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Stephen Mooney and David Messina launch a new Rocketeer series, Den Of Thieves, from IDW in July Accompanying The Hunger And The Dusk from G Willow Wilson and Christian Wildgoose, and Arca from Van Jensen, all in IDW's solicits and solicitations for July 2023 Oh and a new work by Eddie Campbell from the Top[...]

It is time to blast off with The Rocketeer once with Executive Replicas' newest action figure release Coming in at 1/12 scale, Cliff Second and Betty are together again for more comic inspired adventures Both figures capture the classic hero and will feature 31 points of articulation, with plenty of accessories to go around The[...]

IDW Publishing is to publish a new Rocketeer anthology, based on the character created by Dave Stevens, with three stories from three creative teams. The development of this new Rocketeer comic project began during the making of the documentary Dave Stevens: Drawn to Perfection, when filmmaker Kelvin Mao discovered that Danny Bilson and the late Paul De Meo, the original screenwriters of the 1991 The Rocketeer film, had[...]

Featuring interviews with Jennifer Bawcum, Danny Bilson, Bob Chapman, Geofrey Darrow, Olivia De Berardinis, Chris Donio, Scott Dunbier, Jackie Estrada, Mark Evanier, Nathan Fowkes, Thomas Jane, Jaime Hernandez, Richard Hescox, Jessie Horsting, Adam Hughes, Joe Johnston, Michael William Kaluta, John Koukoutsakis, Riki LeCotey, Jewel Shepard, David Mandel, Kelvin Mao, Laura Martin, Glen Murakami, Maria Laura[...]

Comic book creator and publisher Billy Tucci has announced he is creating a new Rocketeer story for the upcoming Comics For Ukraine: Sunflower Seeds, a benefit anthology, with 100% of the proceeds being donated to Ukrainian refugees And now getting an added funding run on Zoop which ends today. The fundraising effort created by Bleeding Cool[...]

The lineup will consist of: The Goon Madman The Rocketeer Mr Monster Cassie Hack The Tick Grendel Onslaught Trooper Black Phantom  Obviously, some of the heavy hitters are Madman, The Rocketeer, and The Tick However, it is great to see figures for The Goon, Mr Monster, and even Black Phantom! Independent comic fans have been waiting for collectibles like this, and Fresh Monkey Fiction and[...]

The Resolve, the Lurk, and the entire Wraith Legion are also on their way, but what surprises does the homeworld have in store? FC • 32 pages • $3.99 #gallery-8 { margin: auto; } #gallery-8 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-8 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-8 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ The Rocketeer: The Great Race #4 Stephen Mooney[...]

The Rocketeer returns from IDW in April 2022, as Bleeding Cool scooped you way back in October as Stephen Mooney and Len O'Grady bring back Dave Stevens' great creation Here's the listing as well as all of IDW's solicitations for April 2022, including Transformers and GI Joe while they still have them. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item[...]

From the cover of next week's Diamond Previews, the front cover sees the return of The Rocketeer at IDW from Stephen Mooney and Len O'Grady, while the back cover features the new LEGO Ninjago comic by Tre Vuong book surprisingly published by Image Comics, all from the Diamond February Previews catalogue, for comic books and[...]

The Rocketeer originally published by Pacific Comics was created by writer/artist Dave Stevens in 1982 as a homage to the Saturday matinee serial heroes such as King of The Rocket Men and Commando Cody from the 1930s through the 1950s Cliff Secord, a stunt pilot who discovers a mysterious jetpack that allows him to fly[...]

IDW Publishing full December 2021 solicits and solicitations includes Data's own Star Trek: Mirror War #1 story, as well as collections of Bermuda, and a new Red Panda and Moon Bear graphic novel, as well as Turtles, Transformers, Sonic The Hedgehog, GI Joe, Canto, My Little Pony, artist editions for John Buscema's Silver Surfer and[...]

The WonderCon 2021 Funko Soda Exclusives will consist of: Ad Icons – Woodsy Owl – 7,500 Pieces – Flocked Chase Variant Hanna-Barbara Wacky Races – Lil' Gruesome – Limited Edition 5,000 Pieces – Red Color Chase Variant The Land of the Lost – Sleestak – Limited Edition 1,500 Pieces – Golden Chase Variant Disney – Coco – Miguel –[...]

The 1991 Disney film, The Rocketeer is back as Quantum Mechanix announces their newest collectible Standing roughly 5" high, Cliff Secord is back and ready for action with this highly detailed and dynamic Q-Fig Elite statue Quantum Mechanix captures the detail of The Rocketeer perfectly with their own style of flair that can please many[...]

And they are reaching out to those who knew Dave, have stories about him and own his original artwork to get in touch and help the production process. Photo of Dave Stevens, courtesy of the Dave Stevens estate. Dave Stevens is best known for his hit, retro-1930's comic book series The Rocketeer, the 1991 Disney movie based on[...]

The main event in my eyes, though, is the three different Rocketeer mugs that they made available That is one of my personal all-time favorite films, so it will be tough to choose just one to grab Mondo continues to absolutely crush the tiki game, which you can see below. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top:[...]

The Rocketeer is a legend with such a cool retro-styled outfit His first appearance wasn't as far back as you would think with him only being introduced in 1982 He is a homage to the old style superheroes between the 1930s and 50s If you don't know his secret identity is Cliff Secord finds a[...]

This includes such properties as Black Hole, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Rocketeer, a new Bruce Lee figure, and a new Spider-Man from last year's mega-hit game You can preorder these right now here, and check out all of them below! Spider-Man from the 2018 action-adventure video game is joining the Marvel Select action figure line! The Marvel[...]

John Wick, new Jay and Silent Bob figures, and Westworld were also included, along with others. New Marvel Mini Mates, new high end statues and busts featuring Endgame versions of our favorite heroes, a new line of X-Men: The Animated Series busts, Godzilla and Rocketeer Gallery statues They even had new Gentle Giant Marvel Animated statues[...]

Rocketeer is getting an amazing new statue from the folks at Mondo Shipping in 2018, it is now up for preorder There is a limited edition version that comes with an interchangeable "surprised" look for Betty Coming in at 13 inches tall and weighing about 5 pounds, this is the Rocketeer statue we fans have[...]

Funko has announced some of their newest toys and it's quite the range from a Rocketeer action figure with removable Helmet and Jet Pack to classic Hanna-Barbera animation Pops of Fred Flintstone, Barney Rubble, Frankenstein Jr, and my personal favorite Hong Kong Fuey And they wrap it up with two new Pops from the Maleficent[...]

IDW launched a Rocketeer/Spirit series, Pulp Friction earlier this year, by Mark Waid and Paul Smith.The first issue came out in July The second… at the end of October with new artist Loston Wallace. So what happened? And what is happening now? IDW told me; We're also huge fans of Paul Smith and were ecstatic when he[...]

Introduced by his Daredevil and Rocketeer collaborator Mark Waid, the Eisner nominee dove into a retrospective on his career and his influences – from his early work with Oni Press to his Marvel and IDW collaborations with Waid himself. Samnee says his love of comics started at an early age Although he had never heard of[...]

Bleeding Cool Magazine article excerpt by James Kuhoric There have been many famous combinations over the years – peanut butter and jelly, Hall and Oats, and even rock and roll – but has there ever been a comic book duo who are more a natural fit than the Rocketeer and the Spirit? Both are from industry[...]

This is a poster I'd proudly display on my wall, for it's a great conversation piece. The Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom #3 by Chris Samnee This is my favorite cover of the week, hands down! At first glance it appeared that there was a dinosaur in the helmet's reflection Big deal, seen it before, yada yada[...]

Dave Sim's Glamourpuss also makes a surprise high entry… AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #1 WITH DIG CDE ADVENTURE TIME #1 (2ND PTG) (PP #1009) AGE OF APOCALYPSE #1 AVENGERS VS X-MEN #1 (OF 12) X-MEN TEAM STORE VAR FAIREST #1 (MR) AVENGERS VS X-MEN #1 (OF 12) AVENGERS TEAM STORE VAR AVENGERS VS X-MEN #1 (OF 12) WITH DIG CDE BATMAN #5 2ND PTG FATALE #3[...]

How good do you want to feel right now? Very good indeed? Then click play below. A 20th Anniversary tribute to Dave Stevens and The Rocketeer by a team of French animators I'd watch this So would you. How good do you want to feel right now? Very good indeed? Then click play below. A 20th Anniversary[...]

Scott Dunbier was the man who created the Absolute format at DC, showcasing comic book work in a very European high quality oversized fashion. Then at IDW he created the Artist's Edition, effectively reproducing original art boards bound in a volume, with the Dave Stevens' Rocketeer: Artist's Edition. Well now there is a second Artist Edition[...]