Sam Kieth's impact and legacy in comics
About this episode
The episode discusses the impact and legacy of comic book artist Sam Kieth following his passing.
Comic book artist Sam Kieth passed away earlier this month as a result of Lewy Body dementia, so our Lore Watch Podcast team wanted to take an episode to talk about his impact on the genre and pop culture as a whole. Both Sam Kieth's art style and plotlines shaped comics as we moved into a more grimdark take on the old heroes. Sam's comic The Maxx put him on the map, and his collaboration with now-notorious Neil Gaiman on The Sandman clinched his place in the pantheon of early 90s comics creators. And that was just the start of his career, which included a turn writing Batman , and later included a crossover with The Maxx as one of his final projects. Because Sam Kieth's comics deal with some heavy topics, this episode comes with a content warning for topics ranging from murder and gore to dissociative identity disorder and sexual assault. While we don't linger on these topics in-depth, they are present as a part of the discussion. If you enjoy the show, please support us on Patreon , where you can get these episodes early and ad-free! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Topics covered
- Sam Kieth
- comics
- pop culture
- The Maxx
- The Sandman
- Batman
- grimdark
- Lewy Body dementia
Keywords
- comic book artist
- art style
- plotlines
- 90s comics creators
- heavy topics
- content warning
Mentioned in this episode
Products: The Maxx, The Sandman, Batman
Books & works: The Maxx, The Sandman, Batman
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