| 1. The Complete Terry and the Pirates, Vol. 1: 1934-1936 | 
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By: Milton Caniff
By: Milton Caniff
Publisher: IDW Publishing
September 05, 2007
Terry and the Pirates vol #1 is a must have for anyone interested in this long running classic comic series. It is, as should be expected, somewhat hindered by many aspects of the source material.
For one, T&P's 6-days-a-week black and white strips and 1-a-week color strip follow two completely separate story lines for more than 12 months. This isn't a problem per-see, however IDW's decision... more
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| 2. Complete Terry And The Pirates, Vol. 6: 1945-1946 (Complete Terry & the Pirates) | 
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By: Milton Caniff
By: Milton Caniff
Publisher: IDW Publishing
January 29, 2009
By the time I was exposed to Terry and the Pirates, George Wunder had been working on it for close to 20 years.
I associated Milton Caniff with Steve Canyon and although I became aware of his much-admired work on Terry over the years, I only read some of the early 1930s continuities. They were okay, but they didn't impress me like Mr. Caniff's Steve Canyon.
So being able to... more
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| 3. The Complete Terry and the Pirates, Vol. 4: 1941-1942 |
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By: Milton Caniff
By: Milton Caniff
Publisher: IDW Publishing
October 08, 2008
What a comic strip.
The first three volumes of the already gripping adventure began in 1935 with a blocky, art deco style almost flat and hyerogliphic like all good early 1930s strips in the vein of Chester Goulds' Dick Tracy.
The masterful Milton Caniff yet to emerge as the consummate storyteller he was so soon to become developed a new style, in his use of heavily stylised... more
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| 4. The Complete Terry and the Pirates, Vol. 3: 1939-1940 |
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By: Milton Caniff
Publisher: Idea & Design Works Llc
May 08, 2008
After getting a copy of by Berkeley Breathed Bloom County Complete Library Volume 1 (Library of American Comics) 1 edition from the same publisher, I wanted to see how their other publications looked. Bloom County was bound well, was printed on high quality paper, and even had a built in bookmark. But, when I compared it to an out-of-print edition (Loose Tails) that I had, I could see that they scanned... more
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| 5. The Complete Terry and the Pirates, Vol. 5: 1943-1944 |
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By: Milton Caniff
By: Milton Caniff
Publisher: IDW Publishing
November 29, 2008
This fifth of six volumes of "The Complete Terry and the Pirates" covers the years 1943 and 1944. In this absolutely superb collection of every single black-and-white daily and color Sunday strip from the period, author/artist Milton Caniff truly hits his stride and demonstrates a mastery of the comic-style graphic and storytelling medium that has never been equaled to this day. From the stunning artwork... more
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| 6. The Comics: An Illustrated History of Comic Strip Art |
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By: Jerry Robinson, Walt Kelly, Winsor McCay, Milton Caniff, Hal Foster, Others
Publisher: Dark Horse
April 21, 2010
This is a great addition to a library that follows the inception and advancements in the comics and antimated venue. ... more
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| 7. Milton Caniff's Steve Canyon: 1949 (Steve Canyon Series) | 
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By: Milton Caniff
Publisher: Checker Book Publishing Group
May 01, 2004
My reviews for the first two issues of Checker's Steve Canyon series would suggest that my mind is made up in advance in its favour. Actually, the strip has a couple of strikes against it: 1) the hero is a little bland and too iconically good for my tastes and 2) while patriotism may have its place, if it crosses into jingoism it becomes an irritant. However, the sidekick Happy Easter provides a little... more
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| 8. Milton Caniff's Steve Canyon: 1947 (Steve Canyon Series) |
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By: Milton Caniff
Publisher: Checker Book Publishing Group
October 01, 2004
Among the many bygone newspaper comic strips, there are a few that are considered classics. It is fortunate that unlike many legacy strips (such as Gasoline Alley, Dennis the Menace or Dick Tracy), these strips died with their creators, keeping the original strip undiminished by successive artists. Krazy Kat has gone away, as has Peanuts (although it continues in reissues of the originals); so to... more
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| 9. Milton Caniff's Steve Canyon: 1950 (Milton Caniff's Steve Canyon Series) |
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By: Milton Caniff
Publisher: Checker Book Publishing Group
February 27, 2006
I wondered why Caniff (the greatest serial cartoonist of all time) was spending so much time with Reed Kimberly and then--boom!--up pops Major Canyon. While we were looking elsewhere, Canyon re-enlisted in the Air Force. I'm sure this came as a major shock to the readers of the day (which is probably part of the storytelling genius).
Artwork is still phenomenal!... more
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| 10. Milton Caniff's Steve Canyon: 1951 |
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By: Milton Caniff
Publisher: Checker Book Publishing Group
February 27, 2006
After four volumes and now this, the fifth, in the Steve Canyon series, it is a pleasure to come back to this now familiar strip. The 750+ pages I have read so far have put Caniff's exotic and far flung creations firmly in my head. At 2½ pages per week, Canyon's 41-year run would come to 5,300 pages, if Checker should make it that far. This might take another dozen years at three books per year.more
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