Ok, so maybe Titan Books didn’t ask that question specifically but I think you might know where I’m going with that classic martini reference. Ian Fleming’s James Bond is no doubt one of the most recognizable literary or movie characters in the last century but it came as news to me that Bond was actually the subject of a long running comic strip (mainly in the U.K) from 1958 through 1983. The strip consisted of 52 story arcs that were syndicated in British newspapers.
You learn something new everyday…
It turns out that Titan Books began reprinting the classic strips, beginning in 1987, and now release the comics in omnibus editions. The latest, The James Bond Omnibus – (Vol. 003), collects seven stories that ran from October 10, 1968 through December 24, 1971 written by Jim Lawrence with art by Yaroslav Horak.
From Titan Books:
The daring James Bond is back in a definitive bumper edition collecting the first period of Jim Lawrence’s celebrated run in comic strip form! Includes seven of Bond’s most thrilling and dangerous missions: The Harpies, River of Death, The Golden Ghost, Fear Face, Double Jeopardy, Starfire and Kingley Amis’ controversial post-Fleming story, Colonel Sun.
The omnibus is a 272 page paperback and retails for $19.95. As a Bond fan (and someone who loves old newspaper strips) I’m certainly going to have to not only check out this third volume but track down the first two as well!
And if you may be wondering about the classic Bond martini? It could be either gin or vodka with dry vermouth. As far as shaking it? A bonus point for anyone who can tell us why you’d have shaken a vodka martini back in the day the character was created but not so much so today.
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