She's beautiful with a bullet! Modesty Blaise the cult creation of best-selling author Peter O'Donnell returns for another searing slice of '60s chic thrills set in a shadowy underworld of espionage and mystery. In the wilds of Tibet, Modesty battles to repay the debt she owes to an ancient mystic who once saved her life by retrieving the mysterious Black Pearl. Before her stand marauding bandits, the might of the Himalayas and the power of Red China! Also collecting The Magnified Man, The Jericho Caper and The Killing Ground, the fourth volume in this spectacular Titan series is packed with rare interviews, exclusive story introductions and masses of rare and previously unseen artwork!
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In the 1960s, Modesty Blaise was a mod adventuress in the vein of James Bond and the Avengers who fought evil in the comics pages of British newspapers. This oversized volume collects strips from 1966 to 1968, consisting of four separate adventures. The first, "The Black Pearl," sends Modesty and her cockney sidekick, Willie, undercover into Tibet. "The Magnified Man" has them join with French intelligence to find a gold thief, and "The Jericho Caper" pits Blaise against an entire nation of outlaws in Central America. The volume closes with a retelling of "The Most Dangerous Game" entitled "The Killing Ground." The combination of exotic locales, sexy adventurers, Eastern mysticism and high-tech weaponry are hallmarks of the '60s. Holdaway's excellent art also reflects the decade, combining bold black silhouettes with linework that's both elegant and dynamic. His style anticipates '60s comics icon Jim Steranko's art. O'Donnell's fast-moving stories are highly entertaining bits of fluff. The strangest thing about this time capsule is how perfectly it embodies the "mod spy" genre of that era while barely reflecting the real turmoil in the world then (though this isn't a defect—just a bit of irony). This volume also features an interview with O'Donnell and an essay on his parallel career as a romance novelist.
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"...it's impossible to read Modesty Blaise without genuine pleasure..." -- www.thealienonline.net 11th March 2005, review by Andy Sawyer
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Modesty is a dynamite character that is unfortunately not that well known,
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Modesty Blaise is a female comic character that does not receive the publicity that she deserves. A woman of action and integrity with a criminal past, Modesty willingly walks into danger with the confidence of a James Bond. She has a male sidekick named Willie Garvin, but they are not lovers, they are deep friends with a mutual love of adventure and when one needs the other, there is no hesitation in responding.
There are four Modesty Blaise adventures in this collection: *) "The Black Pearl" - Modesty, Willie and another male companion embark on a journey from India into Chinese occupied Tibet to retrieve "The Black Pearl", a device that will be used to identify the tenth high lama. *) "The Magnified Man" - Modesty, Willie and the British and French officials try to thwart the efforts of a master criminal mind as he tries to steal a massive gold shipment from a train. *) "The Jericho Caper" - in an attempt to get away for a while, Modesty goes to a remote village in Central America. However, when a gang of thugs come to the village and make off with some young women, Modesty decides to go after them. She contacts Willie and he parachutes into the jungle to aid her. *) "The Killing Ground" - an old adversary of Modesty and Willie arranges to have them drugged and kidnapped. They are set down on an island where three master hunters will hunt them. Modesty Blaise is a heroine that knows no fear, has a strong sense of right and wrong and has the most loyal of sidekicks in Willie Garvin. She is a force to be reckoned with in the comic book world, a role model for females that in many ways is even better than Wonder Woman. For Modesty has no magic lasso, robot plane or super strength, she gets hurt and must rely on her intelligence and fighting ability.
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Modesty Blaise rocks,
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When I was a kid I couldn't wait for fridays to go buy my favourite magazine so I can read the comics strips. My favourite character was way cool Modesty Blaise. I a happy that I found her again. Happy reading
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