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True-Man The Maximortal Comics #1
Comics candyman Rick Veitch serves up another sweet morsel in his ongoing King Hell Heroica saga! True-Man is a higher dimensional creature who has been captured by the CIA and brainwashed by MK-Ultra. Seen as a way to upend world geopolitics, True-Man is being shaped and programmed into the ultimate apex predator. Meanwhile, a small group of those who care and those who fear organize to free him. The first chapter in the third graphic novel of the King Hell Heroica also includes an array of little seen or long lost short stories Rick Veitch collaborated on with Thomas Yeates, Stephen Perry and Hart Fisher.
100 pages, Paperback
Published August 28, 2024
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Rick Veitch
427 books82 followersRichard "Rick" Veitch is an American comics artist and writer who has worked in mainstream, underground, and alternative comics.
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January 1, 2025
Year after year, Rick Veitch has continued to flesh out his sprawling deconstruction of the Superman mythos. Collectively known as The King Hell Heroica, Veitch has crafted a contemporary classic that parses the root of all superhero comics by diving deep into the mythmaking nature of humanity whilst also delivering some scathing satire on the commercial side of the comics industry. Following earlier chapters like Brat Pack, The Maximortal, and the recently completed Boy Maximortal, Veitch continues the story of True-Man with the first entry of the newest volume entitled True-Man the Maximortal.
This chapter, accounting for a little more than 50 pages, further develops the story of True-Man in the late 60s, which also coincides with the emergence of the underground comix movement. Where Boy Maximortal focused attention on the fictional analog of Jack Kirby, True-Man the Maximortal introduces new players to the series that serve as analogs to the burgeoning alternatives to mainstream comics. Veitch capably navigates the bridge between the two disparate fields within the medium, something that he is well primed to have done given his history working in both spaces. The rest of the ~100 page count of this issue is dedicated to some gorgeous back matter that any long time fan of Veitch will more than enjoy.
Rick Veitch's continued development of The King Hell Heroica continues to be fascinating and bizarre, and a true novelty within the broader landscape of the modern comics medium.
This chapter, accounting for a little more than 50 pages, further develops the story of True-Man in the late 60s, which also coincides with the emergence of the underground comix movement. Where Boy Maximortal focused attention on the fictional analog of Jack Kirby, True-Man the Maximortal introduces new players to the series that serve as analogs to the burgeoning alternatives to mainstream comics. Veitch capably navigates the bridge between the two disparate fields within the medium, something that he is well primed to have done given his history working in both spaces. The rest of the ~100 page count of this issue is dedicated to some gorgeous back matter that any long time fan of Veitch will more than enjoy.
Rick Veitch's continued development of The King Hell Heroica continues to be fascinating and bizarre, and a true novelty within the broader landscape of the modern comics medium.
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