EPISODE · Jan 11, 2019 · 1H 30M
The Maxx
from Supercontext: an autopsy of media
This 1996 comic-book-based-cartoon aired on MTV in 10-minute bursts of weirdness. We discuss its themes of tragedy and trauma, together with how it represents feminism, while still objectifying the female body. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: The Maxx Additional Resources: The Maxx -- The Only Thing MTV Never Screwed Up The Maxx messed up afterschool MTV viewers with its dark surrealism FEMINIST REPLAY: MTV'S THE MAXX Why The Maxx Was the Perfect Comic for '90s MTV Shaping The Maxx: Adapting the Comic Book Frame to Television MTV's Oddities Part 2: The Maxx: Julie's Pangea, Laura's Ghostwood
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