Spain Rodriguez, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Spain Rodriguez

American artist

Date of Birth: 22-Mar-1940

Place of Birth: Buffalo, New York, United States

Date of Death: 28-Nov-2012

Profession: writer, comics artist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

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.