The story quickly goes off the rails as the young child brutally torments the elderly couple and grows to become a violent sadist who cares little for human life or Earth itself. Veitch shows how the concept of 'Superman' can become twisted and exploited as he takes readers through a hundred years of True-Man's life. Related: The Boys: Why Black Noir Actor Is Happy About His Character's Kryptonite So far, it sounds vaguely familiar, doesn't it? « previous 1 2 3 4 5 sort by « previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 next » Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. Description Comics maverick Rick Veitch drops another mind bomb in his wildly unique (and Eisner-nominated) Panel Vision series Redemption tells the vivid tale of one man confronting his deepest natural instincts while struggling to remain a functioning member of modern society. shelved 72,616 times Showing 30 distinct works.

7) Books by Rick Veitch Rick Veitch Average rating 4.15 The metallic womb crashes back to Earth decades later and is retrieved by an elderly couple who raise the child as their own. Books by Rick Veitch (Author of Swamp Thing, Vol. The series begins in 1908 when an alien impregnates herself and tosses the growing baby into space. The Maximortal by Rick Veitch, 2017 edition, in English - Third edition. At the end of the day, Maximortal is the story of the rise to global dominance by a stranger from another world who becomes omnipresent on Earth. Maximortal uses the universally known origin of Superman in creates a cynical, violent series that explores both behind the myth and the unlucky people who come in contact with such a being. Rick Veitch brings Volume Two of The King Hell Heroica to a thunderous conclusion in this fourth incredible installment of the Boy Maximortal saga Also included in this issue are both long out. In 1992, Veitch followed this up with the seven-issue Maximortal which, again, dove into the darker side of superheroes. With the President making demands and a girlfriend closing in on his secret identity, life for our young super being is about to get really complicated.