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But it really looks like those are only available in German. In that case i will have to skip them as much as it pains me.
It doesn't really make sense for them to be exclusive to Germany though, right? I mean, you'd assume that the larger market is English-speaking focused and those are the kinds of people who would receive the brunt of the product.
I noticed that the VARGR paperback release is listed on dynamite.com with 10 pages more than the Hardcover. But maybe that was just a typo. Could be they include some bonus content to make people buy again.
Now i sadly realize the Special/limited/unrated market for comics is just as messed up as any other today
The discrepancy between the paperback and hardback could also just be a formatting issue, where the re-print in paperback ended up with more pages than the hardback, but where those pages aren't related to any special features. Who knows.
But yeah, these markets are ragged and that's why I don't find myself supporting them most of the time. Just like film releases, "special" editions are withheld to capitalize on profits after you tricked someone into getting another edition of said film/s in the past. Waiting for releases after the fact (and after the wallet robbing) is never a bad idea, and that's why I follow it on principle. There's more reasons than that for why I've held out on Dynamite, like the comparisons to Brosnan's Bond in the comics that don't exactly make me want to jump and order them, but how the comics are distributed and priced are a big stickler.
The first time I'll be supporting Dynamite will be with the Fleming adaptations, because I've seen how much the writer has a handle on who Bond actually is, and the one-shot nature of them is very appealing because I get all the story in one. I may even get the hardcover, as I want to see the series continued for all the original books.
Then comes the spinoff category (Leiter, Penny) and then the adaptation(s), of which we have one.
I would expect that there will be a paperback version made available after the hardcover version has maximized sales for the higher-dollar version. Then the paperback version will be made available at roughly half the price. No, Dynamite hasn't made any announcement yet...but this is a reasonable assumption based on The Way The Market Works.
Well, it was alright. Nothing mindblowing, still better than some others that came before.
What bothered me deeply though was Moneypenny's unrealistically thought outfit that's more or less a maternity dress in which she has to run, jump, leap, kick all in the heat of the moment. I know I'm nitpicking but... come on. Surprised Bond didn't pop out of nowhere and told her "I'm not mad about your tailor, are you?". :))
Overall, enjoyable. Loved Bond's cameo in it that resembled Sean Connery from the Swiss segment of Goldfinger. Serviceable for a one-shot.
What about you, @00Agent?
To me the Ian Fleming adaptations will be the real future collectibles. As Dynamite has confirmed, starting with "Casino Royale", Dynamite will release two comic book adaptations every year, so that means that "Live And Let Die" will appear March/April. I will make sure that I will have this collection complete!
Yes, i agree pretty much. Had one or two more nitpicks.
I did not expect much of this one shot, and it did not deliver much either, so it's all fine i guess lol.
My feeling is Solstice is already the best oneshot of them all :D
Regarding official volumes, there's only James Bond (Volume 1: VARGR and Volume 2: Eidolon) and then, there's James Bond Vol. 2 (which is Black Box). The rest don't have any volume labels.
Indeed. As I said, there's not much to do with Moneypenny so this is all we'll get from her as the protagonist.
The problem is that Moneypenny and M are not interesting on their own.
In the Movies and even the books they only exist when Bond is in the room with them. They are purely there to serve him. You don't really care about their motivations or what they do when Bond is not around.
Felix works a bit better because at least he has the same job as Bond and works in the same space (same for Tanaka) but forcing Moneypenny in an Field agent role is not the way to go imo.
Having a story with Pussy would be much more interesting, she could basically be Bonds Catwoman (the puns would write themselves lol). Doing her own thing, and being trully independent.
https://www.newsarama.com/36209-tis-the-season-for-james-bond-holiday-special-solstice.html
And did he just give him a damn Aston Martin DB4 Zagato?! :D
Also... the classic era M office is back! :D
wow i haven't even noticed the additional b&w preview pages until you mentioned that :O
Those look incredible!
GIVE THIS MAN A SERIES!
http://www.oregonlive.com/books/index.ssf/2017/09/an_artists_00-dream_portlands.html
Its a joy to hear him talk about the comic, since he is such an all out Bond-nerd.
I wouldn't even be suprised if he's a member here.
Just to give you an example:
"To me, Bond needs to be sturdy, but more lithe than brawny. The cut of the suit is very important; it needs to have a deliberate, tailored look to it. Clothes don't just happen to Bond -- he's a very calculating man and his attire is no exception."
yeah i agree. To me it's just unnecessary, especially with Solstice on the horizon. Also i am pretty sure the one shots will be all collected in a hardcover eventually, so you might as well wait till then
Part of me is still hoping for a 2017 release, but it really is unlikely.
We don't have any comics yet announced for January, and the only ongoing series is ending in December, so they might as well start Origins then.
Somehow I'm inclined to believe Solstice isn't just another entry. It's going to subvert the contemporary setting comics universe. Some political war will rise with that Russian high-value target Bond is pursuing off the books while doing a favour for M, which out of Official Secrets Act, is illegal to maintain. I think something is going to happen in that comic, which will pave the way in for a subversion.
Or am I overthinking?
That would be really cool, and not completely improbable. They could tie in Felix Leiters story nicelly in there as well. I think Kill Chain could also tie in there very easily
Whats also very interesting (and might play into that) is, i have never seen Dynamite do more advertising for ANY Bond Book as much as for this one. I follow them on Facebook and Twitter and in the first week or so they bombarded their followers with retweets and posts about it. You can see for yourself and just check their official Twitter- Facebook page as well as Dynamite.com and see what Banner they are currently using on any of those sites.
Solstice is still 2 month away, and just a one shot. Casino Royale for example is arriving next month already so it's a little bit odd
Kill Chain Issue #6 Cover
Another good one.