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	Alias (comics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		However, the running thread from the first to the last issue is Jessica's character development, as the layers of her past and personality are revealed to the reader while, at the same time, she herself is trying to come to terms with them.
		Alias was one of the titles that launched Marvel's MAX imprint, and was reported to have been one of the reasons why MAX was created.
		Marvel Publishing President Bill Jemas read a draft of the script for the first issue of Alias (which, characteristically, starts with the word "fuck") and exclaimed "Why couldn't we publish this?" So Marvel set up the MAX line to carry such "R-Rated" material.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alias_(comics) (318 words)

	Article 10: Mouse Of Ideas
		Marvel continues its efforts to refocus on a younger audience with the apparent demise of Max, its mature readers imprint.
		Marvel's new film production division promises to focus on PG13 movies, and when you consider the sort of material that's worked for them in the past, and the sort of characters they're intending to film, that's hardly an unreasonable attitude.
		Marvel's expansion strategy seems to be to publish digests aimed at that audience, and flipbooks aimed at getting them back onto newsstands and mainstream retail outlets.
	www.ninthart.com /display.php?article=1036 (1141 words)

	NEWSARAMA - Marvel Max Line
		But Icon and MAX are simply branding that allow Marvel to market certain books together and tell customers what type of content they can expect from books with the emblem on the cover.
		MAX books will mosly likely not break the Top Ten or anything (at least not consistantly), but diversity in comics is definitely not a bad thing.
		Marvel has already built their core brand, "Marvel," to a point where just having the word "Marvel" on the cover and having access to their distribution and reputation is going to help sell more copies of Powers and Kabuki than an Icon label.
	www.newsarama.com /forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16106 (2353 words)

	Mutant Liberation Front - Max
		Marvel Max titles tend to be characters squarly in the Marvel Universe.
		The Marvel, Marvel Knights, Marvel Max titles are just Marvel's own self-rating system (G, PG, R respectively) since they dropped the CCA.
		Max isn't intended as anything new except as R rated versions of existing characters/titles.
	www.sketchyorigins.com /comics/showthread.php?t=2736 (1356 words)

	The CHUD.COM Message Boards - DC Vertigo & MAX Comics
		Marvel apparently caved into "political pressure" by making Frank Cho's rehash of "Shanna the She-Devil" part of their Marvel Knights imprint, so some fanboys have been deprived of another MAX title, and an adolescent, masturbatory jungle fantasy to boot!
		As a consequence, MAX is less an imprint than a gimmick-explicit superhero comics unbound by established continuity-and, Marvel's porous and nebulous internal content standards aside, is essentially just the Ultimate line with different packaging.
		MAX is Marvel's Mature Readers line with a nice big explict logo to warm its Mature Readers that's all.
	www.chud.com /forums/printthread.php?t=74187 (1068 words)

	TheFourthRail.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Marvel Knights started off with a reasonably decent concept, that of the "street heroes" of the Marvel Universe done by talent who were not normally seen at Marvel.
		The identity of Marvel Knights has lost focus a little, and it seems like a stronger focus, whether it's back onto "street level" characters or simply a focus on talent who have not worked for Marvel before, would be a nice bit of direction.
		The purpose of different imprints is diversity, and I'd like to see Marvel experimenting a little more with that, rather than simply giving us a variety of subtly different flavors of super-heroes, all with different names that don't do much other than confuse potential new readers.
	www.thefourthrail.com /features/1001/monitorduty4.shtml (879 words)

	All The Rage: All The Rage Special Exclusive - Update!
		He was present at Marvel’s recent British expedition to the Bristol convention where he promoted many MAX and Marvel Knights titles, such as Alias and Punisher: The War Where I Was Born.
		Marvel Knights was the line set up by Bob Harras and run by Joe Quesada and Jimmy Palmiotti, forming the basis of what would become the new Marvel philosophy when Harras was fired and Joe Quesada became editor-in-chief.
		MAX is a relatively recent project, books set in the Marvel Universe (or a Marvel universe) for an older readership, including Alias, Cage and the newly announced Punisher: The War Where I Was Born.
	www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com /rage/102397017429419.htm (654 words)

	Marvel Article: All in the Family
		One of the things that sets Marvel Comics apart from most other comic companies is their segregation of story lines.
		Many heroes in Marvel are self-made, and have built their own armor and weapons or developed the means to imbue themselves with power.
		The point is, most MAX games are not going to be over-the-top adventures of idealism, but low down, dirty tales of fucked up people living fucked up lives.
	members.aol.com /marvelsaga/family.html (4058 words)

	MAX Comics Online
		The History: The origins of MAX began back in the summer of 2000 when Marvel publisher Bill Jemas made a controversial decision by firing long-time editor-in-chief Bob Harras and replacing him with Joe Quesada, who made the Marvel Knights imprint successful.
		But MAX Comics weren't just a rating denoting violence, profanity and sexuality; it was a long-awaited adult-themed imprint.
		MAX Comics officially launched in September of 2001 with its flagship title, Alias, by superstar writer Brian Michael Bendis.
	www.maxcomics.com /main.html (318 words)

	COMICON.com: MARVEL'S NEW COMIC RATING SYSTEM
		MAX: EXPLICIT CONTENT - 18+ years old Most Mature Readers books will fall under the MAX Comics banner, (created specifically for mature content titles) MAX and Mature-themed titles will continue to be designed to appear distinct from mainline Marvel titles, with the "MAX: Explicit Content" label very prominently displayed on the cover.
		MAX titles will NOT be sold on the newsstand, and they will NOT be marketed to younger readers.
		Marvel is shooting themselves in the foot by labeling Marvel Max series "Explicit Content." They need to do a label similar to Vertigo's "Suggested for Mature Readers." By labeling it as explicit, it makes it sound like it is porn.
	www.comicon.com /cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=36&t=003491 (872 words)

	Khepri.com \| Shop for GN \| Creators \| Brian Michael Bendis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Her powers were unremarkable compared to the amazing abilities of the costumed icons that populate the Marvel Universe.
		In a city of Marvels, Jessica Jones never found her niche.
		Marvel once again at the stupidity of Hollywood producers, the vanity of stars like Uma Thurman and Clint Eastwood, and the enthralling mood swings and ego nosedives of a little indy comic book creator caught up in the maelstrom of the motion picture industry.
	www.khepri.com /bbendis.html (790 words)

	TheFourthRail.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Marvel abandoned its Epic division -- an independently and mature themed comics arm -- in the 1980s, and DC's been redefining what people consider to be mainstream comics with its Vertigo line for the past decade, leaving its chief competitor in the dust.
		MAX is always spelled with caps only in all its promotional literature) has already been the focus of controversy.
		Marvel's touting of its new mature comics is actually kind of redundant.
	www.thefourthrail.com /features/0801/thoughtballoons3.shtml (667 words)

	SAVANT:: Quick Takes
		Obviously Marvel is working to improve their backlist but DC still has a tremendous advantage in that area, and can support a project like AMERICAN CENTURY and make more money back in the long term, while Marvel still needs to see $$$ faster.
		MAX has a tremendous momentum as a line, mostly mini-series and lots of variety in terms of both subject matter and creative teams.
		MAX doesn't seem to be doing that; if anything, they're moving parallel to Marvel itself, providing action books geared towards the eighteen and over set rather than the thirteen and over set that Marvel is aimed at.
	www.savantmag.com /64/quicktakes.html (3330 words)

	The Superhero Hype! Boards - Supreme Power moves to Marvel Knights...
		Marvel is now only two books away from being completely worthless to me. The two books in question being The Punisher and the Ultimates.
		NRAMA: This week it was announced that Supreme Power would be moving to Marvel Knights early next year, which at the end of the day leaves The Punisher as the only MAX title we know about.
		NRAMA: On the subject of MAX, you mentioned at the Wizard World show in Long Beach that it still exists to give creators that option if they choose it, but there does seem to be a lack of company emphasis on it in comparison to when it launched.
	www.superherohype.com /forums/printthread.php?t=178474 (714 words)

	Comixfan Forums - STRACZYNSKI'S SUPREME RELAUNCH
		MAX (like Vertigo) isn't just only about having the permission to do more gory violence, nudity and sex scenes but the themes are more mature and adult than your average comics.
		As i understand it, the difference between MAX and MARVEL KNIGHTS, is that MARVEL KNIGHTS deals with more mature themes than the regular imprint and is intended more for teenagers than children.
		Marvel has never been able to figure out what exactly a "Mature" imprint entails.
	www.comixfan.com /xfan/forums/printthread.php?t=33358 (1403 words)

	My Dinner with Jemas
		Chicago - Marvel President and Chief Operating Officer Bill Jemas pulled the comics company into the fl, restructured the way it sold comics and brought in new talent to invigorate comics that had gone stale.
		It was Jemas' idea to jump-start the flagging Spider-Man franchise by bringing the character into the modern age.
		It meant starting a new universe within the Marvel world, one where Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider in 2000, not 1962.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/comic_books/78772 (422 words)

	Collector Times Online - Graphic Content - July '03
		I figured, "They're making an established character gay, and putting it under the MAX heading and that means they're gonna tick someone off." Nope, nothing in the book in general that pushed the envelope is seen as far as characterization went.
		So, the MAX actually does help this title gain a level of significance by allowing the art to show what is probably a more accurate depiction of what the situation would look like in real life.
		Overall the MAX insignia doesn't seem to be anything that adds to a title, but more of just a gimmick in order to bring in a few sales or encourage kiddies to steal something "naughty" when their store owner isn't looking.
	www.collectortimes.com /2003_07/Content.html (1070 words)

	Kossori's Newswire
		And whether the Max line works or not, at least one thing is for sure...
		In light of Marvel's decision to leave the code, they have decided to implement their own rating system.
		Not many people know that the Silver Age of comics (with the return of several old super-heroes, as well as the creation of thousands of others) was, in the most part, a reaction to the Senate hearing on comics and their influence on America's youth.
	www.groundzerocomics.com /archive/KosNewsFile1.htm (960 words)

	PULP CULTURE for APRIL 15, 2004: Will Marvel's new Icon tarnish Image?
		Fans hoped MAX would be Marvel's answer to Vertigo, the DC Comics imprint that was home to Neil Gaiman's "Sandman." But today MAX limps along with only two monthly titles, "Punisher" and "Supreme Power," under its banner.
		The announcement is an about-face for Marvel's upper management, which, until now, saw no reason to publish comics that Marvel couldn't franchise as movies, TV shows and theme-park rides.
		With so much in flux at Marvel, perhaps the more interesting half of the story is the fate of Image Comics.
	home.hiwaay.net /~tfharris/pulpculture/columns/040415.shtml (669 words)

	Marvel Comics Extends Joe Quesada's Contract
		Marvel Comics is very pleased to announce the extension of Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada's contract that will keep him guiding the Marvel Comics line as he has the last three years, in addition to two key promotions within its editorial staff, and the creation of a new office dedicated to freelance talent relations.
		Known for straight-talk and bold moves, Quesada's remarkable tenure has also included the creation of important new publishing initiatives, such as the flagship ULTIMATE MARVEL line and the mature readers Marvel MAX imprint, and under his stewardship Marvel has ascended to become the industry leader with 41% percent of the comic book market share.
		Also integral to the future of Marvel editorial is the establishment of a Talent Relations Office.
	www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com /news/105968833683709.htm (685 words)

	Sequential Tart: Stuart Moore - To The Max! (vol IV/iss 11/November 2001)
		Max is "Marvel's Vertigo" only in the sense that they're both major-company imprints that allow more sophisticated content.
		Cage was originally Marvel's answer to the Blaxploitation craze of the '70s, and if you've seen Foxy Brown or Shaft, you can see the, er, benefits of creative freedom on that type of character.
		Continuity should be the framework that allows you to tell stories, not a restriction that keeps you from telling them — or, even worse, the source of the stories themselves (i.e., miniseries explaining why Spider-Man was colored green in one panel in 1968).
	www.sequentialtart.com /archive/nov01/stuartmoore.shtml (2669 words)

	Comic Book Resources Forums - DAMN! The MAX line is dead! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Marvel have messed around with their MAX line too much for me to care!
		Marvel isn't going to risk any of their movie properties for a max title.
		MAX hasn't even existed for 3 years and Marvel has pretty much moved countless hit series from the line to thier main lines.
	forums.comicbookresources.com /showthread.php?t=54544 (937 words)

	Wizard Entertainment
		Except for the luxury of some curse words and an outstanding new artist in Lewis Larosa, I was beginning to wonder what the difference between this MAX version of Punisher by Garth Ennis was from the old Marvel Knights version.
		Then Marvel decided to push further, allowing Ennis the raunchy, violent world of the MAX line.
		While a very bloody and climactic first 3 issues have passed and the level of violence was raised a notch (not to mention the foul language) I really didn't notice anything too different from this MAX incarnation of the Punisher vs. the Marvel Knights one.
	www.wizarduniverse.com /magazines/wizard/WZ20040408-csl.cfm (564 words)

	MAX Comics Online > News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		“The last few MAX issues really turn our focus back strongly on Mark, on the changes he is going through as the world learns that he's not from Earth, that he's an outsider,” Straczynski said.
		Marvel has released is previews for July 2005.
		This summer, Daredevil and the Punisher vie for the soul of Hell's Kitchen as half of the East Coast's underworld - in chaos since Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin of crime, was deposed - scramble for their shot at the big chair.
	www.maxcomics.com /news (1667 words)

	NEWSARAMA - JMS ON THE SUPREME MOVE
		Supreme Power, a re-telling of Marvel’s Squadron Supreme group of heroes, which, in many ways are analogues of classic icons of comics, launched in August of 2003 under Marvel’s MAX imprint.
		But as Quesada pointed out, Marvel feels that Supreme Power has the potential to reach a wider audience without the MAX label and its reduced limitations, which atract some, while being seen as something of a stigma to others.
		Of course the criticism leveled at Marvel and Bendis then for the move of Alias is back now, as some see the move as something in the realm of pandering, watering down, or even censoring the artistic vision of the creators on the series.
	www.newsarama.com /forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=32912 (3604 words)

	Recent Updates
		Trademarks of Marvel Characters Inc. and are used with permission.
		MAX 1-12 : MAX 13-24 : MAX 25-36
		Added Marvel Fanfare #56 pinup to miscellaneous pin-ups page, and Marvel Fanfare #56 back cover to cover appearances page.
	www.punisher-art.com (648 words)

	Buy Modern Marvel Comics for Sale and Comic Books
		ALIAS 2001 24 F to NM 4.00 MM Marvel (MAX) #24-28: Avengers app.
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	www.nostalgiazone.com /doc/catalog/Modern_Marvel.html (5668 words)

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