We start Bud’s story of Plan 9’s lost weekend and how they end up wanted by the FBI.  This film noir cover is based on “The Lost Weekend” which is a 1945 film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Ray Milland and Jane Wyman (a former Mrs. Ronald Regan).  I occasionally get the motivation to draw noir comic style and if I had more time I’d do more of these type drawings.

Some catch up business today!  The winner of “What’s Bud’s Name?” contest is Vince LoGreco with his entry of “Charles Hardin Chambers”.  Now, the deciding factor was his reason WHY… Charles Hardin was Buddy Holly’s real name, thus the Chambers family would soon start calling their only son by Holly’s pseudonym as Buddy Holly and the Crickets gained national fame later in 1957 (the year Bud was born).  Not only am I a Buddy Holly fan (come on, who isn’t?) but thought that was a cool background for Bud’s name.  So, look for Vince as an FBI agent coming up soon!

Speaking of Buddy Holly, how about a little “That’ll Be The Day” from 1957.  It’s amazing the influence Holly had on rock and roll in his shortened career.  I can only imagine the great works he would have created had he lived.  If you love rock, then you gotta tip your hat to Holly, plain and simple.