Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (also known as Mad Max 3) is a 1985 Australian dystopian action film directed by George Miller and George Ogilvie, distributed by Warner Bros., and written by Miller and Terry Hayes. In this sequel to "Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior", Max (Mel Gibson) is exiled into the desert by the corrupt ruler of Bartertown, Aunty Entity (Tina Turner), and there encounters an isolated cargo cult centered on a crashed Boeing 747 and its deceased captain. The film is the third installment in the "Mad Max" film series and the last with
Mad Max: Fury Road publishing a comic book prequel limited series. Each issue focuses on the backstory of one or two of the film's characters. The first issue, titled "Mad Max: Fury Road - Nux and Immortan Joe #1", was released on 20 May. The second, "Mad Max: Fury Road - Furiosa #1", was released on 17 June. The third, "Mad Max: Fury Road - Mad Max #1", was released on 8 July. The final issue, "Mad Max: Fury Road - Mad Max #2", was released on 5 August. A single-volume collection containing the stories of all four issues was released on 26 August.