In his new adventure, Malcolm Max investigates a mysterious series of murders, battles bloodthirsty killer demons, and uncovers dark secrets. Additionally, his wife, who has appeared out of nowhere, causes some confusion. Among non-comic readers, 'Malcolm Max' already has a large fan base, as the charismatic demon hunter first emerged in 2008 in the eponymous audio play series. After three episodes, initially included with 'Gespenster-Geschichten' and then as part of the audio play series 'Geister-Schocker', the intermedial flirtation with the comic now follows: set in Victorian England on the brink of the 20th century, the artistic duo Ingo Römling and Peter Mennigen presents the beginning of the steampunk mystery series as a symbiotic design that unites at least two genre traditions: the self-irony of the 'Buffy' narratives and d.