Book excerpt: Sam Kieth's opus is collected in all its complete and freshly-colored glory. Taking remastered pages from The Maxx- Maxximized, this edition packs each and every issue of The Maxx between the covers. Originally published by Image Comics starting in 1993, The Maxx became a cult hit of independent comics spawning a TV show on MTV. The series follows its titular hero in the real world as a vagrant and in an alternate reality called The Outback, where he sees himself as a superhero and protector of the Jungle Queen, represented by Julie Winters, a social worker and friend. The series lasted for 35 issues and ended in 1998.