Atomics: Spaced Out and Grounded

The Atomics

by Mike Allred, Martin Ontiveros (Artist), J. Bone (Artist)

From the freakadelic mind of Madman creator Mike Allred spring retro super-heroes for a technicolor future! Four adventures that span the universe. On Earth, It Girl gets tangled up in a rock 'n' roll romance while Mr. Gum stretches the heartstrings to their full length. And in the far reaches of the cosmos, both Spaceman and Crash Metro lead the charge against intergalactic evil.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Superheroes, Fiction

112 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2003

About the author

Michael 'Doc' Allred (Also Credited as M. Dalton Allred) grew up in the 60's and 70's and was surrounded with the best in pop culture and a steady diet of music, movies and comic books including the three B's: Beatles, Bond and Batman to the point of obsession.

So it should come as no surprise that he keeps a hand in film and music (He's the lead singer and guitarist for The Gear), but comic books have always been a seminal source of joy for Mike and that joy remains the main ingredient in most of his work.

Allred first tasted success in the comics field with his wildly popular MADMAN series, which is currently being developed for a live action film with filmmaker Robert Rodriguez. His earlier work from GRAFIK MUZIK was turned into the cult hit movie G-Men from Hell directed by Christopher Coppola (featuring Robert Goulet as the Devil). Other work includes Red Rocket 7, his history of Rock and Roll told in the context of a sci-fi adventure storyl the Madman spin-off THE ATOMICS and his magnum opus, THE GOLDEN PLATES, where he's illustrating the entire Book of Mormon.

Mike counts the secret to his success to be his wife, and creative partner, Laura Allred, who is is considered to be one of the best colorists in the business.

Reviews

[Erik · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s a fun read. But why are some font really small and other stories it’s normal sized.

[Devero · Rating 2 out of 5]

Allred chiama alcuni amici a realizzare storie sui suoi personaggi.
Carine, ma nulla di che.
2 stelle.

[Shaun Phelps · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute. Little filler stories that will likely pay off in the core story.

[Matt Sabonis · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun, though ultimately largely empty, volume in the Madman universe. The best stories are the latter two, starring Spaceman (a great Hanna Barbera pastiche) and It Girl (probably my favorite Madman character outside of Frank and Zapman).

[Brent · Rating 3 out of 5]

Charming collaborations on solo stories, and fun, too.

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

Allred invites a few friends to help tell stories in the Madman sandbox. The results are pretty, but unnecessary.