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Sam Kieth

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in The United States

January 11, 1963

Genre

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Kieth first came to prominence in 1984 as the inker of Matt Wagner's Mage, his brushwork adding fluidity and texture to the broad strokes of Wagner's early work at Comico Comics. In 1989, he drew the first five issues of writer Neil Gaiman's celebrated series The Sandman, but felt his style was unsuited to the book (specifically saying that he "felt like Jimi Hendrix in The Beatles") and left, handing over to his former inker Mike Dringenberg.

He acted as illustrator on two volumes of writer William Messner-Loebs' Epicurus the Sage and drew an Aliens miniseries for Dark Horse Comics, among other things, before creating The Maxx in 1993 for Image Comics, with, initially, writing help from Messner-Loebs. It ran for 35 issues and was adapted, w ...more

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	The Maxx, Vol. 1 by Sam Kieth, William Messner-Loebs, Dave Feiss 4.21 avg rating — 3,749 ratings — published 1995 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Maxx, Vol. 2 4.38 avg rating — 1,248 ratings — published 1997 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Maxx, Vol. 3 by Sam Kieth, William Messner-Loebs 4.42 avg rating — 855 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Arkham Asylum: Madness 3.45 avg rating — 1,063 ratings — published 2010 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Maxx, Vol. 4 by Sam Kieth, Alan Moore (Goodreads Author), William Messner-Loebs 4.35 avg rating — 687 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Maxx, Vol. 5 by Sam Kieth, David Feiss 4.30 avg rating — 642 ratings — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Maxx, Vol. 6 4.26 avg rating — 515 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Batman: Secrets 3.53 avg rating — 560 ratings — published 2007 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The MAXX: Maxximized Volume 1 by Sam Kieth, William Messner-Loebs 4.07 avg rating — 463 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zero Girl (Zero Girl #1) 3.59 avg rating — 498 ratings — published 2001 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Sam Kieth

The Maxx (6 books)
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Sam Kieth

4.24 avg rating — 7,964 ratings

The Maxx: Maxximized (7 books)
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Ronda Pattison (Colorist)

3.98 avg rating — 1,985 ratings

The Maxx (single issues) (35 books)
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Sam Kieth

4.16 avg rating — 669 ratings

Zero Girl (2 books)
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Sam Kieth,

Scott Dunbier (Editor)

3.65 avg rating — 674 ratings

Batman: Secrets (5 books)
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Sam Kieth

3.57 avg rating — 626 ratings

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“it's the lies that get us through life, right?”
― Sam Kieth, Arkham Asylum: Madness

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“I can hear the bunny all the time now. Even when I'm outside, under my tree.
I'm mad at the bunny for being sick and bothering me.
For being...alive.”
― sam kieth, The Maxx, Vol. 2

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“The price was physical toll. Money does little good back here. It could not buy the fit feeling that surged through my arms and shoulders. It could not buy the feeling of accomplishment. I had been my own tour guide, and my own power had been my transportation. This great big country was my playground, and I could afford the price it demanded.”
― Sam Keith, One Man's Wilderness

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