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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, inking X-Statix Presents: Deadgirl, Nick Dragotta drew the mini-series, 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.

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)

As Writer

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

As Musician

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

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.

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.

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
• Mike Allred Image Gallery at Comic Art Community

• Living people
• American comics artists
• American comics writers
• Latter-day Saint writers
• Latter Day Saint artists
• American Latter Day Saints