Graphic Classics Volume 20: Western Classics

  • Available Rights:
    • Print – foreign
    • Digital – worldwide
  • Recommended for ages 12 to adult
  • 144 pages
  • Color

Cowboys, Indians, Heroes & Villains!

Eight stories and poems of pioneer days on the American frontier by authors who made them legend:

• ZANE GREY – Riders of the Purple Sage illustrated by Cynthia Martin
• ROBERT E. HOWARD – Knife River Prodigal illustrated by George Sellas
• BRET HARTE – The Right Eye of the Commander illustrated by Reno Maniquis
• CLARENCE E. MULFORD – The Holdup illustrated by Dan Spiegle
• GERTRUDE ATHERTON – La Perdida illustrated by Arnold Arre
• JOHN G. NEIHARDT – The Last Thundersong illustrated by Ryan Huna Smith
• WILLA CATHER – El Dorado illustrated by John Findley
• ARTHUR CHAPMAN – Out Where the West Begins illustrated by Al Feldstein

“As always, the Graphic Classics folks do a great job of pairing artists and writers to really bring out the essence of a story. The book opens with an adaptation of Zane Grey’s ‘Riders of the Purple Sage,’ a straight-up horse opera and a good one, and also includes the vaguely supernatural ‘The Right Eye of the Commander,’ by Bret Harte, and an over-the-top Robert E. Howard tale of the big, dumb guy who sets everything right, ‘Knife River Prodigal.’ There’s a nice blend of styles and stories, and not a clunker in the bunch.”
— Brigid Alverson, Comic Book Resources

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