James Bond: Colonel Sun (James Bond 007 (Titan Books)) [Paperback]

Kingsley Amis (Author)

Book Description

Series: James Bond 007 (Titan Books) | Publication Date: May 1, 2006

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! When James Bond's boss, the enigmatic M, is kidnapped in Greece, Bond must race to his rescue - with only some local fishermen to help! But, 007 uncovers a plan to sabotage a USSR summit...and the evil Colonel Sun is planning to frame the British Secret Service for the crime! This new, never-before-collected edition, featuring Kingsley Amis' only James Bond story, also collects "The Golden Ghost"! It also includes a new introduction and exclusive features examining the post-Fleming comics, and Kingsley Amis' Bond work!

Editorial Reviews

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"A cracking graphic novel." - SFX Magazine"

About the Author

Kinglsey Amis' work includes Lucky Jim, the Booker Prize-winning The Old Devils and the James Bond books Colonel Sun and The James Bond Dossier. James Lawrence began his writing career scripting training films for the US Armed Forces, and moved on to write features including Buck Rogers and Joe Palooka. Yaroslav Horak created the outback adventure strip Mike Steel for the Sydney Morning Herald.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Titan Books (May 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1845761758
• ISBN-13: 978-1845761752
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 0.5 x 11.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #780,730 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute "must-have" for all dedicated James Bond fans, September 4, 2006

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This review is from: James Bond: Colonel Sun (James Bond 007 (Titan Books)) (Paperback)

Latest in a series of James Bond daily strip collections, James Bond 007: Colonel Sun by the team of Kingsley Amis, Jim Lawrence, and Yaroslav Horak is a graphic novel compilation of black-and-white daily newspaper strips that adapted Ian Fleming's classic James Bond action-adventure story "River of Death" and Sir Kingsley Amis' James Bond story "Golden Sun" to comic format. In addition to flawless reproductions of the original strips, James Bond 007: Colonel Sun includes an introduction by Britt Ekland, a summary of how Kingsley Amis came to continue the Bond legacy after Fleming's passing in 1964, and an interview with comic-strip artist and adapter Jim Lawrence. James Bond 007: Colonel Sun is an absolute "must-have" for all dedicated James Bond fans.

17 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars not what I expected, September 20, 2006

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This review is from: James Bond: Colonel Sun (James Bond 007 (Titan Books)) (Paperback)

Nothing in the Amazon descriptions said this was a collection of comic strips from the newspaper. I was expecting the novel by Kinglsey Amis. All the others in the series (I now see) say "graphic novel" in their title.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Thanks for the non-Fleming titles, August 27, 2006

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This review is from: James Bond: Colonel Sun (James Bond 007 (Titan Books)) (Paperback)

Colonel Sun has always been my favorite non-Fleming novel and I've followed the Daily Express strip collections eagerly. I'm actually more interested now in the original stories for the paper, such as River of Death which is included in this volume. I think the art suffered after losing the original illustrator, however it's still great fun, especially since the strips haven't been movie influenced to a great deal, but stick very close to Fleming's concept.