The Rocketeer: The Island (2026)
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The Rocketeer: The Island is a currently-running comic book crossover miniseries by IDW Publishing. It is written by John Layman, based on an outline by late Rocketeer creator Dave Stevens, with art by Jacob Edgar and colors by K.J. Díaz. The series sees the Rocketeer journey to Skull Island in search of Amelia Earhart, where he encounters King Kong.[1] Tintin and Popeye also appear.[2] The first issue was published on February 25, 2026.
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Development
IDW Publishing announced The Rocketeer: The Island on November 14, 2025,[3] and released a trailer on December 22. The trailer heavily suggested that King Kong would appear, but his presence was not confirmed until IDW solicited the third issue on February 16, 2026.[1]
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King Kong concept art by Jacob Edgar
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Trivia
- King Kong and Skull Island have been referenced or alluded to in numerous prior Rocketeer works:
- Dave Stevens' cover art for the first hardcover Rocketeer collection depicted the title character as a giant with biplanes flying around him. Similarly, he portrayed Lothar as a giant gripping the Rocketeer for the cover of The Rocketeer Adventure Magazine #2, with a biplane and the New York City skyline in the background.
- In the 1991 film adaptation, Lothar is described as "that King Kong gentleman".
- Upon first seeing the Rocketeer flying in The Rocketeer & The Spirit: Pulp Friction, Ellen Dolan remarks, "Oh! I know! They're making a movie! Like 'King Kong' with trick photography!"
- In the 2013 miniseries The Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom, the Rocketeer foils a villainous plot to unleash dinosaurs from Skull Island on New York City. John Sunlight alludes to Kong in his monologue: "It's said that, not so many years ago, an expedition [to the island] captured a giant gorilla and brought it back to New York, where it ran amok. But of course, such stories sell papers, and needn't be strictly factual."
- Series artist Jacob Edgar based his King Kong design on Bill Sienkewicz's rendition of the Marvel supervillain Kingpin.[1]
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