Red Rocket 7 (v. 7) (Paperback)

~ Mike Allred (Author), Laura Allred (Author)

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Product Description

Fleeing a distant planet and the marauding extra-terrestrial conquerors taking it over, the original Red Rocket crash-lands on earth. 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 and continuing on into the future, Seven wanders through the history of rock `n` roll. Life isn`t just a party, though, because the evil Enfinites are on his heels the entire time. Features a never before seen, 16-page gallery of rock `n` roll portraits.

Product Details

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Dark Horse (August 5, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569713472
• ISBN-13: 978-1569713471
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 10 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,711,073 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars He just wants to Rock, August 27, 2003

By	D. Sippel "Rocker" (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Being a musician and huge life-long fan of Rock 'n' Roll, I enjoyed Red Rocket 7 even more than Allred's Madman. The art, including the brilliant, vibrant colors of Laura Allred, is the usual lively, exciting work that you expect from Mike Allred. His work on Madman, and X-Force/X-Statix is always top notch, and his work on Red Rocket 7 is no exception. One added attraction here is Allred's ability to capture the likenesses of so many of Rock's legendary performers.

In addition to the periodic weaving into the mix of Little Richard, Elvis, The Beatles, The Stones, Dandy Warhols, and other past and present rockers, the core Sci-Fi story concerning Red Rocket 7 and his clone brothers, is fast paced and upbeat. As you cruise through this read, you can really feel Allred's unbridled enthusiasm for this project.

If you're new to Mike Allred's work, start with one of the collected Madman volumes. If you've already experienced Madman, then I doubt you'll be disappointed by the unapologetically fun tale of Red Rocket 7.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Red rocketing chair, June 21, 2001

By	dfunqued (Philadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews

Don't get me wrong -- I think Mike Allred is a genius, and I'd follow his loony sensibility down just about any path he and his artistic imagination decide to take me. Somehow for me this whole 7-part epic (complete with accompanying movie and CD) just doesn't hold together -- the history-of-rock parts don't lend any real insight, the sci-fi story is too broken-up by the cerebral noodlings. I will say this: the art is stellar, and the colors -- thanks to Laura Allred -- are nothing short of gorgeous.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Red Rocket 7 - Allred does it again., January 22, 2002

By	Chuck Rock (Los Angeles, Ca USA) - See all my reviews

I borrowed this little book from a friend of mine, and was blown away. I was familiar with Mike Allreds work with madman and even the new X-Force comic as well as other magical projects, but nothing prepared me for this. As a music fan, there has never been a better fusion of music and comics since the ending quotes from the Watchmen(quotes from the likes of elvis costello, and bob dylan). I basically couldn't put this book down. It was a fun and fast read, and had all the greatest rockers and really didn't leave anyone out, even the punk rock groups of the late 70s and early 80s made it in. I can't stress how much anyone who loves good music, and good comics would enjoy this book. But it's great, i dig it, man.