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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9781569713013
ISBN: 1569713014
Label: Dark Horse
Manufacturer: Dark Horse
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 96
Publication Date: February 11, 1998
Publisher: Dark Horse
Reading Level: Young Adult
Sales Rank: 554037
Studio: Dark Horse
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
The Man of Steel meets the Man of Madness as two of comics' most unique and revolutionary heroes cross over (and how!). In each of their respective universes, Superman and Madman are involved in scientific experiments, the results of which propel the unsuspecting superbeings into one another's worlds. The only thing is, each takes half of the other with him -- creating two confused heroes and one big Hullabaloo! Co-published with DC Comics.
Amazon.com Review:
Can you imagine a Superman comic book in which another superhero, while sitting on a swing in a park, asks Superman if he believes in God? If you can, you might think it would be very difficult to pull off without being entirely silly (in a bad way). Well, give Mike Allred a great big prize for his wonderfully enjoyable and off-center comic book The Superman Madman Hullabaloo! Not only is there a conversation about the existence of God, this story features mutant underground street beatniks, a super zombie, a health-food food fight, and a skyscraper with legs. That Allred could get away with writing and drawing such a subversive take on one of the most tightly controlled characters in comics is, as Matt Wagner says in his introduction, a testament to the "Allred chutzpah." Perhaps you are wondering what sort of hullabaloo this is. Mike Allred's lovable hero, Madman--a chap whose real identity is unknown even to himself, and who has no real superpowers--runs into Superman. Literally, in a cross-dimensional vehicle, he runs into Superman. That collision leaves them both a bit mixed up, and they're going to have to go from Snap City to Metropolis and back to solve this one. It's no wonder the back cover proclaims this book is "more bizarre than Bizarro." --Jim Pascoe
Average Rating: 
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The two guys before me know exactly what they're talking about.
Get this book now if you want solid superhero fiction. Highest possible recommendation.
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...either in the monthly Superman comics on a regular basis or even writing the screenplay for the next SUPERMAN movie, since he's dabbled in independent filmmaking? I'm serious. This book has a light, easy feel to the scripting that fits the character of Superman perfectly. I agree with the previous reviewer that Allred's portrayal of Superman as a confident, wise figure is on target. This is more or less what Superman should be (although the current writers on the Superman books seem to be steering ... Read More
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Superhero Comics the way they were meant to be. Allred'scharming writing and art make this one of the funner books of the 90'sera when every superhero had to be nastier and more bad...than all the rest. Allred's Madman character is one the most original superheroes in a long time, mostly due to the fact that Allred doesn't write him as a superhero character but as a real person. Madman's naive nature and sweetness is what makes him so charming and his bold visual is what makes him so memorable. Allred's ... Read More
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