EDITORIAL REVIEWS


"No Flying, No Tights"

Caught in a web of lies and treachery by gangster Big Red and her unwilling accomplice, the beautiful Delta. Just as Steve begins to see past Delta’s deceptions to the smart and sensitive woman within, they are separated as Steve embarks on a world tour at the whim of a newly-made millionaire. Steve is still not safe from plots and counter plots in the third episode of our story, but he has finally found a woman who wants neither to kill him, nor to disappear... too bad she’s one of those confounded know-it-all woman doctors! The Steve Canyon stories are all "ripping good yarns" which retain most of the humor and excitement for modern readers that they elicited when first published in 1947. Characters in Caniff’s stories all eventually defy the stereotypes they at first seem to embody, lending this post-war story an interesting complexity, and plenty of unexpected twists.

Review by Alison.


"penguincomics.net"

"Milton Caniff broke the mold with Steve Canyon...

...One of the many  touches that makes these books interesting is the reproduction. The high quality of the images leads me to believe that they were scanned from original art , or proof prints. A nice touch is the overlap on many of the pages, sort of like newspaper widescreen I guess."

...My first encounter with Steve Canyon was in the papers of my youth. I was struck by the incredible talent that he possessed, and when I found out that Checker Books was reprinting the series, I had to see what I missed. I was not dissapointed. From the color covers, the complete year collection of strips, and insightful commentary on Canyon at the end of the tales, they don't miss a beat. I enjoyed the tales, and had a hard time putting them down as I wrote this review." more