To quote Space Ghost himself, "I'll be dead long before you were born, and I'll be dead long before you'll be dead."
In 1994, producer Mike Lazzo donned a pith helmet, filled his arms with machetes, and trekked into the darkest corners of the bleak, terrifying Hanna-Barbera cartoon library. In the depths, he re-discovered a long-forgotten, one-season animated series from 1966 called "Space Ghost," a superhero show about a white-clad, cape-wearing starship captain who fought bud-like villains in the inky void of the cosmos. Space Ghost, voiced by Gary Owens, could pass through walls and oversaw a pair of sidekicks named Jan (Ginny Tyler) and Jace (Tim Matheson) as well as a chimp named Blip (Don Messick).
Like most of Hanna-Barbera's output, "Space Ghost" was strange and awful. 20 years later, reruns of shows like "Space Ghost" were increasingly enjoyed exclusively by college students under the influence of potent smokables. One would be...
In 1994, producer Mike Lazzo donned a pith helmet, filled his arms with machetes, and trekked into the darkest corners of the bleak, terrifying Hanna-Barbera cartoon library. In the depths, he re-discovered a long-forgotten, one-season animated series from 1966 called "Space Ghost," a superhero show about a white-clad, cape-wearing starship captain who fought bud-like villains in the inky void of the cosmos. Space Ghost, voiced by Gary Owens, could pass through walls and oversaw a pair of sidekicks named Jan (Ginny Tyler) and Jace (Tim Matheson) as well as a chimp named Blip (Don Messick).
Like most of Hanna-Barbera's output, "Space Ghost" was strange and awful. 20 years later, reruns of shows like "Space Ghost" were increasingly enjoyed exclusively by college students under the influence of potent smokables. One would be...
- 5/4/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Four years have gone by since it was announced that Channing Tatum was teaming up with It producer Roy Lee to develop an adaptation of the Image Comics property The Maxx – and while that would sometimes be enough time to for us to assume a project has fallen by the wayside, apparently that’s not the case here. Tatum has taken to social media to confirm that The Maxx is still in the works, and to express his excitement for the project.
Tatum wrote, “Oh my god I’m so excited for this I can’t even explain. The Maxx!!!! This is a childhood love of mine. The truly brilliant genius creation of Sam Kieth. When I was grounded and wasn’t allowed to watch TV this was the cartoon on MTV’s Oddities I would risk it all for. Sneak out of bed and put it on and pray I didn’t get caught.
Tatum wrote, “Oh my god I’m so excited for this I can’t even explain. The Maxx!!!! This is a childhood love of mine. The truly brilliant genius creation of Sam Kieth. When I was grounded and wasn’t allowed to watch TV this was the cartoon on MTV’s Oddities I would risk it all for. Sneak out of bed and put it on and pray I didn’t get caught.
- 1/17/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
While you probably couldn’t tell just by looking at the contemporary comic-book landscape, there was a point in time when the industry wasn’t dominated by super-heroes. From horror to erotica, comics used to be just as varied as other artforms before masks and spandex became the norm – something that was almost certainly influenced by the conservative comics code authority. Fortunately, there are some talented artists that manage to create genre-defying works of art within the confines of what readers are actually buying.
One such creator is the inimitable Sam Keith, a Michigan-born writer and artist who was a part of Image Comics’ creator-owned-character boom of the 90s. However, Keith’s contribution to Todd McFarlane’s celebration of 90s excess was very different from his fellow artists’, with his The Maxx subverting super-hero tropes and iconography in order to delve into a deeply disturbing and surprisingly human story about...
One such creator is the inimitable Sam Keith, a Michigan-born writer and artist who was a part of Image Comics’ creator-owned-character boom of the 90s. However, Keith’s contribution to Todd McFarlane’s celebration of 90s excess was very different from his fellow artists’, with his The Maxx subverting super-hero tropes and iconography in order to delve into a deeply disturbing and surprisingly human story about...
- 8/11/2023
- by Luiz H. C.
- bloody-disgusting.com
More than two decades after its initial publication, Sam Kieth’s The Maxx remains the high watermark for the creator, and a beloved series for many fans. Next year, they’ll get a chance to demonstrate their love with a new 12-month calendar featuring artwork from the series, currently being funded on Kickstarter.
The Maxx originally ran as a comic book series from 1993 through 1998, although it might be better known to a certain audience from its MTV animated adaptation, which appeared as part of the anthology series Oddities in the mid-1990s. It was later reprinted by Idw in a re-mastered edition, titled The ...
The Maxx originally ran as a comic book series from 1993 through 1998, although it might be better known to a certain audience from its MTV animated adaptation, which appeared as part of the anthology series Oddities in the mid-1990s. It was later reprinted by Idw in a re-mastered edition, titled The ...
- 11/9/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
More than two decades after its initial publication, Sam Kieth’s The Maxx remains the high watermark for the creator, and a beloved series for many fans. Next year, they’ll get a chance to demonstrate their love with a new 12-month calendar featuring artwork from the series, currently being funded on Kickstarter.
The Maxx originally ran as a comic book series from 1993 through 1998, although it might be better known to a certain audience from its MTV animated adaptation, which appeared as part of the anthology series Oddities in the mid-1990s. It was later reprinted by Idw in a re-mastered edition, titled The ...
The Maxx originally ran as a comic book series from 1993 through 1998, although it might be better known to a certain audience from its MTV animated adaptation, which appeared as part of the anthology series Oddities in the mid-1990s. It was later reprinted by Idw in a re-mastered edition, titled The ...
- 11/9/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Stars: Morena Baccarin, William Shatner, Ray Wise, Bill Moseley, Damien C. Haas, Dani Lennon, Benjamin Siemon, Florence Hartigan, Austin Bitikofer | Written by Jim Cirile, Tanya C. Klein | Directed by Jason Axinn
Part Archer, part animated digital “motion” comic, the art style of To Your Last Death makes it feel like you’re watching a page of the old Tales From the Crypt come to life in animated form. Though in terms of story To Your Last Death has a lot more in common with the morality plays of British comic strips like The Thirteenth Floor…
After emerging as the sole survivor in a deadly revenge game set up by her dying father to punish his four children, Miriam receives an offer from the Gamemaster, an otherworldly supernatural entity, to go back in time and try again. But the Game master only entraps hapless humans into diabolical conflicts for her species to gamble on the outcome.
Part Archer, part animated digital “motion” comic, the art style of To Your Last Death makes it feel like you’re watching a page of the old Tales From the Crypt come to life in animated form. Though in terms of story To Your Last Death has a lot more in common with the morality plays of British comic strips like The Thirteenth Floor…
After emerging as the sole survivor in a deadly revenge game set up by her dying father to punish his four children, Miriam receives an offer from the Gamemaster, an otherworldly supernatural entity, to go back in time and try again. But the Game master only entraps hapless humans into diabolical conflicts for her species to gamble on the outcome.
- 10/6/2020
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Channing Tatum’s Free Association and Roy Lee’s Vertigo Entertainment are going to The Maxx with their latest project. The partnership is developing the reality-bending superhero saga called The Maxx for a live-action adaptation .
The title character of The Maxx is a masked hero who protects the Jungle Queen in the Outback, a realm that resembles primordial Australia, but he also exists in our world as a homeless man whose masked face and fantastical mutterings are dismissed as mental illness.
The Maxx was created by writer and artist Sam Kieth and published first in 1993 by Image Comics but the brand’s widest reach was with the award-winning animated adventures that aired on MTV’s Oddities in 1995. The Annie Award-winning adaption melded traditional animation, CG craft, and live-action interstitial content in an off-kilter amalgam that suited the story’s surreal premise (which at times evoked Terry Gilliam’s The Fisher King...
The title character of The Maxx is a masked hero who protects the Jungle Queen in the Outback, a realm that resembles primordial Australia, but he also exists in our world as a homeless man whose masked face and fantastical mutterings are dismissed as mental illness.
The Maxx was created by writer and artist Sam Kieth and published first in 1993 by Image Comics but the brand’s widest reach was with the award-winning animated adventures that aired on MTV’s Oddities in 1995. The Annie Award-winning adaption melded traditional animation, CG craft, and live-action interstitial content in an off-kilter amalgam that suited the story’s surreal premise (which at times evoked Terry Gilliam’s The Fisher King...
- 11/23/2019
- by Geoff Boucher
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s film news roundup, Channing Tatum and Roy Lee are developing “The Maxx,” Leslie Uggams has joined “The Ravine” and Safehouse Pictures is expanding.
Project Launch
Channing Tatum and Roy Lee are teaming up to produce a movie or television show based on the Image Comics series “The Maxx.”
Tatum will produce through his Free Association, along with principals Reid Carolin and Peter Kiernan. Lee will produce though his Vertigo Entertainment. Sam Kieth, who created the series in the 1990s, will also produce with partner Tal Vigderson.
The Maxx appears in both the real world as a homeless man and in an alternate reality as a powerful masked character protecting the Jungle Queen — who’s also a social worker named Julie Winters who frequently works to help the homeless man. The comic led to a 13-episode cartoon series on MTV, which won an Annie Award for best animated series.
Project Launch
Channing Tatum and Roy Lee are teaming up to produce a movie or television show based on the Image Comics series “The Maxx.”
Tatum will produce through his Free Association, along with principals Reid Carolin and Peter Kiernan. Lee will produce though his Vertigo Entertainment. Sam Kieth, who created the series in the 1990s, will also produce with partner Tal Vigderson.
The Maxx appears in both the real world as a homeless man and in an alternate reality as a powerful masked character protecting the Jungle Queen — who’s also a social worker named Julie Winters who frequently works to help the homeless man. The comic led to a 13-episode cartoon series on MTV, which won an Annie Award for best animated series.
- 11/23/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Fans of Sam Kieth's The Maxx will be pleased to know that the cult-comic is destined to hit our screens as THR has reported that Channing Tatum and Roy Lee, producer of It: Chapter Two and Doctor Sleep, have teamed up to produce an adaptation of the series. [Seemore] Written and illustrated by Sam Kieth, the series followed "the adventures of The Maxx, who appears in both…...
- 11/23/2019
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
The Maxx, a popular comic from the early 1990s, is the latest comic book to be adapted for the screen. Channing Tatum (Magic Mike) and Roy Lee are teaming up to produce the adaptation, but it’s still too early in the development stage to know whether it will be a film or […]
The post ‘The Maxx’ Adaptation Coming From Channing Tatum and Producer Roy Lee appeared first on /Film.
The post ‘The Maxx’ Adaptation Coming From Channing Tatum and Producer Roy Lee appeared first on /Film.
- 11/22/2019
- by Ben Pearson
- Slash Film
Stars: Morena Baccarin, William Shatner, Ray Wise, Bill Moseley, Damien C. Haas, Dani Lennon, Benjamin Siemon, Florence Hartigan, Austin Bitikofer | Written by Jim Cirile, Tanya C. Klein | Directed by Jason Axinn
Part Archer, part animated digital “motion” comic, the art style of To Your Last Death makes it feel like you’re watching a page of the old Tales From the Crypt come to life in animated form. Though in terms of story To Your Last Death has a lot more in common with the morality plays of British comic strips like The Thirteenth Floor…
After emerging as the sole survivor in a deadly revenge game set up by her dying father to punish his four children, Miriam receives an offer from the Gamemaster, an otherworldly supernatural entity, to go back in time and try again. But the Game master only entraps hapless humans into diabolical conflicts for her species to gamble on the outcome.
Part Archer, part animated digital “motion” comic, the art style of To Your Last Death makes it feel like you’re watching a page of the old Tales From the Crypt come to life in animated form. Though in terms of story To Your Last Death has a lot more in common with the morality plays of British comic strips like The Thirteenth Floor…
After emerging as the sole survivor in a deadly revenge game set up by her dying father to punish his four children, Miriam receives an offer from the Gamemaster, an otherworldly supernatural entity, to go back in time and try again. But the Game master only entraps hapless humans into diabolical conflicts for her species to gamble on the outcome.
- 8/23/2019
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Joseph Baxter Dec 5, 2017
The entire run of the 1990s’ definitive animation showcase, Liquid Television, is now available to watch for free...
Those who come from a generation that can elegiacally recall the days when the programming line-up of MTV (Music Television) not only consisted of music videos, but thought-provoking cutting edge original programing, will likely remember late-night viewings of the cable channel’s bellwether mixed-media showcase, Liquid Television. While it’s not coming back anytime soon, a nostalgic boon has just arrived, making the show’s entire run available to stream.
Indeed, Liquid Television was the crucial 1990s platform responsible for the emergence of would-be MTV hit series Beavis And Butt-Head, along with the bizarre, ultraviolent and titillating assassin series Æon Flux, which, in 2005, would be adapted as a movie starring Charlize Theron. Now, the series has been made available for consumption in its originally-aired form, thanks to the folks at Internet Archive,...
The entire run of the 1990s’ definitive animation showcase, Liquid Television, is now available to watch for free...
Those who come from a generation that can elegiacally recall the days when the programming line-up of MTV (Music Television) not only consisted of music videos, but thought-provoking cutting edge original programing, will likely remember late-night viewings of the cable channel’s bellwether mixed-media showcase, Liquid Television. While it’s not coming back anytime soon, a nostalgic boon has just arrived, making the show’s entire run available to stream.
Indeed, Liquid Television was the crucial 1990s platform responsible for the emergence of would-be MTV hit series Beavis And Butt-Head, along with the bizarre, ultraviolent and titillating assassin series Æon Flux, which, in 2005, would be adapted as a movie starring Charlize Theron. Now, the series has been made available for consumption in its originally-aired form, thanks to the folks at Internet Archive,...
- 12/4/2017
- Den of Geek
The next Alien Day may be months away, but at New York Comic Con, Dark Horse Comics and 20th Century Fox are already gearing up for the next April 26th by announcing the upcoming April releases of Aliens: Dead Orbit and Aliens: The Original Comics Series Volume 2.
Press Release: Milwaukie, Ore., (October 5, 2016)—In collaboration with 20th Century Fox and in honor of Aliens Day 2017, Dark Horse is excited to announce its next developments in the beloved Aliens franchise: Aliens: Dead Orbit and Aliens: The Original Comics Series Volume 2.
Aliens: Dead Orbit finds Wascylewsk, an engineering officer, trapped in a space station after a horrific accident. Wascylewsk is forced to use all available tools—a timer, a utility kit, and his wits—to survive an attack from the deadliest creature known to man. James Stokoe (Wonton Soup, Orc Stain) writes and illustrates the series. Geof Darrow (The Shaolin Cowboy, The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot...
Press Release: Milwaukie, Ore., (October 5, 2016)—In collaboration with 20th Century Fox and in honor of Aliens Day 2017, Dark Horse is excited to announce its next developments in the beloved Aliens franchise: Aliens: Dead Orbit and Aliens: The Original Comics Series Volume 2.
Aliens: Dead Orbit finds Wascylewsk, an engineering officer, trapped in a space station after a horrific accident. Wascylewsk is forced to use all available tools—a timer, a utility kit, and his wits—to survive an attack from the deadliest creature known to man. James Stokoe (Wonton Soup, Orc Stain) writes and illustrates the series. Geof Darrow (The Shaolin Cowboy, The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot...
- 10/6/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Written by Sam Keith and William Messner Loebs
Artwork by Sam Kieth
Colored by Ronda Pattison
Covers by Sam Keith
Published by Idw
The 90′s was an interesting time for comics. Artists were treasured over writers and the artists that were the most successful were those that had a splashy larger than life style. Very often that style put a greater importance on what looked cool rather than fundamentals such as anatomy and and scale. In 1992 six of these rock star artists left Marvel to found their own publishing company Image. Most of these artists decided in addition to drawing they would also write their comic’s as well. The result was some beautiful looking books that were poorly plotted and abysmally written. Sure, there were some definite successes, Todd McFarlane hit a home run with Spawn and Erik Larsen’s Savage Dragon was popular as well. The rest though...
Artwork by Sam Kieth
Colored by Ronda Pattison
Covers by Sam Keith
Published by Idw
The 90′s was an interesting time for comics. Artists were treasured over writers and the artists that were the most successful were those that had a splashy larger than life style. Very often that style put a greater importance on what looked cool rather than fundamentals such as anatomy and and scale. In 1992 six of these rock star artists left Marvel to found their own publishing company Image. Most of these artists decided in addition to drawing they would also write their comic’s as well. The result was some beautiful looking books that were poorly plotted and abysmally written. Sure, there were some definite successes, Todd McFarlane hit a home run with Spawn and Erik Larsen’s Savage Dragon was popular as well. The rest though...
- 6/27/2014
- by Zachary Zagranis
- SoundOnSight
I think it’s high time we start putting a premium on subtitles. Not the subtitles that you see in foreign films. I’m talking about when a book or a movie or a video game has the main title and also a secondary title that is deemed necessary for dumb audiences to figure out that it’s different from the previous, identically titled thing. For example; is it really necessary for every iteration of Bluewater Productions’ ‘Vincent Price Presents’ series to have a different subtitle? Can’t they all just be called ‘Vincent Price Presents’? This week’s column title was nearly a third of the work I did getting this thing published!
Actually, you know what? I’ve changed my mind. From now on, every week, I’m going to give Comic Execution a new subtitle. Give ‘em a taste of their own medicine. And you know what...
Actually, you know what? I’ve changed my mind. From now on, every week, I’m going to give Comic Execution a new subtitle. Give ‘em a taste of their own medicine. And you know what...
- 5/16/2014
- by Chris Melkus
- Destroy the Brain
With Sam Keith recently tapped to relaunch a remastered version of his cult hit The Maxx through Idw, it only makes sense that the publisher would try to bring the famed creator in on another one of their franchises. While licensed titles with most companies fall flat, Idw is one of the few to take […]
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The post ‘Maxx’ Creator Sam Keith Takes on ‘Mars Attacks: First Born’ appeared first on The Flickcast.
- 1/31/2014
- by John Carle
- The Flickcast
New comic book Wednesday has come and gone. The dust at your local comic shop has settled. An eerie silence descends as you finish reading your last superhero book of the week. Now it's time for something a little more sinister. Welcome to Bagged and Boarded: comic reviews of the sick, spooky, twisted and terrifying! The Maxx: Maxximized No. 1 Cult classic comic The Maxx is finally getting the loving reprint it deserves. Overseen by series creator Sam Keith, the new reprint features all the same awesome story but with beautiful new coloring. Follow the weird story of superhero/homeless man Maxx as he struggles with this world, "The Outback" (a sort of netherworld), and a deeply evil man with very foul intentions. Bag it or board it up? I never really got into The Maxx as it was taking the underground by storm (a bit too young, I'll admit...
- 12/3/2013
- by Giaco Furino
- FEARnet
The Maxx: Maxximized #1
Writer: Sam Kieth
Script: William Messner-Loebs
Art: Sam Kieth
Inks: Jim Sinclair
Colours: Ronda Pattison
Letters: Mike Heisler
Publisher: Idw
Purchase: Idw Publishing
When it comes to cinematic endeavors, there are generally two schools of thought in regards to the “director’s cut”. Some feel that tweaking and cutting a film after its release is necessary. Others feel that once a film is released to the public, it no longer belongs to the creators, but to the hearts and minds of the film going audience. While we have seen many successful director’s cuts, such as Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner, some have have changed our perspective towards films for the worse. Like say, Greedo shooting first.
When Sam Kieth originally published The Maxx back in 1993, he did so under some tough deadlines. The results to him were less than perfect and had been bothersome for quite sometime.
Writer: Sam Kieth
Script: William Messner-Loebs
Art: Sam Kieth
Inks: Jim Sinclair
Colours: Ronda Pattison
Letters: Mike Heisler
Publisher: Idw
Purchase: Idw Publishing
When it comes to cinematic endeavors, there are generally two schools of thought in regards to the “director’s cut”. Some feel that tweaking and cutting a film after its release is necessary. Others feel that once a film is released to the public, it no longer belongs to the creators, but to the hearts and minds of the film going audience. While we have seen many successful director’s cuts, such as Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner, some have have changed our perspective towards films for the worse. Like say, Greedo shooting first.
When Sam Kieth originally published The Maxx back in 1993, he did so under some tough deadlines. The results to him were less than perfect and had been bothersome for quite sometime.
- 11/28/2013
- by Sean Tonelli
- SoundOnSight
It's been 20 years, but get ready to return to The Outback! Fans of The Maxx comic and animated series will be thrilled to know that Sam Kieth's unique tale will be returning in multiple formats. Prepare to be Maxximized!
From the Press Release
Sam Kieth’s The Maxx was a runaway sensation when initially published. Kieth’s exquisite artistry and quirky stories resonated with readers who had never seen anything quite like it before. Exploring the strange relationship between two realities, The Maxx follows the dual identities of a man caught between the real world and a heroic fantasy realm called The Outback. The Maxx ran for more than 30 issues and inspired a popular animated show on MTV.
Now, 20 years later, the striking series is returning to comic shops with fully re-mastered and re-colored printings of the classic stories, and all supervised by Kieth to ensure the highest possible quality.
From the Press Release
Sam Kieth’s The Maxx was a runaway sensation when initially published. Kieth’s exquisite artistry and quirky stories resonated with readers who had never seen anything quite like it before. Exploring the strange relationship between two realities, The Maxx follows the dual identities of a man caught between the real world and a heroic fantasy realm called The Outback. The Maxx ran for more than 30 issues and inspired a popular animated show on MTV.
Now, 20 years later, the striking series is returning to comic shops with fully re-mastered and re-colored printings of the classic stories, and all supervised by Kieth to ensure the highest possible quality.
- 7/30/2013
- by Scott Hallam
- DreadCentral.com
San Diego Comic Con is the time for plugging future projects and Idw Comics is unveiling new ventures featuring iconic characters like Doctor Who and Little Nemo, as well as new series from popular creative talents such as Walter Simonson and Dave Simm.
Idw, the award-winning, San Diego based publisher of comics, graphic novels and trade paperbacks is releasing a myriad of new projects at Comic Con. First up, in honor of the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who, comes the Doctor Who Special, which will arrive during the final week of 2013, written by Paul Cornell and illustrated by Jimmy Broxton. The plot: A strange force flings the Tardis and the Doctor into our own universe! Once here, the Doctor encounters a 10-year-old girl who happens to be a huge fan of the Doctor Who TV show. The Doctor grapples with being a fictional character as well as and a monster...
Idw, the award-winning, San Diego based publisher of comics, graphic novels and trade paperbacks is releasing a myriad of new projects at Comic Con. First up, in honor of the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who, comes the Doctor Who Special, which will arrive during the final week of 2013, written by Paul Cornell and illustrated by Jimmy Broxton. The plot: A strange force flings the Tardis and the Doctor into our own universe! Once here, the Doctor encounters a 10-year-old girl who happens to be a huge fan of the Doctor Who TV show. The Doctor grapples with being a fictional character as well as and a monster...
- 7/20/2013
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Rob Young)
- Cinelinx
Once again, a look into the future, with some very interesting looks at the past, including the reprinting of a comic that was never released in America in the first place, the infamous Elseworlds 80 Page Giant that was pulped because of concerns about Superman’s babysitter.
And of course, a whole lot of #3 issues, which is traditionally the issue where Spider-Man guest stars.
Shall we? Surely!
As usual, spoilers may lurk beyond this point.
Justice League #3
Written by Geoff Johns
Art and cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams
1:25 Variant cover by Greg Capullo
1:200 B&W Variant cover by Jim Lee
On sale November 16 • 40 pg, Fc, $3.99 Us • Rated T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 Us
Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for more information.
The superstar team of writer Geoff Johns and artist Jim Lee continue to make history as they unleash the amazing Amazon,...
And of course, a whole lot of #3 issues, which is traditionally the issue where Spider-Man guest stars.
Shall we? Surely!
As usual, spoilers may lurk beyond this point.
Justice League #3
Written by Geoff Johns
Art and cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams
1:25 Variant cover by Greg Capullo
1:200 B&W Variant cover by Jim Lee
On sale November 16 • 40 pg, Fc, $3.99 Us • Rated T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 Us
Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for more information.
The superstar team of writer Geoff Johns and artist Jim Lee continue to make history as they unleash the amazing Amazon,...
- 8/15/2011
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
Idw Publishing has announced an ongoing 30 Days Of Night title. Launching later this year, the comic is written by series co-creator Steve Niles and drawn by The Maxx artist Sam Kieth. "I've been wanting to get back into the 30 Days Of Night universe and shake things up for a while now," said Niles. "I've just been waiting for the right moment, and the right artist. I have the right artist in Sam Kieth and the time is now." The story introduces a new cast of characters and centres on a vampire resurrection in Los Angeles, which could threaten (more)...
- 7/6/2011
- by By Mark Langshaw
- Digital Spy
Idw Publishing has announced an ongoing 30 Days Of Night title. Launching later this year, the comic is written by series co-creator Steve Niles and drawn by The Maxx artist Sam Kieth. "I've been wanting to get back into the 30 Days Of Night universe and shake things up for a while now," said Niles. "I've just been waiting for the right moment, and the right artist. I have the right artist in Sam Kieth and the time is now." The story introduces a new cast of characters and centres on a vampire resurrection in Los Angeles, which could threaten (more)...
- 7/6/2011
- by By Mark Langshaw
- Digital Spy
I remember how excited I was when the first Image Comics hit the stores in the early nineties. There were rumours flying about recklessly of movie adaptations and TV shows in the works and I could not wait to see my brand new favourites immortalised on screen! Alas, it all fell apart when the Speculator’s Boom busted.
But now, after the huge success of AMC’s TV version of Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead, I have seen a window of opportunity where my teen-hood fantasies can finally come true. So here are the classic Image Comics titles that I think should be the next super TV series (All of you big movie studios types need to take note!).
Supreme
I know that most of you would shout out names like Spawn or Invincible for this opening spot, but no series needs a second chance to prove how amazing...
But now, after the huge success of AMC’s TV version of Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead, I have seen a window of opportunity where my teen-hood fantasies can finally come true. So here are the classic Image Comics titles that I think should be the next super TV series (All of you big movie studios types need to take note!).
Supreme
I know that most of you would shout out names like Spawn or Invincible for this opening spot, but no series needs a second chance to prove how amazing...
- 7/5/2011
- by David Hawkins
- Obsessed with Film
Absolutely recommended, horror fans should not miss out on 30 Days Of Night: Night, Again #1 (Idw Publishing). Originally created by Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith, this horror comic takes the 30 Days series to an utterly insane and twisted direction. In the ongoing battle between human and vampires, another infestation has taken place in the cold and wilds of Alaska. From the creative minds of award-winning author Joe R. Lansdale (The Drive-in, Bubba Ho-tep) and legendary artist Sam Kieth (The Maxx), this is the perfect team-up of story and art.
- 5/21/2011
- by samueldzimmerman@gmail.com (Jorge Solis)
- Fangoria
Idw Publishing will be unleashing the vampires with the return of its preeminent horror series, 30 Days Of Night. Originally created by Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith, 30 Days Of Night has spawned two feature films and countless nightmares since it first launched in 2002. Now, award-winning horror writer Joe R. Lansdale and legendary artist Sam Kieth(Sandman, The Maxx) take the helm with an all-new series 30 Days Of Night: Night, Again.
“Lansdale and Kieth on 30 Days of Night is really a nightmare come true,” said Chris Ryall, Idw’s Chief Creative Officer and Editor in Chief. “What they’re doing in Night, Again is a return to form for 30 Days, hearkening back to the terror of the first series while pushing it into an insane new direction, too.”
30 Days Of Night: Night, Again follows a band of survivors from the vampire infestation, who take refuge at a science facility in the Alaskan wilds.
“Lansdale and Kieth on 30 Days of Night is really a nightmare come true,” said Chris Ryall, Idw’s Chief Creative Officer and Editor in Chief. “What they’re doing in Night, Again is a return to form for 30 Days, hearkening back to the terror of the first series while pushing it into an insane new direction, too.”
30 Days Of Night: Night, Again follows a band of survivors from the vampire infestation, who take refuge at a science facility in the Alaskan wilds.
- 2/19/2011
- by brians
- GeekTyrant
DC Comics has announced a new miniseries starring Etrigan, The Demon. The title will be written by Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian with art by Sam Kieth (The Maxx). The pair previous collaborated on last year's Lobo: Highway to Hell. "Holy crap - I am excited to be writing The Demon for DC in 2011!" Ian told The Source. "I've been a fan of Etrigan (more)...
- 1/11/2011
- by By Hugh Armitage
- Digital Spy
Image Comics has announced a collection of the Li'l Depressed Boy webcomic. S. Steven Struble, a comic colourist (Chew, Kick Drum Comix), created the series, writing alongside artists including Sam Keith (The Maxx), Jamie McKelvie (Phonogram) and Jim Mahfood (Mixtape) before regular artistic duties were taken over by Sina Grace in 2008. Li'l Depressed Boy follows a ragdoll as he goes about his day-to-day life. "The (more)...
- 11/24/2010
- by By Hugh Armitage
- Digital Spy
'X-Files/30 Days Of Night' Comic Debuts: Your First Look At Mulder & Scully Vs. The Barrow Vampires!
X-Files investigators Fox Mulder and Dana Scully will collide with a brand new threat this July, thanks to a new series announced at this weekend's C2E2 convention in Chicago.
Written by "30 Days of Night" co-creator Steve Niles and Adam Jones, guitarist for the band Tool, the six-issue series will send FBI Agents Mulder and Scully to Alaska just in time for the long season of darkness to take over the region. While investigating a strange murder, the pair discover (as usual) that all is not what it seems in the case.
Veteran artist Tom Mandrake ("The Spectre") will provide interior art for the series, which pairs DC's Wildstorm imprint with "30 Days" publishers Idw Publishing. Wildstorm has provided Splash Page readers with the first, exclusive look at the standard cover to the series, created by Andrea Sorrentino. Variant covers by Tom Mandrake and Sam Kieth ("The Maxx") will also be available.
Written by "30 Days of Night" co-creator Steve Niles and Adam Jones, guitarist for the band Tool, the six-issue series will send FBI Agents Mulder and Scully to Alaska just in time for the long season of darkness to take over the region. While investigating a strange murder, the pair discover (as usual) that all is not what it seems in the case.
Veteran artist Tom Mandrake ("The Spectre") will provide interior art for the series, which pairs DC's Wildstorm imprint with "30 Days" publishers Idw Publishing. Wildstorm has provided Splash Page readers with the first, exclusive look at the standard cover to the series, created by Andrea Sorrentino. Variant covers by Tom Mandrake and Sam Kieth ("The Maxx") will also be available.
- 4/18/2010
- by Rick Marshall
- MTV Splash Page
Sam Kieth has revealed why he left The Sandman. In an exclusive interview with Digital Spy, the comic book artist said that he felt like he didn't fit creator Neil Gaiman's vision for the book. "[Neil] had a definite direction in mind and my creations were at odds with that universe. It took me some time to realise they weren't bad guys; they just needed someone who fit better," he explained. Kieth further confessed that he felt largely outclassed by the other artists on the book, including his eventual replacement Mike Dringenberg. "I don't think I was a very strong illustrator at that time. Mike Dringenberg clearly was a superior illustrator - as shown by the 'Death' issue - and I knew we should swap [pencilling and inking duties]," he said. The Maxx (more)...
- 1/5/2010
- by By Aaron Broverman
- Digital Spy
Artist Sam Kieth has had a healthy career in the comics industry, balancing work from Marvel and DC with creator-owned projects like Ojo, Zero Girl and The Maxx, his best-known work due to an animated adaptation on MTV in the mid '90s. We caught up with the illustrator to talk about My Inner Bimbo, a loosely autobiographical work about a middle-aged man who reconciles with his psyche with the help of an apparitional bimbo.
A lot of your work, from The Maxxto My Inner Bimbo takes place inside the human mind. Why is that?
"I think it’s because I think too much. It’s surprising how many of these stories don’t start with such a cerebral focus. Often they’ll start with images, really random and non-linear in thinking and in plot. I’ll start out with a monster in a drain pipe. I’ll (more)...
A lot of your work, from The Maxxto My Inner Bimbo takes place inside the human mind. Why is that?
"I think it’s because I think too much. It’s surprising how many of these stories don’t start with such a cerebral focus. Often they’ll start with images, really random and non-linear in thinking and in plot. I’ll start out with a monster in a drain pipe. I’ll (more)...
- 1/5/2010
- by By Aaron Broverman
- Digital Spy
Welcome to The Pull List Comic Reviews! First off, a huge thanks to John Carle for covering the column last week, he did a fantastic job. Make sure you check out The Flickcast’s podcast this week where he was also a guest-host! The dude’s everywhere. Okay, on with the comics. As always, Warning: Spoilers Ahead.
Pull Of The Week:
Lobo: Highway to Hell #1 (of 2) – DC Comics – $6.99 Us
Writer: Scott Ian Artist: Sam Keith
Score: 8.5
You’re sitting there, asking yourself “How in all that is holy is Lobo: Highway to Hell the Pull of the Week?” Believe me, I’m asking myself that very same question. You see I’ve never dug Lobo. I’ve read a good chunk of his various issues over the years and I’ve never seen the attraction to the character, but seeing as variety is the spice of life, I figured I’d give this a shot.
Pull Of The Week:
Lobo: Highway to Hell #1 (of 2) – DC Comics – $6.99 Us
Writer: Scott Ian Artist: Sam Keith
Score: 8.5
You’re sitting there, asking yourself “How in all that is holy is Lobo: Highway to Hell the Pull of the Week?” Believe me, I’m asking myself that very same question. You see I’ve never dug Lobo. I’ve read a good chunk of his various issues over the years and I’ve never seen the attraction to the character, but seeing as variety is the spice of life, I figured I’d give this a shot.
- 11/5/2009
- by Sal Loria
- The Flickcast
In the Anthrax song "King Size," which also happens to mention the Hulk, the Devil lives in California. In November's "Lobo: Highway to Hell" miniseries, however, Anthrax lead guitarist Scott Ian has written a new version of Satan just outside of the DC Universe. For his cosmic horror/action tale, Ian wanted a villain as big and evil as he could make him—and that required building Satan from scratch.
"Totally new," Ian told MTV News when asked which version of the Devil he'll put DC's moviebound bounty hunter up against when the first issue hits shelves November 4. "[The story] has nothing to do with anything really from the DC Universe."
DC's Lucifer has long been established as the ruler of Hell for the Dcu, but taking the story outside of continuity allowed Ian to develop a less dainty interpretation of the Prince of Darkness.
Ian initially pitched plans for a Batman tale,...
"Totally new," Ian told MTV News when asked which version of the Devil he'll put DC's moviebound bounty hunter up against when the first issue hits shelves November 4. "[The story] has nothing to do with anything really from the DC Universe."
DC's Lucifer has long been established as the ruler of Hell for the Dcu, but taking the story outside of continuity allowed Ian to develop a less dainty interpretation of the Prince of Darkness.
Ian initially pitched plans for a Batman tale,...
- 10/30/2009
- by Brian Warmoth
- MTV Splash Page
Writer Glenn Eichler has discussed his new graphic novel Stuffed! with Comic Book Resources. Eichler - who has written for MTV's Beavis and Butthead and The Maxx, and also developed Daria for the network - recently saw Stuffed! published by First Second Books. The novel tells the story of Tim Johnston, a man who inherits what he believes to be a mannequin from his father only to find out it is a stuffed human being. "It's a story about a guy who inherits a mannequin of an 'African savage' from his father's tourist-trap 'believe-It-or-not'-type museum, and realises that this mannequin is actually a stuffed and mounted human skin," explained Eichler. (more)...
- 10/5/2009
- by By Hugh Armitage
- Digital Spy
With characters that included a titular, homeless-footed superhero with a fan for teeth and a pot-bellied, psycho-analyzing mass-rapist in a tiki mask, MTV's The Maxx definitely has its fans. The cartoon---an adaptation of the feted and trippy Image comic book by Sam Kieth---originally aired in '95 and remains officially unavailable on DVD. This week, MTV posted six full episodes for free streaming, and they are a great refresher and/or requisite viewing if you dig slightly-adulterated, "offbeat" animation. Watching The Maxx kabob an endless wave of his primary adversary, an otherworldly critter species called The Isz, never gets old. But it's the episodes' stream-of-consciousness editing and alternating narration, which borders on an open-mic bohemian poetry night, that sticks with you. We've included the first episode after the jump, but episode three (cow-udder shaving cream) and episode five (Beavis cameo, teenagey writer pains) are personal faves.
- 7/1/2009
- by Hunter Stephenson
- Slash Film
Any comics fan watching MTV in the mid-1990s knew about “The Maxx.” The 13-episode animated series based on Sam Kieth’s surreal comic aired from April-June in 1995 during MTV’s “Oddities” and presented a nearly word-for-word, panel-for-panel recreation of the first volume of the Image Comics series.
The MTV mothership recently made all of the episodes available to watch online, and I’d be lying if I said it didn’t make for one heck of a distraction during my workday today. Here’s the introductory episode of series, with the rest of the first season available in the MTV.com video archive.
Seriously, folks — I’d almost forgotten how cool this series was. Do yourself a favor and watch ‘em all again.
Remember “The Maxx”? Share your thoughts about the series in the comment section!
The MTV mothership recently made all of the episodes available to watch online, and I’d be lying if I said it didn’t make for one heck of a distraction during my workday today. Here’s the introductory episode of series, with the rest of the first season available in the MTV.com video archive.
Seriously, folks — I’d almost forgotten how cool this series was. Do yourself a favor and watch ‘em all again.
Remember “The Maxx”? Share your thoughts about the series in the comment section!
- 6/29/2009
- by Rick Marshall
- MTV Splash Page
MTV is bringing back a lot of stuff from the 90's-- The State, Denis Leary commercials, Aeon Flux and other Liquid Television spots, and the like on MTV2 Legit, a new series on MTV2. One of the recent additions to their web site is Sam Kieth's The Maxx, from MTV Oddities-- and the serie, from the co-creator of Sandman, is even weirder than I remembered. Take a look:
The Maxx...
The Maxx...
- 6/15/2009
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
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