GarbAugust 2023: Surviving the story and art of "The Outrider" by Richard Harding

A chat about the post-nuclear apocalyptic world of "The Outrider" by Richard Harding (Robert Tine) and its cover art.
An offering for GarbAugust 2023, created by ‪@CriminOllyBlog‬
• The greatest reading e...
Celebrating the fun of literary trash!
Week 1: Men's Adventure
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AUTHORS DISCUSSED
• Richard Harding
• Robert Tine
ARTIST DISCUSSED
• Michael Meritet
MY EMAIL
jscottphillips503 (at) gmail

[@michaelk.vaughan8617]

Congratulations on the greatest video about The Outrider ever done! Or ever will be done…or even exists….anyway, it’s fantastic.

[@jscottphillips503]

It took me a while, but it had to be done!

[@DAGDRUM53]

The 'every highway is a battlefield' blurb on the first Outrider is hilarious. And just in case prospective purchasers didn't get it 'the one true road warrior comes'
erased any doubt that, yes, they held a genuine Mad Max rip-off in their hands. Of course I owned them! Just the first four though, didn't know about #5.

[@LiterateTexan]

Okay, this is probably my favorite video of yours yet. That cover art really is bizarre. Strangely, I'm dying to read the whole series now.

[@jscottphillips503]

If the first book is any indication, I bet they are ALL a lot of fun! Man, what this series could have been with some decent covers! Happy GarbAugust, Randy!

[@wandawoman2729]

Loved your reaction to the cover art, Scott!
Since the cover is so gawd-awful and the author is unknown, what made you buy the book?

[@jscottphillips503]

I was looking for a Men's Adventure specifically for GarbAugust that I thought was probably overlooked, something outside more well-known series, but still wasn't a stand-alone. The story description sold me, and I saw that it had a lot of enthusiastic fans back in the '80s. After reading the first chapter, I was in for the ride.
And to be honest, the cover was so bad, I knew I had to talk about it.