All Roads Lead to Rome PT.2

Once more return to the faux Hollywood of the thirties, in this new Retrowood tale, All Roads Lead to Rome.  There are elements of the story that I swiped from Dashiel Hammett that I felt guilty about, until I saw the same story points in at least a half a dozen other films from the era. See how many Hollywood legends you can recognize and just remember the Retrowood motto: Based on false stories and innuendo. 

Below, a bit of an explanation of the creative process from translating a script into a series of pictures.

All Roads Lead to Rome PT.1

Once more return to the faux Hollywood of the thirties, in this new Retrowood tale, All Roads Lead to Rome.  There are elements of the story that I swiped from Dashiel Hammett that I felt guilty about, until I saw the same story points in at least a half a dozen other films from the era. See how many Hollywood legends you can recognize and just remember the Retrowood motto: Based on false stories and innuendo. 

Some of my thoughts, not only on the 1930's but on the incredible films that influenced all of society.

New York Subway

When I was trying to break into comics in the early 1970s, one of the best places to get a foot in the door was what were labeled "underground comics".  With limited print runs you could only find them in what few comicbook stores that existed at the time, or in your local head shops (where all of us hippies bought our black lights, water pipes and cool posters.) But they paid a decent rate and it was a great learning experience. And best of all, I got to ink my own work...something I didn't get to do in standard comics for almost a decade.  Can you dig it, man?  (Unfortunately, they also let me letter the stories I worked on. Standards were low.)

  Below are a couple of pinups I did for my sister-in-law Liza Moon's Danger Dolls cyber films. Track these down...they are fun stuff.

Also this week an Archer and Armstrong pinup a did a while back, and a very funny rejection letter from my underground days.