a tall tale.

If Texas is so Triumphant, how come a) dude's wearing a USA flag b) the Russki is still alive?

And Texas having no cloud cover at all is implausible and would make the weather even more hellish.

Maybe this is on another planet, because the Texas on this one isn't shaped like that.

@GSS ex-noob: it's always sunny in San Antonio?
(I was going to say always sunny in Texarkana, but it's kinda tiny)

Perhaps it's meant to represent the symbiotic relationship between the supine liberal USA and the USSR, while Texas looks on disapprovingly. Or something.

The coastline isn't Triumphant, that's for sure. Plenty of erosion. Also no idea what's going on with Louisiana.

>4 GSSex-noob: I don't think there are that many rivers emptying into the Gulf of Mexico in Texas, so you are probably right that it's planet Texas that the Russkis are harassing.

>5 Hammy_JLK:
They'd better look out for the cows.

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61v5jIQRfPL._SL1360_.jpg

https://prodimage.images-bn.com/pimages/2940012491626_p0_v1_s1200x1200.jpg

>6 bam2001: 👍

Although the cows weren't THAT big. Square-cube law, y'all.

I didn't notice before that there's a tiny peninsula just north-northwest of the Russki's helmet that looks like the foot part of a cowboy boot. As if we needed a subtle hint about the book's subject....

>8 Hammy_JLK: I spotted that a few days ago. It's like Louisiana is kicking Rooskis.

Maybe that's what the Texan is side-eyeing; doesn't want the Cajuns getting there first.

I am no scientist, but surely the spacesuit arrangement for the two characters on the cover is such that they are breathing each other's air/humors/space farts?

>10 EndofDiskOne: Looks like the Russki's about to try pinching off the air hose, to which the Texan has the proper WTF face.