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This was a faux beer label I made in Adobe Illustrator for the faux "Comanche Moon" brewery. I had read in "Empire of the Summer Moon" by S. C. Gwynne that a full moon in Texas was called a "Comanche Moon" because those would be nights when the Comanche tribes would conduct their raids across the land known as Comanchería — with the state of Texas composing most of this region.
![Quanah Parker, Chief of the Kwahadi Comanches](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/aaa318c1-7bae-45ae-ba83-81dfd6c8e05e/e08665a3-0ddb-4da4-b948-c861948b8625_rw_1200.jpg?h=f454336b311e9d4ae20d64b2df4f74e6)
Quanah Parker, Chief of the Kwahadi Comanches
Additionally, "Comanche Moon" was also one of the series installments of the Lonesome Dove saga—of which my father was a big enthusiast of. Finally, in brewer's circles, stout beers are known to be the strongest, i.e. highest alcohol content. Therefore, when imagining the label I wanted to incorporate moonlit imagery (the moon silhouette, the "Midnight" title) with the "sharp" theme of the fonts, arrows, and tomahawks to create an "on the warpath" vibe for a stout beer that will take your scalp off.