Cruisin' with the Hound: The Life and Times of Fred Toote
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (558 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B013XRZFNS |
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| Number of Pages | : | 222 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. Manuel Rodriguez (1940–2012), better known as Spain, was one of the great American underground and socially conscious cartoonists
But the heart of this collection is a cycle of stories ) set during Spain's teenage days in the 1950s, often featuring the doomed, dot-eyed Fred Toot.. Cruisin' with the Hound ranges from Spain's days as an innocent young churchgoer to his time as a member of the Road Vultures motorcycle gang, with stops along the way for his discoveries of science fiction and other, more adult pursuits ("The Birth of Porn") -- as well as the "The Education of an Underground Cartoonist," describing his journey from a pimply Captain Marvel-reading scribbler to his arrival as a professional artist. Although he's best known for his two-fisted tales of the chopper-riding Trashman, Spain's blunt graphic style and uncompromising gift for caricature, rendered in eye-punishing slabs of black and white, work equally well for more subtle fare -- such as these memoirs of his misspent youth. "They were all there, the pimps, the fags, the whores, the curious, the alcoholic, the weird of the late '50s blues lovers, Canadian bikers, thrill seekers, junkies, insomniacs, hepcats" So begins "Down at the Kitty Kat," one of the 20-plus never-before-col
Starred Review” (Ray Olson - Booklist)“Spain Rodriguez is one of the legends of the original underground comics wave, and he tells his own origin story in Cruisin’ with the Hound It gives a real flavor both of Rodriguez’s work which was so different in its point of view than the other underground comics of the late ’60s and early ’70s and from whence it came.” (Noel Murray - The A.V. Club) . “This collection of autobiographical stories, accompanied by a long excerpt from a biogra
"Buffalo in the 50's and early 60's" according to W. S. Lucas. A fun walk down memory lane for many who spent or wasted their youth cruising the streets of Buffalo.The author/artist/illustrator, a Buffalo native, remains a well-respected member of the underground comic book movement.Addendum: 29 Nov, 2012 - Spain died. Spain's work if fantastic I love this graphic work. The pictures are so detailed any frame could be a wonderful piece of art. He is a great artist.. Nobody did it better Spain doesn't need my recommendation, but since he was something of a mentor of mine in the 1960s and 1970s, I have to say that his work--all of it--is praiseworthy, and this book is right up there with some of the best, exploring themes from his youth.