Mike Allred

Mike Allred
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Writer, Penciller, Inker
Pseudonym(s)	Doc
Notable works	Madman X-Statix I, Zombie
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Michael Dalton "Mike" Allred is an American comic book artist and writer most famous for his indie comics creation, Madman. His style is often compared to pop art, as well as commercial and comic art of the 1950s and 1960s.

Biography

Allred began his career as a TV reporter in Europe, and started drawing comics in 1989 with the 104-page OGN Dead Air (Slave Labor Graphics). Following this up with his similarly titled works Graphique Musique (SLG, 1990) and Grafik Muzik (Caliber Comics 1990/91), he set out the style that he was to become known for with his most famous character: Madman.

The first Madman miniseries debuted from Tundra Publishing in March 1992, and gained higher recognition with its move to Dark Horse Comics in April 1994. Relaunched as Madman Comics, it went on to be nominated for several Harvey Awards. Allred himself gained 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, which he began drawing in July 2001, and subsequently became X-Statix after X-Force #128.

His more recent works include The Golden Plates, an adaptation of The Book of Mormon. Other projects are inking X-Statix Presents: Deadgirl, Nick Dragotta drew the mini-series, and work on a new 'Madman' series. He has also drawn three issues of the Vertigo comic Fables His wife, Laura, frequently works as his colorist. and is currently drawing the Vertigo series I, Zombie written by Chris Roberson. Main character Gwendolyn “Gwen” Dylan is a ‘zombie girl detective’.

Bibliography

Cover to the Madman Adventures collected edition

• Dead Air (graphic novel, 1989).
• Graphique Musique (#1-3, comic-book, Slave Labor Graphics, 1989–1990).
• Creatures Of The Id (one shot, Caliber Press, October 1990).
• Grafik Muzik (#1-4, comic-book, Caliber Press, 1990–1991).
• Madman (#1-3, Tundra Publishing, 1992).
• Madman Adventures (#1-3, Tundra Publishing, 1992–1993).
• The Geek (Vertigo Comics, 1993)
• Sandman issue 54 (Vertigo Comics, 1993)
• Madman Comics (#1-20, Dark Horse Comics, 1994–1995).
• The Atomics
• Red Rocket 7
• X-Force (from issue 116 to issue 128, Marvel Comics) with writer Peter Milligan.
• X-Statix with writer Peter Milligan and special guest artist Paul Pope for issue 5
• Wednesday Comics #1-12 (2009) - Metamorpho (art), with story written by Neil Gaiman.
• Madman Atomic Comics #1-17 (2007–2009)
• I, Zombie #1-

Other work

As artist

• Mallrats (1995) (title logo)
• Chasing Amy (1997) (Bluntman and Chronic artwork)
• The Faculty (1998) (logo for The Hornets football team)
• Ingredients the Band - Bears Driving Trains (2006) (album cover)

As writer

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

As musician

• The Gear - Son of Red Rocket Seven (1998)
• The Gear - Left Of Center Of The Universe (2009)

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.

References

• Mike Allred at the Grand Comics Database
• Mike Allred at the Comic Book DB

External links

• Official website
• Official Mike Allred Message Board
• Mike Allred's work on marvel.com
• Mike Allred Image Gallery at Comic Art Community

Interviews

• Mike Allred interview podcast at ComiXology (11/2007)
• Interview with Mike Allred (from Dark Horse Comics site)
• Greg Upton at Emerald City ComiCon for The Backroom Comics Podcast Emerald city ComiCon 2010 Part 4, March 2010
• interview at CBR for new Giant Sized Special From Comic Book Rescources March 2011