Comments on: Cover art for Western Gunfight magazine http://boingboing.net/2012/02/06/cover-art-for-western-gunfight.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 22 May 2013 05:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Bruce Arthurs http://boingboing.net/2012/02/06/cover-art-for-western-gunfight.html#comment-1340101 Bruce Arthurs Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=142577#comment-1340101 The Fashion Posse sez:  "No bowlers allowed!  And you, in the plaid shirt, you're next!" The Fashion Posse sez:  “No bowlers allowed!  And you, in the plaid shirt, you’re next!”

]]> By: Graham Freeman http://boingboing.net/2012/02/06/cover-art-for-western-gunfight.html#comment-1339857 Graham Freeman Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=142577#comment-1339857 Sex and Death. The big themes of art. Sex and Death. The big themes of art.

]]> By: Zadaz http://boingboing.net/2012/02/06/cover-art-for-western-gunfight.html#comment-1339628 Zadaz Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=142577#comment-1339628 Are we here to play poker or are we here to screw around? Are we here to play poker or are we here to screw around?

]]> By: Lix Diogenes http://boingboing.net/2012/02/06/cover-art-for-western-gunfight.html#comment-1339532 Lix Diogenes Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=142577#comment-1339532 Out of "all that" you were looking at the freaking table?  Out of “all that” you were looking at the freaking table? 

]]> By: MrJM http://boingboing.net/2012/02/06/cover-art-for-western-gunfight.html#comment-1339474 MrJM Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=142577#comment-1339474 "I want to party with you, cowboy." -- John Winger, "Stripes" (1981)  “I want to party with you, cowboy.” – John Winger, “Stripes” (1981) 

]]> By: PhosPhorious http://boingboing.net/2012/02/06/cover-art-for-western-gunfight.html#comment-1339454 PhosPhorious Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=142577#comment-1339454 I'm a little disappointed in this cover.  There are a few square centimeters on the top right that are not crammed with awesomeness. It's like a dead zone. . . I’m a little disappointed in this cover.  There are a few square centimeters on the top right that are not crammed with awesomeness.

It’s like a dead zone. . .

]]> By: niktemadur http://boingboing.net/2012/02/06/cover-art-for-western-gunfight.html#comment-1339451 niktemadur Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=142577#comment-1339451 This is what Mexico's "El Libro Vaquero" ("The Cowboy Book", actually a pulp weekly comic) looks like, a quick looksee for comparison purposes, enjoy! http://cdn.comicartfans.com/Images/Category_2992/subcat_51838/El%20Libro%20Vaquero%201201.jpg This is what Mexico’s “El Libro Vaquero” (“The Cowboy Book”, actually a pulp weekly comic) looks like, a quick looksee for comparison purposes, enjoy!
http://cdn.comicartfans.com/Images/Category_2992/subcat_51838/El%20Libro%20Vaquero%201201.jpg

]]> By: Mantissa128 http://boingboing.net/2012/02/06/cover-art-for-western-gunfight.html#comment-1339364 Mantissa128 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=142577#comment-1339364 All it's missing are the killer monkeys/apes/crocs/squirrels. All it’s missing are the killer monkeys/apes/crocs/squirrels.

]]> By: An Infinitude of Tortoises http://boingboing.net/2012/02/06/cover-art-for-western-gunfight.html#comment-1339354 An Infinitude of Tortoises Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=142577#comment-1339354 Love is blind. Love is blind.

]]> By: PeterMan http://boingboing.net/2012/02/06/cover-art-for-western-gunfight.html#comment-1339351 PeterMan Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=142577#comment-1339351 How did that giant gunslinger get behind the diminutive lovers on the poker table. If this was a photo, the photoshop/fail folks would  be all over it. How come illustrators get a pass on this? How did that giant gunslinger get behind the diminutive lovers on the poker table. If this was a photo, the photoshop/fail folks would  be all over it. How come illustrators get a pass on this?

]]> By: retepslluerb http://boingboing.net/2012/02/06/cover-art-for-western-gunfight.html#comment-1339311 retepslluerb Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=142577#comment-1339311 This raises the question: Are you the woman, the horse or the table?   This raises the question: Are you the woman, the horse or the table?  

]]> By: doug rogers http://boingboing.net/2012/02/06/cover-art-for-western-gunfight.html#comment-1339310 doug rogers Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=142577#comment-1339310 i count four pretty pissed-off primates. i count four pretty pissed-off primates.

]]> By: Marktech http://boingboing.net/2012/02/06/cover-art-for-western-gunfight.html#comment-1339288 Marktech Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=142577#comment-1339288 I vote shopped.  Her right arm just wouldn't bend like that. I vote shopped.  Her right arm just wouldn’t bend like that.

]]> By: RJ http://boingboing.net/2012/02/06/cover-art-for-western-gunfight.html#comment-1339277 RJ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=142577#comment-1339277 Poker cards, gunfights and a woman with a small bust & prominent jaw. This is what the poster would look like if "The Crying Game" was a western flick. Poker cards, gunfights and a woman with a small bust & prominent jaw. This is what the poster would look like if “The Crying Game” was a western flick.

]]> By: Bucket http://boingboing.net/2012/02/06/cover-art-for-western-gunfight.html#comment-1339268 Bucket Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=142577#comment-1339268 See? This is why if I claim to being followed around, someone always says "you're just being paranoid!" See? This is why if I claim to being followed around, someone always says “you’re just being paranoid!”

]]> By: TheMudshark http://boingboing.net/2012/02/06/cover-art-for-western-gunfight.html#comment-1339249 TheMudshark Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=142577#comment-1339249 I would assume it´s a Texas thing. I would assume it´s a Texas thing.

]]> By: tw1515tw http://boingboing.net/2012/02/06/cover-art-for-western-gunfight.html#comment-1339234 tw1515tw Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=142577#comment-1339234 Just another ordinary day in Croydon Just another ordinary day in Croydon

]]> By: Colin Rosenthal http://boingboing.net/2012/02/06/cover-art-for-western-gunfight.html#comment-1339211 Colin Rosenthal Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=142577#comment-1339211 This reminds me of the old joke about the definition of "sang froid". This reminds me of the old joke about the definition of “sang froid”.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/02/06/cover-art-for-western-gunfight.html#comment-1339204 Antinous / Moderator Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=142577#comment-1339204 There's a booth here at the Modernism Show most years that sells cover art for old sci-fi and pulp novels. The last time that I went was ~ five years ago, but you couldn't get anything for much under $500. Of course, the economy wasn't quite so bad then. There’s a booth here at the Modernism Show most years that sells cover art for old sci-fi and pulp novels. The last time that I went was ~ five years ago, but you couldn’t get anything for much under $500. Of course, the economy wasn’t quite so bad then.

]]> By: Jake0748 http://boingboing.net/2012/02/06/cover-art-for-western-gunfight.html#comment-1339192 Jake0748 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=142577#comment-1339192  Poker yerself, you brought er.  Poker yerself, you brought er.

]]> By: CH http://boingboing.net/2012/02/06/cover-art-for-western-gunfight.html#comment-1339191 CH Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=142577#comment-1339191 Um... he might want to rethink his... poker game. That... um... lady... seems to have a pretty bad rash on the inside of her thigh. Um… he might want to rethink his… poker game. That… um… lady… seems to have a pretty bad rash on the inside of her thigh.

]]> By: Smash Martian http://boingboing.net/2012/02/06/cover-art-for-western-gunfight.html#comment-1339189 Smash Martian Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=142577#comment-1339189 It's like Eastern Gunfight but 3 hours earlier. It’s like Eastern Gunfight but 3 hours earlier.

]]> By: SomeGuyNamedMark http://boingboing.net/2012/02/06/cover-art-for-western-gunfight.html#comment-1339185 SomeGuyNamedMark Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=142577#comment-1339185  Just the legal ones.  Just the legal ones.

]]> By: SomeGuyNamedMark http://boingboing.net/2012/02/06/cover-art-for-western-gunfight.html#comment-1339186 SomeGuyNamedMark Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=142577#comment-1339186 This is just a typical day at work for me. This is just a typical day at work for me.

]]> By: Stefan Jones http://boingboing.net/2012/02/06/cover-art-for-western-gunfight.html#comment-1339178 Stefan Jones Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=142577#comment-1339178 No angry monkeys? No angry monkeys?

]]> By: Jake0748 http://boingboing.net/2012/02/06/cover-art-for-western-gunfight.html#comment-1339161 Jake0748 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=142577#comment-1339161 And also, pardon my ignorance, what exactly is a Western Gunfight magazine?  And also, pardon my ignorance, what exactly is a Western Gunfight magazine? 

]]> By: Elissa Malcohn http://boingboing.net/2012/02/06/cover-art-for-western-gunfight.html#comment-1339160 Elissa Malcohn Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:33:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=142577#comment-1339160 That high bid would have doubled if he'd stuck in a player piano.  (And how often do you see a corset made from a stretched leg warmer?) That high bid would have doubled if he’d stuck in a player piano.  (And how often do you see a corset made from a stretched leg warmer?)

]]> By: Jake0748 http://boingboing.net/2012/02/06/cover-art-for-western-gunfight.html#comment-1339159 Jake0748 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=142577#comment-1339159 Um, so how did that poker table get out thar in the prairie under the hangin tree anyhoo? Um, so how did that poker table get out thar in the prairie under the hangin tree anyhoo?

]]> By: chellberty http://boingboing.net/2012/02/06/cover-art-for-western-gunfight.html#comment-1339157 chellberty Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=142577#comment-1339157 Disgusting. how did this make it past the censors? Disgusting. how did this make it past the censors?

]]> By: penguinchris http://boingboing.net/2012/02/06/cover-art-for-western-gunfight.html#comment-1339158 penguinchris Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=142577#comment-1339158 You also have to pay a "buyer's premium" of 25% (minimum $14), so the price is currently $15. I'm interested in what this kind of thing will actually sell for - there are more than 24 days left in the auction. Their estimate is $200-400, but... this kind of thing can't really be that expensive, right? Would be a neat sort of thing to casually collect and display assuming the price doesn't go too high. These covers have huge appeal (as their frequent posting here attests to) but don't have the same strong art appeal that a lot of other things have, somehow. You also have to pay a “buyer’s premium” of 25% (minimum $14), so the price is currently $15. I’m interested in what this kind of thing will actually sell for – there are more than 24 days left in the auction. Their estimate is $200-400, but… this kind of thing can’t really be that expensive, right?

Would be a neat sort of thing to casually collect and display assuming the price doesn’t go too high. These covers have huge appeal (as their frequent posting here attests to) but don’t have the same strong art appeal that a lot of other things have, somehow.

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