The Rocketeer: The Island #4
(W) Dave Stevens, John Layman (A) Jacob Edgar
Kong has kidnapped Betty, but he must protect her from the only beast on the island scarier than him — a giant T. rex named King Bloodscale! And all the Rocketeer can do is try to keep up! Will there be a new king of the island? Or will Beauty kill the Beast?
John Layman and Jacob Edgar bring you a final fight you never saw coming!
The Rocketeer: The Island #3
(W) Dave Stevens, John Layman (A) Jacob Edgar
Betty’s been kidnapped for sacrifice! With his girlfriend and another crew member missing, the Rocketeer must race across the island to find and rescue them. But after running into dinosaurs along the way, he’ll need help to understand just what he’s up against. Fortunately, that help arrives in the most unexpected way. Unfortunately, it may be too late, because… Kong is coming.
The Rocketeer fights his most terrifying enemy yet!
Rob Guillory has announced that the paperwork is done and Chew is once again in development, this time from Blumhouse Productions/Atomic Monster. The series, from Guillory and John Layman, was first published in June 2009 and ran for 60 issues being published by Image Comics. Guillory has confirmed the plan is for a live-action television series currently.
The series was a hit following Tony Chu, a police detective who was a cibopath, able to get psychic impressions/memories from food he ingests. In this world, chick and other bird meats are illegal after an outbreak of bird flu that killed millions. Chu, with his partner Mason Savoy, focus on food related cases for the FDA.
Beyond the main series, a three-issue crossover with Outer Darkness was released as well as a spin-off series called Chu.
This isn’t the first attempt to adapt Chew. In 2010 it was announced that Circle of Confusion was adapting the comic and in 2011 Showtime announced it was developing it into a half-hour comedy series. That development ended in 2013. An animated film/television adaption began production in 2014 with Steven Yeun, Felicia Day, and Robin Williams. David Tennant replaced Williams after the stars tragic death. The voice recording was completed but the animation was never completed with the project eventually shelved.
IDW Games released a tabletop board game based on the series in 2015 and a tabletop roleplaying game was crowdfunded in 2021 and published by Imagining Games. That game won a Judge’s Spotlight Award at the 2024 ENNIE Awards.
The Rocketeer: The Island #2
(W) Dave Stevens, John Layman (A) Jacob Edgar
In 1937, Amelia Earhart went missing on her flight around the world. One year later, the Rocketeer is on a mission to find and rescue her!
After a rocky voyage, the Rocketeer and his crew dock on a mysterious island in the area where Amelia was last heard from. Immediately, they discover strange creatures that could just be real-life dinosaurs! Well, facing giant carnivorous monsters has to be better than staying on the ship with Betty and her cheesecake photographer, Marco… right?
John Layman (Chew, Spawn: The Scorched) and Jacob Edgar (Plastic Man: No More, The Ones) continue their thrilling new series based on a story by Dave Stevens!
The Rocketeer: The Island #1
(W) Dave Stevens, John Layman (A) Jacob Edgar
The Rocketeer returns to save Amelia Earhart in a brand-new story by creator Dave Stevens!
The year is 1938, and Cliff Secord (A.K.A. the Rocketeer) is recruited to lead a search and rescue mission. The mission? Find Amelia Earhart! Considering a year has passed since the famous pilot went missing, the Rocketeer is hesitant at first — that is, until he learns the expedition is to the same island Betty ran off to with the scummy photographer Marco! The Rocketeer will have to uncover the secret of the century’s greatest mystery while trying to win back his girlfriend. But what else awaits him on the island?
Beloved writer John Layman (Chew, Titans) and artistic powerhouse Jacob Edgar (Plastic Man: No More, The Ones) team up to tell the wildest Rocketeer story ever, based on a never-published outline by Rocketeer creator Dave Stevens!
Titans #31
(W) John Layman (A) Pete Woods
THE EARTH: REBORN! Something has gone wrong in the Omega Tournament, and the planet’s transformation into New Apokolips has accelerated! Darkseid’s forces arrive on Earth to witness his rebirth, so it’s up to Donna Troy and Roy Harper to hold them back! But can they survive against Grail, the daughter of Darkseid?
The Scorched #47
(W) John Layman (A) Stephen Segovia
Cut off and separated from the team, one member of the Scorched must survive long enough to warn the group of a new and apocalyptic threat.
Titans #30
(W) John Layman (A) Pete Woods
DC K.O. ALL FIGHT MONTH: ROUND 4 OF 8! Grab yourself a ringside seat and get ready for the latest round of K.O. carnage!
Titans #29
(W) John Layman (A) Pete Woods
The Towers have lifted, and Earth’s evacuation is complete! As the Titans take to the stars to save humanity from the oncoming apocalypse, trouble can’t help but follow them! Our heroes are scattered across the galaxy — and across dimensions — each discovering that new worlds mean new dangers, something Starfire knows all too well as she ends up cornered by an Apokoliptian blockade!
The classic high-flying masked hero is reaching new heights in his wildest story ever next year. The Rocketeer: The Island launches in February from Eisner Award-winning writer John Layman, blockbuster artist Jacob Edgar and visionary colorist K.J. Díaz. Inspired by a never-published outline by The Rocketeer creator Dave Stevens, this all-new adventure brings readers back to 1938 as Cliff Secord, a.k.a. The Rocketeer, returns to save Amelia Earhart! But this search and rescue mission brings the fan-favorite hero to a mysterious island that is full of surprises.
The Rocketeer: The Island #1 goes on sale February 25. Fans have until January 19 to pre-order at comic shops to guarantee their copy of the debut issue. In addition to the covers above, there will also be a blank variant and an RI 1:50 variant by Nick Bradshaw.
