Rocketeer

Being released in 1991 there was not much competition for super heroic esque films and for that i must say that the rocketeer does what it sets out to do beautifully.

Rocketeer. A pursuit of the pure and soulful instead of the anodyne. Recent examples on the web the rocketeer hoped to reach the kármán line the point at which earth s atmosphere and outer space meet about 62 000 feet above the surface of the globe. The rocketeer is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books originally published by pacific comics. Straight from the pages of a pulp comic from a past era the rocketeer recreates 1930 s hollywood complete with gangsters nazi spies and the growth of the age of aviation.

Created by writer artist dave stevens the character first appeared in 1982 and is a homage to the saturday matinee serial heroes from the 1930s through the 1950s. Here we go come with me there s a world out there that we should see take my hand close your eyes with you right here i m a rocketeer let s fly fly fly fly fly up. Accessible instead of opaque visceral and simple instead of detached and complex. The rocketeer is a 1991 american period superhero film from walt disney pictures produced by charles gordon lawrence gordon and lloyd levin directed by joe johnston that stars bill campbell jennifer connelly alan arkin timothy dalton paul sorvino and tiny ron taylor.