The RFT's Top 20 Covers of 2013

Riverfront Times art director Tom Carlson picks his twenty favorite covers from 2013. See all the covers from this year and years' past in our covers archive.
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January 31
Illustration by Brian Stauffer. Read "Checkmate."
January 31
Illustration by Brian Stauffer. Read "Checkmate."
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February 28
Illustration by Tom Huck. Read "The Ten Weirdest Members of Congress."
February 28
Illustration by Tom Huck. Read "The Ten Weirdest Members of Congress."
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March 14
Read "Don King's Final Round."
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March 21
Illustration by Tim Lane. Read "She Flies Through the Air With the Greatest of Ease."
March 21
Illustration by Tim Lane. Read "She Flies Through the Air With the Greatest of Ease."
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April 11
Photo by Tom Carlson. Statue of Liberty replicas from Grand Slam New York. Read "Dude Looks Like a Lady. . . Lady Liberty, That Is."
April 11
Photo by Tom Carlson. Statue of Liberty replicas from Grand Slam New York. Read "Dude Looks Like a Lady. . . Lady Liberty, That Is."
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May 2
Illustration by Sarah Norwood from our 2013 Spring Arts Guide.
May 2
Illustration by Sarah Norwood from our 2013 Spring Arts Guide.
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April 25
Illustration by Ellen Weinstein. Read "Thieves' Bazaar."
April 25
Illustration by Ellen Weinstein. Read "Thieves' Bazaar."
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May 23
Illustration by Brian Stauffer. Read "The Ag-Gag War."
May 23
Illustration by Brian Stauffer. Read "The Ag-Gag War."
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May 30
Illustration by Josh Rowan from our 2013 Music Showcase issue.
May 30
Illustration by Josh Rowan from our 2013 Music Showcase issue.
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June 13
Photo by Jennifer Silverberg. Read "He's Gone."
June 13
Photo by Jennifer Silverberg. Read "He's Gone."
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June 20
Photo by Jennifer Silverberg. Read "Pros and Cons."
June 20
Photo by Jennifer Silverberg. Read "Pros and Cons."
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July 11
RFT photo-illustration. Illustrated elements by Mark Andresen. Read "Heaven Can't Wait."
July 11
RFT photo-illustration. Illustrated elements by Mark Andresen. Read "Heaven Can't Wait."
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August 1
Model: Rachel Gunn
Photography: Steve Truesdell 
Hair and Makeup: Amanda Bjornson 
Assistance: Mandy Mushlin
Read "Too Hot for the Water Park?"
August 1
Model: Rachel Gunn
Photography: Steve Truesdell
Hair and Makeup: Amanda Bjornson
Assistance: Mandy Mushlin
Read "Too Hot for the Water Park?"
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August 22
Photography by Nate "Igor" Smith. Read "Posse Galore."
August 22
Photography by Nate "Igor" Smith. Read "Posse Galore."
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September 19
Photo by Mark Gilliland. Read "Highway Hellraisers."
September 19
Photo by Mark Gilliland. Read "Highway Hellraisers."
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September 26
Illustrations by Craig Larotonda. From our 2013 Best of St. Louis issue.
September 26
Illustrations by Craig Larotonda. From our 2013 Best of St. Louis issue.
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October 21
Illustration by Keith Negley. Read "Homeward Sound."
October 21
Illustration by Keith Negley. Read "Homeward Sound."
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November 14
Photo of AJ Schnack by Jennie Warren. Read "Focused Home."
November 14
Photo of AJ Schnack by Jennie Warren. Read "Focused Home."
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November 21
Illustration by Tom Huck. Read the 2013 RFT Comix Issue: Dating Dos and Don'ts.
November 21
Illustration by Tom Huck. Read the 2013 RFT Comix Issue: Dating Dos and Don'ts.
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