Issue Description

A coroner undresses what he thinks is the body of a dead homeless guy, but finds an Is instead. Julie locks herself in the bathroom while Maxx dream of the outback where he and Julie find themselves much much larger than usual, but not nearly as large as Pitt!

Pitt somehow found his way to the Outback while pursuing what he thought was Timmy but was actually an Is dressed as Timmy.

Meanwhile Sarah talks a chunk of clay while doing inventory at school. The clay hints at what Sarah’s spirit animal may be. And coerces her to it in Julie’s apartment.

Also meanwhile, back at Julie’s apartment, Maxx and Pitt find themselves very small, where a normal sized Is gives them chase. Julie remains locked in the bathroom.

This issue ends with a giant sized Julie finding a tiny Mr. Gone in the Outback. Ooooo!

The Maxx (1993)

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The Maxx, originally a 35-comic-book series, is a superhero parody whose costumed crusader is a caring but insecure man, his "Gotham City" the inexplicable world of sex and violence that adolescents find both attractive and repulsive. The Maxx is a full-bodied man in purple, with yellow claws and a set of gleaming upper chompers. When down, he is homeless in a dumpster or a box. But, up or down, he is often with hottie Julie Winters, playing the role of boyfriend, protector, or pet. This clever setup matches up with angst-drenched teen fantasies and how teen relationships can look to an outside observer. The Maxx fights a never-ending battle with Mr. Gone and the Isz – eyeless ovoids with needle teeth – and a delusion that he is in "the Outback", an alternate reality that complicates everything. Kieth says a common reaction to The Maxx is "I just don't get it." He doesn't say (as with adolescence) "not getting it IS getting it", or that his weird, kaleidoscopic-y artwork makes it harder to get, but glorious at the same time.

The Maxx was an off-beat "superhero" series and more a universe of its own, rather than sharing the Image universe. The Maxx developed such a cult following, it was adapted into an MTV show: The Maxx.

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