By far the best web site with information
on the James Bond comic strip that I've come across is here,
on the unofficial James Bond Art site. However, there's also a terrific
site devoted purely to James Bon in comics at: home9.inet.tele.dk/oreskov,
which includes the Semic James Bond comics and more
• You can buy John McLusky's art via his son's web site at: www.treeble.demon.co.uk/bondart_orig1.htm
Titan Books James Bond Newspaper Strip Collections
• Titan Books are releasing new reprints of the
James Bond newspaper strips: thse are quite superb collections, with good reproduction
and the storytelling is knock out. A definite must for newspaper strip fans.
Here's a list of all the James Bond newspaper strips,
with links to the related Titan collection:
James Bond Comic Strip Articles elsewhere
on the web
• The MI6 site has
several features on the James Bond comic strip: www.mi6.co.uk
• 007
with Pictures
A very short article on the comic strips,
with images.
• James
Bond and Modesty Blaise: Overview feature
Part of the Art
of Drawing Women site
• Licensed
to Thrill: The James Bond Newspaper strips
A short overview feature but nicely written
• Buy
James Bond newspaper strip art
James Bon strip artist John McLusky drew
many of the Express strips. His son Graham has now made much of the
art available for sale. The site includes an article about John himself,
still alive and enjoying his retirement.
| Daily Express James Bond Strips |
 • Casino
Royale
Adapted by Anthony Hearne Artist: John
McLusky
First Published: July - December 1958.
•
Live and Let Die
Adapted by Henry Gammidge Artist: John McLusky
First Published: December 1958 - March 1959.
• Moonraker
Adapted by Henry Gammidge Artist: John McLusky
First Published: March - August 1959.
The strips above were published
by Titan Books in Casino Royale
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 • Diamonds
Are Forever
Adapted by Henry Gammidge Artist: John
McLusky
First Published: August 1959 - January 1960.
• From Russia With Love
Adapted by Henry Gammidge Artist: John McLusky
First Published: January - May 1960
• Doctor No
Adapted by Henry Gammidge Artist: John McLusky
First Published: May - October 1960.
The strips above were published
by Titan Books in Dr No
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 • Goldfinger
Adapted by Peter O' Donnell Artist: John McLusky
First Published: October 1960 - April 1961.
• Risico
Adapted by Henry Gammidge Artist: John McLusky
First Published: April - June 1961.
• From A View To A Kill
Adapted by Henry Gammidge Artist: John McLusky
First Published: June - September 1961.
• For Your Eyes Only
Adapted by Henry Gammidge Artist: John McLusky
First Published: September - December 1961.
• Thunderball
Adapted by Henry Gammidge Artist: John McLusky First Published:
December 1961 - February 1962. Published by Titan in Goldfinger
The strips above were published by
Titan Books in Goldfinger
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 • On
Her Majesty's Secret Service
Adapted by Henry Gammidge Artist: John McLusky
First Published: June 1964 - May 1965.
• You Only Live Twice
Adapted by Henry Gammidge Artist: John McLusky
First Published: May 1965 - January 1966.
The strips above were published by Titan Books
in On Her Majesty's Secret Service
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 • The
Man With The Golden Gun
Adapted by Jim Lawrence Artist: Yaroslav Horak
First Published: January - September 1966.
• The Living Daylights
Adapted by Jim Lawrence Artist: Yaroslav Horak
First Published: September - November 1966.
The strips above were published by Titan
Books in The Man with the Golden
Gun
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 • Octopussy
Adapted by Jim Lawrence Artist: Yaroslav Horak
First Published: November 1966 - May 1967.
• The Hildebrand Rarity
Adapted by Jim Lawrence Artist: Yaroslav Horak
First Published: May - December 1967.
The strips above were published by Titan
Books in Octopussy
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 • The
Spy Who Loved Me (Dec 67-Oct 68 )
Adapted by Jim Lawrence Artist: Yaroslav Horak
First Published: December 1967 - October 1968.
• The Harpies
Adapted by Jim Lawrence Artist: Yaroslav Horak
First Published: October 1968 - June 1969.
The strips above were published
by Titan Books in The Spy Who
Loved me
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 • River
of Death
Adapted by Jim Lawrence Artist: Yaroslav Horak
First Published: June - November 1969.
• Colonel Sun
Adapted by Jim Lawrence Artist: Yaroslav Horak
First Published: December 1969 - August 1970.
The strips above were published
by Titan Books in Colonel Sun
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 • The
Golden Ghost
Writer: Jim Lawrence Artist: Yaroslav Horak
First Published: August 1970 - January 1971.
• Fear Face
Writer: Jim Lawrence Artist: Yaroslav Horak
First Published: January - April 1971.
• Double Jeopardy
Writer: Jim Lawrence Artist: Yaroslav Horak
First Published: April - August 1971.
• StarFire
Writer: Jim Lawrence Artist: Yaroslav Horak First
Published: August - December 1971.
The strips above were
published by Titan Books in The
Golden Ghost
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 • Trouble
Spot
Writer: Jim Lawrence Artist: Yaroslav Horak
First Published: December 1971 - June 1972.
• Isle of Condors
Writer: Jim Lawrence Artist: Yaroslav Horak
First Published: June - October 1972.
• The League of Vampires
Writer: Jim Lawrence Artist: Yaroslav Horak
First Published: October 1972 - February 1973.
• Die With My Boots On
Writer: Jim Lawrence Artist: Yaroslav Horak
First Published: March 1973 - June 1973.
The strips above have been
published by Titan Books in Trouble
Spot
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• The
Girl Machine
Writer: Jim Lawrence Artist: Yaroslav Horak First Published: June 1973
- December 1973.
This strip has not been collected by Titan
• Beware of Butterflies
Writer: Jim Lawrence Artist: Yaroslav Horak First Published: December
1973 - May 1974.
Thist strip has not been collected by Titan
• The Nevsky Nude
Writer: Jim Lawrence Artist: Yaroslav Horak First Published: May -
September 1974.
This strip has not been collected by Titan |
 • The
Phoenix Project
Writer: Jim Lawrence Artist: Yaroslav Horak First Published: September
1974 - February 1975.
• The Black Ruby Caper
Writer: Jim Lawrence Artist: Yaroslav Horak First Published:
February - July 1975
• Till Death Do Us Part
Writer: Jim Lawrence Artist: Yaroslav Horak First
Published: July - October 1975
• The Torch-Time Affair
Writer: Jim Lawrence Artist: Yaroslav Horak First
Published: October 1975 - January 1976.
The strips above have been published
by Titan Books in The
Phoenix Project -
released 1 May 2007
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• Hot-Shot
Writer: Jim Lawrence Artist: Yaroslav Horak First Published:
January - June 1976
• Nightbird
Writer: Jim Lawrence Artist: Yaroslav Horak First Published: June -
November 1976
• Ape of Diamonds
Writer: Jim Lawrence Artist: Yaroslav Horak/Neville Colvin First Published:
November 1976 - January 1977. Colvin drew additional strips for this
story to conclude it properly.
• Read
a feature on this strip on the MI6 Bond site |
| Serialised in the Sunday
Express |
 • When
The Wizard Awakes
Writer: Jim Lawrence Artist: Yaroslav
Horak First Published: January - May 1977
Collected in the Titan collection Death
Wing, published 1 July 2007
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 • James
Bond: Shark Bait
by Ian Fleming, Jim Lawrence, Yaroslav Horak, and Harry North
The legend continues! Stand by for more adventures with the world's
greatest secret agent, as some of his most thrilling missions are collected
for the first time ever!"Shark Bait", a story never before
published in the UK, sees 007 facing off against a new nemesis...and
a sea of hungry sharks! When a routine recon mission is interupted
by an underwater attack by the gorgeous Katya Orlova, a Russian spy
with a vendetta against MI-6, Bond is left with only one choice: kill
or be killed!This new, never-before-collected edition also includes
Doomcrack and another, never-before-seen in the UK story, "The
Xanadu Connection"! Plus a new introduction by Caroline Bliss,
a.k.a. Ms Moneypenny and an exclusive feature on James Bond US comics!
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 • James
Bond: Paradise Plot
by Ian Fleming, Jim Lawrence, and John McLusky
Publisher: Titan Books |
| Syndicated strips not published in
UK newspapers |
• Sea Dragon
Writer: Jim Lawrence Artist: Yaroslav Horak
First Published: 1977
Collected in the Titan collection Death
Wing, published 1 July 2007
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• Death Wing
Writer: Jim Lawrence Artist:
Yaroslav Horak First Published:1978
Collected in the Titan collection Death
Wing, published 1 July 2007
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• The Xanadu Connection
Writer: Jim Lawrence Artist: Yaroslav Horak First Published: 1978
• Shark Bait
Writer: Jim Lawrence Artist: Yaroslav Horak First Published: 1979 |
| Serialised in the Daily Star in the
UK |
• Doomcrack
Writer: Jim Lawrence Artist: Harry North First Published:
February - August 1981
• James
Bond: Paradise Plot
Writer: Jim Lawrence Artist: John McLusky First Published:
August 1981 - June 1982
• Deathmask
Writer: Jim Lawrence Artist: John McLusky First Published: June 1982
- February 1983
• Flittermouse
Writer: Jim Lawrence Artist: John McLusky First Published: February
- May 1983
• Polestar
Writer: Jim Lawrence Artist: John McLusky First Published: May - July
1983
|
| Syndicated strips not published in
UK newspapers |
• The
Scent of Danger
Writer: Jim Lawrence Artist: John McLusky First Published:
1979
• The Snake Goddess
Writer: Jim Lawrence Artist: Yaroslav Horak First
Published:1980
• Double Eagle
Writer: Jim Lawrence Artist: Yaroslav Horak First
Published:1980 |
| JEFF HAWKE COLLECTIONS |
 • Jeff
Hawke: Overlord
by Willie Patterson and Sydney Jordan (Hardcover)
Widely considered one of the most important sci-fi comic strips ever
published, "Jeff Hawke" is a benchmark in intelligent, adult-oriented
storytelling! Jeff Hawke's not your average space-hero; focused on
reasoning, diplomacy and moral virtues instead of brute force, he is
frequently forced to be the ambassador - rather than the saviour -
of mankind! His universe is populated with alien species that meet
humankind by accident or for commerce, but hardly ever for invasion.
Patterson's subtle wit makes the strip's plots and characters as fascinating
as they are amusing, and Jordan's highly expressive style fully captures
the strangeness of the weird and wonderful aliens of Jeff's universe!
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• Jeff
Hawke: Ambassadors
by Willie Patterson and Sydney Jordan
Publisher: Titan Books PD: Hardcover - 25 Jul 2008
Widely considered as one of the most important sci-fi comic strips ever published, "Jeff
Hawke" is a benchmark in intelligent, adult-oriented storytelling!Jeff Hawke's
not your average space-hero; focused on reasoning, diplomacy and moral virtues
instead of brute force, he is frequently forced to be the ambassador - rather
than the saviour - of mankind! His universe is populated with alien species that
meet humankind by accident or for commerce, but hardly ever for invasion.Patterson's
subtle wit makes the strip's plots and characters as fascinating as they are
amusing, and Jordan's highly expressive style fully captures the strangeness
of the weird and wonderful aliens of Jeff's universe! |
Popular newspaper strip character
created by Sydney Jordan which ran in the Daily
Express for a number of years
and is fondly rembered for its intriguing storylines and
terrific art.
• JordanSpace
Published in English and Italian, a complete online guide
to the strip and its characters
A
Jeff
Hawke fan clubwas
launched in early 2003: Yearly subscription rates are £18.50
for UK members, £28 for overseas members.
You
receive three magazines a year which in addition to reprints of the strips
includes a history of the British space programme and notes on the stories.
Send
your cheques made payable to Jeff Hawke club with
a stamped addressed envelope to: Jeff Hawke Club, 6 The Close, Alwoodley,
Leeds LS17 7RD.
There's an online index to the Jeff Hawke stories at:
www.helsinki.fi/~lakoma/comic
s/jeff_hawke_index.html
Jeff Hawke in France
Jeff Hawke has also been published in French. For more information visit
these French language web sites.
• Charlie
Hebdo' Jeff Hawke reprints
• Glenat Jeff Hawke reprints
• Jeff
Hawke French Wikipedia entry
The hard-nosed lawman of the future, and 2000AD's most popular
character.
After the sell-out success of its Judge
Dredd badges, Termight
Replicas has released a new licensed Dredd product. The Judge
Dredd buckle is
12cm wide by 9cm tall, and costs £39.95. The concept art is by
Michael Carroll, based on Cliff Robinson’s design and input.
Available by cheque
or PayPal post-free worldwide from the Termight Replicas website: www.termight.co.uk/dtt.php
Fan Site: www.superbrits.co.uk/marvelman
In the 1950s a continuing copyright dispute between
DC Comics, publishers of Superman and Captain Marvel (pubished by Fawcett),
led to the suspension of publication of Captain Marvel comics in the US
and the creation of Marvelman by British publisher L Miller & Son
Ltd, who had been reprinting Fawcett comic titles. The disappearance of
Captain Marvel, one of the company's most popular titles was a blow to
Len Miller, who turned to Mick Anglo, whose studio had been producing covers
for the Miller versions of the Fawcett titles.
This terrific site outlines the origins of Marvelman, his later revival in
Warrior and, ironically,
the subequent battle the character's publishers faced when Marvel Comics challenged
the use of the name Marvelman...
Official
web site: www.cs.umu.se/~kenth/modesty.html
Adventure character
created by Peter O'Donnell whose adventures ran in the Daily Express
for many years. Several novels were also written and a strange film produced. O'Donnell
wrote every single strip.
• The official
site includes a guide to Modesty Blaise (including an
interview with Peter O'Donnell)
• Peter O'Donnell on the origins of Modesty
Blaise
Link: www.crimetime.co.uk/features/modestyblaise.php
• The
Complete Modesty Blaise Dossier
Link: www3.sympatico.ca/jim.pattison/modesty
• The Sparkling Modesty of Ms. Blaise
Link: www.dlc.fi/~zoja1/modesty
• Modesty Blaise artist Enric Badia Romero has his own page, showcasing his work on both Modesty Blaise and Axa.
Link: www.badiaromero.com
Titan Books are releasing new reprints of the
Modesty Blaise newspaper strip written by Peter O'Donnell. The quality
of the books is excellent and includes introductory material by Peter
himself for each strip as well as an overview of the charcter's development.
 • The
Gabriel Set Up
This first Titan collection contains
the first three comic strip stories -- "The Gabriel Set-Up", "La
Machine", "The Long Lever" -- and "In The Beginning",
a brief flash-back origin strip. The origin story, intended for use
in papers which picked up the strip later in its run, was never seen
in an English paper.
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 • Mister
Sun
Collects 'Mister Sun', 'The Mind of Mrs Drake'
and 'Uncle Happy'
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 • Top
Traitor
Contains 'Top Traitor', 'The Vikings' and 'The
Head Girls'
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 • The
Black Pearl
Contains "The Black Pearl", "The
Magnified Man",
"The Jericho Caper" and "The Killing Ground"
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 • Bad
Suki
Contains "Bad Suki", "The Galley
Slaves" and "The Red Gryphon"
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 • Hell
Makers
Modesty and her constant partner-in-action Willie
Garvin star in the final two intrigue-filled adventures to be solely
illustrated by Jim Holdaway, "The Hell Makers" and "Take
Over", and "The War-Lords of Phoenix", which was completed
by his successor, Enric Badia Romero. Featuring an introduction by Max
Allan Collins (Road to Perdition,
CSI graphic novels), along with a gallery of rare artwork and an exclusive,
in-depth interview with Peter O'Donnell.
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 • Green
Eyed Monster
In "Willie the Djinn", Modesty and Willie Garvin
face political intrigue in the Middle East, while in "The Green Eyed
Monster", Modesty must deal with a prissy love rival and ruthless kidnappers.
And in "Death of a Jester", Modesty and Willie get caught up in a bizarre
medieval jousting tournament! Featuring brand new story introductions
by Modesty creator Peter O'Donnell revealing the creative process behind
the tales
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 • The
Puppet Master
Collects "The Stone Age Caper", "The
Puppet Master" and "With Love From Rufus!"
Featuring brand new story introductions by creator Peter O'Donnell,
a feature article on "The Stone Age Caper" and an introduction
by author Jan Burke (Bloodlines).
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 • Gallows
Bird
Modesty Blaise investigates a murderous family
in "The Bluebeard Affair"; her partner, Willie Garvin, joins
her to help the FBI in New Orleans in "The Gallows Bird"; in "The
Wicked Gnomes", a dangerous organisation kidnaps an old friend; and
a crash-landing in the jungle spells trouble in "The Iron God",
as diamond thieves threaten our heroes! Featuring brand new story introductions
by Modesty creator Peter O'Donnell, plus a very rare interview with O'Donnell
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 • Cry
Wolf
by Peter O'Donnell
Modesty has a close encounter in "Take Me To Your Leader";
both Modesty and her partner, Willie Garvin, must save a young girl
from a deadly plot in "The Highland Witch"; and in "Cry
Wolf", Sir Gerald Tarrant tries to hoodwink the daring duo with
a false kidnapping... but all hell breaks loose when a real kidnapper
strikes! Featuring brand new story introductions by Modesty creator,
Peter O'Donnell, plus a rare interview with O'Donnell.
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 • The
Inca Trail
The dark underworld of espionage and crime is
lit up by the fatal charms of the gorgeous Modesty Blaise - high priestess
of pulp crime and goddess of cult thrillers! Modesty stumbles from a babysitting
job into a mob war in "The Reluctant Chaperon"; shoots for the
heart in "The Greenwood Maid"; betrayal puts both Modesty and
Willie in the gladiatorial arena in "Those About to Die"; and
in "The Inca Trail", the duo save two children...and stop a revolution!
Featuring brand new story introductions by Modesty creator Peter O'Donnell,
plus an exclusive O'Donnell interview
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