Spain Rodriguez
Actor
- Born
- March 2, 1940
- Died
- November 28, 2012 (age 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 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. Robert Crumb and Rodriguez share influences.
Known for
Acting5
- 2021Bad Attitude: The Art of Spain Rodriguez as Self
- 2013Robert Williams Mr. Bitchin' as Self
- 2012Trashman: The Art of Spain Rodriguez as Self
- 1995Crumb as Self
- 1989Comic Book Confidential as Self