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Wallace Sellars
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If you haven't read the Dave Stevens Rocketeer comics, you're missing out.
Get yourself a copy of this, pronto.
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That Deluxe Edition looks great, but is a bit too pricey for me since this will
be my first Rocketeer reading experience. However, based on the positive
comments of people here and on Amazon, I decided to order
this one earlier today.
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Paul Greer
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That page looks fantastic! Who is the writer of the story?
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Stephen Churay
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That Deluxe Edition looks great, but is a bit too pricey for me since
this will be my first Rocketeer reading experience. However, based on
the positive comments of people here and on Amazon, I decided to
order this one earlier today.
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Wallace, you'll be happy you did. Even once you finish reading it, you'll
have this need to stare at artwork.
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Andrew W. Farago
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Wallace--that's the one I meant to link to. Didn't realize I was directing people to the oversized box set (which I don't have, but would love to add to my bookshelf).
If you even remotely love adventure comics, you'll wonder how you've gone this long without reading The Rocketeer.
Edited by Andrew W. Farago on 12 June 2012 at 5:30pm
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Bill Guerra
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Huh, a JB drawn Rocketeer story! I'll have to pick that up. I'm really happy that JB ended up at IDW; it seems like a fun time.
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Peter Martin
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The Who story is actually happening??
If it is (yay! if so), is there any ETA?
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Greg Nyman
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Would love to see JB do something with the jet-pack Nazis from the propaganda film within the movie.
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Chris Cottrill
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@ JB
I think maybe I'm nuts cause I can't find that particular part of the movie
on youtube or anywhere else either. I switched over to Netflix streaming
service and my search came up empty for ToD. The search only yielded
the young Indy tv series. I have the movie on VHS but do not own a VCR.
fud.
Edited by Chris Cottrill on 12 June 2012 at 8:38pm
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Petter Myhr Ness
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Wow, I'm gone for a few days and come back to the best news ever! JB and Rocketeer should be a tremendous amount of fun.
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Joe Smith
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this is great news! Rocketeer Virgin, here.
I read a great Cussler Novel a few years back that starred the Tri-Motor.
Comes back to me like an old friend...
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Stephen Churay
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As a fan of the Doc Savage books. A lot is made of him having an
airplane with three engines. From reading one of the books, they
mention him having two planes with three motors, the older one
destroyed during the course of the book. I assumed that it was a Ford
Tri-Motor. Between TEMPLE OF DOOM and Doc Savage, the plane
fits well with the era, and your rendering of it is really spot on JB.
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Shawn Kane
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I LOVE the Rocketeer! This is so cool!
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John Byrne
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As a fan of the Doc Savage books. A lot is made of him having an airplane with three engines. From reading one of the books, they mention him having two planes with three motors, the older one destroyed during the course of the book. I assumed that it was a Ford Tri-Motor. Between TEMPLE OF DOOM and Doc Savage, the plane fits well with the era, and your rendering of it is really spot on JB.•• TANGENT: This reminds me of when I finally got around to reading ATLAS SHRUGGED, about ten years ago now. I really enjoyed the first half, but thought the second was an enormous dull thud. One thing stuck in my mind, tho. At one point, the heroine, Dagny, flies west in her private "monoplane". This struck me as a rather odd description, in a book published in the early 1950s. Then I found out Ayn Rand had taken a LONG time to write ATLAS. Something on the order of 12 years, as I understand it. So it it was published in the early 50s it was begun in the late 30s, when "monoplanes" were an unusual item, and that Dagny was piloting one would certainly rate a mention. Evidently, Ms Rand and her editors didn't do quite as good a job of editing the work as they should have.
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John Byrne
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...and since no one seems to know, the "safest thing in the air" line is from FLESH GORDON, an X-rated version of FLASH GORDON that was made in the 70s, and trimmed to an R for general release.
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Stephen Churay
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...and since no one seems to know, the "safest thing in the air" line is
from FLESH GORDON, an X-rated version of FLASH GORDON that
was made in the 70s, and trimmed to an R for general release.
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Didn't even THINK about that one. I probably haven't seen it in about
20 years. It's truly one of the most bizarre movies I've ever watched.
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Martinho Correia
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So cool! A great fit.
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wow! This character was made for you to play with, JB: old hi-tech, underdog working to do the right thing, pretty girl, gangsters, etc. Glad you've had the chance to work on this.
JB - Did you ever meet Dave Stevens in person?
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...and since no one seems to know, the "safest thing in the air" line is from FLESH GORDON, an X-rated version of FLASH GORDON that was made in the 70s, and trimmed to an R for general release.
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JB,I never would've got that one!!
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John Byrne
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Did you ever meet Dave Stevens in person?••• Yes. I don't recall which convention -- they all blur together, one of the reasons I stopped doing them -- but we chatted for a while. He seemed like a nice guy, as well as a major talent.
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Tony Centofanti
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Yes. I don't recall which convention -- they all blur together, one of the reasons I stopped doing them -- but we chatted for a while. He seemed like a nice guy, as well as a major talent.
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The man's career was very impressive. My understanding is that he got his start by inking Kirby for some Comic-Con related material. If I recall correctly Dave Stevens was pretty young, 16-17ish.
Another great talent that now belongs to history.
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The sad thing is that the man's career wasn't that impressive... at least in the amount of work he let himself finish. He had a horrible time allowing himself to consider work finished, or good enough to call finished. I love his work- it's fun & gorgeous art. I just wish he could've realized that his work was wonderful, and I so wish that we could have seen more of it...
and, of course, I'm still saddened by the fact he's not with us anymore.
I've enjoyed the first collection of the Rocketeer stories, and I think it's great that JB is doing one!
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Dave was at many Wonder-Cons in Oakland and San Francisco. I had the
pleasure of meeting him many times. His Rocketeer is one of my favorites
but I also liked the work he did for Pacific Comics and the many covers he
drew. Such a great artist, miss seeing and talking with him at shows.
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Wallace Sellars
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Thanks to those who recommended Dave Stevens' ROCKETEER! I just read
the hardcover collection I received from Amazon, and really enjoyed it. The
art is amazing, and I enjoyed the story as well. Are there any Rocketeer
stories done by other artists/writers that are good?
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John Byrne
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The sad thing is that the man's career wasn't that impressive... at least in the amount of work he let himself finish.•• Do we really measure "impressive" by VOLUME? Neal Adams has produced an amazingly small number of pages, altogether. Would you call his career unimpressive?
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I'd heard people say "Flesh Gordon" but I didn't realize it was a real movie!!
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