The Fedora Chronicles Radio Show #71
October 23rd, 2017
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This is episode 71 of The Fedora Chronicles Radio Show and the co-production with the Diseselpunk Cast. Johh Pyka, Larry Amyett, Daisy O’Dare and Eric Renderking Fisk discuss pop culture news in the realm of Dieselpunk and Jazz-Era style this month, including Professor Marsden and The Wonder Women, the remake of Murder on The Orient Express, and the comic – Tommy Gun Dolls.
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THE TOMMY GUN DOLLS: TALES OF BURLESQUE, MURDER & MAYHEM
"Explore San Francisco’s Underworld in Graphic Novel Thriller," by Daniel Cooney
Frankie Broadstreet, a cross-dressing grifter leads a pack of bawdy burlesque girls to avenge the murder of their friend in the jazz era of the roaring 20’s. Inspired by a true story of San Francisco’s dark underworld, a group of Prohibition-era burlesque dancers pursue their friend’s murder by posing as masked bandits and knocking over the Mob’s speakeasies. The Tommy Gun Dolls is a sordid tale told in the classic Noir tradition, with roots in San Francisco’s historic Nob Hill Mansions of society’s elite class to the seedy gang-filled streets of Chinatown, through the Tenderloin and neighboring North Beach.
According to author and illustrator Daniel Cooney, “Flappers in the liberal Roaring Twenties flaunted their disdain for what was considered “acceptable” behavior that redefined women’s roles at a time when social, and political turbulence following the end of World War I. The rebellious attitude toward traditional Victorian roles for women was the driving force defining the characters in my story. I don't want to reveal too much about it, but in the spirit of noir, there are surprises and twists throughout this highly volatile tale of masked maidens, murder, mayhem and bathtub gin. There's an emphasis on smart and strong female lead characters, then this book is for you.”
Taking visual inspiration from illustrators such as Russell Patterson, Ethel Hays and Faith Burrows, who popularized the look and lifestyle of the 1920’s flapper, and the writings of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Dashiell Hammett, Cooney crafts a tale of mystery and suspense at The Frisky Devil speakeasy.
About the Author: Daniel Cooney is the creator of the crime fiction comic book series VALENTINE, THE ATOMIC YETI and the THE TOMMY GUN DOLLS, as well as the artist and author for the instructional books WRITING AND ILLUSTRATING THE GRAPHIC NOVEL and THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO FIGURE DRAWING FOR COMICS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS by BARRON'S.
Cooney studied sequential art and illustration at The School of Visual Arts earning his BFA in 1998
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