Comments on: Steve Canyon revived

By: Synsidar

Synsidar — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:18:26 +0000

This reproduction from the Military Times Web site might be all you need for the Steve Canyon strip. SRS

By: Patrick Lublink

Patrick Lublink — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:26:05 +0000

Dear Mr Maheras. I was at the US Army Hospital in Landstuhl when I came across your work on Steve Canyon investigating the Taliban in Afghanistan in the Air Force magazine. I kick myself for not keeping a copy of the page. I just loved it. Is there anyway I can obtain a copy of that page, how much would it be, etc. Thanks.

Patrick L.
Canada

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By: Russ Maheras

Russ Maheras — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:24:59 +0000

In Canyon’s case, it was a combination of three things: The art, the writing and the realistic Air Force backdrop. Take away any of the three and you do not have Steve Canyon.

As I stated, I’m no Caniff, but all the non-purists I’ve shown the strip to so far like it a lot. It is certainly the case among military people, who, by the way, are the intended audience for this particular anniversary strip (hence its publication in all the Military Times publications). The Caniff Estate folks also really liked the strip, and told me Caniff would have been proud of it. No disrespect to Mr. Hardman, but that’s good enough endorsement for me!

By: Gabriel Hardman

Gabriel Hardman — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 06:39:38 +0000

I don’t mean any disrespect to Mr. Maheras but the samples provided don’t come close to living up to the standard set by Milton Caniff. I think it was Caniff’s masterful and innovative cartooning that made Steve Canyon great, not his knowledge of the military. The craftsmanship of comics should be first and foremost.

Gabriel Hardman
http://www.comicspace.com/heathencomics

By: Russ Maheras

Russ Maheras — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 02:41:37 +0000

Yeah, Randy’s stuff is great! I’ve enjoyed for the past 15 years.

As I mentioned on another thread a week or so ago, artistically, I’m like a kid playing with crayons compared to Caniff. That being said, I’m not filling Caniff’s shoes as much as I’m wearing shoes of my own.

Someone needed to step forward and honor Canyon on its 50th, and now 60th, anniversaries. As a life-long cartoonist, and as someone with more than 20 years of experience in the Air Force, I figured I might as well stick my neck out and be that guy!

By: Jimmie Robinson

Jimmie Robinson — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 01:24:47 +0000

I wish the man luck, as well. Though I would LOVE to see Randy Reynaldo doing the work. He has Caniff down to a science.

By: Sphinx Magoo

Sphinx Magoo — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:22:16 +0000

I wish the new guy lots of luck. Those are gigantic shoes he’s gotta fill! I went to the link and it was a tremendous shock going from Maheras’ image of Steve Canyon to the classic one by Milton Caniff. Caniff had such subtlety with his lines to depict subtle emotion… It makes me want to dig out my old Kitchen Sink reprints.