The Maxx comic books issue 1

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Cover art by Sam Kieth. Maxx, script by Sam Kieth (plot) and William Messner-Loebs (script), pencils by Sam Kieth, inks by Sam Kieth and Jim Sinclair (finishes); Social worker Julie goes above and beyond the call of duty when she bails the Maxx out of jail yet again. Back cover features Kieth's art for the cover of #2. 36 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

Dynamic Forces edition signed by William Messner-Loeb and limited to 1000 copies. Includes certificate of authenticity. Cover art by Sam Kieth. Maxx, script bby Sam Kieth (plot) and William Messner-Loebs (script), pencils by Sam Kieth, inks by Sam Kieth and Jim Sinclair (finishes); Social worker Julie goes above and beyond the call of duty when she bails the Maxx out of jail yet again. Back cover features Kieth's art for the cover of #2. 36 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

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Glow-in-the-dark cover; Sam Kieth art.

Dynamic Forces edition of the glow-in-the-dark cover variant, one of 300 copies signed and numbered by writer William Messner-Loebs. Sam Kieth art.

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Written by John Layman and Sam Keith. Art and Cover by Sam Kieth. Batman must face the strangest and most bizarre adventure of his career, as he meets comics' strangest and most bizarre hero… THE MAXX! IDW and DC Comics proudly present the most surreal, quirky, and wonderful crossover of all time! A devious new doctor at Arkham Asylum is conducting unconventional experiments into the human psyche, and he kicks off a chain reaction of disaster when he experiments on Arkham's newest patient, The Maxx! The city of Gotham is starting to merge with The Maxx's psychedelic mental landscape, known as the Outback, blurring the line between real and unreal. It's up to Batman to save not just Gotham, but all of reality, and he and The Maxx are going to have to travel through some of the darkest places imaginable-the twisted minds of Batman's greatest enemies! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

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Written by John Layman and Sam Keith. Art and Cover by Sam Kieth. Batman must face the strangest and most bizarre adventure of his career, as he meets comics' strangest and most bizarre hero… THE MAXX! IDW and DC Comics proudly present the most surreal, quirky, and wonderful crossover of all time! A devious new doctor at Arkham Asylum is conducting unconventional experiments into the human psyche, and he kicks off a chain reaction of disaster when he experiments on Arkham's newest patient, The Maxx! The city of Gotham is starting to merge with The Maxx's psychedelic mental landscape, known as the Outback, blurring the line between real and unreal. It's up to Batman to save not just Gotham, but all of reality, and he and The Maxx are going to have to travel through some of the darkest places imaginable-the twisted minds of Batman's greatest enemies! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Convention Exclusive Virgin Cover by Sam Kieth. Written by John Layman and Sam Keith. Art by Sam Kieth. Batman must face the strangest and most bizarre adventure of his career, as he meets comics' strangest and most bizarre hero… THE MAXX! IDW and DC Comics proudly present the most surreal, quirky, and wonderful crossover of all time! A devious new doctor at Arkham Asylum is conducting unconventional experiments into the human psyche, and he kicks off a chain reaction of disaster when he experiments on Arkham's newest patient, The Maxx! The city of Gotham is starting to merge with The Maxx's psychedelic mental landscape, known as the Outback, blurring the line between real and unreal. It's up to Batman to save not just Gotham, but all of reality, and he and The Maxx are going to have to travel through some of the darkest places imaginable-the twisted minds of Batman's greatest enemies! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

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Convention Exclusive Sketch Edition Virgin Cover by Jim Lee. Written by John Layman and Sam Keith. Art by Sam Kieth. Batman must face the strangest and most bizarre adventure of his career, as he meets comics' strangest and most bizarre hero… THE MAXX! IDW and DC Comics proudly present the most surreal, quirky, and wonderful crossover of all time! A devious new doctor at Arkham Asylum is conducting unconventional experiments into the human psyche, and he kicks off a chain reaction of disaster when he experiments on Arkham's newest patient, The Maxx! The city of Gotham is starting to merge with The Maxx's psychedelic mental landscape, known as the Outback, blurring the line between real and unreal. It's up to Batman to save not just Gotham, but all of reality, and he and The Maxx are going to have to travel through some of the darkest places imaginable-the twisted minds of Batman's greatest enemies! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Albert Moy exclusive variant. Written by John Layman and Sam Keith. Art by Sam Kieth. Batman must face the strangest and most bizarre adventure of his career, as he meets comics' strangest and most bizarre hero… THE MAXX! IDW and DC Comics proudly present the most surreal, quirky, and wonderful crossover of all time! A devious new doctor at Arkham Asylum is conducting unconventional experiments into the human psyche, and he kicks off a chain reaction of disaster when he experiments on Arkham's newest patient, The Maxx! The city of Gotham is starting to merge with The Maxx's psychedelic mental landscape, known as the Outback, blurring the line between real and unreal. It's up to Batman to save not just Gotham, but all of reality, and he and The Maxx are going to have to travel through some of the darkest places imaginable-the twisted minds of Batman's greatest enemies! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

NYCC/Scott's Collectibles exclusive variant by Francesco Mattina. Written by John Layman and Sam Keith. Art by Sam Kieth. Batman must face the strangest and most bizarre adventure of his career, as he meets comics' strangest and most bizarre hero… THE MAXX! IDW and DC Comics proudly present the most surreal, quirky, and wonderful crossover of all time! A devious new doctor at Arkham Asylum is conducting unconventional experiments into the human psyche, and he kicks off a chain reaction of disaster when he experiments on Arkham's newest patient, The Maxx! The city of Gotham is starting to merge with The Maxx's psychedelic mental landscape, known as the Outback, blurring the line between real and unreal. It's up to Batman to save not just Gotham, but all of reality, and he and The Maxx are going to have to travel through some of the darkest places imaginable-the twisted minds of Batman's greatest enemies! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

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Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by John Layman and Sam Keith. Art and Cover by Sam Kieth. Batman must face the strangest and most bizarre adventure of his career, as he meets comics' strangest and most bizarre hero… THE MAXX! IDW and DC Comics proudly present the most surreal, quirky, and wonderful crossover of all time! A devious new doctor at Arkham Asylum is conducting unconventional experiments into the human psyche, and he kicks off a chain reaction of disaster when he experiments on Arkham's newest patient, The Maxx! The city of Gotham is starting to merge with The Maxx's psychedelic mental landscape, known as the Outback, blurring the line between real and unreal. It's up to Batman to save not just Gotham, but all of reality, and he and The Maxx are going to have to travel through some of the darkest places imaginable-the twisted minds of Batman's greatest enemies! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by John Layman. Art by Sam Kieth. Cover by Jim Lee. Batman must face the strangest and most bizarre adventure of his career, as he meets comics' strangest and most bizarre hero… THE MAXX! IDW and DC Comics proudly present the most surreal, quirky, and wonderful crossover of all time! A devious new doctor at Arkham Asylum is conducting unconventional experiments into the human psyche, and he kicks off a chain reaction of disaster when he experiments on Arkham's newest patient, The Maxx! The city of Gotham is starting to merge with The Maxx's psychedelic mental landscape, known as the Outback, blurring the line between real and unreal. It's up to Batman to save not just Gotham, but all of reality, and he and The Maxx are going to have to travel through some of the darkest places imaginable-the twisted minds of Batman's greatest enemies! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+

Cover by Sam Kieth. Written by Sam Kieth, William Messner-Loebs. Art by Sam Kieth. Sam Kieth has long been renowned for his stunning artistry and insightful and quirky stories. Now, IDW is proud to present a re-mastered edition (complete with new scans of all Maxx pages from the original art) with revised coloring, all overseen by Kieth. The Maxx tells the story of a homeless person who lives in a box and moves back and forth between our reality and 'The Outback,' a heroic fantasy realm. He is aided and accompanied by Julie Winters, a social worker in our world and a beautiful jungle princess in The Outback. Cover price $3.99.

Cover by Sam Kieth. Written by Sam Kieth, William Messner-Loebs. Art by Sam Kieth. Sam Kieth has long been renowned for his stunning artistry and insightful and quirky stories. Now, IDW is proud to present a re-mastered edition (complete with new scans of all Maxx pages from the original art) with revised coloring, all overseen by Kieth. The Maxx tells the story of a homeless person who lives in a box and moves back and forth between our reality and 'The Outback,' a heroic fantasy realm. He is aided and accompanied by Julie Winters, a social worker in our world and a beautiful jungle princess in The Outback. Cover price $3.99.

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Cover art by Sam Kieth. "Dude Japan", script and art by Sam Kieth; The long and torturous deterioration of Dude and Mickey's relationship, and the reconciliation. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.95.

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Wizard 1/2 Edition. NOTE: Wizard certificate may or may not be present.

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Dynamic Forces Signed Edition. One of a specially limited series of 5000 copies signed by writer, William Messner-Loebs. Includes Dynamic Forces issued Certificate of Authenticity.

Gold Edition issued in Wizard Binder. NWritten by Bill Messner-Loebs with art by Sam Kieth. Features a short interview with Sam Kieth, exclusive "1/2" story, and a sketchbook. Color/B&W, 24 pages, slick paper stock.

Blue Foil Test Printing - Only 10 copies produced. Written by Bill Messner-Loebs with art by Sam Kieth. Features a short interview with Sam Kieth, exclusive "1/2" story, and a sketchbook. Color/B&W, 24 pages, slick paper stock.

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Gold Edition. Written by Bill Messner-Loebs with art by Sam Kieth. Features a short interview with Sam Kieth, exclusive "1/2" story, and a sketchbook. Color/B&W, 24 pages, slick paper stock.

Red Foil Test Printing - Only 10 copies produced. Written by Bill Messner-Loebs with art by Sam Kieth. Features a short interview with Sam Kieth, exclusive "1/2" story, and a sketchbook. Color/B&W, 24 pages, slick paper stock.

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Reprints Maxx 1 Cover price $4.95.

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Children are disappearing from our world--and modern day pied piper Mr. Gone is behind the abductions! When they discover that one of the victims may be Gen-Active, the Gen 13 crew gets involved in the action! Written by Bill Messner-Loebs. Art and cover by Tomm Coker and Troy Hubbs. FC, 32 pg. Cover price $3.50.

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Story, Art and Cover by Sam Kieth. Sam Kieth's best-selling Batman Maxx Arkham Dreams mini-series is (finally!) coming to its incredible conclusion! But not here… This bargain-priced compendium collects the first three issues of the acclaimed (and very late) Batman Maxx mini-series by superstar creator Sam Kieth-followed by the release of issues #4 two weeks later, and #5 two weeks after that-really! And to show you how serious we are… we will present incredible added content-thumbnails of the entire two final issues of Sam Kieth art, every page! The end is coming-in a wonderful way! 64 pages, full color. Cover price $7.99.

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1st printing. Collects Batman/The Maxx: (2018 IDW) #1-5.

Story and art by Sam Kieth.

A devious new doctor at Arkham Asylum is conducting unconventional experiments into the human psyche, and he kicks off a chain reaction of disaster when he carries out tests on Arkham's newest patient, The Maxx! The city of Gotham is starting to merge with The Maxx's psychedelic mental landscape, known as the Outback, blurring the line between real and unreal. It's up to Batman to save not just Gotham, but all of reality, and he and The Maxx are going to have to travel through some of the darkest places imaginable-the twisted minds of Batman's greatest enemies!

Join Batman and The Maxx on an off-kilter and unforgettable romp through the diabolical consciousnesses of Batman's greatest foes, including Harley Quinn, the Penguin, Killer Croc, and, of course, the Joker.

Legendary artist Sam Kieth (The Sandman, Wolverine) returns to his greatest creation, The Maxx, after two decades and to Gotham City as well.

Hardcover, 144 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

Black Edition Ashcan. Signed and numbered by Sam Kieth. The Black Ashcan is the rarest of the Sam Keith Ashcan's with only 50 copies printed.

Blue Edition Ashcan. Signed and numbered by Sam Kieth. Limited print run of 4,000.

Red Edition Ashcan. Signed and numbered by Sam Kieth. Limited print run of 1,500.

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Yellow Edition Ashcan. Signed and numbered by Sam Kieth. Limited print run of 500 copies.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Maxx Maxximized (2013-2016 IDW) #1-4.

Written by Sam Kieth and William Messner-Loebs. Art and cover by Sam Kieth.

Sam Kieth's own quirky brand of brilliance has been wowing fans and inspiring cartoonists for more than 25 years. As one of the earliest creators for Image Comics, Kieth created The Maxx, a homeless superhero who lives in a box. Both Maxx and his social worker friend Julie share adventures in both the real world and in "the Outback," a fantasy realm inhabited by their jungle-inspired totems.

Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 104 pages, full color.

Cover price $21.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Maxx (1993-1998) #1-6. Written by Sam Kieth and William Messner-Loebs. Art and Cover by Sam Kieth. 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. Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $17.95.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Collects Maxx (1993-1998) #1-6. Written by Sam Kieth and William Messner-Loebs. Art and Cover by Sam Kieth. 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. Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $17.95.

1st printing. An animator and concept artist for gaming companies like Sony, Midway and Blizzard, Maxx Marshall's designs have been featured in mega-hits like Diablo, Starcraft, and World of Warcraft. That's all well and good for a day job, but when the sun goes down, Maxx's mind drifts off to nastier realms, filled with bizarre creatures, foul aliens, and drop-dead gorgeous women, and this collection features his most outrageous illustrated monsters and maidens. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $9.95.

The Maxx Collector's Portfolio by Sam Kieth. Contains 6, 6"x9" color prints from the Maxx comic series. Limited to 5000 copies. Each portfolio is individually numbered.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Maxx Maxximized (2013 IDW) #1-12. Written by Sam Kieth and William Messner-Loebs . Art and cover by Sam Kieth. Sam Kieth's opus The Maxx is collected here in all its freshly-colored glory. Taking remastered pages from The Maxx: Maxximized hardcovers, this new series of trade paperbacks packs 12-issues of Kieth goodness between the covers. Softcover, 284 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

Volume 1 - 2nd or later printings. Collects Maxx Maxximized (2013 IDW) #1-12. Written by Sam Kieth and William Messner-Loebs . Art and cover by Sam Kieth. Sam Kieth's opus The Maxx is collected here in all its freshly-colored glory. Taking remastered pages from The Maxx: Maxximized hardcovers, this new series of trade paperbacks packs 12-issues of Kieth goodness between the covers. Softcover, 284 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

Limited Signed and Numbered Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Maxx Maxximized (2013 IDW) #1-4. Written by Sam Kieth and William Messner-Loebs . Art and cover by Sam Kieth. This oversized, limited-edition hardcover of Sam Kieth's The Maxx is signed by the series creator and artist , Sam Kieth and hand-numbered to 175. This collection collects the re-mastered and revised series, all overseen by Kieth. Hardcover (with Slipcase), 9 1/2-in. x 13-in., 104 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 175 copies. Cover price $125.00.

1st Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Maxx (1993-1998) #1-6. Written by Sam Kieth and William Messner-Loebs. Art and Cover by Sam Kieth. BOOK ONE 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. Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

1st Edition - Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Collects Maxx (1993-1998) #1-6. Written by Sam Kieth and William Messner-Loebs. Art and Cover by Sam Kieth. BOOK ONE 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. Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

1st printing. Collects Maxx (1993-1998) #1-6. Written by Sam Kieth and, William Messner-Loebs. Art and cover by Sam Kieth. Kieth has long been one of comics most unique talents. Starting with his career-making turn on Wolverine in Marvel Comics Presents, followed by the best-selling Maxx series, and then Aliens, Batman, Epicurus the Sage, and more, Sam's beautiful and delicate line-work have earned him legions of devoted fans. But now is your chance to see his pages as close to the original art as possible-as if you were peering over his shoulder onto his drawing board! This artist's edition will collect the first 6 issues of The Maxx and present a selection of gorgeous covers-all at their full size, all scanned from the original art, and all produced by the multiple Eisner Award-winning Artist's Edition team at IDW Publishing! Bullet points: Each copy of the first printing will feature a bound in signature plate signed by Sam Kieth at no extra charge! These issues were the basis for the cult-favorite cartoon on MTV. Hardcover, 12-in. x 17-in., 168 pages, B&W.