October 15, 20024
Here are 7.5 more classic True West covers that kicked arse and took names.
Classic True West Cover #6
We had this issue on our booth table at the Tucson Festival of Books back in 2019 and people would stroll by, glance at the table, keep going, Mississippi one, Missisippi two. . .and they would come rushing back, pick up the mag and gush: "My mother loves Gus!" and this went on for three days. Sometimes they loved Call, sometimes their father made them watch "Lonesome Dove" every Christmas. It grabbed everyone, young and old. Such an iconic book, show and story.
Classic True West Cover #7
Just a great story and it's amazing it has not been made into a movie, yet. Mort Mortensen wrote a wonderful script with me and someday it will find it's way to the big screen. You can bet on it.
Classic True West Cover #8
Way off the wall, but Dan the Man loves this one. Didn't do great on newsstand but I like it that we took a chance. And, speaking of taking wing-ding chances. . .
Dan did a great job of grafting the head of Bass Reeves on to the iconic Lone Ranger but this did not sit well with readers or newsstand buyers. Stuart Rosebrook quoted the old Jim Croce song, "don't pull on Superman's cape, don't pull the mask off the ol' Lone Ranger. . ." Once again, not a newsstand winner, but a classic nonetheless.
This issue and my blog post about it, gets viewed and watched every day since it came out. This concept struck such a nerve and it didn't hurt that we scored the excellent photograph of Dennis Quaid as Doc Holliday from Kevin Costner's Wyatt Earp.
Oh, and Dan the Man said we would be remiss if we didn't include two more of his favorite covers.
"Wrong eye, Pilgrim!" is why Dan loves this cover and that is so Dan.
But enough about past covers. In my opinion, the best is yet to come. Dan the Man and I are working on a killer Samuel Walker cover that works on the premise, "What if there was an actual photo of Samuel Walker holding two of the Walker Colts named in his honor?
Daily Whip Out:"Samuel Walker Holds A Pair"
(in progress)
"Though the Mattie Silks Nude Duel was my 1st subscription issue the Wyatt Earp Without a Scratch was my 2nd issue. I still read the 32 page excerpt about the O K Corral gunfight from that issue that you and Jeff Morey did for your Doc Holliday Illustrated Book. I read it every October 26th and then watch the Appointment with Destiny program about the gunfight. Great stuff!"
—Mark TW Maniac 235
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