Dynamite's Bond comics and graphic novels

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  • 00Agent00Agent Any man who drinks Dom Perignon '52 can't be all bad.
    edited April 2016 Posts: 5,185
    I do think a few graphic novels are being planned as well as another timeline separate from the modern day setting established with VARGR. A period piece set of adventures set in and before the original Fleming timeline. And also, a very faithful adaptation of the Casino Royale novel (as a period piece) is also in the pipeline.

    That would be awesome. They can take all my Money if thats true.
    Between the Dynamite comics and allegedly two new young Bond books this year, literally Bond is pretty alive in 2016. Just give me a damn new Video Game in 2017 and i am in Bond Heaven :)
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    00Agent wrote: »

    I do think a few graphic novels are being planned as well as another timeline separate from the modern day setting established with VARGR. A period piece set of adventures set in and before the original Fleming timeline. And also, a very faithful adaptation of the Casino Royale novel (as a period piece) is also in the pipeline.

    That would be awesome. They can take all my Money if thats true.
    Between the Dynamite comics and allegedly two new young Bond books this year, literally Bond is pretty alive in 2016. Just give me a damn new Video Game in 2017 and i am in Bond Heaven :)
    Two new Young Bond books? I'm only aware of Heads You Die set in Cuba. Have they announced anything else?

    As for the video game, I think that one descends from Danjaq instead of Ian Fleming Publications, so it depends on MGM studios, actually. I don't think we'll get a Bond game anytime soon. Not in this decade, at least. But, we'll have to wait for the distribution rights holders. If it's the Warners, it's likely we might get a new Bond game.
  • 00Agent00Agent Any man who drinks Dom Perignon '52 can't be all bad.
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    @ClarkDevlin, The second Young Bond isn't confirmed yet, but have a look for yourself:

    http://www.thebookbond.com/2016/04/will-we-get-two-young-bond-books-this.html

    As for the games i wouldn't mind waiting, as long as quality comes out of it. EoN really needs to step their game up in terms of todays video game market and stop dicking around. Find the best people possible, not the ones who pay you the most.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    00Agent wrote: »
    @ClarkDevlin, The second Young Bond isn't confirmed yet, but have a look for yourself:

    http://www.thebookbond.com/2016/04/will-we-get-two-young-bond-books-this.html

    As for the games i wouldn't mind waiting, as long as quality comes out of it. EoN really needs to step their game up in terms of todays video game market and stop dicking around. Find the best people possible, not the ones who pay you the most.

    Wow, @00Agent! You couldn't be more right! Literary Bond is pretty much alive and well, this year. We have VARGR (completed its monthly run, waiting for its collected edition release), Heads You Die, Eidolon (monthly!) and the unnamed Young Bond 8. Let's see if IFP will have Anthony Horowitz returned for another Bond novel.

    And yes, I agree! EoN needs to stop playing it safe with the video games and give creative developers and publishers who are ambitious and eager to do something amazing freedom of creativity and thinking and stop relying on the style of the films. Electronic Arts tried to do that a lot in their time, and EoN really blocked them from drifting away from the film series. I'm not saying the developers should make something awfully different from Bond. Just give them the basic rules of keeping Bond intact to himself and his universe, yet pull off Arkham on the series. That's how the next Bond game needs to be done and stop trying to make GoldenEye 64 clones.
  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
    edited April 2016 Posts: 4,116
    Agree with you both @ClarkDevlin and @00Agent on pretty much everything. I am too looking forward to the classic period Bond as well as more contemporary Bond.

    I haven't really gotten into Young Bond but I will.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    Who knows? Perhaps Dynamite will consider publishing Young Bond graphic novels, too.
  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
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    Who knows? Perhaps Dynamite will consider publishing Young Bond graphic novels, too.

    Maybe so.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    I also wonder, judging by the fact that Dynamite has all the rights to publish Bond comics unrelated to the films, if we'll ever get A Silent Armageddon in its complete form. I asked a friend of mine to ask them around, yet they haven't answered.
  • 00Agent00Agent Any man who drinks Dom Perignon '52 can't be all bad.
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    Who knows? Perhaps Dynamite will consider publishing Young Bond graphic novels, too.

    There was a graphic novel released of the first Young Bond Book, Silverfin, by Puffin Books in 2008. Not sure why they haven't adapted any of the other books, maybe it didn't do well enough.

  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    00Agent wrote: »
    Who knows? Perhaps Dynamite will consider publishing Young Bond graphic novels, too.

    There was a graphic novel released of the first Young Bond Book, Silverfin, by Puffin Books in 2008. Not sure why they haven't adapted any of the other books, maybe it didn't do well enough.
    Oh I know. They even went to release a mobile game based on Silverfin the same year, I believe. I guess the rest of the books didn't perform well at selling as well as gaining positive reception. Otherwise, we would've gotten graphic novels based on the rest of the books.
  • MonsieurMonsieur Canada
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    I enjoyed the first four issues of VARGR and I found the fifth irrelevant -- an entire issue on revenge. The final issue returned to the Bond feel but the villain could have used some more exposition for his motives. All in all, a satisfying arc of a simple Bond story that could have delivered more to be spectacular! This is a new type of modern-day Bond who is somewhat different from Deaver's novel CARTE BLANCHE. I really liked the introduction and use of the fragmenting bullet -new simple modern tech. In sum, I wanted a Bond story in comic and Dynamite delivered an adequate one.
  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
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    If you look at the commissary scene in book #1 there's a guy favoring Ellis partially hidden behind a column.

    It's kinda like "Where's Warren" :P
  • GettlerGettler USA
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    I too wished the villain fleshed out his motives a little more, but who knows maybe the next one will add something. All in all, I think it was just that Bond wanted to know why and he realized it was all nonsense before finishing thr job.
  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
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    Gettler wrote: »
    I too wished the villain fleshed out his motives a little more, but who knows maybe the next one will add something. All in all, I think it was just that Bond wanted to know why and he realized it was all nonsense before finishing thr job.

    Agree ..#6 could have been fleshed out more into book #7. I think the parameters 6 parts 22 pages did restrain the story and that is my biggest complaint against the story.

    Still I enjoyed Vargr very much. Was nice and very welcome to have a positive Bond experience.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    I think I'm in the minority for liking the way the villain was portrayed. Pure evil and psychotic by nature without a tragic purpose. It's been a long time since we've had a villain of that caliber.
  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
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    I think I'm in the minority for liking the way the villain was portrayed. Pure evil and psychotic by nature without a tragic purpose. It's been a long time since we've had a villain of that caliber.

    No, I tend to agree with you. I'm not really sure what else could have been added.

    My point was the ending itself ....maybe. Yes, could have been expanded but then Bond was extremely focused and lethal. The only time the pace let up was the revelation of villain's lame reason as to why. Which was great and elevated the conclusion.

    Please note I'm saying the villain's reason was lame NOT the writing. Bond even thought so and ended that foolishness quickly and resoundingly.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    mcdonbb wrote: »
    I think I'm in the minority for liking the way the villain was portrayed. Pure evil and psychotic by nature without a tragic purpose. It's been a long time since we've had a villain of that caliber.

    No, I tend to agree with you. I'm not really sure what else could have been added.

    My point was the ending itself ....maybe. Yes, could have been expanded but then Bond was extremely focused and lethal. The only time the pace let up was the revelation of villain's lame reason as to why. Which was great and elevated the conclusion.

    Please note I'm saying the villain's reason was lame NOT the writing. Bond even thought so and ended that foolishness quickly and resoundingly.
    Agreed! A very lame reason, knowing that Kurjak had no respect for the human life and wanted a world of experiments controlled by him. A sadistic way of doing a scientific research to explore more. You know what they say...

    "Our asylums are full of people who think they're Napoleon... or a god." ;)

    And yes, I have to agree that the climax went a bit too fast. Then again, Bond was determined to the get job done with no restraints so he killed whatever that moved before him in that ship. He pulled some awesome gun-kata moments, which is a first for Bond.
  • zebrafishzebrafish <°)))< in Octopussy's garden in the shade
    edited April 2016 Posts: 4,348
    I am excited by what I read here about VARGR, does anyone have any suggestions where I can order the six issues for a reasonable price (I'm in Germany), or Eidolon from now on?

    How many pages does each volume have, and is there a complete edition to buy that includes all 6 episodes? I'm asking because there are editions with 144/176(variant edition) pages and some with 32 pages - and it is hard to figure out how many 32-page issues are represented in a 144-page hardcover.

    Some shops (archonia) sell the same issues either for € 19,76 or for € 3,98. I guess that would be hard cover or paperback? Does it make sense to get the paperbacks?
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    zebrafish wrote: »
    I am excited by what I read here about VARGR, does anyone have any suggestions where I can order the six issues for a reasonable price (I'm in Germany), or Eidolon from now on?

    How many pages does each volume have, and is there a complete edition to buy that includes all 6 episodes?

    Some shops (archonia) sell the same issues either for € 19,76 or for € 3,98. I guess that would be hard cover or paperback? Does it make sense to get the paperbacks?
    It depends on the cover, @zebrafish. For VARGR, wait until the complete edition comes out on 15th of June later this year. You'll find it under the title James Bond Vol. 1: VARGR.

    It will come out the same day Eidolon will make its debut. If you're going to purchase them issue per issue (part by part), the price will be around $3 or €3. Not more. If you want physical copies, go for a local comic shop. But, if you want a digital version, try ComiXology.
  • zebrafishzebrafish <°)))< in Octopussy's garden in the shade
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    zebrafish wrote: »
    I am excited by what I read here about VARGR, does anyone have any suggestions where I can order the six issues for a reasonable price (I'm in Germany), or Eidolon from now on?

    How many pages does each volume have, and is there a complete edition to buy that includes all 6 episodes?

    Some shops (archonia) sell the same issues either for € 19,76 or for € 3,98. I guess that would be hard cover or paperback? Does it make sense to get the paperbacks?
    It depends on the cover, @zebrafish. For VARGR, wait until the complete edition comes out on 15th of June later this year. You'll find it under the title James Bond Vol. 1: VARGR.

    It will come out the same day Eidolon will make its debut. If you're going to purchase them issue per issue (part by part), the price will be around $3 or €3. Not more. If you want physical copies, go for a local comic shop. But, if you want a digital version, try ComiXology.

    I am looking for a physical copy, ideally all 6 parts of VARGR in one high-quality hardcover. So that would be the complete edition then? And why Vol.1, is Eidolon Vol.2 or do they split VARGR into two parts?
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    zebrafish wrote: »
    zebrafish wrote: »
    I am excited by what I read here about VARGR, does anyone have any suggestions where I can order the six issues for a reasonable price (I'm in Germany), or Eidolon from now on?

    How many pages does each volume have, and is there a complete edition to buy that includes all 6 episodes?

    Some shops (archonia) sell the same issues either for € 19,76 or for € 3,98. I guess that would be hard cover or paperback? Does it make sense to get the paperbacks?
    It depends on the cover, @zebrafish. For VARGR, wait until the complete edition comes out on 15th of June later this year. You'll find it under the title James Bond Vol. 1: VARGR.

    It will come out the same day Eidolon will make its debut. If you're going to purchase them issue per issue (part by part), the price will be around $3 or €3. Not more. If you want physical copies, go for a local comic shop. But, if you want a digital version, try ComiXology.

    I am looking for a physical copy, ideally all 6 parts of VARGR in one high-quality hardcover. So that would be the complete edition then? And why Vol.1, is Eidolon Vol.2 or do they split VARGR into two parts?
    The complete edition isn't out yet. 15 June 2016 is the release date, I believe. Vol. 1, from what I learned, is the first story arc, which is VARGR. I think by the end of the year or early next year, we'll get Vol. 2, which will be Eidolon.

    You might want to try here, @zebrafish:
    http://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/viewProduct.html?PRO=C1606909010
  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
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    zebrafish wrote: »
    zebrafish wrote: »
    I am excited by what I read here about VARGR, does anyone have any suggestions where I can order the six issues for a reasonable price (I'm in Germany), or Eidolon from now on?

    How many pages does each volume have, and is there a complete edition to buy that includes all 6 episodes?

    Some shops (archonia) sell the same issues either for € 19,76 or for € 3,98. I guess that would be hard cover or paperback? Does it make sense to get the paperbacks?
    It depends on the cover, @zebrafish. For VARGR, wait until the complete edition comes out on 15th of June later this year. You'll find it under the title James Bond Vol. 1: VARGR.

    It will come out the same day Eidolon will make its debut. If you're going to purchase them issue per issue (part by part), the price will be around $3 or €3. Not more. If you want physical copies, go for a local comic shop. But, if you want a digital version, try ComiXology.

    I am looking for a physical copy, ideally all 6 parts of VARGR in one high-quality hardcover. So that would be the complete edition then? And why Vol.1, is Eidolon Vol.2 or do they split VARGR into two parts?
    The complete edition isn't out yet. 15 June 2016 is the release date, I believe. Vol. 1, from what I learned, is the first story arc, which is VARGR. I think by the end of the year or early next year, we'll get Vol. 2, which will be Eidolon.

    You might want to try here, @zebrafish:
    http://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/viewProduct.html?PRO=C1606909010

    My understanding is Bond #7 Eidolon will be released the same day the hardcover collection of the Vargr arc is released.

    I think 6 part arcs to fit into a year's release.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    Considering it would be monthly, Eidolon will release its issues from June to December, and with one month of gap in between, judging by how VARGR's course was played out, James Bond Vol. 2: Eidolon will come out sometime in February 2017.
  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
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    Considering it would be monthly, Eidolon will release its issues from June to December, and with one month of gap in between, judging by how VARGR's course was played out, James Bond Vol. 2: Eidolon will come out sometime in February 2017.

    You're right. I'm sorry I was reading on the fly.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    What are you sorry for, mate? :-?
  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
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    I though you meant issue #7 not a possible column #2. Was reading too fast.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    S'alright, mate. In a way, though, I kind of feel unsatisfied that Bond is being treated as a consecutive series rather than releasing them as standalone titles. They could still keep a tight continuity, but separate them by titles and not issue numbers.
  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
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    S'alright, mate. In a way, though, I kind of feel unsatisfied that Bond is being treated as a consecutive series rather than releasing them as standalone titles. They could still keep a tight continuity, but separate them by titles and not issue numbers.

    Me too.
  • 00Agent00Agent Any man who drinks Dom Perignon '52 can't be all bad.
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    S'alright, mate. In a way, though, I kind of feel unsatisfied that Bond is being treated as a consecutive series rather than releasing them as standalone titles. They could still keep a tight continuity, but separate them by titles and not issue numbers.

    Why Not? That way it feels much more like an ongoing thing. This licencing deal is supposed to Run for 10 years and I want A LOT of issues from them. I want this to be the Single greatest Run in James Bond Comic history (they wouldn't even need to put in much effort to acomplish that :) ) and Since most of us will buy the collected hardcovers anyway, it will still feel like seperate books.
  • It's just a matter of the way comics are marketed these days. #1s sell better in the comics fan marketplace. A title from Marvel or DC these days can have three or more different #1s in the space of a year. It doesn't make any sense, but then, neither does an alien being growing up to be the exemplar of Truth, Justice and the American Way.
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