Batman The Maxx The Lost Year Compendium

Sam Kieth’s best-selling Batman/Maxx: Arkham Dreams mini-series is (finally!) coming to its incredible conclusion! But not here… This bargain-priced compendium collects the first three issues of the acclaimed (and very late) Batman/Maxx mini-series by superstar creator Sam Kieth—followed by the release of issues #4 two weeks later, and #5 two weeks after that—really! And to show you how serious we are… we will present incredible added content—thumbnails of the entire two final issues of Sam Kieth art, every page! The end is coming—in a wonderful way!

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.

Batman must face the strangest and most bizarre adventure of his career, as he meets comics' strangest and most bizarre hero... THE MAXX! IDW and DC Comics proudly present the most surreal, quirky, and wonderful crossover of all time! A devious new doctor at Arkham Asylum is conducting unconventional experiments into the human psyche, and he kicks off a chain reaction of disaster when he experiments on Arkham's newest patient, The Maxx! The city of Gotham is starting to merge with The Maxx's psychedelic mental landscape, known as the Outback, blurring the line between real and unreal. It's up to Batman to save not just Gotham, but all of reality, and he and The Maxx are going to have to travel through some of the darkest places imaginable—the twisted minds of Batman's greatest enemies! Join Batman and The Maxx on an off-kilter and unforgettable romp through the diabolical consciousnesses of Batman's greatest foes. Legendary artist Sam Kieth (Sandman, Wolverine) returns to his greatest creation, The Maxx, and returns to Gotham as well, assisted by multi-Eisner Award-winning writer John Layman (Detective Comics, Chew).

Sam Kieth, renowned illustrator of THE SANDMAN, hasearned a reputation for creating comic-book epics that combine powerfulaction and thought-provoking themes.Now, he brings that vision toBatman in a story that pits the Dark Knight against the Joker-- all under the unforgiving eye of the media. Their confrontation is caught on film, and Gotham City's protector appearsto pummel his archenemy without mercy.The Joker uses this to frame Batmanin the court of public opinion while the media hover like vultures, readyto convict before all the facts are in.

The secret of Dr. Disparu is revealed and all Hell breaks loose as The Joker, Harley, Penguin, and more run amok in Arkham in the dead of night. Meanwhile, Julie (as the Jungle Queen), Maxx and Batman return to the Outback to confront a surrealistic hurricane of Gotham’s—and Batman’s—deadliest villains!

With Joker back in Arkham, Maxx runs off into the night. Meanwhile, Batman grows more wary of Dr. Disparu’s experiments. In an effort to unravel the riddles of the Outback (and Disparu), Batman seeks out Julie Winters… and they both enter a dimensional hole leading to the Outback—where they encounter an alternate version of Harley Quinn! Back in the real world, Joker, Harley, and the Penguin are the current subjects of Disparu’s experiments—experiments that have a decidedly bad reaction on the Maxx!

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