World Famous Comics: The Complete Madman Comics Volume 2
The Complete Madman Comics Volume 2
By: Mike Allred, Laura Allred Publisher: Dark Horse Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 152 Publication Date: November 15, 1996 Reading Level: Young Adult Studio: Dark Horse
Product Description: The New York Times says, "Madman abounds in Flash Gordon gadgetry and slobbering leviathans direct from the pits of the netherworld." Sound like fun? You bet it is! And now's the time to find out for yourself, with the Madman Comics Yearbook '96! It's 152 pages of pop-art action, the kind that'll put out your eye if you don't put it down! From Madman's meeting with The Big Guy (co-scripted by Frank Miller!) to his run-in with the riled-up renegade robots, like a flash of karma you'll again understand what being a kid is all about, whatever age you may be!
Awesome ^ I love the nostalgic ora of Madman. I've been a giant comic dork from and early age, but only the big 2 (DC and Marvel). Finally getting around to the others...just 10 or 15 years late.
Madman ... ^ I read it and never got why people love it sooo much. And yeah, Alred is lame illustrator.
The second collection of Madman Comics ^ 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 - a pretty good argument for literacy ^ 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.
Anything Goes Trivia
Megaton Man
Trevor
