"Most of us inhabit at least two worlds: The real world, where we're at the mercy of circumstance... and the world within, the unconscious, a safe place, where we can escape..."
With those words, the "villain" of the series, Mr. Gone introduces inside the viewers into the world of "The Maxx", a fascinating world where the line between the fantasy and the reality isn't very clear and most things aren't what they seem at first glance.
"The Maxx" is a very faithful adaptation of the Sam Kieth comic in which it was inspired: Though abbreviated, this animation equals the original comic book in quality, helped, no doubt by the heavy involvement of the original creator. Additionally, some story lines from the original comic were also expanded for the better (Like for example Sarah's introduction) Even when it was very-short lived (Like many other good animated shows) "The Maxx" is still one of the most interesting series ever done in the history of television, being another perfect example of the potential that animation has a medium for more mature, complex and original stories.
Every single episode of "The Maxx" is a marvelous experience, and it certainly left me wishing to see more of the plot and characters. Is a superhero-animation like no others, and in those times where everything seems to be done and told, shows like this are the perfect example of how much could be with apparently "normal" concepts from fiction, such as masked heroes and alternate realities. After all those years, the only series to be remotely similar in quality and mystery to "The Maxx" was the excellent and underrated motion-comic "Broken Saints", which even when it doesn't seem to have many things in common with "The Maxx" at first sight, manages to be equally deep and fascinating in what concerns to the exploration of the inner world of the main characters, alternating it with the harsh reality.