#maxie zeus

[why-i-love-comics]

Harley Quinn #39 - "God Complex" (2024)

written by Tini Howard art by Natacha Bustos & Nick Filardi

[dailydccomics]

"next time i'm calling my DAD" he is such a NERD Harley Quinn #39 art by Natacha Bustos

[feartoxinjelloshot]

LONG overdue design/info sheet for the guys from dr strange's experiments. they are briefly mentioned in silence in the basement but this is what they'd be like post-escape some months later. maxie is definitely wearing a bedsheet. creeper wanted to be naked but they forced it to put on a tshirt. death rattle is a total edgelord

[froot-batty]

Losers!

@sarseemd I still love the name Lightning Bugs for them so I'm yoinking that !! It's canon now !! Friendship name !!

Garfield Lynns was born and raised in Gotham - more specifically, in one of the many run-down apartment complexes in the Narrows. They had no idea what happened to their parents, for as long as they could remember they'd been raised by their three older brothers. "Raised" was a pretty strong word, though. Their brothers were a gang of well-known arsonists, and often either completely neglected Gar, forced them to do tasks for them, or yell at/bully him.

Due to how Gar was raised, they developed a fascination with fire from a pretty young age. They were never allowed to participate in the arson (or anything that their brothers were working on; they saw them as a nuisance), so Gar would watch as they made firebombs or flamethrowers - or watch the destruction their work would cause on the news.

One day, when Gar was 16, they decided that they had absorbed enough knowledge that they thought they could improve on their brother's weapons (and hopefully gain their approval in the process). They actually didn't end up being terrible at designing the mechanism or the weapons themselves - the problem came when Gar was attempting to mix chemicals. Gar was not the best at chemistry at the time, and their inexperience would result in an unexpected reaction in a mixture, one that let off sparks that would eventually reach the numerous HIGHLY flammable things in the apartment.

The resulting fire would not only render most of the apartment complex unlivable, but it would completely decimate Gar's home. It also killed all three of their brothers, who didn't wake up in time to escape the fire.

Gar, however, would end up living - in critical condition, with most of their body covered in burns. However, instead of being traumatized by the event, it would actually trigger a full obsession with fire in Gar. In their eyes, the fire had gotten rid of something that had kept Gar under lock and key for their entire life; it made them feel powerful.

So, the moment Gar was able to, they fled from the hospital. This is when their first crime spree would happen - little more than just them with a lighter and some gas setting things ablaze, but it was still destructive enough that it caught the attention of Batman.

Bats would recognize this was the same kid from the apartment explosion, so in the hopes that they'd be rehabilitated before continuing down this path, he took them off to Arkham (Gar was 18 by this point). Bats didn't know that this would eventually make even more of a headache for himself.

Maisy Zapropoulos Maxie Zeus was first born in Crete, though her parents would move to Gotham after they were both offered jobs at WayneTech. Her parents were strict, no-nonsense people, and had high expectations for their daughter right off the bat. They were the type of people that thought children should never step out of line, and that with enough punishment and reprimanding, bad behavior would be corrected.

So, when Maxie started acting out as a young kid - getting into fights, destroying property, stealing - this was unacceptable to them. But instead of getting her any kind of help for her then undiagnosed conduct disorder, they thought that with enough of a firm hand, they could fix what was "wrong" with her.

This obviously only made her act out even worse. She would take out the anger and the pain of her living situation on anything and anyone around her. She would start being an excessively cruel bully to her peers in school, when she would even go to school. Half of the time she would skip to go and shoplift or spray paint on the side of buildings.

Her behavior would eventually get so out of control her school decided to expel her. At this point, she was only 15, and none of what her parents were trying to do to "fix" her was working. In their eyes, this was the final straw that cemented her as a disappointment. A lost cause.

So they packed up her things and took her to Arkham Asylum. They didn't particularly care if it would actually get her help; they just wanted to get her off their hands. They signed custody of her over to the director of Arkham, Hugo Strange, and abandoned her there.

Maxie only kept acting out in the Asylum. She was alone, angry, and had even more of her life controlled by other people - hurting people or destroying things was the only way she felt like she had any freedom at all. At the time, Arkham still had a lot of outdated medical practices. Their goal is not to help people, and it certainly isn't Hugo's goal.

Maxie would end up being sent routinely to get electroshock treatment. The word "treatment" was mostly a cover, though - Hugo was interested to see what high amounts of electricity would do to the human body and mind. She'd spend so much time in there that the room they did the electroshock would be given the nickname Maxie's Room - as she spent more time in there than her actual room.

You'd think that this constant bombardment of electricity (oftentimes far too high than what is considered safe for an already dangerous practice) would just completely fry her brain. But, to the surprise of Strange...it didn't.

Maybe the shocks had triggered something in her DNA; some kind of inhuman gene most people didn't have. But her body slowly gained the ability to store electricity within it, to be expelled at will through her limbs. At first, they had no idea how this worked, and it led to a lot of explosive accidents when Maxie ended up not being able to control her newfound powers (this is when Strange got that scar on his arm!). Eventually, they'd make her those gauntlets and the sandals she wears, which allow her to safely and precisely channel her electricity.

By the time Gar was sent to Arkham, Maxie had already gained her powers. When Gar arrived, she saw another person she could make fear her - or, at least, that's what she thought. She was genuinely caught off-guard when Gar was nothing but friendly to her. They thought she was ridiculously cool!

It was the first time in her life that someone had ever been nice to her. And, for Gar, they lept on any chance to have a real friend (they were already used to being put down constantly by their brothers, it made dealing with Maxie easier). Their path to becoming friends was not an easy one, but they were both desperately lonely kids who just needed someone that got them. And they got each other!

Gar would be the person to give her the name Maxie Zeus. Maxie came from Gar accidentally mishearing her first name at the time, which they thought was funny enough to keep using, and Zeus was a play on the fact she's Greek, has lightning powers, and her last name started with a Z. Maxie would eventually completely adopt this name, since she'd always hated the connection with her family that her old one had.

Ever since then, they're completely inseparable. They go to Arkham together, they escape Arkham together, they cause destruction across Gotham together. If you ever hear that they've broken out of Arkham, you'd best get on the bridge to head out of Gotham, because it's going to be covered in fire and lightning before too long.

[thisdoesnthaveend]

"My blood's boiling up those pancakes in my gut. And when that happens I got two choices. Puke... or fight!"

Harley Quinn (2021) #39

[havendance]

You have been assigned a four issue mini comic [<100 pages]. It can be about whatever you want. The only restriction is that it has to be about a minor support character [IE character friends, character parents, reoccuring minor villains, reoccuring civilians]. Which character do you choose, and what story would you want to tell in a four issue mini?

For transparency, I'm asking this question to a bunch of people because I want to see all the ideas everyone has. See what everyone would do.

Hmmm, 4 issues...

You know what, let's do something fun and goofy! I propose a Maxie Zeus mini. We open with Maxi Zeus reading a letter from his young daughter Medea in which she says that she misses him and she'd like a sibling for her birthday please so she'll have someone to play with. Maxie Zeus decides to get right on that and decides that he is going to formally claim fatherhood of Cassie Sandsmark, afterall, she's one of Zeus' daughters. Shenanigans ensue as Cassie ends up babysitting this girl who thinks that she's just the coolest because she can fly and is a real life superhero, while at the same time trying to convince Maxie that they aren't actually related. Meanwhile, Maxie is trying to rebuild his criminal empire so he has something he can leave to his heirs.

[iahr-khighi]

It's finished 🖤

(It's also spoiler-ish, but since the story technically doesn't exist* yet...)

*it does, it's just not written

[shamlesspandanerd]

[crisis-on-infinite-batblogs]

Bat Burger headcanons that no one asked for:

Bat Burger has always been open late, but in commemoration of Signal's crime fighting debut it began operating 24/7.

Condiment King has a vendetta against the Creative Director, Fatima Lòpez because she refuses to make a menu item themed after him or utilize his likeness in any way.

Villainous Venom is a flavor of Mountain Dew that is exclusive to Bat Burger. It does not contain any of the actual Venom drug, but it does have ungodly amounts of sugar and at least a few known carcinogens (but idk, isn't that true of all Mountain Dew??)

Maxie Zeus inspired a limited menu of Greek food including "The Gyro Gotham Deserves."

The shakes are actually really good for a fast food place and they have 52 different options for toppings, but the ice cream machine is always broken.

There's an urban legend about the burger patties having trace amounts of guano in them. The USDA has never found these claims to be true, but they have yet to test the Robin Nuggets so, who's to say?

Every hound can be a Bat Hound and take a bite out of crime with pup-friendly Bat Bones available in peanut butter, liver, and chicken flavors.

(Mostly I just wanted to show off the Bat Burger logo that I spent 3 hours rendering, but please feel free to add your own headcanons!)

[docgold13]

Batman: The Animated Series - Paper Cut-Out Portraits and Profiles

Maxie Zeus

Maximillian ‘Maxie’ Zeus was the former chief executive officer of a large-scale shipping company.  This company suffered significant financial hardships ultimately forcing Zeus to turn to illegal smuggling so to stay in business.  The strain of seeing his company fall on hard times, coupled with the stress of his criminal activities took a serious tole on Zeus’ mental health.

He suffered a psychotic break wherein he believed he had become the incarnate form of Zeus, the ancient Greek God of Lightning.  He began to dress in ceremonial garb and built for himself a lightning rod that could deliver powerful jolts of electricity.  He began to view his penthouse apartment as Mount Olympus and all of Gotham as his kingdom surveyed from up on high.  

The smuggling operation was bringing in excellent money and Zeus' more trusted underlings and minions were more than happy to play along with their boss’ delusions.  Yet the psychosis worsened and Zeus procured the components for a powerful energy weapon that could fire torrents of electricity down onto Gotham.  

Batman had been looking into the theft of these components and his investigation led him to Zeus.  At first, Zeus mistook Batman as his brother, Hades, the god of the underworld and welcome guest to Mount Olympus.  When Batman defied him, however, Zeus became enraged and attacked Batman with all manner of thematic traps and weapons.  Batman ultimately prevailed and Zeus ended up knocked unconscious when his own lightning rod short-circuited the energy weapon.  The smuggling operation was shut down and Maxie Zeus was remanded to the care of Arkham Asylum.  

Actor Steve Susskind provided the voice for Maxie Zeus with the villain appearing in the sixtieth episode of the first season of Batman: The Animated Series, ‘Fire From Olympus.’

[shiranui7]

Harley's last Friday night (parody)

Two hyenas in my bed

There's a clown hat on my head

Stray cats all over the room

Killer Croc is in the pool

I smell like Flannegan's rat

Joker's passed out in the yard

Man-Bat's hanging down the roof

This a party or a zoo?

Pictures of last night ended up online, we're screwed

Oh, well

They're all bad and blurred, but I'm pretty sure I'm nude

Damn

Last Friday night

Edward danced on tabletops, then he slipped on a tea spot

Jervis kissed Jon and got shot last Friday night

Penguin maxed our credit cards, Harv got kicked out of the bar

'Cause he trashed half of the pub last Friday night

Gotham Sirens in the park, skinny-dipping in the dark

We had a ménage à trois last Friday night

Yeah, I think we broke the law, but who cares since we're all Rou-o-gues whoa

But this Friday night

Do it all again

But this Friday night

Do it all again

Trying to connect the dots

Bane and Ra's are playing box

Ragdoll's dancing to the beat

Baby Doll is off the shit

Firefly scorched my party dress

Batman's out for our arrest

Zsasz and Roman just got bailed

So they missed this epic fail

Pictures of last night ended up online, we're screwed

Oh, well

They're all bad and blurred, but I'm pretty sure I'm nude

Damn

Last Friday night

Talia came with her old Pop, to say hi and have some scotch

Think we kissed, but I forgot last Friday night

Mr. Freeze came to get drunk, and then froze all of our cars

Killer Moth fried on a lamp last Friday night

Ivy bonding with the plants, 'Lina purring like a cat

Clock king couldn't come at last this Friday night

Yeah, I think we broke the law, but who cares since we're all Rou-o-gues whoa

But this Friday night

Do it all again (do it all again)

But this Friday night

Do it all again (do it all again)

But this Friday night

We are all mad...

Last Friday night

Maxie Zeus took 13 shots and proclaimed himself a god

Scareface dissed him and got drowned last Friday night

Deathstroke stole Wayne's credit card and we bought some shit for fun

Then we hit the boulevard last Friday night

Grundy got worse so he packed, Clayface asked to have a part

So we turned him into a car last Friday night

Yeah, I think we broke the law, but who cares since we're all Rou-o-gues whoa

But this Friday night

Do it all again

@acapelladitty @voiceboss you usually make me smile with your content, I hope to return the favour! :)

[why-i-love-comics]

Harley Quinn #39 - "God Complex" (2024)

written by Tini Howard art by Natacha Bustos & Nick Filardi

[joyjoy-the-troll]

My vesion of Maxie Zeus

[comicbooksaregood]

Wonder Woman

Volume: 2

Issue: 166

Fear

Writers: Phil Jimenez

Pencils: Phil Jimenez

Inks: Andy Lanning

Colours: Pamela Rambo

Covers: Adam Hughes

DC

[froot-batty]

They're in their shitty apartment making evil plans (deciding where they want to get dinner)

[gothamcitycentral]

Maxie Zeus would be much funnier as a Wonder Woman villain