he’s well known for his art style and his fascination with the bizarre hi I’m
his fascination with the bizarre hi I’m
his fascination with the bizarre hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com our host Mike Patel got
watchmojo.com our host Mike Patel got
watchmojo.com our host Mike Patel got the chance to chat with comic book
the chance to chat with comic book
the chance to chat with comic book artist and writer Mike Allred about his
artist and writer Mike Allred about his
artist and writer Mike Allred about his creations can you tell us a little bit
creations can you tell us a little bit
creations can you tell us a little bit more about madman I understand you’re
more about madman I understand you’re
more about madman I understand you’re the one who who created the concept at
the one who who created the concept at
the one who who created the concept at first I create this character named
first I create this character named
first I create this character named Frank Einstein kind of like a modern
Frank Einstein kind of like a modern
Frank Einstein kind of like a modern Frankenstein’s monster a guy that has
Frankenstein’s monster a guy that has
Frankenstein’s monster a guy that has brought back to life it has no memory of
brought back to life it has no memory of
brought back to life it has no memory of his previous existence he’s all scarred
his previous existence he’s all scarred
his previous existence he’s all scarred plate in his head stitches everywhere
plate in his head stitches everywhere
plate in his head stitches everywhere the process that brought back to life
the process that brought back to life
the process that brought back to life has made him a little stronger a little
has made him a little stronger a little
has made him a little stronger a little faster but he also has fighting skills
faster but he also has fighting skills
faster but he also has fighting skills that he’s not sure why and as the story
that he’s not sure why and as the story
that he’s not sure why and as the story progresses we find out that he was a
progresses we find out that he was a
progresses we find out that he was a trained agent in his previous existence
trained agent in his previous existence
trained agent in his previous existence so he’s a lot of conflicts about
so he’s a lot of conflicts about
so he’s a lot of conflicts about philosophies and what makes a person a
philosophies and what makes a person a
philosophies and what makes a person a good person and so there’s a lot of
good person and so there’s a lot of
good person and so there’s a lot of existentialism in it but at the same
existentialism in it but at the same
existentialism in it but at the same time on the surface it’s always an
time on the surface it’s always an
time on the surface it’s always an adventure comic where the scientists
adventure comic where the scientists
adventure comic where the scientists have brought him back put them in these
have brought him back put them in these
have brought him back put them in these really strange adventures with giant
really strange adventures with giant
really strange adventures with giant robots and aliens from outer space I
robots and aliens from outer space I
robots and aliens from outer space I always like going off doing different
always like going off doing different
always like going off doing different collaborative projects but then I always
collaborative projects but then I always
collaborative projects but then I always come back to madman because that’s where
come back to madman because that’s where
come back to madman because that’s where I can do anything I want aside from
I can do anything I want aside from
I can do anything I want aside from superhero comics you’ve also worked on
superhero comics you’ve also worked on
superhero comics you’ve also worked on more abstract work like fables would you
more abstract work like fables would you
more abstract work like fables would you like to talk about that well fables is
like to talk about that well fables is
like to talk about that well fables is one of my favorite continuing series
one of my favorite continuing series
one of my favorite continuing series Bill Willingham is you know he’s one of
Bill Willingham is you know he’s one of
Bill Willingham is you know he’s one of the first guys ever met starting in the
the first guys ever met starting in the
the first guys ever met starting in the business first they just did a little
business first they just did a little
business first they just did a little three-page backup story and then I did a
three-page backup story and then I did a
three-page backup story and then I did a two issued story and then another one
two issued story and then another one
two issued story and then another one you’ve had obviously a lot of input on
you’ve had obviously a lot of input on
you’ve had obviously a lot of input on the Mad Men series as it’s your own
the Mad Men series as it’s your own
the Mad Men series as it’s your own creation for fables how much of it is is
creation for fables how much of it is is
creation for fables how much of it is is you that’s put into the characters and
you that’s put into the characters and
you that’s put into the characters and the drawings well what’s fun about
the drawings well what’s fun about
the drawings well what’s fun about collaborating with another writer is
collaborating with another writer is
collaborating with another writer is trying to put as much of what’s unique
trying to put as much of what’s unique
trying to put as much of what’s unique about you in it while at the same time
about you in it while at the same time
about you in it while at the same time honoring their story in the case of Bill
honoring their story in the case of Bill
honoring their story in the case of Bill Willingham I want to please him it’s his
Willingham I want to please him it’s his
Willingham I want to please him it’s his story he wrote it so I’m hoping that
story he wrote it so I’m hoping that
story he wrote it so I’m hoping that what I contribute visually is going to
what I contribute visually is going to
what I contribute visually is going to excite him first I can’t help but put my
excite him first I can’t help but put my
excite him first I can’t help but put my own spin on it it just happens naturally
own spin on it it just happens naturally
own spin on it it just happens naturally do you feel that the fans are shifting
do you feel that the fans are shifting
do you feel that the fans are shifting away from superheroes and more towards
away from superheroes and more towards
away from superheroes and more towards abstract comics like fables I think
abstract comics like fables I think
abstract comics like fables I think there’s a lot of nice
there’s a lot of nice
there’s a lot of nice in the industry the audience for you no
in the industry the audience for you no
in the industry the audience for you no more esoteric abstract or alternative
more esoteric abstract or alternative
more esoteric abstract or alternative books it’s growing hopefully all of the
books it’s growing hopefully all of the
books it’s growing hopefully all of the audiences are growing you can look at a
audiences are growing you can look at a
audiences are growing you can look at a comic book and quickly discover if it’s
comic book and quickly discover if it’s
comic book and quickly discover if it’s something you’re going to want to stick
something you’re going to want to stick
something you’re going to want to stick with or not and I have the favorite
with or not and I have the favorite
with or not and I have the favorite books in all genres from all companies I
books in all genres from all companies I
books in all genres from all companies I just celebrate good books
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