanned from the original art, remastered, and completely recolored under the watchful eye of sam kieth. The enduring art style of sam kieth one cannot talk about “the maxx” without acknowledging the incredible artwork by sam kieth Kieth is an artist who isn’t afraid to experiment and go crazy with his ideas
He often plays with dynamic panel layouts.
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