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Dave Stevens' The Rocketeer: Artist's Edition (2009)

by Dave Stevens(Favorite Author)

4.08 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1600108334 (ISBN13: 9781600108334)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

IDW Publishing

review 1: This was a slow burn for me, but in the end the luscious art style and the pacing of the Rocketeer's first proper adventure (in the second half of this book) won me over. It's a bombastic, colourful and rather sexy tale which is not as steeped in science fiction as I'd first thought, but nevertheless relishes in Hollywood's golden era.I rather imagine that Betty, the principal love interest, would be intolerable if not for Stevens' crisp, pin-up art style. Her lack of depth is still somewhat disappointing, but then none but Jonas (Secord's mysterious benefactor) and the villain, Lothar, really seemed to possess more than one dimension either. This series seems to be more about the spectacle and the action, and it delivers that without pretense.
review 2: Wonder... moreful art by Stevens, I loved the Betty Page inspired images.The story is simplistic but manages to fit very well with the time-period and art. A graphic novel I re-read and gawk over multiple times during a year.Liked the movie? Then you'd love this Graphic Novel collecting all the Dave Stevens stories of the Rocketeer.Stevens makes it look so simple! Simple Story! Simple Artwork!But it's all so frakin Beautiful!Others have tried giving us new Rocketeer stories and tales... some have been nice, but none have even come close to matching the art and stories of the original. less

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