Global InformationSpain Rodriguez information
| Spain Rodriguez | |
|---|---|
| Born | Manuel Rodriguez March 2, 1940 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Died | November 28, 2012 (aged 72) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist, Artist |
| Pseudonym(s) | Algernon Backwash |
Notable works | Trashman |
| Awards | 2013 Will Eisner Hall of Fame Award |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Stern[1] |
Manuel Rodriguez (March 2, 1940 – November 28, 2012), better known as Spain or Spain Rodriguez, was an American underground cartoonist who created the character Trashman. His experiences on the road with the motorcycle club, the Road Vultures M.C.,[1] provided inspiration for his work, as did his left-wing politics. Strongly influenced by 1950s EC Comics illustrator Wally Wood,[2] Spain pushed Wood's sharp, crisp black shadows and hard-edged black outlines into a more simplified, stylized direction. His work also extended the eroticism of Wood's female characters.
- ^ a b Weber, Bruce. "Spain Rodriguez, Artist of Underground Comics, Dies at 72," New York Times (DEC. 2, 2012).
- ^ In the 1982 comic book Commies From Mars #4, Spain published an illustration copying Wood's style and sc-ifi subject matter with the words "In Memory of our beloved mentor Wallace Wood."