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The Complete Madman Comics Volume 2

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Okay. This is the THIRD series of Madman comics and the first available on Dark Horse Comics. This is actually Madman Comics Volume 2 and it includes an introduction by Kevin Smith. Since the first volume isn't exactly available anymore, this is probably as good as it gets. Combined here are four or five issues of absolute hilarity done in the pop-art style Allred fans have grown accustomed to. Also included is a little Madman finger-puppet you can cut out if you're in the nut-house. Definitely recommended for anyone wishing their comics to be as light-hearted as the super-hero books of the 50s.

Madman Comics are the world's greatest. All too often, bigger labels with more recognizable characters receive all the acclaim. Mike Allred, who writes and draws, is a genius. The stories are skillfully told and the art poppy and fun, all the while drawing the reader into a deeper, darker place. I don't know about underground comics, but Madman Comics are fun to read and intellectually stimulating. It's not just fight, banter and fight with Frank Einstein. Rather, it's about fighting only when you have to and finding out who he is (and who we are) in the process.

The Madman of Snap City is legendary. He's just waiting for people to notice. Buy the book.