Mike Allred - Böcker

Michael Allred stands out for his blend of spiritual and philosophical approaches with an art style reminiscent of 1960s era superhero comics, which creates a mixture of both postmodernism and nostalgia. His childhood came during an era where pop art and camp embraced elements of kitsch and pastiche and introduced them into the lexicon of popular culture. Allred's use of both in his work as a cartoonist on his signature comic book Madman in the early 1990s offset the veiled autobiography of his own spiritual journey through Mormonism and struggles with existentialism.Thematically, Allred's work deals heavily with the afterlife as his creations struggle with the grander questions--whether his modern Frankenstein hero Madman, cosmic rock 'n' roller Red Rocket 7, the undead heroine of iZombie (co-created with writer Chris Roberson), or the cast of superhero team book The Atomics. Allred also enjoys a position in the creator-driven generation that informs the current batch of independent cartoonists and has experienced his own brush with a major Hollywood studio's aborted film adaptation of Madman. Allred's other brushes with Hollywood include an independent adaptation of his comic book The G-Men from Hell, an appearance as himself in Kevin Smith's romantic comedy Chasing Amy (where he provided illustrations for a fictitious comic book), the television adaptation of iZombie, and an ongoing relationship with director Robert Rodriguez on a future Madman film.Michael Allred: Conversations features several interviews with the cartoonist from the early days of Madman's success through to his current mainstream work for Marvel Comics. To read them is to not only witness the ever-changing state of the comic book industry, but also to document Allred's growth as a creative genius.

From pop art wizard Mike Allred comes straight-up superhero good times! TheAtomics are a group of fun-lovin' hipster heroes trying to make a difference.They fight crime, befriend monster aliens and find love in Snap City! Spun offfrom the pages of Madman, Frank "Madman" Einstein also appears alongside theMutant Street Beatniks turned Super-Heroes.

MADMAN ATOMICA! This is the big one! Hugemongous! The perfectcompanion to the now classic MADMAN ATOMICA! collection, this over-sized,hardcover collection contains the complete Madman Atomic Comics series,The Atomics series, and many out-of-print one-shots, plus a huge pile ofextras, pin-ups, and rarities. This classy tome will energize bookshelves andcoffee tables the world over!Collects Madman Atomic Comics #1-18 and The Atomics#1-16.

The continuing adventures of America's fun-loving, action-packed pop-culture icons from the classic Batman TV series! Along with the returning regular cast of rogues plaguing Batman, Robin, Batgirl and Commissioner Gordon--the Joker, Riddler, Penguin, Catwoman, Mr. Freeze, Egghead and Olga, Queen of the Cossacks--Gotham City must contend with new appearances from the rest of Batman's colorful villains-- Harley Quinn, the Scarecrow, Bane, Poison Ivy and Two-Face--none of whom ever graced your Bat-TVs! Collected for the first time in one collection, the entirety of Batman and Robin's adventures can be read at one Bat-time, including the story behind Harlan Ellison's outline and adapted comic for the series' lost episode. Featuring a cast of creators, including Jeff Parker, Michael Allred, Laura Allred, Jonathan Case and others, Batman '66 Omnibus collects Batman '66 #1-30 and Batman '66: The Lost Episode #1.

45 YEARS OF 2000 ADTo celebrate forty-five years of bringing Thrill-Power to Earthlets everywhere, Tharg the Mighty has tasked forty-five of Earth's most popular comic book artists and illustrators to interpret some of the galaxy of characters featured in the pages of the Galaxy's Greatest Comic, 2000 AD, over the last four and a half decades.This book features a frontispiece by Stewart K. Moore and all-new work by Jamie Smart (Bunny vs Monkey), Hannah Templer (GLOW, TMNT), Michael Allred (Madman, Silver Surfer), Kevin O'Neill (League of Extraordinary Gentlemen), Sean Phillips (Reckless, The Fade Out), Colleen Doran (Sandman, A Distant Soil) and many more, bringing new life and fresh perspectives to some of comics' greatest creations.

X-Statix artist Mike Allred returns to his signature creation,writing and drawing a completely new 24-page adventure - including frog men andswamp scientists! As usual, the bad guys are getting under Frank Einstein's skinby messing with his adorable snugglekins, Joe, stopping their date before itstarts. Madman goes underground and into the muck to give them a swat upside thehead and get on with his life! It's a four-color full-tilt boogie comic bookparty!