BATMAN THE MAXX (2018)

"Batman must face the strangest and most bizarre adventure of his career, as he meets comics' strangest and most bizarre hero THE MAXX! IDW and DC Comics proudly present the most surreal, quirky, and wonderful crossover of all time! A devious new doctor at Arkham Asylum is conducting unconventional experiments into the human psyche, and he kicks off a chain reaction of disaster when he experiments on Arkham's newest patient, The Maxx! The city of Gotham is starting to merge with The Maxx's psychedelic mental landscape, known as the Outback, blurring the line between real and unreal. It's up to Batman to save not just Gotham, but all of reality, and he and The Maxx are going to have to travel through some of the darkest places imaginable-the twisted minds of Batman's greatest enemies! Join Batman and The Maxx on an off-kilter and unforgettable romp through the diabolical consciousnesses of Batman's greatest foes. Legendary artist Sam Kieth (Sandman, Wolverine) returns to his greatest creation, The Maxx, and returns to Gotham as well, assisted by mult-Eisner Award-winning writer John Layman (Detective, Chew). *Retailers: See your order form for incentive information. First new The Maxx story in more than a decade! "

"Our surreal journey with Batman and Maxx continues into the deepest, darkest depths of Arkham! Maxx is locked in the most notorious asylum of them all and finds himself hopscotching one at a time through the secret spirit planes-'Outbacks'-of the most notorious villains in Batman's famed rogues gallery-this time featuring the master of mirth and mayhem, the JOKER! ? First new The Maxx story in more than a decade! "

"With Joker back in Arkham, Maxx runs off into the night. Meanwhile, Batman grows more wary of Dr. Disparu's experiments. In an effort to unravel the riddles of the Outback (and Disparu), Batman seeks out Julie Winters and they both enter a dimensional hole leading to the Outback-where they encounter an alternate version of Harley Quinn! Back in the real world, Joker, Harley, and the Penguin are the current subjects of Disparu's experiments-experiments that have a decidedly bad reaction on the Maxx!"

"Midnight, the witching hour. Arkham is the scariest and most dangerous place in Gotham on a good day but when the power is suddenly cut super-sophisticated magnetic locks are now useless and the worst inmates are released! Meanwhile, in the bowels of Arkham, Dr. Disparu has added the Riddler and Killer Croc to his insane plot to uncover Batman and The Maxx's hidden secrets, buried deep in their inner psyches known as 'Outbacks.' The plot thickens, and so does the tension, as Disparu's secrets are finally revealed!"

"The secret of Dr. Disparu is revealed and all Hell breaks loose as The Joker, Harley, Penguin, and more run amok in Arkham in the dead of night. Meanwhile, Julie (as the Jungle Queen), Maxx and Batman return to the Outback to confront a surrealistic hurricane of Gotham's-and Batman's-deadliest villains!"