Wednesday, December 31, 2008
ROCKETEER, PASS BY
The death earlier this month of pin-up queen Bettie Page was the second half of a double loss this year; the first half was the death of comic artist and Bettie Page champion Dave Stevens, who I hadn't realized until now died this past March at an unfairly young age. Stevens was the originator of The Rocketeer, an infrequently-appearing comic that became a movie at one point. He had modeled the hero's love interest curve for curve on Page, and by doing so played a significant part in re-igniting Bettiemania. A book just came out celebrating his work. Along with Brian Bolland and a handful of others, Stevens helped to bring a refined, meticulous element into comic art in the late 70s and 80s, and we won't see pages like his again anytime soon.
The death earlier this month of pin-up queen Bettie Page was the second half of a double loss this year; the first half was the death of comic artist and Bettie Page champion Dave Stevens, who I hadn't realized until now died this past March at an unfairly young age. Stevens was the originator of The Rocketeer, an infrequently-appearing comic that became a movie at one point. He had modeled the hero's love interest curve for curve on Page, and by doing so played a significant part in re-igniting Bettiemania. A book just came out celebrating his work. Along with Brian Bolland and a handful of others, Stevens helped to bring a refined, meticulous element into comic art in the late 70s and 80s, and we won't see pages like his again anytime soon.
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