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Madman Two Trilogies: The Tundra Age
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Published January 1, 1995
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Mike Allred
720 books178 followersMichael 'Doc' Allred (Also Credited as M. Dalton Allred) grew up in the 60's and 70's and was surrounded with the best in pop culture and a steady diet of music, movies and comic books including the three B's: Beatles, Bond and Batman to the point of obsession.
So it should come as no surprise that he keeps a hand in film and music (He's the lead singer and guitarist for The Gear), but comic books have always been a seminal source of joy for Mike and that joy remains the main ingredient in most of his work.
Allred first tasted success in the comics field with his wildly popular MADMAN series, which is currently being developed for a live action film with filmmaker Robert Rodriguez. His earlier work from GRAFIK MUZIK was turned into the cult hit movie G-Men from Hell directed by Christopher Coppola (featuring Robert Goulet as the Devil). Other work includes Red Rocket 7, his history of Rock and Roll told in the context of a sci-fi adventure storyl the Madman spin-off THE ATOMICS and his magnum opus, THE GOLDEN PLATES, where he's illustrating the entire Book of Mormon.
Mike counts the secret to his success to be his wife, and creative partner, Laura Allred, who is is considered to be one of the best colorists in the business.
So it should come as no surprise that he keeps a hand in film and music (He's the lead singer and guitarist for The Gear), but comic books have always been a seminal source of joy for Mike and that joy remains the main ingredient in most of his work.
Allred first tasted success in the comics field with his wildly popular MADMAN series, which is currently being developed for a live action film with filmmaker Robert Rodriguez. His earlier work from GRAFIK MUZIK was turned into the cult hit movie G-Men from Hell directed by Christopher Coppola (featuring Robert Goulet as the Devil). Other work includes Red Rocket 7, his history of Rock and Roll told in the context of a sci-fi adventure storyl the Madman spin-off THE ATOMICS and his magnum opus, THE GOLDEN PLATES, where he's illustrating the entire Book of Mormon.
Mike counts the secret to his success to be his wife, and creative partner, Laura Allred, who is is considered to be one of the best colorists in the business.
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January 17, 2020
Rereading this weird thing after discovering it's like some rare edition (?) that I believe I got for almost-free when I worked at the Strand. So far I've read the first three issues: Madman has to bring his creator Dr. Boiffard back to life after a hit-and-run perpetrated by Boiffard's nefarious former assistant, Mr. Monstadt. Boiffard's notes on reincarnation can only be interpreted by his friend Dr. Flem, who's currently dying of a mutant virus contracted through bizarre cloning experiments. Madman journeys from Snap City to Buzztown (and back!), while his would-be girlfriend Joe follows along. Flem's assistant Gale, and the Mayor of Buzztown's niece, Bonnie, also appear. Also something-something circuses.
This is followed by a two-part time travel story -- Madman learns that his future self has helped Flem build a new laboratory, and a time machine. Hilarity (and lots of dinosaurs) ensue. Also, Madman meets Joe's dad who is a clearly a hitman, and Dr. Boiffard is clearly on sci-fi drugs.
The last story is a weird existential romp through some sort of Mayan-alien-government agent-face of god hallucination. It sort of feels like a manifesto for what Madman, or Allred himself, is really all about.
I wish I had his clarity:
This is followed by a two-part time travel story -- Madman learns that his future self has helped Flem build a new laboratory, and a time machine. Hilarity (and lots of dinosaurs) ensue. Also, Madman meets Joe's dad who is a clearly a hitman, and Dr. Boiffard is clearly on sci-fi drugs.
The last story is a weird existential romp through some sort of Mayan-alien-government agent-face of god hallucination. It sort of feels like a manifesto for what Madman, or Allred himself, is really all about.
I wish I had his clarity:
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