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Superheroes, Redesigned

The Rocketeer

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
(Larger Version)

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  1. I have to come out in favor of the more classic masks, myself.

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

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

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

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

  6. AdamL

     /  March 25, 2008

    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.

  7. 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.

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