What do you think?
Rate this book
Maxwell's Demons
Maxwell Maas may be the greatest mind the world has ever known, but at 10-years-old he has a lot to learn. Adventuring to distant worlds through his makeshift multiversal closet door, Max will encounter greatness and menace on a cosmic scale. Fans of Gaiman's Sandman will feel at home in the expansive, daring universe of Maxwell's Demons.
- GenresComicsScience Fiction
160 pages, Paperback
First published May 14, 2019
3 people are currently reading
42 people want to read
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 11 of 11 reviews
November 18, 2021
Imagine interludes with Lex Luthor throughout his history, told by a Grant Morrison type. The writing is dense, needing more than one read through to entirely pick up on. This is Lex Luthor published by Vertigo. Some of it I enjoyed, some was too esoteric.
January 1, 2021
This is the greatest Lex Luthor book that DC Comics will never publish, but to reduce it to just that would be a disservice. It's wonderfully bursting with imagination, possible worlds and cosmic ideas. Sympathy for a child who has no one, turning into hate for an adult man who has everything.
January 8, 2020
Maxwell Maas is ten years old, and may be the greatest mind the world has ever known. However, at ten, he still has a lot to learn.
Max is already able to visit distant worlds thanks to his makeshift multiversal closet door. He discovers good, he discovers evil, and that they exist on each side of his door.
Deniz Camp Gives us a complex read, needing multiple rereads. It’s not linear, it’s meta, Morrisonesque concepts abound. It’s another example of surrealism in comics that works.
Vittorio Astone draws a very detailed comic, with colors servicing the art and storytelling. The lettering by Aditya Bidikar is perfect.
I loved it. Vault Comics is really is the home of a new brand of high concept comics.
Max is already able to visit distant worlds thanks to his makeshift multiversal closet door. He discovers good, he discovers evil, and that they exist on each side of his door.
Deniz Camp Gives us a complex read, needing multiple rereads. It’s not linear, it’s meta, Morrisonesque concepts abound. It’s another example of surrealism in comics that works.
Vittorio Astone draws a very detailed comic, with colors servicing the art and storytelling. The lettering by Aditya Bidikar is perfect.
I loved it. Vault Comics is really is the home of a new brand of high concept comics.
October 22, 2019
2.5 like Phantom Tollbooth or Winkle in Time in comic book form, but I just didn't like it as much
May 6, 2018
I like that the story is entirely self contained, good art and panelling. the type of story is not quite my thing, has that grimdark angry loner young male lead that I rarely have patience for, but it's good overall, would be curious about how they continue this story
May 30, 2022
What to make of this? It's a disjointed series of comic books. Yes, it is very very fantastic and original, but only loosely connected.
Fun enough, hard to figure out who I would recommend it to, though.
Fun enough, hard to figure out who I would recommend it to, though.
November 12, 2022
Hit or miss vignettes
Each chapter felt like its own story complete with its own tone from sinister Calvin and Hobbes, to teen ennui, or Lex Luther waxing philosophical. Some hits, some misses, but as a whole felt less than the sum of its parts.
Each chapter felt like its own story complete with its own tone from sinister Calvin and Hobbes, to teen ennui, or Lex Luther waxing philosophical. Some hits, some misses, but as a whole felt less than the sum of its parts.
April 15, 2018
Maxwell's Demons is very full of ideas and backstory, and spans a lot of (potentially imagined) time. This issue dives right into the story and doesn't hold anything back. I could see this being a one-shot, but I am excited that there will be more issues, as I want to know where this goes. I can't predict where this story is going to go from here, which is refreshing.
There are a few little additions to this book that most comics don't have. There's a flashback from another character's point-of-view that is heart-wrenching. There's a cute, quirky two-page short story in the back of the book. Finally, there's a blurb on the back of the issue, which is something I never see in comics, but is badly needed for new series.
There are a few little additions to this book that most comics don't have. There's a flashback from another character's point-of-view that is heart-wrenching. There's a cute, quirky two-page short story in the back of the book. Finally, there's a blurb on the back of the issue, which is something I never see in comics, but is badly needed for new series.
July 11, 2023
2.5 stars
Camp’s more recent 20th Century Men didn’t immediately click with me either, but I loved it once it did. I assumed a similar thing would happen here, but unfortunately it ended up being what I initially worried 20th Century Men might be. That is, nonlinear episodes full of intentionally impenetrable philosophizing, dense with writerly self-regard, but without any great prize locked behind the effort. 20th Century Men at least had beautiful, unique art to fall back on if all else had failed, but Maxwell’s Demons has no such luck. A few panels are at least interesting, but overall the art looks garish and amateur.
Camp’s more recent 20th Century Men didn’t immediately click with me either, but I loved it once it did. I assumed a similar thing would happen here, but unfortunately it ended up being what I initially worried 20th Century Men might be. That is, nonlinear episodes full of intentionally impenetrable philosophizing, dense with writerly self-regard, but without any great prize locked behind the effort. 20th Century Men at least had beautiful, unique art to fall back on if all else had failed, but Maxwell’s Demons has no such luck. A few panels are at least interesting, but overall the art looks garish and amateur.
May 11, 2019
I'm excited to see how this story pans out because of the themes it's trying to tackle with having an abused child as the main protagonist. I'm certain this is going to be a story filled with thrilling adventures but also terrifying realizations and situations. There's a lot of potential, so I can't wait to see where it goes.
November 3, 2025
La gente que me vendió este comic como "el origen de lex Luthor escrito por grant Morrison" me dejó la bara demasiado alta, quizá el único comic no excepcional de Deniz Camp... aún no veo su estilo aquí todavía pero sin duda es algo muy destacable para ser su comic debut
Displaying 1 - 11 of 11 reviews