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| MADMAN |
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Madman
Adventures Collection |
| by Mike Allred |
Paperback: 110 pages
Kitchen Sink Press
ISBN: 087816314X |
out of print
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| Madman is
the ginchiest!
With this collection Mike
and Laura Allred are just hitting their stride: the writing is tremendous,
the art is superb, and the story makes you deeply care about this peculiar
anti-hero who always seems just on the verge of chickening out. Highly
recommended-- you'll read it at least a dozen times! |
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| MADMAN |
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Boogaloo! |
by Mike Allred, Mike Baron, Steve Rude,
& Bernie Mireault |
Paperback: 80 pages
Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1569714045 |
$8.95
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| Two of the wackiest
crossovers in the tortured history of comics -- Nexus Meets Madman and
Madman/The Jam -- are now stuffed kicking and screaming into a single package,
bursting at the seams with rampaging robots, giant insects, optical illusions,
and... well, the Gloved One. A four-alarm rush-hour pileup masterminded
by the freshest creative talents in the industry. Boogaloo, baby! |
| This snappy
collection of Madman guest appearances in the equally-cultish "Nexus" and
"Jam" books makes a pleasant addition for fans and collectors of these
respective authors and artists. As an introduction to either Madman, the
Jam or the world of Nexus, it can be a little jarring, with only the basics
to fill in newcomers. Still, the art is vibrantly alive and the stories
zing along like a neighborhood big wheel race. It's not unusual for comics
these days to have an attitude about them, but in these stories the feeling
is one of pervasive whimsey. Bernie Mierault and Allred have collaborated
before (and continue to do so) on the short, "Dr. Robot" and the one issue
"Everyman". They share an artist's empathy and enthusiasm for their creation
that leaps off the page in the back and forth collaboration of the two
heroes. The universe within Mike Barron & Steve Rude's"Nexus" is already
so hyper-detailed and complete, the only room left is for Allred to supply
Madman with his trademark "ginchy" dialogue. But it's not such a bad thing.
Bound together the stories have the effect of an exhibition of classic
"Amazing Stories" pulp fiction art crossbred with the eye-popping post-modernism
of Roy Lichtenstein. So, if you like what you see here kids, there's worlds
of boundless artistic joys to be found in each one of these giants of modern
comics own works. Check 'em out! |
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| MADMAN |
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The
G-Men from Hell |
| by Mike Allred |
Paperback: 136 pages
Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1569715815 |
$17.95
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| Frank Einstein
has never led a normal life -- as far as he knows -- but lately his topsy-turvy
times have been undeniably loony. In this fourth collection chronicling
the life of comics` coolest undead guy, Frank goes from holiday giddiness
to super-secret paranoia, friends become enemies, and sworn enemies become
... saviors? In this tome of 136 colorful pages, Frank makes amends with
a beatnik ghoul, meets Santa Claus, gets his house fixed up, and goes on
an unexpected adventure. It turns out fellow undead foes, Mattress and
Crept, have gotten themselves in a snag, and it`s up to Frank to find out
what`s up. Mysteries are explained, but there`s plenty of confusion to
take its place. It`s a kooky book -- take a look! |
From the
Publisher
Judging from his polished
and highly-accessible art, it might seem that Mike Allred has been drawing
comics his entire life, but the popular writer/artist behind Madman and
Red Rocket 7 actually came into comics relatively late in life. Allred's
first career choice was broadcast media, and during a stint as a news reporter
in Europe in the mid-'80s, he began storyboarding an original screenplay
in his spare time. That storyboarding gave way to a new interest in graphic
storytelling, and soon the ambitious Allred had created a small library
of compelling alternative comics. Eventually, with the hopes of creating
a character his young children could enjoy, Allred dreamed up the sweet
and surreal Madman, a comic series about a Frankenstein-like character
who finds new life as costumed superhero in the zany world of Snap City.
Allred is a talented artist who enjoys creating music and filmmaking in
his spare time. He lives in Eugene, Oregon with his wife Laura (the award-winning
colorist on most of his books), and his three children. |
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| MADMAN |
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The
Oddity Odyssey |
| by Michael D. Allred |
Paperback: 144 pages
Kitchen Sink Press
ISBN: 0878163158 |
$12.95
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| With Bonus
Flip-Action Corners!
All too often, the creative
talents behind comics waste their energies trying to put out what they
believe the public wants to read. But the best work comes when one writes
from the heart, and few do this better than Mike Allred. Madman is a hero
like no other, and his charming, witty, and above all sincere journey of
self-discovery will captivate you from beginning to end. The art--what
can I say--it's great! A must-own. |
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| MIKE
ALLRED |
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RED
ROCKET 7 |
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Paperback:
208 pages
Dark Horse Comics, Inc.
ISBN: 1569713472 |
$29.95
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| From the
creator of MADMAN
Here is "hi-sci-fi" adventure
for fans of pop culture. This edition features a never before seen,
16-page gallery of rock 'n' roll portraits. |
| Fleeing a distant
planet and the marauding extra-terrestrial conquerors taking it over, the
original Red Rocket crash-lands on earth, near a coastal Oregon city. Near
death, his robot guard made six clones to ensure that his lineage would
continue. Each was imbued with a special aspect of the original`s personality.
Beginning in the mid-`50s,
Seven wanders through the history of rock `n` roll, fulfilling a prophecy
foretold in the scripture of a distant world. Red Rocket 7 goes on to make
musical history with the biggest names in rock and roll--from Elvis and
the Beatles to David Bowie, Nirvana, and more. Life isn`t just a party,
though, because the evil Enfinites are on his heels the entire time. |
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| The
SUPERMAN/MADMAN |
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HULLABALOO!
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| by Mike Allred |
Paperback: 96 pages
Dark Horse Comics
Co-published with DC Comics
ISBN: 1569713014 |
$8.95
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| The Man of
Steel meets the Man of Madness as two of comics’ most unique
and revolutionary heroes cross over (and how)! In each of their respective
universes,
Superman and Madman are involved in scientific
experiments, the results of which propel the unsuspecting superbeings into
one another’s worlds. The only thing is, each takes half of the other with
him —creating two confused heroes and one big Hullabaloo! |
| The
New
York Daily News calls The Superman/Madman Hullabaloo!
"...a
contemporary classic!"
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Can
you imagine a Superman comic book in which another superhero, while
sitting on a swing in a park, asks Superman if he believes in God?
If you can, you might think it would be very difficult to pull off without
being entirely silly (in a bad way). Well, give Mike Allred a great
big prize for his wonderfully enjoyable and off-center comic book The
Superman Madman Hullabaloo! Not only is there a conversation about
the existence of God, this story features mutant underground street beatniks,
a super zombie, a health-food food fight, and a skyscraper with legs. That
Allred
could get away with writing and drawing such a subversive take on one of
the most tightly controlled characters in comics is, as
Matt Wagner
says in his introduction, a testament to the "Allred chutzpah."
Perhaps you are wondering what sort of hullabaloo this is. Mike Allred's
lovable hero, Madman—a chap whose real identity is unknown even
to himself, and who has no real superpowers—runs into Superman.
Literally, in a cross-dimensional vehicle, he runs into Superman.
That
collision leaves them both a bit mixed up, and they're going to have to
go from Snap City to Metropolis and back to solve this one.
It's no wonder the back cover proclaims this book is "more bizarre than
Bizarro."
—Jim
Pascoe, Amazon.com
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| X-FORCE |
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New
Beginnings |
| by Peter Milligan & Mike Allred |
Paperback: 112 pages
Marvel Books
ISBN: 078510819X |
$14.95
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| They're rich.
They're surrounded by groupies. They're hounded by the paparazzi. They
have their own franchise souvenir store. Rockstars? No. Movie Stars? No.
Superheroes? Absolutely. Like rockstars they're bought and sold by a multi-million
dollar conglomerate. Like movie stars they're pampered and spoiled. That's
why the X-Force have to be put away and replaced by a new batch of heroes. |
| Peter Milligan's
brilliant story starts out with a bang and never lets up even to the last
page. His impressions on the cult of celebrity and how it manages to corrupt
even the most noble hero is sheer genius. Mike Allred's art has improved
ten-fold since Madman and Red Rocket, and that's saying a helluva lot.
The new X-Force seem to be
teetering between the forces of sheer greed and vanity against the old
school principles of valiant herodom. The age old dilemma: to stay true
to your ideals or sell out. The suicidal leader of the team is The Orphan,
who bears an intentional resemblance to Kurt Cobain. Standing between her
selfish desires for fame and fortune and her need to do the right thing
is U-Go Girl, who reluctantly develops a crush on The Orphan. Will she
be seduced by the sacred or by the profane? Read on. You won't be sorry.
Dimensions (in inches): 0.30 x 9.94 x 6.70
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