| Untamed Highway is THE underground, self published Comic Book that scratches the Underbelly of Vanished American Pop Culture. It is a Road Trip Freak Show Slapstick Mystery Cartoon Noir with Tiki Bars; Kreeps; Kustom Kulture; Cool Cars; a poisonous Drinking Bird and an uptight Sock Puppet; Freaks; Exotica; Film Noir; a secret Shriner like Society; Mini-Shriner Cars; Hypnotism; a guy in a Gorilla Mask; Tikis; Monsters; Roadside Attractions; Pin-Up Babes; Beatniks; Horror Show and Kiddie Show Hosts; Googie Architecture; Silent Movies; Coffee Shops and Drive-In Diners; and Tor! Set in a mid-century netherworld, this comic presents the story of Sydney Drake. Sydney is an average guy (or perhaps a bit below average), who finds himself doing the bidding of a Secret Society that is obsessed with Americana and Mom and Pop roadside attractions. Untamed Highway's, Secret Order of the Eye in the Wasteland, is a Fraternal Society that researches and helps all the roadside attractions that dotted the countryside up until the late 1970's. Dinosaur Parks, Alligator Farms, Freak Shows, Storybook Lands, Mystery Spots, Dime Museums, etc. You can still find some of these places, but by and large they’ve been trampled under the feet of the extreme, in-yer-face, state of the art, mega amusement parks. The Eye in the Wasteland saw this coming many years ago. They fought a losing battle to preserve the quaint, strange, individualistic establishments that were run by average people who were just trying to make a living, and express their personal obsessions. Untamed Highway explores the sense of mystery and wonder to be found in these kinds of places, and the oh-so- different America that fostered them. Along with the roadside attractions, future issues of Untamed Highway will take a look at other forgotten artifacts of our past… fascinating googie architecture, spookshows, b-movies, kiddie tv shows, Atomic and Space Age Culture, old cars and hot rods, etc., etc. Despite a strong sense of sentiment over the subject matter, Untamed Highway has an often wicked sense of humor, and diabolical characters to carry the story along. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The first issue of our comic tells the story of how Syd gets in over his head in this unraveling mystery. Along the way he deforms the owner of a tiki bar, drools over a sexy ex, and almost gets killed by his arch enemy Bananas Barofski, who is permanently trapped inside a gorilla mask. And that’s only the first half of the comic. The second issue takes you on the trip with Syd as he searches for the elusive alligator boy Adam. He meets up with an old silent movie actor, and together they travel along the Highway, eventually stopping at a Curiosity Shop filled with Mummys, Tikis, Shrunken Heads, Enlarged Heads, Masks, Mugs, Big Eyed Art, Pickled Punks, and other Odd Freaks and Knick Knacks from collections long past. All the while Syd is being followed by the Secret Society who got him into this mess in the first place, The Eye in The Wasteland. And he meets up with Barofski again! The third issue of Untamed Highway continues the ongoing saga of hard-lucked Sydney Drake. Issue 3 picks up with Syd's less than triumphant return to the Eye in The Wasteland headquarters. During his disoriented journey through the barren desert to find Adam the Alligator Boy, Syd has hallucinatory conversations, and meets a dangerously savage Sideshow Freak. While in the second half of the comic, he encounters a sharp-tongued Horror Show Host , and some cool Coffee House Beatniks. The murder of someone very, very special to him, draws him even deeper into the mystery. And lures him further into the Eye in The Wasteland Society. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Untamed Highway is highly influenced by classic comics and cartoons, and is passionately inspired by many near- forgotten works of art…Capp’s Li’l Abner, Segar’s Popeye, Gould's Dick Tracy, Barks' duck comics, Wolverton, Kurtzman, Wood, Elder, Davis, Cole’s Plastic Man, pre-1970 Archie comics, EC comics, Eisner, John Stanley, and the list goes on. Many contemporary creators and artists added influence, such as Dan Clowes, Crumb, Richard Sala, Rick Altergott's Doofus, Todd Schorr, Shagg, Big Daddy Roth, John K and Spumco. Untamed Highway is created, written and inked by Noah Snodgrass, an upstanding young fellow with an unbridled passion for comics. This passion comes across in his work, which is rich with story, and meticulously hand - illustrated. No computers here folks! Get Hooked on this Amazing Comic NOW!! Issue #1 - $3.95 Issue #2 - $3.95 Issue #3 - $3.95 |
| Hey, we have a NEW Freelance and Commissioned Artwork Gallery page, for those of you who would like to see some of the stuff we've done on the side. Also, if you're interested in hiring Noah to do some artwork, you can find more info there too! |
| Yep! We have merchandise! A superb Irving the Tiki Vinyl Sticker!!! A Fantastic Black Tee Shirt with the Irving and Anna design seen above. And, a Great Promotional Comic / CD Featuring the Cannibalistc Sounds of the Garage Rock Band "The HeXXers"!! Click here to find out more!! |
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