Maxx, The - VOL 04 (Maxx (Wildstorm/DC Comics))
The fourth collection of Kieth's dazzling graphic roman-fleuve shows him assuming all writing duties, too. The artwork remains virtuosic (Kieth seems to express as much motion in a panel as an action flick does in a sequence), and whatThe Maxxmay be all about starts to gel. Sara, friend to curvaceous Julie, the Maxx's object of unrequited mooning, moves to center stage. She looks up her long-absent father, an avatar of the elusive, powerful rapist-murderer Mr. Gone. She finds him living harmlessly in a trailer park. But if he's harmless, why do three men in black visit him--and vanish? In other news, the Maxx has a new alter ego, a nebbishy pile named Norbert; Sara's roommate Steve tries to move a waterglass telepathically; a giant yellow slug is offing folks on the list he carries; the origins of Mr. Gone are revealed; and--here comes coherence--things seem to be solidifying into a generations-long case of familial dysfunction. Volume 5 should wrap things up. Darn.Ray OlsonCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved