CRAZY MEN No. 3

CRAZY MEN No. 3

8-page mini-comix
Published by Thru Black Holes Comix and XEX Graphix
Published April 1984
Copyright © 1984 by Michael Roden and Bob X
Ltd. Ed. of 200
50 cents

This first-ever collaboration between “Buckeye Crazy Man” MICHAEL RODEN and “Voodoo Psychobilly” BOB X is a timeless classic. This truly amazing mini-comix features eight incredible pages of stunning graphics built around the dynamic tension between the radically different styles of these two great artists.

Before I saw the art I was a little concerned that I might have stuck my neck out on the project. But it was a challenge that I wanted to go with. To see if I could integrate his work into my back-grounds. Of course I was 100% happy with the results.
MICHAEL RODEN: letter to DLC dated 6/30/84

Available in two variants (the “Day Version” on ivory paper and the “Nite Version” on blue Astrobright paper). The two versions look surprisingly different … like night and day.

The cover of THRU BLACK HOLES COMIX CATALOG [Number 1] is an extensively reworked version of page 7 of this cool book.

Resource Notes:
Thanks to MICHAEL RODEN for providing copies of both variants of this amazing mini-comix.
Descriptive information per the XEX ANNOUNCES 2 NEW MINI-COMIX TITLES! promotional flyer.
Thanks to BOB X for providing a copy of the promotional flyer as well as copies of the comix.

History:
This page originally published in THE DALE LEE PLANET MICHAEL RODEN CATALOG: VOLUME 1. MINI-COMIX Version 1.0 (page 6) on 31 March 2001.
Page revised and posted to the online MICHAEL RODEN CATALOG 5 October 2003.