Madman Gargantua (Madman Comics) [Hardcover]

Mike Allred (Author, Artist)

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Product Description

Mike Allred and Image Comics are proud to present Frank Einstein's earlier exploits, complete in one gargantuan volume! From Madman to Madman Adventures to Madman Comics - it's all here, complete and unabridged in one of the snazziest hardcover collections yet. Whether you're a new visitor to Snap City or a longtime fan of its most famous hero, this 852-page tome is guaranteed to rock your socks off!

Product Details

• Hardcover: 852 pages
• Publisher: Image Comics (July 25, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582407401
• ISBN-13: 978-1582407401
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 7.7 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #262,457 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars World's Greatest Pop-Culture Super Hero, October 21, 2007

By	Andre Heeger (Germany) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This review is from: Madman Gargantua (Madman Comics) (Hardcover)

Madman is a great comic, one of the best, if you ask me.
This is a collection (the most complete one so far) of all the Madman adventures. Both the early series in Black, Blueish Grey and White (complete with the original thumbnails on the bottom of the pages) and the colored stories. I'm a fan so I give Madman, the comic 10 stars, but this book five. Why? The binding is good (sewn), the effort is laudable but to get all the 850 pages in one book, Image Comics had to use a thinner kind of paper. Don't worry, it's not a bible, but still, a bit thin.
Now to Madman, if you don't already know him. He is Frank Einstein, a hitman brough back from the dead by two mad scientists. He doesn't remember much of his past but sometimes has flashbacks. His so-called adventures are more what you would call funny and fantastic misadventures. Bit by bit, parts of his dark past are revealed. Otherwise Madman is a very loveable almost human character. He falls in love with a pretty girl, Joe. Has a buddy, Mott, from the planet Hoople.
The art? ART with capitals, please. Look at the pictures above. Michael Allred and his wife Laura (colors) do a splendid job, somewhere between the best of American and European comics.
This book is heavy, the stories light, funny and sincere. All that for a great price - If you want to get into Madman or missed out on any of the issues or hardbacks: buy it!!! It's definitely better than the TPBs

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent, October 19, 2007

By	S. Aiken "saiken6" (Raleigh, NC United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Madman Gargantua (Madman Comics) (Hardcover)

I don't normally write reviews (for reasons that will become plain).

My wife bought this book for me for my birthday. I'd always been curious about this series. I'd collected a few issues, here and and there, over the years but I didn't have and didn't want to seek out the earlist ones.

I knew enough to know that this character and this writer were special. You can just tell when you hold any issue in your hands. But, it was a bit difficult for me to piece some of it together (like, what's up with the lab assistant who's bandaged up like a mummey?????)

What a pleasure this has been to read! I'm about half-way through this 800+ page tome and I'm constantly impressed with the humanity of this dead then resurected character. I'm warmed by the depth of his feeling for his girlfriend and she for him. I'm blown away by the feel of this book in my hands. It's really very well done. And, if you ever ask yourself the the deeper questions about why you are here on this earth you will be drawn to the main character.

All of this said, it's a really fine adventure story told in the mould of...................... well,............... nothing else I've ever read. Buy this and take the time to appreciate it. It's well worth the money.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Madman: Sci-Fi Adventure and Heartfelt Stories, May 12, 2008

By	Mel Zorro - See all my reviews

This review is from: Madman Gargantua (Madman Comics) (Hardcover)

Mike Allred's "Madman" contains everything that is fun about comic books and presents it in a way that seems fresh and familiar at the same time.

Frank Einstein is a re-animated corpse with a lot of insecurities, but a supporting cast of characters that make him feel loved and always seem to get him into another wacky adventure, and I do mean wacky.

We're talking time-travel, sentient robots, shrinking, aliens galore and a search for the meaning of life.

800 pages for around $70.00? That's a great deal. I bought it for $125.00 when the book first came out. Even buy the TPB collections seperately would cost you more than that, so I highly suggest buying this book, you'll be glad you did.