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james_desantis 's review for:
The Maxx: Maxximized Volume 1
by William Messner-Loebs, Sam Kieth
A weird, dark, and extremely interesting look into multiple themes and subjects ranging from violence, rape, heroism, and more.
The opening of the book is basically a woman getting attacked by a couple of low lives but Maxx, the big dude with giant teethes, stops them. After that we're introduced to Julie who's been through some shit herself. A social worker who tries to help people, but in a way uses them as a way to fight her internal thoughts and mindset. A complex story without a doubt, with a bit of superhero and supernatural twist on top of it.
Good: Liked the art a lot. Looks different, weird as hell, yet really 90's but in a good way. The dialogue is strong, feels fresh, and also a lot of interesting themes and topics from multiple people. I loved the last issue the most. While issue 1-3 are strong, they have a couple of issues. Issue 4 really shows how powerful this book can be.
Bad: Didn't love the villain. I got what he stood for and meant, but a little too in your face at times. Pacing can also be too quick at times.
Overall, really interesting, trippy, and fucked up comic. The more I read the more I wanted. I'll be checking out volume 2. A 3.5 but I'll bump it to a 4.
The opening of the book is basically a woman getting attacked by a couple of low lives but Maxx, the big dude with giant teethes, stops them. After that we're introduced to Julie who's been through some shit herself. A social worker who tries to help people, but in a way uses them as a way to fight her internal thoughts and mindset. A complex story without a doubt, with a bit of superhero and supernatural twist on top of it.
Good: Liked the art a lot. Looks different, weird as hell, yet really 90's but in a good way. The dialogue is strong, feels fresh, and also a lot of interesting themes and topics from multiple people. I loved the last issue the most. While issue 1-3 are strong, they have a couple of issues. Issue 4 really shows how powerful this book can be.
Bad: Didn't love the villain. I got what he stood for and meant, but a little too in your face at times. Pacing can also be too quick at times.
Overall, really interesting, trippy, and fucked up comic. The more I read the more I wanted. I'll be checking out volume 2. A 3.5 but I'll bump it to a 4.