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The Maxx: Maxximized #5
The Maxx, Volumen 5
Edición argentina que traduce los números #19-24, incluyendo el mítico #21 escrito por Alan Moore.
156 pages, Paperback
First published January 26, 2016
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Sam Kieth
409 books269 followersKieth first came to prominence in 1984 as the inker of Matt Wagner's Mage, his brushwork adding fluidity and texture to the broad strokes of Wagner's early work at Comico Comics. In 1989, he drew the first five issues of writer Neil Gaiman's celebrated series The Sandman, but felt his style was unsuited to the book (specifically saying that he "felt like Jimi Hendrix in The Beatles") and left, handing over to his former inker Mike Dringenberg.
He acted as illustrator on two volumes of writer William Messner-Loebs' Epicurus the Sage and drew an Aliens miniseries for Dark Horse Comics, among other things, before creating The Maxx in 1993 for Image Comics, with, initially, writing help from Messner-Loebs. It ran for 35 issues and was adapted, with Kieth's assistance, into an animated series for MTV. Since then, as a writer-artist, he has gone on to create Friends of Maxx, Zero Girl, Four Women and Ojo.
Ojo comprises the first and My Inner Bimbo the second, in a cycle of original comic book limited series published by Oni Press. Loosely connected, the cycle will concern the intertwined lives of people with each other and sometimes with a supernatural entity known as the Mysterious Trout. Kieth has stated that other characters from The Maxx series will appear in this cycle of stories. My Inner Bimbo #1 was published in April 2006. Issue #2 was delayed past its original release date; It was finally resolicited in "Previews" in 2007 and hit the store shelves in November 2007.
DC Comics' Batman/Lobo: Deadly Serious, a two-issue prestige format mini-series that started in August 2007, was written and drawn by Kieth. This was followed by 2009's two-issue prestige format mini-series Lobo: Highway to Hell, written by Scott Ian and featuring art by Kieth.
He acted as illustrator on two volumes of writer William Messner-Loebs' Epicurus the Sage and drew an Aliens miniseries for Dark Horse Comics, among other things, before creating The Maxx in 1993 for Image Comics, with, initially, writing help from Messner-Loebs. It ran for 35 issues and was adapted, with Kieth's assistance, into an animated series for MTV. Since then, as a writer-artist, he has gone on to create Friends of Maxx, Zero Girl, Four Women and Ojo.
Ojo comprises the first and My Inner Bimbo the second, in a cycle of original comic book limited series published by Oni Press. Loosely connected, the cycle will concern the intertwined lives of people with each other and sometimes with a supernatural entity known as the Mysterious Trout. Kieth has stated that other characters from The Maxx series will appear in this cycle of stories. My Inner Bimbo #1 was published in April 2006. Issue #2 was delayed past its original release date; It was finally resolicited in "Previews" in 2007 and hit the store shelves in November 2007.
DC Comics' Batman/Lobo: Deadly Serious, a two-issue prestige format mini-series that started in August 2007, was written and drawn by Kieth. This was followed by 2009's two-issue prestige format mini-series Lobo: Highway to Hell, written by Scott Ian and featuring art by Kieth.
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April 7, 2018
Edición argentina. Tomo 5 de 7. Reseña de Víctor A. Sagasti para Mulder Comics:
http://muldercomics.blogspot.com.ar/2...
THE MAXX: PASADO, PRESENTE y FUTURO
THE MAXX MAXXIMIZED - volumen 5, por VÍCTOR A. SAGASTI
En números previos de la historieta THE MAXX MAXXIMIZED, la situación de la asistente social JULIE WINTERS mostró mejorías en base a sucesos que la marcaron de manera traumática.
Para cerrar definitivamente ese círculo, aún quedaba entender desde cuándo la estremecedora presencia de MISTER GONE estaba signada en su existencia. Justamente este singular antagonista se presentó de forma poco convencional ante JULIE, para aclarar estos entuertos.
La quinta entrega explicó por fin todas las incógnitas, qué rol cumplía MISTER GONE en el contexto de esa mujer, como también en el de PANGEA. Se expuso además la importancia en toda esta historia de THE MAXX con pasos detallados desde qué momento entró en la vida de JULIE para oficiar como su protector.
SARA tuvo su cuota de protagonismo, con una posibilidad incluso de conocer una aproximación a cómo imaginaban los autores al Siglo XXI.
Aunque el tiempo avanzó, la figura de MISTER GONE, por los lazos que la ligaban con SARA, fue necesaria. También por su relación con PANGEA, territorio que nuevamente tomó importancia tras la irrupción en nuestra realidad de un elemento de dicha región.
Ciclos que cerraron, personajes flamantes coexistiendo con los ya conocidos componían esta magistral historieta llamada THE MAXX MAXXIMIZED, ansiado retorno a la pieza de culto, la cual fue una rara avis a la industria del cómic de los 90´. Su vigencia, retrotrae a las épocas en la que muchos lo conocimos, pero también es una invitación a nuevas generaciones para deleitarse con la mejor calidad.
THE MAXX MAXXIMIZED volumen 5 contiene los números 19 al 24 publicados en USA en la editorial IDW PUBLISHING durante los meses de mayo a octubre de 2015.
El equipo creativo a cargo fue:
SAM KEITH en la elaboración de la historia.
Guión de WILLIAM MESSNER LOEB y en el número 21, nada más ni nada menos que ¡ALAN MOORE!
Arte y portadas de SAM KEITH.
Entintado por JIM SINCLAIR.
Coloreado por RONDA PATTISON.
Si quiere aprender más sobre el inconsciente, como también las teorías del psicoanálisis que inspiraron a esta historieta, el panorama histórico, social y global que acontecía en los 90´, de cuál periodo histórico deriva la denominación de la PANGEA, otro tipo de historias, como cualquier información que precise, la biblioteca es el lugar acorde para profundizar en todos estos conocimientos. Estos establecimientos culturales, que resguardan el saber universal, ofrecen opciones populares, públicas y escolares.
Sigan siempre en contacto con la galaxia cibernética de MULDERCOMICS desde todas sus plataformas para mantenerse al corriente de lo que acontece al mundo de la historieta.
¡Hasta pronto!
FUENTES CONSULTADAS
· KEITH, Sam; MESSNER—LOEBS, Williams y otros; THE MAXX MAXXIMIZED; volumen 5; EDITORIAL IVREA S.L.; febrero 2018; BUENOS AIRES; ARGENTINA. MUSSO, Federico (traducción); COSTA, Nicolás (letreado).
· https://comicvine.gamespot.com
http://muldercomics.blogspot.com.ar/2...
THE MAXX: PASADO, PRESENTE y FUTURO
THE MAXX MAXXIMIZED - volumen 5, por VÍCTOR A. SAGASTI
En números previos de la historieta THE MAXX MAXXIMIZED, la situación de la asistente social JULIE WINTERS mostró mejorías en base a sucesos que la marcaron de manera traumática.
Para cerrar definitivamente ese círculo, aún quedaba entender desde cuándo la estremecedora presencia de MISTER GONE estaba signada en su existencia. Justamente este singular antagonista se presentó de forma poco convencional ante JULIE, para aclarar estos entuertos.
La quinta entrega explicó por fin todas las incógnitas, qué rol cumplía MISTER GONE en el contexto de esa mujer, como también en el de PANGEA. Se expuso además la importancia en toda esta historia de THE MAXX con pasos detallados desde qué momento entró en la vida de JULIE para oficiar como su protector.
SARA tuvo su cuota de protagonismo, con una posibilidad incluso de conocer una aproximación a cómo imaginaban los autores al Siglo XXI.
Aunque el tiempo avanzó, la figura de MISTER GONE, por los lazos que la ligaban con SARA, fue necesaria. También por su relación con PANGEA, territorio que nuevamente tomó importancia tras la irrupción en nuestra realidad de un elemento de dicha región.
Ciclos que cerraron, personajes flamantes coexistiendo con los ya conocidos componían esta magistral historieta llamada THE MAXX MAXXIMIZED, ansiado retorno a la pieza de culto, la cual fue una rara avis a la industria del cómic de los 90´. Su vigencia, retrotrae a las épocas en la que muchos lo conocimos, pero también es una invitación a nuevas generaciones para deleitarse con la mejor calidad.
THE MAXX MAXXIMIZED volumen 5 contiene los números 19 al 24 publicados en USA en la editorial IDW PUBLISHING durante los meses de mayo a octubre de 2015.
El equipo creativo a cargo fue:
SAM KEITH en la elaboración de la historia.
Guión de WILLIAM MESSNER LOEB y en el número 21, nada más ni nada menos que ¡ALAN MOORE!
Arte y portadas de SAM KEITH.
Entintado por JIM SINCLAIR.
Coloreado por RONDA PATTISON.
Si quiere aprender más sobre el inconsciente, como también las teorías del psicoanálisis que inspiraron a esta historieta, el panorama histórico, social y global que acontecía en los 90´, de cuál periodo histórico deriva la denominación de la PANGEA, otro tipo de historias, como cualquier información que precise, la biblioteca es el lugar acorde para profundizar en todos estos conocimientos. Estos establecimientos culturales, que resguardan el saber universal, ofrecen opciones populares, públicas y escolares.
Sigan siempre en contacto con la galaxia cibernética de MULDERCOMICS desde todas sus plataformas para mantenerse al corriente de lo que acontece al mundo de la historieta.
¡Hasta pronto!
FUENTES CONSULTADAS
· KEITH, Sam; MESSNER—LOEBS, Williams y otros; THE MAXX MAXXIMIZED; volumen 5; EDITORIAL IVREA S.L.; febrero 2018; BUENOS AIRES; ARGENTINA. MUSSO, Federico (traducción); COSTA, Nicolás (letreado).
· https://comicvine.gamespot.com
April 28, 2016
I'm going to write about the whole series, as I found issues and volumes where I could.
I was emotionally exhausted many times. my heart hurt and I cried. I was confused, for sure. I thought quite a bit about so many things.
I will always have a place for Maxx. it is great story telling. I don't want to give a thing away, because I read one issue ten years ago and this month returned to finish them all.
trust a stranger. Find the Maxx and read it, 1-35. you will not be bored. it's uncomfortable, and frustrating, it's beautiful, funny, and sad.
I was emotionally exhausted many times. my heart hurt and I cried. I was confused, for sure. I thought quite a bit about so many things.
I will always have a place for Maxx. it is great story telling. I don't want to give a thing away, because I read one issue ten years ago and this month returned to finish them all.
trust a stranger. Find the Maxx and read it, 1-35. you will not be bored. it's uncomfortable, and frustrating, it's beautiful, funny, and sad.
January 31, 2016
This volume pretty much wraps up the story of Julie and The Maxx. We finally get complete answers about what happened and why. And it all gets worked out in the lovely, surreal way that things do in The Maxx. I thought it was a good, solid ending to the story arc.
February 19, 2024
En este tomo nos enteramos al fin de cuales fueron los eventos que crearon a The Maxx y hay un salto temporal en donde continuamos con los misterios que envuelven a Sarah.
En el medio hay un tomo escrito por Alan Moore que le aporta una vuelta de tuerca a la saga con psicomagia de por medio.
En el medio hay un tomo escrito por Alan Moore que le aporta una vuelta de tuerca a la saga con psicomagia de por medio.
July 22, 2024
Y de golpe todo cobra sentido y el pasado nunca volverá a ser el mismo.
October 11, 2016
Sam Keith and William Messner-Loeb out-did themselves, but this volume is interesting in that is the end of the first arch (which most people are familiar from the MtV show in the 1990s) and the beginning of an arch that is set a few years in the future focusing on Sara's character. It also includes some work scripted by Alan Moore, and thus has a slightly different feel from some of the previous books. The ending to the Julie/Maxx arch was bitter sweet, and the Sara arch feels slightly less focused but very promising. When I originally read the Maxx as a teen, I dropped the book at the end of the Julie/Maxx storyline and thus find it interesting to be reminded about the Sara storyline. The new coloring is quite good, and these editions are fine volumes.
January 22, 2020
Quinto tomo, en el que se baraja, se da de nuevo, se hace trampa a través de flashbacks y flashforwards y se deja un rato jugar a Moore con los juguetes de Kieth en un futuro (que ahora hace poquito que es pasado) más decadente de lo que ya venía siendo el presente.
May 7, 2018
Continues being very weird and trippy. The art is fantastic, story is intriguing and the atmosphere is great. Really enjoying this series but it’s best consumed in smaller doses.
July 10, 2020
Este quinto volumen no es el mejor de toda la serie pero sí quizás el más impactante y el que más tuerce el rumbo para lo que sería la resto de la serie.
June 20, 2023
Al final las cosas terminan no siendo lo que parecen cuando ni nos venden que nada es lo que parece. Un tomo que hace replantearse toda la serie.
January 10, 2023
We get some answers as to what is really going on there and I have to say that this series never ceases to amaze me.
July 5, 2020
I was waiting on this series to go off the rails with its weirdness and it finally happened in this volume as we get a time jump ten years into the future. We got a little clarity about the Maxx-Julie story, but not enough. I'm guessing we'll get back into that before the series ends. This volume mainly focused on Sarah as an adult and an older Mr. Gone.
I notice most readers really enjoyed this volume, but the difference is many readers that find this series weird would have already bailed by now so most of the ones who stuck around appreciate the weirdness more than me. I'm in it for the long haul though, so I'm going to finish the final two volumes and hope I get a decent ending.
I notice most readers really enjoyed this volume, but the difference is many readers that find this series weird would have already bailed by now so most of the ones who stuck around appreciate the weirdness more than me. I'm in it for the long haul though, so I'm going to finish the final two volumes and hope I get a decent ending.
February 24, 2018
Edición argentina, tomo 5 de 7.
Incluye saltos temporales importantes y trampas argumentales que evidentemente demuestran que casi nada era lo que parecía.
Incluye saltos temporales importantes y trampas argumentales que evidentemente demuestran que casi nada era lo que parecía.
June 2, 2024
Media docena de capítulos más a los que trágico y existencialistas le quedan corto. El capítulo de Moore perfectamente podría haber sido el final de la serie pero de todos modos se mantiene en alto nivel hasta el final.
March 25, 2017
There was a shift in the tale here that I didn't appreciate. I downright hated it, if I'm going to be honest.
It took me DAYS to finally finish it.
But it ended on a note that will likely allow me to finish the series.
It took me DAYS to finally finish it.
But it ended on a note that will likely allow me to finish the series.
April 27, 2017
The Maxx has to be, hands down, one of the most underrated comics of all time. Throughout the course of the series, Sam Kieth managed to take the tired familiar scenario of superhero/supervillain fighting for the honor of a lady and turn it into a complex, fantastical, psychological and very personal story. The Maxx started off as one thing and ended up as something entirely different.
The first four books in this remastered (or Maxximized) series served to lay all the pieces on the table. At the beginning we think this is a story about Maxx, but we then very quickly realize that Mr. Gone might be the driving force. The result was a complete mess of dysfunctional relationships with a good dose of magic. And now Kieth has to somehow tie all these loose ends.
What stands out most in the second half of the Maxx series is how Mr. Gone’s story unfolds. He’s violent, masochistic, and disturbed, and a very easy character to hate. But when we peel off the layers we find out that he’s very much a victim of his upbringing. We want to hate him, but it turns out we will never hate him as much as he himself already does. Every character in the Maxx has tragedy to deal with and no one tries to right his wrongs more than Mr. Gone. And as the story concludes we are left with a couple more hurdles to overcome and a group of people, estranged, betrayed, or simply hateful of one another, who must work together if they’re to find any happiness in their lives.
Quite a load, huh?
I would be doing the series a disfavor if I didn’t also highlight the excellent art which is so characteristic of the series. Sam Keith has an incredible ability to merge simple cartoonish designs with complex brushwork and very unique use of panels. From one page to the next he can go from near stick-figure like characters to lush paintings. The results are unexpected and quite wonderful. This is one of the ways the Maxximized remastering excels: by rescanning and recoloring all of Kieth’s original artwork from the series and presenting them in an oversized format.
After all these years, we still haven’t quite figured out the buzzare world Sam Kieth has created in the Maxx. It’s strange and nonsensical and at the same time concrete enough that the reader might be able to grasp it. It’s truly a unique and remarkable human story that is beautiful both inside and out.
The first four books in this remastered (or Maxximized) series served to lay all the pieces on the table. At the beginning we think this is a story about Maxx, but we then very quickly realize that Mr. Gone might be the driving force. The result was a complete mess of dysfunctional relationships with a good dose of magic. And now Kieth has to somehow tie all these loose ends.
What stands out most in the second half of the Maxx series is how Mr. Gone’s story unfolds. He’s violent, masochistic, and disturbed, and a very easy character to hate. But when we peel off the layers we find out that he’s very much a victim of his upbringing. We want to hate him, but it turns out we will never hate him as much as he himself already does. Every character in the Maxx has tragedy to deal with and no one tries to right his wrongs more than Mr. Gone. And as the story concludes we are left with a couple more hurdles to overcome and a group of people, estranged, betrayed, or simply hateful of one another, who must work together if they’re to find any happiness in their lives.
Quite a load, huh?
I would be doing the series a disfavor if I didn’t also highlight the excellent art which is so characteristic of the series. Sam Keith has an incredible ability to merge simple cartoonish designs with complex brushwork and very unique use of panels. From one page to the next he can go from near stick-figure like characters to lush paintings. The results are unexpected and quite wonderful. This is one of the ways the Maxximized remastering excels: by rescanning and recoloring all of Kieth’s original artwork from the series and presenting them in an oversized format.
After all these years, we still haven’t quite figured out the buzzare world Sam Kieth has created in the Maxx. It’s strange and nonsensical and at the same time concrete enough that the reader might be able to grasp it. It’s truly a unique and remarkable human story that is beautiful both inside and out.
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