Artists, Outlaws & Old-Timers: The (sometimes hazy) recollections of a wandering artist Paperback – January 11, 2026

Tom Barber was a talented and prolific artist whose work appeared on the covers of many popular science fiction and sword-and-sorcery magazines and paperbacks in the 1970s. But his career was nearly undone by addictions including a fierce struggle with alcohol that ultimately led him to the very edges of the American west--and his inner breaking point.Artists, Outlaws & Old Timers is more than just a story of battling inner demons. It offers Tom's unique observations and insights on the world, filtered through the experience of his service in the Vietnam War and subsequent rambles across Europe. Tom's wanderings ultimately brought him to Jerome, Arizona, where as a penniless struggling artist he crossed paths with kindred spirits and ghosts.Lavishly illustrated throughout with his own paintings and photographs, you'll enjoy the visual journey and deeply personal and revealing recollections of a unique soul and the unique people met along the journey. Read more