Mar 22
RIP Sam Kieth 1963-2026
Above is a splash page from issue number one of The Maxx, and it might be one of my favourite comic pages in the history of comics. I’ll never forget buying the first issue of The Maxx at Clint’s Comics in Metcalf South Mall. Image was a new and exciting company, but even then, the Maxx was an outlier. The artwork and story blew my 9 year old mind! I still return to The Maxx every few years and even read his other works like Zero Girl and Legs. He never thought he was a very good artist often disparaging his own work. But for one kid in Kansas, it was a guiding light toward a bigger world of art and storytelling. A toast, to one of the greatest to ever do it!
