The Ballad of Rory Hawkins

A tale of murder, motorcycle gangs, Charlie Manson, and the man who starred as TV's Marshal Hondo Bradley. California in the summer of '69 was a place of free love and hippie communes. But when Korean War Veteran and novelist Rory Hawkins spends the day interviewing George Clayton, former star of the hit TV western series Outlaw Pass, things take an unexpected turn when they cross paths with Charlie Manson at the Spahn movie ranch. Though this comic series is fiction many of the characters are real, and the story is rooted in historical fact, specifically Manson's desire to target celebrities for violence and his infamous residence at the Spahn movie ranch. Also, this series takes place during a very specific historical timeline (Saturday, August 2 - Monday, August 11, 1969), and the events are intertwined with the Sharon Tate and LaBianca family murders that took place during those days. This Issue: Rory meets Franny, a young artist who shares more in common with him than he realizes. However, the next evening while Rory is continuing to interview George Clayton for his novel, Rory realizes that they are being watched. When Rory and George confront the trespassers, they're shocked at what they find and how quickly things can escalate to violence. As Charlie Manson has now site his evil sites on the duo.