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A review by shea_proulx
Madman, Vol. 1 by Mike Allred
5.0
Stunningly perfect anatomy, absolutely graceful formatting and panel composition, combined with a bizarrely existential superhero. The dialogue is engaging, the stories unpredictable and mad-cap.
I would love a little more insight into the motivations and back-stories behind the flock of mad-scientists that fuel the plot, not to mention a number of all-too-agreeable female characters, who unfortunately are just lovely window dressings in this first volume; typical in hero-comics, but hardly an excuse in the 90s. The Jim-Carry-esque physicality of the character, combined with a text that balances both poetic depth and comedy, make up for the fact that the only fully formed character, ironically, is a madman, with no memory of his past.
I would love a little more insight into the motivations and back-stories behind the flock of mad-scientists that fuel the plot, not to mention a number of all-too-agreeable female characters, who unfortunately are just lovely window dressings in this first volume; typical in hero-comics, but hardly an excuse in the 90s. The Jim-Carry-esque physicality of the character, combined with a text that balances both poetic depth and comedy, make up for the fact that the only fully formed character, ironically, is a madman, with no memory of his past.