{"product_id":"cruisin-with-the-hound-paperback-by-spain-rodriguez","title":"Cruisin' With the Hound Paperback by Spain Rodriguez","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eFantagraphics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2012-04-30)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e120\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781606994610\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e368.55\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn underground icon takes a trip down memory lane.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"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...”\u003c\/i\u003e So begins “Down at the Kitty Kat,” one of the 20-plus never-before-collected memoirs and yarns by Spain Rodriguez, one of the original gang of \u003ci\u003eZap Comix\u003c\/i\u003e provocateurs.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAlthough 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.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eCruisin’ with the Hound\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBut the heart of this collection is a cycle of stories (originally published in the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eBlab!\u003c\/i\u003e magazine) set during Spain’s teenage days in the 1950s, often featuring the doomed, dot-eyed Fred Tooté, a wild, flaky character in whose company some of his wildest escapades occurred.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nRaunchy, hilarious, and often violent as hell, \u003ci\u003eCruisin’ with the Hound\u003c\/i\u003e is an unsentimentally nostalgic trip to half a century ago — the anti-\u003ci\u003eHappy Days\u003c\/i\u003e, set to a true rock ’n’ roll beat.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eManuel Rodriguez\u003c\/b\u003e (1940–2012), better known as Spain, was one of the great American underground and socially conscious cartoonists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46556044656801,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781606994610","price":26.59,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781606994610.jpg?v=1781804008","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/cruisin-with-the-hound-paperback-by-spain-rodriguez","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}