October 7, 2014

NEW BOND COMICS

Breaking news: James Bond will return to comics in 2015! Dynamite and Ian Fleming Publications have arranged a worldwide rights deal to create comics, digital comics, and graphic novels starring agent 007. Dynamite will be working with many A-list creators to explore the character's full oeuvre, including his origin and WWII experiences. From Dynamite: "Dynamite plans to create a series of brand new adventures unveiling the defining- and largely undocumented- early years of Bond's career. These new stories will draw inspiration from the Fleming canon to explore Bond's ‘origins': his raw early years before he gambled with his life in the first novel, Casino Royale (1953). Some other familiar faces from the expansive 007 mythos will also make appearances in this series - criminal masterminds, hired henchmen, glamorous Bond Girls, and secret service allies - alongside all-new characters." Story continues below.


"Corinne Turner, Managing Director of Ian Fleming Publications, says, 'It's over sixty years since the publication of Casino Royale, and now more than ever it's an exciting time to be a Bond fan. We're thrilled that 007 will be revisiting the world of comics, as Fleming's novels have a long and successful history in this medium, ever since they began to be published as newspaper comic strips in the late fifties. Dynamite are the perfect partners to take on the challenge of continuing this legacy, and we are very much looking forward to working with them.' Dynamite plans to launch its first James Bond comic books in 2015, soliciting periodical issues in Diamond Comic Distributors' Previews catalog, the premiere source of merchandise for the comic book specialty market. Digital editions will be available simultaneously through such platforms as Comixology, Dynamite Digital, iVerse, and Dark Horse Digital.  Original graphic novels and collections will be released through the comic book specialty market, digital platforms, and numerous book market channels including Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and more." Original photograph of Ian Fleming in Japan below from the Spy Vibe collection. See our Fleming image archive on Pinterest here. Related posts: Bond Cartoons, Barbarella Comics, Beetle Bailey in Berlin, Ryan Heshka Interview, Archie Spies, Cold War Comics, Spyman, Agent Double 5, Man From Uncle UK Comics, Richard Sala Interview, Batman '66 Meets Green Hornet Interview, Spies: the World Around Us. Learn more about James Bond comics: Alan Porter's History of the Illustrated 007, Comic Vine


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