John Foster Parnes

A late-era arrival in the wild, psychologically charged world of The Maxx, John Foster Parnes stepped onto the Image Comics stage in 1996, conjured by the remarkable pairing of Sam Kieth and Alan Moore. With only a handful of catalog appearances across the series' final stretch, he's a rare and intriguing figure — the kind of supporting player who surfaces in compelling company, sharing pages with the likes of Maxx, Julie Winters, and Sara in one of the most distinctive and surrealist titles the Modern Age produced. For devoted Maxx completists, tracking down his appearances is part of the pleasure of exploring every corner of that beautifully strange universe.