Rick Veitch "Maximortal" and "Brat Pack"

[bronzilla]

Just re-read these two trades and I was very pleasantly surprised at how well they held up all these years later. Anyone who likes Edgy cutting edge stuff would Apreciate Rick Veitch. If you like Alan Moore and Neil Gaiman, you will like early Veitch!! Very Dark and sometimes irreverant. Is Rick Veitch still active in comics?

 

 

From Publishers Weekly

Starred Review. Equal parts heart-wrenching and horrifying, this superhero deconstruction is both a gripping tale for graphic novel enthusiasts and a perfect starting point for those new to the medium. Veitch tackles the daunting task of examining the alchemy of ideas that simply must exist in order to make their way into the collective human experience. In doing so, he presents the painful cautionary story of two naïve young men who create a superhero named "True-Man," only to see the creation lead to their own artistic and spiritual ruin. Veitch offers a warped view of the real story of Superman's creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, adding a dark, violent examination of what a real superbaby from another planet might be like. The narrative's driving force is this unnatural entity, whose attributes are godlike yet devastating (in one sequence, the military struggles to put this nightmarish creature to use as an ultimate weapon, adding a startling wrinkle to the tragedy of Hiroshima). Meanwhile, the Siegel and Shuster surrogates suffer indignities of both a creative and financial nature at the hands of an all-too-human monster: their publisher. Veitch's art is powerful and even occasionally gruesome. With its depth of both art and storytelling, this is a comics counterpoint to The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay: it's strong stuff that looks into the history of comics in America and finds an abyss. (May)

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Product Description

Seven years before The Amazing Adventures of Kavelier and Clay, Rick Veitch married the larcenous history of the comics business to the outrageous themes and characters of his infamous Brat Pack universe, creating one of the most startling and uncompromising visions of the super-hero archetype ever put to paper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product Description

Rick Veitch's fierce and darkly comic BRATPACK has long been considered a subterranean classic of the genre. Now, at last, the notorious graphic novel that made the mainstream safe for totally twisted superhero satires is available in a new KING HELL trade paperback edition! Veitch's no-holds-barred dissection of the hoary old 'kid sidekick' phenomena is as harrowing as it is hilarious; subversively subtle yet completely over the top. BRATPACK is an edgy and unforgettable dance macabre that is a must for every graphic novel collection. With an introduction by Neil Gaiman. BRATPACK is a companion volume to Rick Veitch's THE MAXIMORTAL and was nominated for "Best Graphic Album" in the Eisner Awards in 1995.

[mschmidt]

I tried to sell a complete set of the comics a little while ago (Brat Pack, Maximortal, and the cross-over), but no interest - people don't know what they're missing out on!

[bronzilla]

They really dont, and thats sad!!

 

"The One" by Veitch was great as well, I remember. Cold War themes wrapped around his version of Super-heros. He also wrote a lot on lucid dreaming in a comic series entitled Rare Bit Fiends. Cerebral stuff to be sure!

 

Oh well hopefully some interest is spurred in these titles and people search them out!!

[Mr 9.8]

Where can I pick these up?

[mschmidt]

From me

[chrisco37]

All three of the books mention here (BP, Maxi, and The One) are great. Definitely a little out there, but a nice change of pace from the standard super-hero fare. They have held up rather well.

[Ogami]

I consider Veitch to be a poor man's Moore. He is inventive, clever, but nowhere near as bright, or as human as Moore.

 

I recently reread The One and Bratpack, and always find them entertaining, distrubing and odd.

 

Veitch is one burned out hippie.

[Mr 9.8]

Is Maimortal any good? I'm thinking about buying the full run to read.

[Ogami]

If you are asking me directly, Mr., I have not read it. I will at some point, but have not yet.

 

Let us know what you think if it when you do.

 

 

 

[mschmidt]

Yes, it's an excellent read - chock-full of gore & nudity, like a true indie should be.

[Mr 9.8]

Yes, it's an excellent read - chock-full of gore & nudity, like a true indie should be.

(thumbs u That's what I like to hear!