Milton Caniff: Conversations (Conversations With Comic Artists Series)
Indicating growing respect for the comics medium, the university publisher of collected interviews with eminent filmmakers and writers adds a book of talks with an acclaimed denizen of "the funny papers." Caniff, creator of "Terry and the Pirates" and "Steve Canyon," remains highly esteemed by comics aficionados seven decades after his work first saw print. His strips' high-adventure story lines, exotic locales, and sexy female characters may have accounted for their popularity; but Caniff's bold, realistic, movie-influenced drawing style and innovative storytelling techniques made him the most influential comics artist of his era. Reflecting the fame of "Terry" in wartime America, the earlier interviews here include a 1944New Yorkerprofile and aTimecover story from 1949, when Caniff was preparing to launch "Canyon." The later interviews, published in small-circulation comics fanzines, provide the real insights, however, as in them Caniff thoughtfully discusses his work with knowledgeable questioners. Editor Harvey supplies an informative background essay and illustrates with examples of Caniff's art. May other leading cartoonists receive similar treatment.Gordon FlaggCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.