![]() In 1984 Rodriguez made a contribution to the comic book 'Queen of Hairy Flies', to which other underground artists like S. Rodriguez continued to work for magazines like Zap, LA Weekly, Twistgrip and Blab magazine. There is also an anthology on 'Trashman' in existence, which has been published by Fantagraphic Books. His style could be called a "bold line" style of drawing, especially when employed on his 'Trashman' comics (about a middle American revolutionary). 'Trashman' is probably Rodriguez' best known creation and one of the most enduring characters in the comics underground. He was one of the founders of the United Cartoon Workers of America. He also had his work published in comix like Insect Fear, Anarchy Comics, Arcade, San Francisco Comic Book and Tales of the Leather Nun. In 1969, he moved to San Francisco, where he got to know many of the early underground comix artists, such as Robert Crumb, for whom he contributed work to his comic Zap. In 1967, he was asked by the editor to do an all-comics tabloid, titled 'Zodiac Mindwarp', which was the forerunner of 'The Gothic Blimpworks'. His experiences on the road with them have pervaded much of his comic work, which he started when he was working for alternative newspaper The East Village Other. ![]() ![]() An avid biker, he began associating there with the Road Vultures, an outlaw gang. Spain Rodriguez was born in Buffalo, New York and studied at the Silvermine Guild Art School in Norwalk, Connecticut. ![]() The Ride of the Valkyrie (LA Weekly, 2003) ![]()
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