The Maxx

A disorienting, dreamlike plunge into trauma and fractured identity, blending grimy urban realism with surreal fantasy.

Created by

Sam Kieth, William Messner-Loebs

Genres

Animation, Sci-fi & fantasy, Action & adventure

Starring

Michael Haley, Glynnis Talken Campbell, Barry Stigler

Tagline

He's big. He's purple. He's heroic! Journey to worlds undreamt of with The Maxx!

Overview

Maxx is a purple-clad superhero living in a cardboard box. His only friend is Julie Winters, a freelance social worker. Maxx often finds himself shifting back and forth between the "real" world and a more primitive outback world where he rules, and protects Julie. Mr. Gone, a self-proclaimed "student of the mystic arts" seems to know more about Maxx and Julie and their strange relationship than they could ever guess, but he's not exactly telling all....not yet, anyway.

How it feels

Dark, eerie, melancholic and absurd. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Trauma, identity, isolation, madness

Content

Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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