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Even with the cartoon, though, it didn’t have a chance in the ’90s. If it was released today, The Maxx would almost certainly be a massive success. The Maxx is now considered a cult classic, but it just couldn’t hang when compared to the big name Image books, as well as Marvel and DC’s output. Image readers weren’t ready for the story of a social worker dealing with the abuses of her past while trying to help a delusional homeless man who may not be so delusional. The comic, which was co-written by Bill Messner-Loebs for most of its run (as well as Alan Moore for one issue), was a surrealist masterpiece, though, which was part of the problem. When most people think of writer/artist Sam Keith’s The Maxx, they think of the MTV cartoon series. The early ’00s had so many other choices for readers that The Red Star never had a chance to get as big as it deserved to be.Ĥ The Maxx Was Too Surreal For Image Audiences It was optioned for video games and movies, but the book itself never really caught on. The Red Star was always on the cusp of greatness, using state of the art 3D imagery. The book went through several volumes, all chronicling the histories and wars of the country. The book was basically an alternate universe take on the Soviet Union, focusing on a fictional communist country called “Lands of The Red Star” that combined high technology and magic. The Red Star, by writer/artist Christian Gossett, was an Image book that premiered in 2001. Wildstar was given his symbiotic super suit by his future self and was trapped in a time loop, one that always ended with Earth being enslaved. They brought their expertise to Image with Wildstar. The book tried to make a return in 2002, but nothing came of it.Ģ Wildstar Never Caught On Like Other Image BooksĪl Gordon and Jerry Ordway were longtime artists in the comic industry, putting out quality work for DC for years.
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A paranormal series when Image was all about superheroes, it had a respectable run and was a critical fave, but it wasn’t the blockbuster it should have been. Leave It To Chance wasn’t the typical Image fare of the time. The story followed Chance Falconer and her pet dragon, St. This is the environment that writer James Robinson and artist Paul Smith’s Leave It To Chance debuted into. It was known as the place where the biggest artists In the industry worked, and while the books looked great, the writing wasn’t always the best. 1 Leave It To Chance Was Image’s First Brush Was Maturityġ990s Image wasn’t the prestige publisher it is today.
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