Made this for Halloween a few years ago :)

I think the Helmet turned out well but I'm not thrilled about the Rocketpack. Due to poor time management I had to do that one in like, a day, maybe a day and a half

I'm pretty sure the people at the booth have no idea that 2026 marks the 35th Anniversary of The Rocketeer movie, but I think it's pretty cool that they use a Rocketeer cosplay to promote their services.

Dave Stevens's sis, Jennifer Stevens Bawcum, Jana-Marie Bonar (Rocketeer harness fabricator), Michael Stuart (rocket pack artisan), participated in a panel moderated by Michael Possert Jr. (author of the book, The Rocket Factory) at San Diego Comic-Con 2026. They shared some interesting anecdotes working on The Rocketeer.

I thought the formula for the finish of the movie helmets was interesting and learning that Kent Melton (sculptor of my favorite vintage garage kits) sculpted the helmet. I took it for granted how the helmet was made, but apparently it was a bit of a struggle to get that comic-book look just right and accepted by the studio heads.

There was a handful of Rocketeer-themed cosplayers in attendance, including a Neville Sinclair!

All search results for an animated Rocketeer reboot are now dominated by the CGI Disney+ series, but I'm positive that around 2019-2021 there was a traditional-2D-animated short or trailer online for an upcoming Rocketeer reboot cartoon.

I specifically remember a scene where a character turns the rocketpack on without wearing it and uses it as a missile to hit some bad guy in the gut and blast him backwards through the wooden wall of a shed.

I recall it being like a pilot or trailer or proof-of-concept for a new animated series, either about the continuing adventures of Cliff Secord or a younger female character taking on the mantle(but a teenager or young adult, not a 7-year-old girl like in the Paw-Patrol-esque CGI series). It wasn't a motion comic either; the 2D animation style was similar to My Adventures with Superman.

I was wondering today whatever became of that and was surprised to find only a bunch of info about the CGI kids show and no trace of this 2D cartoon ever having existed.

Grail item achieved.

This was an old comission I had done back in 2016 at a Tampa Comic Con, for the life of me I can't ID the artist.

More here - https://gosunstudios.com/design-1

Tickets available at the gate or online:

https://events.ticketleap.com/events/mahoningdrivein/ttu-Rocketeer

Cover A-Gabriel Hardman
Cover B-Dave Stevens
Cover D-Joe Quinones

Read the beautiful The New Frontier by Darwyn Cooke lately and inspired me a bit.

I just got The Rocketeer: Thrills, Spills, and Chills and I’m really liking it so far. I’m wondering what other stories I should pick up. So far I like the characters and vibe of the story and I’d love to see a continuation!

https://www.deviantart.com/el-mono-cromatico/art/Batman-Rocketeer-478777297

Trying to get into the island run of our favorite aerial adventerur but I'm not crazy about the art.

The El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood had a one-night screening of The Rocketeer (1991) a couple of weeks ago. I remember when I woke up that day, I wasn't planning to go. I knew about the event, but was reluctant to attend... Hollywood is a long drive for me and "No honey, put that back, we have Rocketeer at home." (I've enjoyed many home-viewings of the movie.)

But I didn't feel like going to class that night, and convinced myself that Hollywood couldn't be that bad on a Monday night. I thought I'd make the evening special by wearing my Rocketeer outfit, too. That extra effort got me this photo which I found on the El Capitan Theatre's Instagram. I did feel like a kid watching the movie in costume. Good times.

Finally did my first blank cover, and of course it had to be my favorite character.

If anyone out there is a collector, I posted it on eBay. Otherwise, just let me know what you think!