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You may well be correct about 1956.
That said I think Moss was at the Nurburgring every year from 1950 up to 1959 when the race was transferred to the AVUS circuit. Unfortunately he never won.
I will ask Horowitz for the precise year and report back.
Didn't Weinberg say though that this wasn't actually his real address, for obvious reasons?
A separate thread should be set up in devotion to Bond's birthday wishes. 11 November, Armistice Day, isn't it?
Their press release announcing the comic deal would indicate that IFP have given them the job to develop war time and pre 'CR' Bond.
Such is their desire to milk the cow and amass as much wonga as possible that they have Steve Cole working on 'Young Bond'. The comic folk working on pre-CR adult Bond and Horowitz writing post CR adult novels.
I ask you? What a pig's breakfast!
Allowing a comic writer to develop the most interesting Bond legend remaining - war time and pre-CR - is an absolute sacrilege.
Mon Dieu - have these people lost their minds?
Such is their desire to milk the cow and amass as much wonga as possible that they have Steve Cole working on 'Young Bond'. The comic folk working on pre-CR adult Bond and Horowitz writing post CR adult novels.
I ask you? What a pig's breakfast!
Allowing a comic writer to develop the most interesting Bond legend remaining - war time and pre-CR - is an absolute sacrilege.
Mon Dieu - have these people lost their minds?"
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That's most disappointing and frustrating. I can live with this if these comic stories will eventually be adapted into novels but maybe that's wishing for too much. Nevertheless, to have this interesting period of Bond's life communicated to us first through the comic medium is tacky and highly uncalled for. Novels should atleast be written first, then translated into comics if they wanted. Damn. And just when we thought that things might be getting back on track.
http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/remember-that-time-james-bond-saved-sterling-moss-1645329595
Exactly. I'd also recommend graphic novel collections for Watchmen, V For Vendetta, Kingdom Come, Batman: Year One, The Long Halloween and The Dark Knight Returns. Some of those may be seen as "superhero fare" but when reading them they connect most deeply to the ideas humanity, morality, love and sacrifice that we all hold dear. Comics are a massive part of my life, and they contain some of the smartest, most moving and downright unforgettable stories you could ever read, so I hate seeing people get down on the medium when they likely haven't ever really gotten into them in the first place.
Used to like the Superhero stuff until it got to complicated and watered down in way too many series to monetary keep up.
I would not mind a pre-CR comic starring 007 as long as it is pre-CR Fleming timeline opposed to the CR EON timeline.
And I do not care actually if Steven Cole or Higson write books that conflict with the comic series, I do believe I can make my own mind up which I prefer.
And I do hope that Horowitz does a better job than Sophie Hannah did with the new Poirot, there is an novel I put down because at no point in the first 100 pages she grabbed me. Something Agatha Christie had no problems with. Hannah should have an editor who told her to shorten the story a hundred pages.
I think you've hit the nail on the head, @SaintMark. The vast amount of monthly books is way too large for anyone to keep track of, especially since so many characters have their own individual books that bleed into what you read in the main continuity. To get the full story or experience from a comics story you'd have to pick up several separate books at once just, which isn't a strong strategy since most people will be economical and refrain from that. I became disinterested with the idea of mainstream comics long ago, because after a while you get sick of creators at places like DC and Marvel axing off characters to get cheap publicity and sales, only to bring them back a year or two later. DC are now in the process of doing just that with Damian Wayne, exemplifying another reason why I couldn't care less about comics anymore. All my comic reading nowadays is of retro collections or current one-shots, often surrounding Batman.
That being said, I am very interested in seeing what the Bond comics will have to offer, and who will be on the team in a writing and penciling capacity.
James Bond - Dynamite to publish new comics!
Dynamite Entertainment, a leading publisher of English language comic books and graphic novels, is proud to announce their partnership with Ian Fleming Publications Ltd. (IFPL), the company that owns and administers the literary copyright of Ian Fleming's published works, including his fourteen James Bond books.
Under their agreement, negotiated by Jonny Geller of Curtis Brown, Dynamite has been granted worldwide rights to publish comic books, digital comics, and graphic novels starring 007, Fleming's iconic secret agent will re-live the exploits that have thrilled and captivated fans for over half a century in fresh visual adaptations of the classic Bond stories.
Moreover, Dynamite plans to create a series of brand new adventures unveiling the defining - and largely undocumented - early years of Bond's career. These new stories will draw inspiration from the Fleming canon to explore Bond's ?origins': his raw early years before he gambled with his life in the first novel, Casino Royale (1953). Some other familiar faces from the expansive 007 mythos will also make appearances in this series - criminal masterminds, hired henchmen, glamorous Bond Girls, and secret service allies - alongside all-new characters.
Corinne Turner, Managing Director of Ian Fleming Publications, says, "It's over sixty years since the publication of Casino Royale, and now more than ever it's an exciting time to be a Bond fan. We're thrilled that 007 will be revisiting the world of comics, as Fleming's novels have a long and successful history in this medium, ever since they began to be published as newspaper comic strips in the late fifties. Dynamite are the perfect partners to take on the challenge of continuing this legacy, and we are very much looking forward to working with them."
"In the journey of discovering new readers for Ian Fleming's classic Bond stories, we are delighted to be partnering with Dynamite in exploring different ways to broaden the audience. Visually and literally, James Bond will have a new face," says Jonny Geller, Joint CEO of Curtis Brown.
"Ian Fleming's James Bond is one the best-known characters in the world, yet we know very little of his background and beginnings," says Editor Mike Lake. "The Bond villains are some of the most memorable figures in popular culture. Where did they come from... and in some cases, where did they go?"
"James Bond is one of the greatest cultural icons in the world. His author and creator, Ian Fleming, was not only in touch with popular culture in his time, but also saw ahead of his time, and his written work will outlive us all," says Nick Barrucci, CEO and Publisher of Dynamite Entertainment. "The character, the structure, and the source material is so strong. The original prose storytelling serves as the basis for one of the most successful film franchises ever, a franchise that reinvents itself to be in tune with each generation. By doing so, it allows the character to be an ever-progressive pop culture phenomenon, one that energizes existing fans and engages new fans, thus helping to ensure that Bond's relevance and importance will live on forever. The high-octane action, the charm, the unquestionable allure of this man of action - it all stems from Ian Fleming. We're excited to build upon the author's source material with new canonical stories, and honored at Dynamite to be a small part of his legacy, to be able to bring new stories to fans around the world."
Ian Fleming's World War II service as assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence in London granted him a wealth of experience in the world of espionage, on which he drew when writing his novels. Fleming published fourteen James Bond titles and lived to witness their enormous success in print and on film. His cultural legacy has thrived for over fifty years, as millions of readers worldwide continue to discover and enjoy his work. Dynamite plans to launch its first James Bond comic books in 2015, soliciting periodical issues in Diamond Comic Distributors' Previews catalog, the premiere source of merchandise for the comic book specialty market. Digital editions will be available simultaneously through such platforms as Comixology, Dynamite Digital, iVerse, and Dark Horse Digital. Original graphic novels and collections will be released through the comic book specialty market, digital platforms, and numerous book market channels including Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and more.
I horribly disagree with that one. There are some comics that make me feel, think, and react just as much if not more emotionally than a regular print book, as if their merits are diminished just because they are told pictorially.
Yes, but they evoke them in you (doubtless is an art in itself), which definitely has got its merit. A novel may too,but it also can give you an in depth look of its protagonists and the world they live in,the relatively few words of a comic can never achieve. To me the comic is much closer to movies than novels ( and I say this as an lover of comics and movies!).
To have this important part of his story developed by a comic book outfit is laugh out loud funny if I could just stop crying.
Why oh why do IFP do this insane, short term money grabbing stuff? They are just stupid beyond belief!
If they simply instructed their continuity authors to ensure that Rolex, Bentley, a named Saville Row tailor and cologne company were name checked and consistently featured, they could build licensing deals and cross promotional opportunities that would make any revenues derived from dodgy deals with comic books look like a pimple on the arse of humanity!
LOL!
I was too hard on comics and take back what I said about them being "tacky". This was an unfair adjective to use. I was frustrated and angry about the fact that they'll merely be using comics to cover Bond's pre CR days. I certainly agree with those who say that books give much more depth than comics. Comics have few words and even with pictures, they don't come close to what a good novel can achieve. I can only hope that novels covering this wonderful era will eventually be written.
Maybe if its done real well via graphic novel, but still the visuals will take up so much page space, that really how much text can be incorporated?
A multi pronged approach might work. ie have Stephen Cole get these new YB novels cranked out fast, so that someone else (Higson maybe) can take up young-adult Bond novels and pump these things out.
They could be short novels. I don't think this period needs to be dwelt on, as Bond most properly exists post CR.
This territory is really bonus background material. But if a schedule could be worked out to get new pre-CR Bond novels out, at rate of say two a year, then graphic novels maybe could be added as a compliment to the mix, working with the published books.
Remember Higson cranked out the original run of YB books over a 3 year period (05-08). He had two books out in the same year. He was working at a good pace. It can be done.
But it looks like this horse is already out of the barn. The deal is in place for both pre-CR graphic novels, and new renditions of the original Fleming books.
Probably too late to undo it.
Good idea re birthday thread. Bond will be 90 on November 11th. We must celebrate!
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Re. Bonds retirement cottage. Weinberg was writing fiction, so only MP niece knows the address. Isn't that right?
Kate Westbrook ( MP niece) is telling the story. She found her Aunt's diaries, read them, and then followed up on her Aunt's search for the Mi6 mole, which led her to James Bond's present (2008) location.
So we get her narrative relating the confidential diary material and her own adventures with the follow-up, but its all fiction penned by real person, Samantha Weinberg, as related by fictional character, Kate Westbrook.
Kinda like Ian Fleming writing via Vivienne Michel in first person.
I don't think she was pulling a Pearson, and having Kate operating outside the Fleming novels.
Have I got this right, or am I missing something?
Only Westbrook, Tanner and maybe a handful of others know the real address.
Can I ask you something though? Can we just pretend that the characters are all real? Let's not mention the word "fiction" again. Let's do the Pearson thing. :)