{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#319 &quot;The Maxx&quot; (RIP Sam Kieth)","description":" FLASHBACK! Even amidst the anything-goes craziness of the early Image years, Sam Kieth\u2019s The Maxx was an outlier. While it included some superhero tropes, it wasn\u2019t really a superhero book, nor was it like much of anything else on the market, then or now. While it definitely has its weaknesses, Kumar and Dana confirm this week that it was absolutely mind-blowing\u2026and emotionally affecting. Marking Sam Kieth's death on March 15, we re-present this episode. (Originally published May 28, 2012.) Brought to you by:    The Quick and the Dad Our supporters on Patreon    ","author_name":"Deconstructing Comics","author_url":"http:\/\/deconstructingcomics.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40655305\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/200227390"}