James Bond: The History Of The Illustrated 007 (2008) written by Alan Porter

By: FSWL team

Published:
2008-03-23

James Bond: The History of the Illustrated 007 is a new and interesting book to be published in 2008. The book consist of 240 pages written by the American author Alan Porter and is published in paperback by Hermes Press.

The fully illustrated book by Alan Porter chronicles the story behind James Bond’s comics adventures around the world, from British newspaper strips to original stories produced for markets such as Sweden and Chile, to Japanese manga, and of course the various American series and movie adaptations.

It will also be taking a look at the various Bond spoofs, 007’s influence on comics art in general, and hopefully lining up interviews with some of the creators who have added to Bond’s story over the years.

Before Bond became world famous with his movie series, the character was the subject of successful English newspaper strips and later in comic books. With the explosion of Bond on the screen the character and his exploits become even more popular in comic strip and comic book versions all over the world. James Bond: The History of the Illustrated 007 examines it all, and covers Bond’s newspaper strip and comic book appearances from the 1950s to the present.

The publication of this historical book is scheduled to coincide with the upcoming James Bond film Quantum of Solace (2008) and is a must-read for all Bond fans.

The cover of the book presents a never-before-seen painting by noted artist Bob Peak who made a significant contribution to the Bond canon’s movie poster art.

(The editor of From Sweden with Love, Anders Frejdh, also contributed to this book by supplying several of the covers for the Swedish comic magazine James Bond, Agent 007 which was published by Semic Press between 1965 and 1996.)

James Bond, Agent 007, nr 6, 1983, Semic Press

James Bond, Agent 007, nr 6, 1983, Semic Press

Issue no 3 from 1983 of the Swedish comic magazine James Bond, Agent 007 from Anders Frejdh's collection. Copyright © Semic Press. All rights reserved.

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James Bond: The History Of The Illustrated 007 (2008) written by Alan Porter

The publication of this historical book is scheduled to coincide with the upcoming James Bond film Quantum of Solace (2008) and is a must-read for all Bond fans.

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