I often get a lot of questions concerning The Maxx, so I decided to answer them here. I have to admit that The Maxx isn't for everyone because it is such a difficult read. Sam Kieth developed The Maxx so that nothing was written in stone. This allows the reader to form their own interpretations, but this also brings up a lot of confusing questions. This page provides my interpretations of The Maxx. Some of the questions are stated facts while others were brought about with the best information available to me at the time. What is The Maxx's real name? Dave How did The Maxx get involved in Julie's life? Well, it was kind of an accident. Dave was a homeless plumber who got in the way of Julie's car. Julie felt sorry for him and went over to see if he was injured. When she got there she noticed he was badly hurt so she decided to cover him up with the trash laying around. One piece of that trash was a lamp shade that somehow got caught between two worlds, Julie's Outback and The Real World. This lampshade became fused with Dave's body and with one little mishap Dave became consumed with Julie's spirit animal, a rabbit. What is a "Maxx"? A Maxx can be anything you have become attached to. Its purpose is to guide you through life's ruff spots. Does The Maxx have a "Maxx"? Yes, he does, but it's being blocked by trying to be Julie's. What is an "Outback"? An Outback is a place you go when you want to escape from reality. Julie's Outback resembles Australia because she heard stories of it when she was a little girl. Why is Julie's spirit animal a rabbit? Julie's spirit animal is a rabbit because of a childhood memory. When Julie was six years old when she was playing. She happened to see a rabbit that got struck by a car. Julie felt sorry for the rabbit and wanted to heal its broken foot. What she didn't realize was that the rabbit was suffering and that keeping it alive would hurt her and the rabbit. Julie felt the rabbit could be healed by keeping it under her bed, but this came at a hard price. The rabbit scratched its box so much that it made her head and stomach hurt. This kept Julie and her parents up at night. It got so bad that Julie's mom had to do something about it......and with a THACK the rabbit became cemented in Julie's mind as pain. This event was so tramatic that she never thought about that night again, she learned to surpress her feelings. How does Mr.Gone fit into Julie's life? Mr.Gone was a friend of Julie's parents and when he went on a trip to Austalia he told the whole family of the experience he had. He described Austalia as an "Outback" with many primative creatures. Julie heard this and developed an imaginary world where she could escape the pain of life. How does Sara fit into the story line? Sara is a teenager who has had some difficult times. First of all, her mom is a spaced out hippie from a forgotted era and her dad, Mr.Gone, is a serial rapist / second rate sourceror. Secondly, she has been called fat, ugly, and stupid by her peers ("....you know how cruel kids can be"). This kind of childhood would drive any normal person insane, but Sara has found a way to build a wall around her soul. This keeps things from hurting her, so she says. What is Sara's Outback going to resemble? Sara's "Outback" is going to resemble her playground when she was young, which consisted of a fort made of quilts and her toys. Her outback will also have distorted views of characters she has seen. Oh, I can't forget to tell you about the exploding fairies. Who is Norbert? Norbert is a homeless man who has become attached to Sara for some reason. It looks like Norbert is Sara's Maxx and will help her discover her true purpose in life. This list of questions is by no way comprehensive, so if you have any questions about "The Maxx" I will answer them and put them on this page. I will also come up with some more questions, so keep checking, your questions will get answered because I would like everyone to get a feel of "The Maxx" and not be turned off by it because it's confusing. It took me a long time to get a hold of what Sam Kieth is trying to say, but I have one suggestion, read the comic many times.