Allred Art!: 2011

Dec 31, 2011

LOS BROS. MADMAN STRIPS!

I've taken a panel from each of the

creator's of LOVE & ROCKETS

(probably my single biggest influence

in getting me to make my own comics)

strips for THE MADMAN 20th

ANNIVERSARY MONSTER!

Gilbert, Jaime, and Mario, respectively,

literally changed my life, and also

happen to be super great guys to boot!

HAPPY NEW YEAR'S EVE!!!

Dec 30, 2011

DEAN HASPIEL IN "THE MONSTER"!

Here's a little peek at Dean "Mr. Emmy" Haspiel's contribution
to THE MADMAN 20th ANNIVERSARY MONSTER.

Dec 29, 2011

DAVE COOPER ON DECK!

Here's a tiny chunk of Dave Cooper's epic Madman strip:

Dec 28, 2011

DARWYN COOKE SNEAKY PEEKS!

Today we have a "twofer" from great pal, Darwyn Cooke!

A sneaky peek from his new strip for the "MADMAN MONSTER"

AND an "outtake" from a previous contribution. HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Dec 27, 2011

BOND/MILLIGAN SNEAKY PEEK!

Here's today's sneaky peek for the soon-to-be-in-stores

MADMAN 20th ANNIVERSARY MONSTER!

This time it's a glance at the strip my old partner-in-crime,

Peter Milligan, wrote for the phenomenal Philip Bond!

Dec 23, 2011

IT EXISTS!!! MADMAN MONSTER IN MY HANDS!

Christmas Eve Eve! Fresh out of the box moments

ago and just in time for Christmas in the Allred household

we got our advance copy of The Madman 20th

Anniversary Monster! So big and beautiful! As you

can see, it's big enough for kids to make a fort out of it!

KYLE BAKER sneak peek!

The "MADMAN MONSTER" 11 x 17
coffee table book (just put legs on it) is
almost here! And here is another sneaky
peek. This time a slice of Kyle Baker's
contribution!

Dec 22, 2011

ALLRED MADMAN 20th MONSTER TOUR!

We'll be posting a complete list of dates and venues
in the next few weeks for all our appearances in 2012
for celebrating Madman's 20th anniversary (some of
which THE GEAR will perform as well) . Off the top
of my head I can safely state that we'll be appearing at
Stumptown in Portland, Emerald City in Seattle, Denver,
TR!CKSTER/ComiCon in San Diego, & Baltimore.
Gonna be a GINCHY year whether the Mayans were right or not!

Dec 20, 2011

MADMAN MONSTER PETE PEEK!

Here's a sneaky peek of Pete Bagge's strip from the
MADMAN 20th ANNIVERSARY MONSTER!

Dec 19, 2011

GEM OF THE MONTH!

Should have bragged about this when it first came out.
So proud of this book and now it's only days away!

Dec 16, 2011

MADMAN MONSTER ALMOST HERE!

Sorry for being off the blog for sooo long.

Been crazy busy since ComiCon and hope

to have all our efforts pop up in a big way

over the months to come. Here's a lil' sneaky

peek of the new stuff from the "MADMAN

MONSTER" hitting a shelf near you very soon:

And here's a CU peek of something you may

have seen before from our great pal, Frank Quitely,

but now in MONSTROUS 11 x 17 glory!

He has a new strip in the book as well!:

Aug 15, 2011

CBR TV YACHT INTERVIEW!

When in San Diego, for whatever reason, CBR TV asked to interview me at their yacht tied up in the Marina near the Marriott where we were staying. I happened to have a Beatles era "yacht hat", so it was easy to oblige. If you're into hearing some dude blab on endlessly about himself, this could be for you: http://video.comicbookresources.com/cbrtv/2011/cbr-tv-cci-mike-allred-on-twenty-years-of-madman-jack-kirby-the-rocketeer-more/

I got a free custom CBR kazoo out of the deal too!

Aug 12, 2011

iFANBOY LUB: MY CAREER IN 30 MINUTES OR LESS...

I love comic books so very much! And it's always a gas
to get excited and talk up my fave comic books new and old.
What a trip then to hear folks express excitement about
MY contributions to this wonderful industry/art form.
I'm humbled, yet happily eager to show this off:
http://www.ifanboy.com/content/video/iFanboy_-_Episode__221_-_Mike_Allred_Spotlight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qADUC9ogq8E

Aug 2, 2011

BAT SHIRT!

My design will be available soon on a shirt near you!

Jul 29, 2011

CRITERION AKIRA KUROSAWA TRIBUTE!

One of the nifty events at TR!CKSTER
was a CRITERION sponsored gallery/auction
tribute to the great AKIRA KUROSAWA.
My contribution was YOJIMBO where I
depicted the Italian (FISTFUL OF DOLLARS
via Sergio Leone) and American (LAST
MAN STANDING via Walter Hill) remakes
standing behind the legendary original,
TOSHIRO MIFUNE.

Jul 28, 2011

BACK TO THE OL' DRAWING BOARD. LITERALLY!

I never get tired of saying that. Can't say "back to work",

because what I get to do all day most days is an insult

to real work (I do that too, but avoid it best I can). So,

back to my "day job" which I love. Go, PENCIL! GO!!!

ALLRED TREK!

After landing at the Portland Airport from San Diego

with less than 30 minutes until the start of the phenomenal

TREK IN THE PARK (this year: "MIRROR MIRROR")

one miracle after another occurred: first luggage off the plane,

mysterious appearance of perfect parking place, and

running into pal, Adam (Captain Kirk), as we came in who

gave us his "special reserved seats" front and center.

What a gas! This show is pure joy, played with a skewed

sincerity that elicits gigantic bursts of love from the audience.

Next year: "JOURNEY TO BABEL"!

Jul 27, 2011

THE LIPSKI BEAT!

Our pal, Christian Lipski, wrote a terrific summary

of the San Diego experience with some photos by

his lovely and talented wife, Deborah Curtis Lipski:

http://www.examiner.com/comic-books-in-portland/comic-con-2011-a-portland-recap

Jul 26, 2011

THE GEAR APPEAR AT TR!CKSTER/COMIC-CON!

http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee392/allredmd/THE-GEAR-TRCKSTER-slide-show-layers.gif
Play along with your fave GEAR song while watching the slide show!

BACK HOME FROM ComiCon!

Absolutely one of the best weekends we've ever had.

Nothing like seeing so many old friends in one place and

making new friends in droves. So much to report, but

I'll keep it brief for now with deadlines needing to be

tackled. TR!CKSTER was a smash! Scott and Ted

have created an exciting new monster that we are thrilled

to be charter members of. THE GEAR shows were a kick,

with our full set on Saturday possibly being our favorite

show ever. We'll post a slideshow soon.

Oh yeah, and we won an EISNER AWARD for

WEDNESDAY COMICS! What a GAS GAS GAS!

Jul 13, 2011

COMICON / TR!CKSTER SCHEDULE!

We should be pretty easy to track down in San Diego this year.

Whenever we're not scheduled for a signing, panel, symposium, etc...we will crashing the nearest party or be at TR!CKSTER (200 Harbor Drive, across the street from the Con) where our goods can be purchased as well as a gallery and nifty exclusives.

THURSDAY:
4:00-5:00pm ROCKETEER ADVENTURES SIGNING @ IDW BOOTH
5:45- 6:45pm VERTIGO PANEL

FRIDAY:
11:30am-12:30pm IMAGE BOOTH
1:30pm YACHT PARTY! Just kidding.
EISNER AWARDS
11pm THE GEAR @ TR!CKSTER. Free show! Come early for a spot.

SATURDAY:
10:30-11:30 am (if I can be dragged out of bed) IMAGE BOOTH
1:00-3:00pm SYMPOSIUM @ TR!CKSTER with Jamie S. Rich, Greg Rucka, & Larry Marder
11pm THE GEAR @ TR!CKSTER. Free show! Come early for a spot.

HEAD GROW BIG! GRAH!

http://www.ifanboy.com/content/video/iFanboy_-_Episode__221_-_Mike_Allred_Spotlight
I've rarely felt so appreciated (excepting the dampish blanket on the set;).
These guys know their history. Just one small correction: I was with VERTIGO from the get-go with "THE GEEK" and a "SHADE" story in "VERTIGO JAM".
They throw some much deserved love at Laura too. If there is actually anything special about our comics, it is LAURA ALLRED that provides the magic ingredient. XOXO!!!