The Rocketeer flies again with Waid and Samnee!
Monday, Mar 26th, 2012
This August, turbulence and adventure become synonymous.
San Diego, CA (March
26, 2012) – IDW is pleased to announce that this summer,
Dave Stevens’ legendary, high-flying avenger
of the skies will soar once again! This August, renowned writer
Mark Waid teams up with the inimitable
Chris Samnee to bring The Rocketeer: Cargo
of Doom! to comic shop shelves everywhere.
Everyone’s favorite adventure-prone jetpack owner, Cliff
Secord, finds himself at the center of another adventure when a
mysterious tanker pulls into L.A. Harbor carrying dangerous
cargo.
"As someone who bought every Rocketeer comic the day they first
came out, this is a dream project for me. Dave Stevens created a
terrific, iconic hero who beautifully and uniquely spans the gap
between the pulp heroes of the 1930s and the comic-book
crimebusters of the 1940s”, said Mark Waid,
“He's got a foot in both those worlds, and he's a ball to
write. And working with Chris Samnee was the part of IDW's offer
that sealed the deal for me.”
Chris Samnee echoes Waid’s enthusiasm: “I couldn't be more excited to be drawing The Rocketeer. I've been a fan of the character, and a massive fan of Dave Stevens's work since I was a kid, and getting a chance to draw him is a real dream come true. I can't wait for folks to see what we've been cooking up.”
If the fan reaction following IDW’s announcement at WonderCon 2012 is any indication, these are the right guys for the job!
About IDW Publishing
IDW is an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels and trade paperbacks, based in San Diego, California. Renowned for its diverse catalog of licensed and independent titles, IDW publishes some of the most successful and popular titles in the industry, including: Hasbro’s The TRANSFORMERS and G.I. JOE, Paramount’s Star Trek; HBO’s True Blood; the BBC’s DOCTOR WHO; Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; Toho’s Godzilla; Wizards of the Coasts Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons; and the Eisner-Award winning Locke & Key series, created by best-selling author Joe Hill and artist Gabriel Rodriguez. IDW is also home to the Library of American Comics imprint, which publishes classic comic reprints, and Yoe! Books, a partnership with Yoe! Studio.
IDW’s critically- and fan-acclaimed series are continually moving into new mediums. Currently, Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Disney are creating a feature film based on World War Robot, while Michael Bay‘s Platinum Dunes and Sony are bringing Zombies vs. Robots to film.
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