Anyway, I was looking for a radical revision on the Maxx coloring along the lines of what Daniel Dahl did with his pieces, and he wanted to do Maxx the most, but I held out for a painter. I approached at least one well known one, and I think more than one over the years, but the first turned me down and I believe others priced me out. After a half decade, I gave up on circling back to Dahl, but I did find a painter who seemed like a great fit and gave me a great rate. Daniel Govar had strong fantasy art chops, while also dipping into super-heroes, so I figured he'd have an appropriately bold approach to this character. I think the sort of tie dye quality to the colors is a good fit for the Maxx, and I like the sunlight hitting him from the side. Govar stayed faithful to the original art, which is something that I usually prefer (I still ache a bit over the obliteration of Jim Starlin's pencils in another jam, despite the finished work clearly improving on his layout.)
Daniel Govar
