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Rocketeer Adventures 2 2 (April 2012)
I’m having a hard time buying the Rocketeer as Captain America. The first story, from Tom Taylor and Colin Wilson, sets Cliff up as an official U.S. military superhero. It makes no sense. Especially...
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Rocketeer Adventures 2 3 (May 2012)
Did IDW run out of people to hire for Rocketeer Adventures? The Kyle Baker story, done a little like a serial episode, is great, but it’s Kyle Baker. He doesn’t just get how to do comic action, he can...
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Rocketeer Adventures 2 4 (June 2012)
John Byrne easily does the best story in this issue. Really. And he can even draw Peevy. He lays out his story well, though the details on the characters aren’t any great shakes. The Rocketeer’s funny...
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The Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom 1 (August 2012)
In Cargo of Doom, Mark Waid does the most unexpected thing ever in a Rocketeer comic. He takes the focus–at least as far as females go–off Betty. He does it so much, I don’t even remember if Chris...
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The Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom 2 (September 2012)
While Cargo does give Cliff something he really needs–a stronger supporting cast–Waid’s approach is practically fanfic when it comes to the big reveal. Cargo of Doom is a (sly) sequel to King Kong,...
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The Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom 3 (October 2012)
It’s a good thing Samnee’s drawing this series–but especially this issue–because without him I’d forget I was supposed to be reading a Rocketeer comic. The stuff at the hanger is all fine, but it’s...
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The Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom 4 (November 2012)
I went into this issue hopeful, I really did. I thought maybe Waid could do something besides Cliff flying around L.A. and killing a bunch of terrified animals. He does do something else. It’s just...
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The Rocketeer: Hollywood Horror 1 (February 2013)
In the past, I think I’ve referred to J. Bone as some kind of Darwyn Cooke wannabe. I take it back. I regret making those statements, though Hollywood Horror seems to be a breakthrough for him. He...
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The Rocketeer: Hollywood Horror 2 (March 2013)
Langridge really embraces the Thin Man tie-in. It’s without names, instead of him doing thinly veined homages. It’s a nice touch, sending Betty off on her own adventure without Cliff. Actually,...
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The Rocketeer: Hollywood Horror 3 (April 2013)
Oh, Langridge is just having too much fun now. He reveals the narrator–Groucho Marx. It’s a hilarious little detail; it doesn’t make any sense yet (how he’s omniscient but he’s Groucho so who cares)....
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The Rocketeer: Hollywood Horror 4 (May 2013)
Everything ties up nicely for the finish. I’m still trying to determine how Langridge made this take on The Rocketeer. He’s turned Cliff into a young doofus, added Groucho Marx as the narrator and so...
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The Rocketeer/The Spirit 1 (July 2013)
Does Mark Waid always write Betty so awful? Not poorly awful, but awful to Cliff awful. It’s inexplicable why Cliff would hang around such a terrible human being… makes him a weak character too. The...
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The Rocketeer/The Spirit 2 (August 2013)
Waid continues full steam ahead with two characters who probably should have never crossed over. The result is more a Spirit comic guest starring the Rocketeer cast than anything else. Loston...
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The Rocketeer/The Spirit 3 (November 2013)
So J. Bone takes over the art. Maybe the intention was always a different artist on each issue, but it doesn’t play particularly well. Bone does very nice homage to Eisner’s character design without...
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The Rocketeer/The Spirit 4 (December 2013)
And there’s a nice happy ending with no resolution to any of the lame character subplots Waid brought into the series to try and give it some semblance of a story. But apparently all Cliff needs is a...
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Rocketeer Adventures 2 2 (April 2012)
I’m having a hard time buying the Rocketeer as Captain America. The first story, from Tom Taylor and Colin Wilson, sets Cliff up as an official U.S. military superhero. It makes no sense. Especially...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rocketeer Adventures 2 3 (May 2012)
Did IDW run out of people to hire for Rocketeer Adventures? The Kyle Baker story, done a little like a serial episode, is great, but it’s Kyle Baker. He doesn’t just get how to do comic action, he can...
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Rocketeer Adventures 2 4 (June 2012)
John Byrne easily does the best story in this issue. Really. And he can even draw Peevy. He lays out his story well, though the details on the characters aren’t any great shakes. The Rocketeer’s funny...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom 1 (August 2012)
In Cargo of Doom, Mark Waid does the most unexpected thing ever in a Rocketeer comic. He takes the focus–at least as far as females go–off Betty. He does it so much, I don’t even remember if Chris...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom 2 (September 2012)
While Cargo does give Cliff something he really needs–a stronger supporting cast–Waid’s approach is practically fanfic when it comes to the big reveal. Cargo of Doom is a (sly) sequel to King Kong,...
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