January 14, 2008 Bonus Blog Post
Paul Cool emailed me and said his new Salt Warriors book is now available from Amazon.com.



"Thanks for the plug. The book has done pretty well, on the Top 100 best selling Southwest history books list most days since Dec 31, though of course it fluctuates wildly. (Overall, of course, between 600,000 and 46,000, behind all the self-help books.) The good news is so far this month it has been the top selling not-yet published book on that list, so that's a good harbinger (I hope).

"Best wishes for you and your mangled hand."
—Paul Cool

Meanwhile, my good friend, Sherry Monahan has updated and recreated her website, and she would love to know what you think:

www.wildwestinfo.com

And, I was asked by Gary McLellan of the popular Old West History website if True West is going to fill the gap left by NOLA and WOLA journals. My response is posted at the Old West News section:

The Old West History Net

News From The Front Lines:
"Bob Schrader from Flagstaff called to order your newest book Classic Gunfights, Volume III today. He started reading True West, after seeing an article in the Arizona Republic about you and TW, last Sept or Oct. He is a fan of yours and Marshall’s. Thinks people relate to you because you are down to earth."
—Carole Glenn

I've really been working hard on the facial images for Mickey Free and gang. Here's a sampling, going back to last week:



Nice scarring effects, (above, middle right), but not quite there.



Yes, that's Manga Mick, (above, lower right).



And yes, the blowing hair (above, bottom right) is totally Manga influenced. Ha.



Nice designs, crappy features (above). I'll publish my weekend efforts tomorrow. Gee, I wonder what Ike (I like him) has to say about all this?

"Our real problem is not our strength today; it is the vital necessity of action today to ensure our strength tomorrow."
—Dwight D. Eisenhower