MAX is an imprint of Marvel Comics for adult audiences, launched in 2001 after Marvel broke with the Comics Code Authority and established its own rating system. MAX titles are unique among Marvel's current output in that they are free to feature explicit content. In the publishing industry, an imprint is a brand name under which a work is published. ... It has been suggested that Felicia (pseudonym) be merged into this article or section. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The seal of the Comics Code Authority, which appears on the covers of approved comic books. ...

The imprint includes titles such as:

Ongoing

• The Punisher
• Supreme Power: Hyperion
• Supreme Power: Nighthawk

It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Punisher. ... // Character information Hyperion is a character in the Marvel Comics series Supreme Power, published under the mature-readers imprint MAX Comics, written by J. Michael Straczynski and drawn by Gary Frank. ... This is about the about the current character in the Supreme Power comic book series. ...

Finished

• Supreme Power (moving to the Marvel Knights imprint in 2006)
• Alias
• Apache Skies
• Black Widow: Pale Little Spider
• Blade
• Cage
• Doctor Spectrum
• The Eternal
• Fury
• Howard the Duck
• Rawhide Kid: Slap Leather
• Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu
• The Hood
• Thor: Vikings
• U.S. War Machine and U.S. War Machine 2.0'
• X-Men: Phoenix - Legacy of Fire (issues 2 and 3 of a 3 issue mini-series)

The MAX imprint is not the first time Marvel has done comics intended for adult audience; the Epic Comics imprint in the 1980s and early 1990s often featured adult themes and stories. After Epic there was the short-lived New Frontier imprint. Next came Edge, another short-lived imprint. Some series in the Marvel Knights imprint, such as Elektra, are geared towards mature readers, complete with "mature/violent content" warnings. Supreme Power is an 18-issue comic book series which was published under Marvel Comics MAX imprint (for mature audiences) from 2003 to 2005. ... Marvel Knights is an imprint of Marvel Comics. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alias is a comic book created by Brian Michael Bendis and published by Marvel Comics under their MAX imprint. ... Apache Skies was a Marvel Comics four issue limited series comic book which was published in 2002. ... Luke Cage, a. ... Dr. Spectrum is a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, and a member of the Squadron Supreme. ... The Eternals are a fictional race of superhumans in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Nicholas Joseph Nick Fury is a fictional army hero and spy, featured in Marvel Comics. ... Howard the Duck #8 (January 1977), art by Gene Colan Howard the Duck is a comic book fictional character created by Steve Gerber for Marvel Comics and featured in several comic book series of the same name. ... The Rawhide Kid (real name: Johnny Bart, originally given as Johnny Clay) is a fictional cowboy in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu is a comic book published by Marvel Comics from the 1970s and 1980s featuring Shang-Chi, the son of Fu Manchu, who exhibits extraordinary skills in the martial arts. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Thor (often called The Mighty Thor) is a Marvel Comics superhero, based on the thunder god of Norse mythology. ... War Machine is a superhero in the Marvel Universe. ... A cover for the mini-series Havok & Wolverine by Kent Williams Epic Comics was a creator-owned imprint of Marvel Comics started in 1982, lasting through the mid-1990s, and being briefly revived on a small scale in the mid-2000s. ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, the last decade of the 20th Century. ... This article is about the Greek mythological personalities. ...