Michael Allred may be most closely associated with his creator-owned series Madman, but he's also enjoyed a highly successful career at Marvel Comics over the decades. That work is now the subject of The Marvel Art of Michael Allred, the latest Marvel artbook from publisher Clover Press.
With the crowdfunding campaign for The Marvel Art of Michael Allred live now, IGN can exclusively debut a new preview of the book. Check out the slideshow gallery below to see some of the gorgeous Silver Surfer covers featured in the book:
The Marvel Art of Michael Allred serves as a retrospective of Allred's Marvel career, covering franchises like Silver Surfer, Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, and X-Statix. The book includes both familiar covers and interior art as well as rarely seen sketches, all reprinted in an oversized coffee table-style artbook format.
“It’s always gratifying to create my own worlds, characters, and stories, but it’s also an electric thrill to play in the Marvel Comics sandbox, which has been a rich inspiration to my imagination since childhood,” said Allred in a statement. “Everything I’ve done with Marvel has solidified blissful memories and epic collaborations and friendships with folks like Peter Milligan, Matt Fraction, and Dan Slott. And always with my beloved colorist Laura Allred spreading the icing on the cake. Playing with Marvel Comics' iconic characters like the Fantastic Four, Silver Surfer, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, as well as my own creations like Zeitgeist, Mister Sensitive and Doop, is layer after layer of creative dreams coming true.”
“I pinch myself that I get to play with Michael every day by popping colors onto his wonderful drawings and eating up his fantastic storytelling,” said Laura Allred. “And what a thrill to run around in the Marvel Comics Universe, which is like hanging out with dear lifelong friends. It's so rewarding to tap into their incredible history and, building on that past, give them our own spin. And now, what a thrill to see so many of my favorite images collected in this big beautiful package!”
The Kickstarter campaign for The Marvel Art of Michael Allred includes optional items like an exclusive dustjacket and slipcase, a trio of art portfolios, and a 1000-piece puzzle.
Previous Marvel artbooks from Clover Press have included The Marvel Art of Alex Maleev, The Marvel Art of Russell Dauterman, and The Marvel Art of Michael Turner.
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