Cover to the Madman Adventures collected edition

Mike Allred is an American comic book artist and writer. He first rose to prominence with his work for small publishers including Slave Labor Graphics and Dark Horse Comics, especially for his character Madman. The Madman series later won a Harvey Award. He went on to gain further mainstream attention with the science-fiction/rock-and-roll comic Red Rocket 7 and his art for writer Peter Milligan's series X-Force, also known as X-Statix. His most recent work include The Golden Plates, an adaptation of The Book of Mormon, drawing X-Statix Presents: Deadgirl, and work on a new 'Madman' series. His wife, Laura, frequently works as his colorist. Allred's illustration style is heavily influenced by pop art and the commercial and comic book art of the 1950s and 1960s. Image File history File links Madman-adventures. ... Image File history File links Madman-adventures. ... Madman is a comic book series set in one of the many parallel worlds existing in the Multiverse. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Slave Labor Graphics (often abbreviated SLG) is an independent comic book publisher in the United States. ... Dark Horse Comics logo Dark Horse Comics is one of the largest independent American comic book publishers, behind dominant publishers Marvel Comics and DC Comics. ... Madman is a comic book series set in one of the many parallel worlds existing in the Multiverse. ... The Harvey Awards are given for achievement in comic books. ... Red Rocket 7 is a seven-issue comic book limited series by Mike Allred, published in 1998 by Dark Horse Comics. ... Peter Milligan is an Irish writer, best known for his comic book, film and television work. ... X-Statix was the name of a fictional team of mutant superheroes in Marvel Comics, specifically designed to be ironic media superstars. ... The Book of Mormon[1] is one of the sacred texts of the Latter Day Saint movement, named after the prophet/historian Mormon who, according to the text, compiled most of the book. ... Laura Allred is a comics artist who is best known for her work with her husband Mike Allred. ... A colorist is an artist who colors comic art reading it for production as a comic book. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Work outside of Comics

Filmography

As Artist

• Mallrats (1995) (title logo)
• Chasing Amy (1997) (Bluntman and Chronic artwork)
• The Faculty (1998) (logo for The Hornets football team)

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As Writer

• Astroesque (1996)
• G-Men from Hell (2000)

As Musician

• The Gear - Son of Red Rocket Seven (1998)

The Anarchist, a prominent character from X-Statix

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Guest appearances

• Allred appeared as himself in the movie Chasing Amy as part of the opening scene at a comic book convention, signing copies of his comic Madman. He also provides the artwork for the fictional comic book Bluntman and Chronic.

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Other notes

• The short-lived animated television show Freakazoid! bore similarities to Madman. Although Allred remained silent on the matter during the run of the show, in 2003 he spoke on the subject through his website's messageboard. (See External Links.)

• Since 1998, Robert Rodriguez has owned the film rights to Madman. Rodriguez has publicly stated that he intends for Allred to co-direct the film the same way Frank Miller co-directed Sin City. (It was Allred who connected Rodriguez with Miller's attorney, thus making Sin City possible.) At the 2006 WonderCon in San Francisco, Allred announced that Madman the Movie was in pre-production, and he hoped to begin filming before the end of the year.

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External links

• The official Mike Allred site
• Official Mike Allred Message Board
• Interview with Mike Allred (from Dark Horse Comics site)
• Official message board entry in which he discusses the similarities between Madman and the short-lived show Freakazoid!
• Mike Allred's work on marvel.com