James Bond: Omnibus Volume 001: Based on the novels that inspired the movies [Paperback]

Ian Fleming (Author), Jim Laurier (Author), John McLucsky (Author), Jim Lawrence (Illustrator), Yaroslav Horak (Illustrator)

Book Description

Release date: December 1, 2009

James Bond, the world's most famous secret agent, has thrilled audiences for over fifty years with his globe-trotting adventures. THE JAMES BOND OMNIBUS collects eleven of Ian Fleming's original daily comic strips for the very first time in a mammoth omnibus edition.

Including the stories: CASINO ROYALE, LIVE AND LET DIE, MOONRAKER, DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER, FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE, DR. NO, GOLDFINGER, FROM A VIEW TO A KILL, FOR YOUR EYES ONLY and THUNDERBALL.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

In 1958, just five years after Fleming published the first James Bond novel and long before the supersuave spy became a worldwide phenom, Britain’s Daily Express began running comic-strip versions of the Bond novels and occasional short stories. The strip presented the stories in publication chronology, boosted the newspaper’s sales, and is said to have contributed greatly to the British Bondmania that prompted the long-lived movie series. The comic ran original stories after exhausting the Fleming originals and thus continued to 1983. This collection includes adaptations of 11 Bond adventures, from 1953’s Casino Royale to 1961’s Thunderball. These visual condensations follow the originals’ story lines to a far greater extent than did the frequently outlandish films. In the mode of British comics of the era, they’re rather stiff and understated compared to their more vivid American contemporaries. Nevertheless, they demonstrate uncanny prescience in that artist John McClusky’s Bond markedly resembles Sean Connery (the strip emerged four years before the first film, Dr. No). --Gordon Flagg

Review

"for fans of both the movies and the books this collection will be a great read...it's an entertaining new way to rediscover the adventures of the world's most famous spy" - --Ain't It Cool News

The James Bond Omnibus is the perfect thing for not just James Bond fanatics but also anybody who loves comic books... --Crave Online

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Titan Books (December 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1848563647
• ISBN-13: 978-1848563643
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 0.9 x 9.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #187,415 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Very nice collection - Titan should issue a Modesty Blaise Omnibus as well September 19, 2010

By The One

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Being a newspaper strip fanatic, I already bought these issues when they came out in the large format, and bought them again in this omnibus collection. Titan's price for these old collections is more reasonable than the Dark Horse reissues of vintage comics. I am eagerly awaiting for volume 002.

Titan, please issue omnibus collections of the Modesty Blaise strips also like this. I would buy them in an instant!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Bond Back To Basic's. June 6, 2010

By Armchair Pundit

Format:Paperback

Bond without all the fancy gadget's, and all the better for it.
A thoroughly enjoyable read with excellently drawn compatible black & white artwork.
The comic strips presented here were originally shown in The Daily Express between 1958 - 1962.
Introduction by Roger Moore.
Stories include:~
1/Casino Royale.
2/Live And Let Die.
3/Moonraker.
4/Diamonds Are Forever.
5/From Russia With Love.
6/Dr No.
7/Goldfinger.
8/Risico.
9/From A View To A Kill.
10/For Your Eyes Only.
11/Thunderball.
The End of volume 001 but James Bond will return in Volume 002 coming soon!

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly fantastic December 1, 2009

By Tim Lasiuta

Format:Paperback

James Bond Omnibus Volume 001
Who said that Bond at 50 was outdated, and out of style?
Titan Books, in a brilliant repackaging of the Mclusky illustrated comic strips from the 1950's and 1960's, captures an era when Bond was cool, and `shaken not stirred' was even cooler. Titan, in previous Bond editions, has reprinted the non-canonical Bond books in a larger, format to acclaim, yet this book seems more user friendly.
It's not that the art is different, or the writing is better/worse, just that a large format book is great for collectors and conossieurs. This soft bound square format book is easy on the hands, easy on the eyes (the art is fantastic), and as far as price goes, easy on the pocket at $16.95us. The strips are well reproduced and typically sized for the modern market (as opposed to the Valiant sized Sundays from the golden age of comic strips). This is a book for reading...and rereading.
Included in the book are "Casino Royale", "Live and Let Die", "Moonraker", "Diamonds Are Forever", "From Russia With Love", "Dr No", "Goldfinger", "From a View To A Kill", " For your Eyes Only", and "Thunderball". Sir Roger Moore, KBE, provides the introduction.
Bond, as originally imagined by Ian Fleming, lives one more time in Volume 001. Be on the alert, Smersh, just might grab this book from your trembling grip!
I can hardly wait for volume two, and another best selling effort from Titan.
Tim Lasiuta