Madman Volume 1 (v. 1) (Paperback)

by Mike Allred (Author, Artist)

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Product Description
Mike Allred holds rank in the pantheon of great American cartoonists, and Image Comics is proud to bring the first volume of his seminal work, Madman, back into print. This volume introduces Madman and the rest of eccentric citizens of Snap City: mad genius Dr. Flem, the evil Mr. Mondstadt and Joe, the love of Frank Einstein's life. Allred weaves colorful characters, pop culture and superheroics into heartfelt modern myth!

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Image Comics; illustrated edition edition (October 10, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582408106
• ISBN-13: 978-1582408101
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #237,157 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful format for Mike Allred's greatest creation, November 23, 2007

By	Dave "babytoxie" (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

MICHAEL ALLRED'S MADMAN VOLUME 1 is the first of 3 new softcover volumes collecting all (?) of the Madman stories. This first volume contains the original Madman mini-series # 1-3 and Madman Adventures # 1-3. It's nice to see these stories back in print, especially in these thick quality editions with beautiful covers. Image has really impressed me lately with their collections of well-established material from other creators, and this is their best move yet.

The black and white Madman mini from 1992 introduces us to Madman, aka Frank Einstein, and his interesting cast of supporting characters, including his true love Joe, Drs. Flem and Boiffard, the partly-invisible Gale, and the villainous Monstadt. The 1993 full-color mini continues the fun with a time-travel/metaphysical adventure and new players such as Cozmo Carson and Space Explorer Pioneer Reddick the Elder. As a bonus, appearing at the beginning of each "chapter" and at the end of the book are pin-ups from the Madman Picture Exhibition, including work from Jack Kirby, Frank Frazetta, Alex Toth, and Barry Windsor-Smith. I'm guessing that more of these images will appear in the following volumes.

This is a great opportunity for new readers to get in on the Madman bandwagon. For those of us who don't like hardcovers, these 3 trades are very affordable and will look great on your bookshelf.

4.0 out of 5 stars From the Beginning, March 1, 2008

By	T. Hooper "thdizzy" (Osaka, Japan) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Mike Allred's sereis "Madman" is a bizarre pop culture cocktail. Madman pulls influence from superhero comics, B-grade science fiction films from the 50's and 60's and metaphysical philosophy. What you'll find is something delightfully off-the-wall. The main character is Frank Einstein, a sort of modern Frankenstein's monster with few memories of his previous life. His state as a reanimated human makes him a bit insecure, so he wears the costume of his favorite childhood hero, and pursues the meaning of his existence in this form. In his adventures, he runs across mad scientists, gangsters, mutating clones, government agents, aliens and cosmic beings.

If you have read the series, but not from the start, you'll see where some of the characters come from. The first few stories were a bit more horrific than I expected. You'll see Frank rip a man's eye out and eat it, and you'll see a mutated clone decapitate himself on a broken aquarium, so if you have a sensitive nature, you may want to avoid this first volume. Another thing that you might want to know is that about the first 100 pages are in black and white with a slight blue tone. By the end of the book, though, you'll see the brilliant color work that Madman is known for.