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Dynamite's Bond comics and graphic novels

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  • JET007JET007
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    Worth the cover price or wait for the collected edition?
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    I'd say wait for the collected edition, @JET007. For a mere issue, I wouldn't advise purchasing it if you're expecting something big from it. There's hardly anything.

    It does sound like a Young Bond story, however.
  • MilovyMilovy
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    I was flipping through some of the Dynamite collected editions in my local comic shop the other day, ended up picking up Casino Royale. Haven't given it a proper read yet, but I noticed the model for Bond seems very inconsistent. Just on one page, his face seems to change in every panel.

    I was impressed with the model for Bond in Kill Chain and in VARGR (I think it was), which I also flipped through. Which of the modern Bond stories is best? None of them looked very colourful or weird, which is what I was looking for, but I understand why they might lean toward bloody, dark, gritty, etc. for modern Bond stories.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    The model seen in Kill Chain made his first appearance in Hammerhead. VARGR's is different.

    Top three pick-ups you should look forward to:
    1-Hammerhead
    2-Kill Chain
    3-Solstice
  • MilovyMilovy
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    I liked both models (Masters and Casalanguida) from what I saw. Thanks for the recommendation @ClarkDevlin. What makes Hammerhead the best one in your opinion?
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
    edited September 2018 Posts: 15,423
    It's unapologetically Bondian, @Milovy. And the storyline is crafted well.
  • mybudgetbondmybudgetbond The World
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    Looking forward to reading this later tonight!
  • JET007JET007
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    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    I'd say wait for the collected edition, @JET007. For a mere issue, I wouldn't advise purchasing it if you're expecting something big from it. There's hardly anything.

    It does sound like a Young Bond story, however.

    Thanks for the advice!
  • BeatlesSansEarmuffsBeatlesSansEarmuffs
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    I wasn't sure that Bond really NEEDED an origin story...but having read #1 I've changed my mind. Comic books THRIVE on origin stories -- consider how much emotional weight Batman's origin gives to his actions as a hero! If anything, we know too much about Daniel Craig's Bond origin story (thank you and please go away, Mr. Oberhauser) -- but this origin really works. It's consistent with Fleming, which is more than a lot of the movies can say! I found it more satisfying as the first issue of a multi-part story than has been the case for most of Dynamite's series so far. I look forward to more...
  • 00Agent00Agent Any man who drinks Dom Perignon '52 can't be all bad.
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    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    It's unapologetically Bondian, @Milovy. And the storyline is crafted well.

    I agree.
    Read it, liked it. Nice Setup for the things to come. The art is charming enough.
  • TR007TR007
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    The art really lends itself to being animated. If this series takes off it could be a wonderful basis for a series of animated movies.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
    edited September 2018 Posts: 15,423
    TR007 wrote: »
    The art really lends itself to being animated. If this series takes off it could be a wonderful basis for a series of animated movies.
    If the storylines are good enough, I support the idea.
  • 00Agent00Agent Any man who drinks Dom Perignon '52 can't be all bad.
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    Don't expect LALD anytime soon, sadly Calero hasn't even started yet.

  • TR007TR007
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    That's a shame. I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't come to pass. I've lost all hope for volume 2 of Felix Leiter too.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
    edited September 2018 Posts: 4,113
    00Agent wrote: »
    Don't expect LALD anytime soon, sadly Calero hasn't even started yet.


    That's a shame. I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't come to pass. I've lost all hope for volume 2 of Felix Leiter too.[/quote]

    I don't want to think that, but I am as well. I can do without Felix Leiter volume 2, but LALD and MR I'm looking forward to. Their work on CR was fantastic.

    Could Jensen be using a different artistic team? He has said he has a script. Could the racial overtones of the book be holding Dynamite back? Or even more legal rights issues like Casino Royale? We'll see what Van Jensen has to say. He is also working on James Bond Origins, he said himself. I would have thought that with Roger Moore's LALD book being rereleased that it would be positive signs for Dynamite. As well as the novel's 65 anniversary next year.
  • 00Agent00Agent Any man who drinks Dom Perignon '52 can't be all bad.
    edited September 2018 Posts: 5,185
    Van Jensen still hasn't responded to the tweet, and probably won't so anything is possible atm. I don't like speculating, we'll just have to wait and see.
    I am just glad we are getting two new series this year. Wouldn't mind another one-shot too, whatever happened to those?
  • TR007TR007
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    I guess they might be waiting to see how well the graphic novel collection of one-shots sell before commissioning more?
  • 00Agent00Agent Any man who drinks Dom Perignon '52 can't be all bad.
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    TR007 wrote: »
    I guess they might be waiting to see how well the graphic novel collection of one-shots sell before commissioning more?

    Possible. Since the collection is called "Vol. 1" i always assumed there would be more. Maybe we'll get another holiday special, like Solstice.
  • TR007TR007
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    Solstice was absolutely amazing! My favourite Dynamite story so far (and to their credit, they have been brilliant overall)
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    00Agent wrote: »
    TR007 wrote: »
    I guess they might be waiting to see how well the graphic novel collection of one-shots sell before commissioning more?

    Possible. Since the collection is called "Vol. 1" i always assumed there would be more. Maybe we'll get another holiday special, like Solstice.

    There's also a #1 on the spine of Casino Royale. Van Jensen said he has a script ready. There's something their not telling us, based on Carleo's tweet. Why would they get rid of him? His artwork was the best thing about Casino Royale.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    For James Bond Origins, do you think we could see some classic characters return? The three that I can think of (for Origins, realistically) are May Maxwell, Rene Mathis, and Kincade. They're the only ones that I can see fitting in realistically, without trouble.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    I highly doubt Kincade would ever be used since he's an Eon Productions character.

    Also, he's not part of the Fleming canon.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    I highly doubt Kincade would ever be used since he's an Eon Productions character.

    Also, he's not part of the Fleming canon.

    Who says that they are using Fleming's work only? Dynamite is using Oddjob and possibly Goldfinger, and they're EON's as much as Fleming.

  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    MaxCasino wrote: »
    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    I highly doubt Kincade would ever be used since he's an Eon Productions character.

    Also, he's not part of the Fleming canon.

    Who says that they are using Fleming's work only? Dynamite is using Oddjob and possibly Goldfinger, and they're EON's as much as Fleming.
    Dynamite has a deal only with Ian Fleming Publications. They haven't extended the deal with Danjaq.

    Oddjob and Goldfinger are Fleming's. Not Eon's. Eon only has the screen rights to them.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    MaxCasino wrote: »
    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    I highly doubt Kincade would ever be used since he's an Eon Productions character.

    Also, he's not part of the Fleming canon.

    Who says that they are using Fleming's work only? Dynamite is using Oddjob and possibly Goldfinger, and they're EON's as much as Fleming.
    Dynamite has a deal only with Ian Fleming Publications. They haven't extended the deal with Danjaq.

    Oddjob and Goldfinger are Fleming's. Not Eon's. Eon only has the screen rights to them.

    I see your point thank you for clearing that up. However, stranger things have happened.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    MaxCasino wrote: »
    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    MaxCasino wrote: »
    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    I highly doubt Kincade would ever be used since he's an Eon Productions character.

    Also, he's not part of the Fleming canon.

    Who says that they are using Fleming's work only? Dynamite is using Oddjob and possibly Goldfinger, and they're EON's as much as Fleming.
    Dynamite has a deal only with Ian Fleming Publications. They haven't extended the deal with Danjaq.

    Oddjob and Goldfinger are Fleming's. Not Eon's. Eon only has the screen rights to them.

    I see your point thank you for clearing that up. However, stranger things have happened.
    No problem. :)

    While I do hope to see Kincade included, as well as other Eon characters, someone in the business told me that he believes Eon and IFP don’t have too much of a healthy relationship, these days. At least professionally.
  • GerardGerard
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    Thanks to the Diamond Comics site, here are the covers for James Bond 007 # 2 and Origin # 4 :

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    And the sollicitations for both :

    James Bond 007 # 2 :

    The ODD JOB epic continues, by superstars GREG PAK (Planet Hulk, Mech Cadet Yu) and MARC LAMING (Star Wars, Wonder Woman)!

    Somewhere in the world, a smuggler is trying to deliver a mysterious briefcase to the world's most deadly terrorists. 007 must get this case and is licensed to kill anyone that gets in his way.
    This is the story of the man who gets in his way.

    James Bond : Origin # 4 :

    "Rocket Sea" continues...Forced to surface in enemy waters, a damaged Royal Navy submarine docks at a mysterious island for repairs. Lieutenant James Bond leads a hunting expedition across the island. But while hunting beasts, he discovers a far more dangerous prey...
  • 00Agent00Agent Any man who drinks Dom Perignon '52 can't be all bad.
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    Amazing.
    I hope they will include all these covers in the Hardcover collections again.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    00Agent wrote: »
    Amazing.
    I hope they will include all these covers in the Hardcover collections again.

    I do, too. The artwork in all of Dynamite's work has been phenomenal.

  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    If only the Bond 25 critics on that thread here would start reading Dynamite Comic's run, there won't be as much trouble on this site.
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