SPURS AND STRIPES: Cowboys, Art, and a Love for Both

“Can two dudes ride the same horse,” she asked into the phone. Adding it to her mental list of research questions she’s already asked.

Red didn’t know if two people could ride on one horse or what happens when someone is bucked off a stallion or what the typical schedule is for a ranch hand or when the appropriate time to say ‘Yee-Haw’ is. She isn’t a cowboy but one of her characters is.

Her questions caused some confusion when this punk artist suddenly began asking for country music recommendations, attending rodeos, and even buying those sexy cowboy calendars.

Spurs and Stripes is what she said to explain to her friends and family why she’s so interested in the western lifestyle. This is a gay webcomic bringing together two characters, an emo and a cowboy. Their lives and hearts intertwine throughout the slice of life webcomic. As a punk and horror lover, webcomic creator RedHerring (or just Red) received some raised eyebrows — which raised even higher when she explains that it’s for a gay webcomic.

While she was growing up, Red had a phase of reading cowboy romance novels. As a fan of the genre, she knew that…