MONSTERS FROM JAPAN

8-page mini-comix
Published by Thru Black Holes Comix and XEX Graphix
By: M. Roden & Bob X
Copyright © 1984
Ltd. Ed. of 200

This is a truly amazing mini-comix (an all-star cavalcade of Japanese movie monsters plus MICHAEL RODEN and BOB X … what else is there?). The seamless juxtaposition of the wildly disparate styles of these two great artists really has to be seen to be appreciated. In addition to top-notch drawing by both contributors, there are additional collage elements that appear to be altered photographs. There are two variant versions: one with red covers and green interior pages, the other with green covers and red interior pages.

Resource Notes:
Thanks to MICHAEL RODEN for providing copies of both variants.
Information per MICHAEL RODEN: letter to DLC dated 1/16/85.

History:
This page originally published in THE DALE LEE PLANET MICHAEL RODEN CATALOG: VOLUME 1. MINI-COMIX Version 1.0 (page 23) on 3-31-01.
Page revised and posted to the online MICHAEL RODEN CATALOG 10-27-03.

Copyright © 2003 by Dale Lee Coovert