Below is an entry from Dale Lee Coovert's impressive Michael Roden Catalog, an ongoing project in which the life's work of the artist is being documented for future reference.

If you're interested in seeing more work by either Michael Roden or Jeff Gaither, there's lots of both between Poopsheet Shop I and Poopsheet Shop II.

MONSTERS AND MUTANTS Number 4

8-page mini-comix on lime green linen stock
Published by Dark Horse Comix
By: Jeff Gaither and Michael Roden
Art copyright © 1985 by Jeff Gaither and Michael Roden
Ltd. Ed. of 100

This is the fourth in a wonderfully weird and wacky series of mini-comix published by the talented Jeff Gaither (monster artist extraordinaire) in the mid-1980s. This issue consists of a series of collaborative drawings, all of which are by both artists. The central figures in these drawings were done by Jeff Gaither and then mailed to Michael Roden who created some exceptionally detailed backgrounds. This is a very cool mini-comix.

You can see from Jeff’s work with mine that he’s making great strides with line quality and character complexities and designs. I think he’s the best new artist since Basil Wolverton.
[Michael Roden: undated letter to DLC, 1986]

Resource Notes:
Thanks to Jeff Gaither for providing a copy of this cool mini-comix.
Publication information per Dark Horse Comix Catalog Number 1 (1986).

History:
This page originally published in The Dale Lee Planet Michael Roden Catalog: Volume 1, Mini-Comix Version 1.0 (page 22) on 3-31-01.
Page revised and posted to the online Michael Roden Catalog 10-26-03.

Copyright © 2006 by Dale Lee Coovert