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Madman Gargantua (Madman Comics) |  | Author: Mike Allred
Artist: Mike Allred
Publisher: Image Comics
Category: Book
List Price: $125.00
Buy New: $95.00
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Seller: Exceleditions
Rating:  reviews
Sales Rank: 761553
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 852
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.2
Dimensions (in): 11.8 x 7.7 x 1.4
ISBN: 1582407401
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN: 9781582407401
ASIN: 1582407401
Publication Date: July 25, 2007
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Product Description
Mike Allred and Image Comics are proud to present Frank Einstein's earlier exploits, complete in one gargantuan volume! From Madman to Madman Adventures to Madman Comics - it's all here, complete and unabridged in one of the snazziest hardcover collections yet. Whether you're a new visitor to Snap City or a longtime fan of its most famous hero, this 852-page tome is guaranteed to rock your socks off!
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 Mike Allred never disappoints February 17, 2010
B. Bove
Mike Allred is consistently AWESOME: X-Statix, Citizen Noctourne, Red Rocket 7, the Atomics...Madman Gargantua is just another creative masterpiece from the writer/artist. I wasn't terribly familiar with the character Frank Einstein, a.k.a. Madman before I picked up this fantastic collection. However, I have read a ton of Allred's work, so I knew I'd be in for a fun, colorful ride. Madman Gargantua is probably not my favorite Allred work, but how do you pick a favorite when everything is so good? I can't wait to see what Allred comes out with next.
Must add to a comic book collector or comic fan January 19, 2009
M. Uribe
I enjoyed this whole book, the package was fantastic, stories are very wacky and silly. I bought this book just to try it out and see if it was something i'd get into, definitely was very impressed and enjoyable. Mainly because all the villains or super hero's who come out on it are just plain silly, and it is rather insightful at times when he isn't fighting new wacky villains
Madman: Sci-Fi Adventure and Heartfelt Stories May 12, 2008
Mel Zorro
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Mike Allred's "Madman" contains everything that is fun about comic books and presents it in a way that seems fresh and familiar at the same time.
Frank Einstein is a re-animated corpse with a lot of insecurities, but a supporting cast of characters that make him feel loved and always seem to get him into another wacky adventure, and I do mean wacky.
We're talking time-travel, sentient robots, shrinking, aliens galore and a search for the meaning of life.
800 pages for around $70.00? That's a great deal. I bought it for $125.00 when the book first came out. Even buy the TPB collections seperately would cost you more than that, so I highly suggest buying this book, you'll be glad you did.
Fantastic - Worth Every Penny! March 14, 2008
CB
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Imagine Tim Burton, David Lynch, and Ed Wood got together one day and decided to create a superhero comic book. The outcome of this ingenious collaboration would, no doubt, have ended up just like Mike Allred's Madman.
Madman is the tale of Frank Einstein (say the name fast...you'll get it), a man resurrected from the dead by a scientist, who is so compulsive about his cadaverous appearance that he always wears a superhero costume. A sort of reluctant-yet-self-styled superhero, Frank - dubbed "Madman" goes on all manner of crazy adventures featuring mad scientists, ancient civilizations, time travel, living corrosive goo, space travel, aliens, marauding robot societies, sorcery, Lovecraftian demons, kung fu cool, and much much more. This is a comic with a wild sense of fun, a subtle ironic cynicism, ad boundless enthusiasm. You can't help but be enchanted right away. I very rarely give graphic novels these days 5 stars, but this one surely deserves it.
The Good: Lots. The stories are rudimentary sorts of adventures, but all of them tie in together to form a surprisingly cohesive story as Madman searches for information on who he was before he died. Great dialogue and a lot of fun, winking references to old comics of the 50s, 60s, and 70s. There's also a hefty dose of strangely powerful Gen X angst here. The art is brilliant - Allred draws in a style reminiscent of the great EC Comics artist Al Feldstein. Also, this book is wonderfully printed, on good quality glossy paper, a little bit larger than a regular comic book. Additionally, each chapter begins with a nice pin-up of Madman and, generally, his girlfriend, Joe, in some wacky situation. Some of these pin-ups, such as the ones supplied by the great Dave Stevens, Frank Cho, and Adam Hughes, are fantastic.
The Bad: Sticker shock, for one. I can honestly say this was the most I've every paid for a graphic novel - but it is totally worth it. There are some hitches in the story where the storytelling doesn't quite work and things seem a little "off," but these are few and far between.
All in all, if you're looking for a quirky comic book and have a few extra bucks to spend, pick this one up!
World's Greatest Pop-Culture Super Hero October 22, 2007
Andre Heeger (Germany)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
Madman is a great comic, one of the best, if you ask me.
This is a collection (the most complete one so far) of all the Madman adventures. Both the early series in Black, Blueish Grey and White (complete with the original thumbnails on the bottom of the pages) and the colored stories. I'm a fan so I give Madman, the comic 10 stars, but this book five. Why? The binding is good (sewn), the effort is laudable but to get all the 850 pages in one book, Image Comics had to use a thinner kind of paper. Don't worry, it's not a bible, but still, a bit thin.
Now to Madman, if you don't already know him. He is Frank Einstein, a hitman brough back from the dead by two mad scientists. He doesn't remember much of his past but sometimes has flashbacks. His so-called adventures are more what you would call funny and fantastic misadventures. Bit by bit, parts of his dark past are revealed. Otherwise Madman is a very loveable almost human character. He falls in love with a pretty girl, Joe. Has a buddy, Mott, from the planet Hoople.
The art? ART with capitals, please. Look at the pictures above. Michael Allred and his wife Laura (colors) do a splendid job, somewhere between the best of American and European comics.
This book is heavy, the stories light, funny and sincere. All that for a great price - If you want to get into Madman or missed out on any of the issues or hardbacks: buy it!!! It's definitely better than the TPBs
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