Russ Maheras
- Location
- Chicago area,
- Bio
- Chicago native; long-time public affairs specialist; former electronic countermeasures technician on A-10, SR-71, U-2, RC-135 and C-5 aircraft; professional cartoonist; comics historian; and 20-year Air Force veteran. Lived all over – including 10 years overseas. Hobbies include history, science, technology, cartooning, film and sports.
Grew up on the west side of Chicago, and unlike most baseball fans in the city, roots for both the White Sox AND the Cubs.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Sixty-five years of flying
high with Steve Canyon
January 13, 2012 12:34PM - Mort Walker's 1940 cartoon a
glimpse of things to come
January 01, 2012 02:10AM - Not-so-organic food?
December 11, 2011 07:06PM - Happy Halloween Salon
October 26, 2011 12:18AM - Thoughts about new Captain
America film
July 16, 2011 02:39PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Matt -- IDW's Library of
American Comics reprint series
is
arguably the gold
stan…”
January 14, 2012 12:35PM - “I think Caniff was ahead
of his time with his
general
portrayal of women
characte…”
January 13, 2012 05:17PM - “The problem with an
article like this it is so
one-sided, it
is impossible to
tel…”
January 12, 2012 09:05PM - “Hahaha! Love
it
How
about:
"Uncle Tom's
Tent"
"War and Peace
-- On $…”
December 18, 2011 04:50PM - “My more cynical side
always wondered whether or not
this sort
of thing ever
went…”
December 13, 2011 12:44AM
January 14, 2012 12:35PM
“Matt -- IDW's Library of American Comics reprint series is arguably the gold standard for vintage comics anthologies. Their new "Canyon" volu…”
About: Sixty-five years of flying high with Steve Canyon
“Matt -- IDW's Library of American Comics reprint series is arguably the gold standard for vintage comics anthologies. Their new "Canyon" volu…”
About: Sixty-five years of flying high with Steve Canyon
January 13, 2012 05:17PM
“I think Caniff was ahead of his time with his general portrayal of women characters in his "Steve Canyon" comic strip. Most were strong, inde…”
About: Sixty-five years of flying high with Steve Canyon
“I think Caniff was ahead of his time with his general portrayal of women characters in his "Steve Canyon" comic strip. Most were strong, inde…”
About: Sixty-five years of flying high with Steve Canyon
January 12, 2012 09:05PM
“The problem with an article like this it is so one-sided, it is impossible to tell what claims are, or are not, accurate. For example, of course the Vie…”
About: The Fallujah tragedy: A war crime by any other name...
“The problem with an article like this it is so one-sided, it is impossible to tell what claims are, or are not, accurate. For example, of course the Vie…”
About: The Fallujah tragedy: A war crime by any other name...
December 18, 2011 04:50PM
“Hahaha! Love it How about: "Uncle Tom's Tent" "War and Peace -- On $10 A Day Or Less" "The Part-Time Janitor of Monte Cristo"…”
About: Cultural Jet Lag
“Hahaha! Love it How about: "Uncle Tom's Tent" "War and Peace -- On $10 A Day Or Less" "The Part-Time Janitor of Monte Cristo"…”
About: Cultural Jet Lag
December 13, 2011 12:44AM
“My more cynical side always wondered whether or not this sort of thing ever went on, prompting me to create this cartoon a while back. Then a month or…”
About: Not-so-organic food?
“My more cynical side always wondered whether or not this sort of thing ever went on, prompting me to create this cartoon a while back. Then a month or…”
About: Not-so-organic food?
December 07, 2011 04:25PM
“Chicagoguy wrote: "No one would be surprised if trace elements of ethical lapses were somehow ingrained in the earth." Truer words were never…”
About: Ethical Politics in Chicago?
“Chicagoguy wrote: "No one would be surprised if trace elements of ethical lapses were somehow ingrained in the earth." Truer words were never…”
About: Ethical Politics in Chicago?
August 04, 2011 07:18PM
“The reason for the backlash against tenure is obvious: It has been abused to the point where it is now nearly impossible to get rid of a bad teacher. Yo…”
About: Tenure Free Wisconsin
“The reason for the backlash against tenure is obvious: It has been abused to the point where it is now nearly impossible to get rid of a bad teacher. Yo…”
About: Tenure Free Wisconsin
June 13, 2011 01:12AM
“Windows 8 -- Perhaps Mr. Giacchino's musical redundancy was a Freudian slip? It wouldn't surprise me. I've had more than one military-related discussio…”
About: New film 'Super 8' a USAF bash-fest
“Windows 8 -- Perhaps Mr. Giacchino's musical redundancy was a Freudian slip? It wouldn't surprise me. I've had more than one military-related discussio…”
About: New film 'Super 8' a USAF bash-fest
September 19, 2009 11:10AM
“Thanks, all! Can you tell I'm a big space buff?”
About: The ultimate pyrrhic victory?
“Thanks, all! Can you tell I'm a big space buff?”
About: The ultimate pyrrhic victory?
August 28, 2009 01:39PM
“Yeah, can you imagine that? Air Force people who are also cartoonists! It boggles the mind!!!”
About: George Carlin's U.S. Air Force years
“Yeah, can you imagine that? Air Force people who are also cartoonists! It boggles the mind!!!”
About: George Carlin's U.S. Air Force years
August 26, 2009 04:29PM
“It could be. Even during World War II, there was a large percentage of the U.S. population that was rural and/or poor and/or uneducated. Army life --es…”
About: ‘Mad’ creator’s early Army cartoons
“It could be. Even during World War II, there was a large percentage of the U.S. population that was rural and/or poor and/or uneducated. Army life --es…”
About: ‘Mad’ creator’s early Army cartoons
August 21, 2009 09:29PM
“Yep, Kurtzman was quite an amazing creator! To this day, his parodies from the early days of "Mad" still crack me up, and they were originall…”
About: ‘Mad’ creator’s early Army cartoons
“Yep, Kurtzman was quite an amazing creator! To this day, his parodies from the early days of "Mad" still crack me up, and they were originall…”
About: ‘Mad’ creator’s early Army cartoons
August 05, 2009 11:40PM
“Hunter S. Thompson??? No, I didn't know that. Interesting. I'll have to check that out.”
About: George Carlin's U.S. Air Force years
“Hunter S. Thompson??? No, I didn't know that. Interesting. I'll have to check that out.”
About: George Carlin's U.S. Air Force years
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75 Cents per Kid
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For the Old Gang
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Big Jim, Bodybuilder: Fame, Steroids, Cancer and Death
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The Journey to 52 - A Painter Becomes an Artist
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War on Women
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I Won't Vote for Romney But His Wife Works
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Announcing the Salon-Alternet Investigative Fund
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Why Aren't Men More Outraged by the Oral Contraception Issue
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