Max (comics)
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MAX Comics is an imprint of Marvel Comics specializing in comic book media aimed at adult-only readers. It was launched in 2001 after Marvel broke with the Comics Code Authority and established its own rating system.[2]
Parent company | Marvel Comics |
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Status | Dormant (since 2020) |
Founded | 2001 |
Country of origin | United States |
Headquarters location | New York City, New York |
Key people | Joe Quesada Axel Alonso[1] |
Publication types | Comics |
The MAX Comics imprint is not Marvel's first effort to feature explicit content in their titles. The company's Epic Comics imprint in the 1980s and early 1990s often featured stronger content than their mainstream imprint. However, the MAX Comics imprint is the first time Marvel has specifically produced comics with uncensored content. While some works such as Alias have received acclaim, the imprint has attracted controversy, with some critics considering some of the titles to be gratuitous in its use of mature or vulgar content.
Since 2012, the new works under the MAX imprint have been limited to the Punisher series. Marvel now portrays MAX as a rating indicating mature content, rather than a separate brand. The latest MAX issue (Punisher: Soviet #6) was published in May 2020 (cover date).