The Rocketeer
Sunday March 23rd 2008, 1:55 am

Editor’s Note: The following redesigns of The Rocketeer are presented in honor of the character’s creator, Dave Stevens, who passed away on March 10th. Mr. Stevens’ signature character’s costume remains so exceptionally pure and memorable, it hardly warrants revision, but in honor of his life and work, we asked several of our regular contributors to send us their ideas. We present them here without criticism. More information on Dave Stevens can be found here and here. - Dean Trippe


The Rocketeer by Joel Carroll


The Rocketeer by Ming Doyle


The Rocketeer by Joel Priddy


The Rocketeer by Daniel Krall
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I have to come out in favor of the more classic masks, myself.

Comment by mordicai 03.23.08 @ 11:40 am

Truly handsome tributes, folks, befitting Stevens’s own handsome body of work.

Comment by Jon McNally 03.23.08 @ 3:45 pm

Neat!

Comment by Marco Milone 03.24.08 @ 10:21 am

Have to agree. All the work here is beautiful and makes a great tribute to Stevens.

Comment by Kevin Huxford 03.24.08 @ 12:44 pm

These would all work well for a Rocketeer Through the Ages sort of book.

Comment by Bill D. 03.24.08 @ 7:58 pm

Man, that’s what I was thinking, too, Bill.

Comment by Dean Trippe 03.25.08 @ 12:24 am

Awesome stuff, all around.

I’d be hard pressed to pick a favourite, but man alive do I want read an entire comic by Daniel Krall.

Comment by AdamL 03.25.08 @ 12:52 am

There’s not much room for improvement on the original Rocketeer costume, but these folks did a good job of giving it their own spin and staying respectful.

Comment by tony goins 04.15.08 @ 1:44 pm



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