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Spain Rodriguez

Born March 2, 1940

Died November 28, 2012 · aged 72

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., provided inspiration for his work, as did his left-wing politics. Strongly influenced by 1950s EC Comics illustrator Wally Wood, Spain pushed Wood's s…

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CrumbCrumb · 1995
Crumb
★ 7.51995
MovieDocumentary
This movie chronicles the life and times of R. Crumb. Robert Crumb is the cartoonist/artist who drew Keep On Truckin', Fritz the Cat, and played a major pioneering role in the genesis of underground comix. Through interviews with his mother, two brothers, wife, ex-wife and ex-girlfriends, as well as selections from his vast quantity of graphic art, we are treated to a darkly comic ride through one man's subconscious mind.
Comic Book ConfidentialComic Book Confidential · 1989
Comic Book Confidential
★ 6.71989
MovieDocumentary
A survey of the artistic history of the comic book medium and some of the major talents associated with it.
Robert Williams Mr. Bitchin'Robert Williams Mr. Bitchin' · 2013
Robert Williams Mr. Bitchin'
★ 7.02013
MovieDocumentary
A documentary film, delivers insight into multiple American counter-cultures by following the great American artist and underground legend Robert Williams. From Hot Rods to Punk and Metal, from LSD to the top of the art world, the influential paintings of Robert Williams defied categorization until they became their own art movement.
Trashman: The Art of Spain RodriguezTrashman: The Art of Spain Rodriguez · 2012
Trashman: The Art of Spain Rodriguez
★ 8.02012
MovieDocumentary
Legendary underground cartoonist Spain Rodriguez and his friends -- cartoonists Robert Crumb and Jay Kinney and cultural critic Susie Bright -- discuss Spain's art and his life as an outlaw biker, '60s figure and social satirist.
Bad Attitude: The Art of Spain RodriguezBad Attitude: The Art of Spain Rodriguez · 2021
Bad Attitude: The Art of Spain Rodriguez
2021
MovieDocumentary
“Working-class Latino hood, crossed with crazy artist, crossed with left-wing radical,” so the legendary underground cartoonist Spain Rodriguez is described in this intimate portrait by his wife, Emmy-nominated filmmaker Susan Stern.

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