Maxwell McGrath, better known as Max, is a sixteen-year-old teenager whose father Jim McGrath, a famous scientist, died a year ago in an experiment that went terribly wrong, causing his wife Molly and his son Max USA a series of financial problems. which forced them to move from town to town. Eventually, mother and son return to their old home in Copper Canyon and here Max makes the unexpected acquaintance of a small sentient alien robot who goes by the name of Steel. The peculiarity of this is that shortly after their first meeting Max and Steel discover that when they are close to each other they have the ability to release a powerful cosmic energy of blue color that allows them to merge into a single organic techno bio being with excellent physical and mental abilities and the personalities of both of them. As these two wacky friends decide to use this shared talent to become Copper Canyon's patron superhero by the nom de guerre Max Steel, they soon find themselves in a war that threatens to destroy the entire city and all its inhabitants. This new hero and his two halves will have to make peace with themselves as they collaborate with military company N-Tek in order to find, fight and defeat the Big Bad of the situation: the notorious crime boss and eco-terrorist Miles Dread.
