Fun with Bond Titles

Gerard

According to Wikipedia, Zoé Oldenbourg was a russian-born french writer :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zo%C3%A9_Oldenbourg

The original title of this novel is Argile et Cendres (literally Clay and Ashes) which could be a good chapter title in a Bond novel, BTW. And it was her first published novel.

RichardTheBruce

Seems a pretty substantial writer, @Gerard, agree on the chapter title idea.

Additionally I'd like to see Bond films with non-English titles, as Casino Royale did in a mild way.
Or the Carte Blanche novel.

RichardTheBruce

Not saying these are exceptional. Someone's idea of fun, though.

Jimmy Bond in Dr Naw


From Glesga With Love


Stinkyfinger


Funderbaw


Octofanny


The Man With the Gingy Bottle


Spector

Gerard

Found this one by happenstance :



Apparently, it was also the title of a 1952 british movie :

Gerard

As you know, the movie Never Say Never Again was translated in french as Jamais Plus Jamais. Well, an earlier french movie was called Jamais Plus Toujours.

Gerard

Two episodes of the original Storage Wars have Bondian titles : "Live and Let Bid", and "From Russia with Chucks". Wonder if there are others among all the other versions.

Gerard

Found out today that there is a graphic novel series in France called Espions de Famille, and a few volumes of that series bear names inspired by Bond titles :

Bons Baisers de Papy - From Gramps with Love



Hier ne meurt jamais - Yesterday never dies



L'Espionne qui m'aimait - The (female) Spy who loved me



Éternellement Vôtre - Eternally Yours (Note : AVTAK had been translated in France as Dangereusement Vôtre) :

Agent_99

Gerard wrote: »

Found out today that there is a graphic novel series in France called Espions de Famille, and a few volumes of that series bear names inspired by Bond titles :

Those look fun! Might look out for one next time I'm in France.

Gerard

On behalf of UNICEF (and Sir Roger Moore, KBE), I give you The Fly who loved Me :



Yep, that's Roger as Santa Claus;

RichardTheBruce

I enjoy that staple @Gerard, it will surely return during the holidays.

Gerard

Being in the supermarket the other day, I discovered that there is a french rum named...

Spytail

Gerard

Gerard wrote: »

There's a new series of historical crime novels, written by Frédéric Lenormand (prolific author of, among others, many continuation Judge Dee novels) called Au Service Secret de Marie-Antoinette (On Marie-Antoinette Secret Service), in which the queen of France sends her modist and her hairdresser (who can't, at the beginning, stand each other) on secret missions for the kingdom. Two novels have already been published :

Just saw one the novels of this series in my local mall : La Femme au Pistolet d'Or (The Woman with the Golden Gun) :

Gerard

RichardTheBruce wrote: »

Jane Bond Secret Agent comic, Mike Hubbard.

https://bookpalace.com/acatalog/Jane_Bond_Mike_Hubbard_Art.html

Statue of Liberty

Trapped on the Train

Fake Accident

Finishing School

Mr. Rovisky's Agents

Electrify All The Exits

Tarzan Impression

Crack!

Canal Capers

Mr. Shadow

Gargoyle

Never!

Helicopter

Gargoyle Transmitters

Musical Mystery

Deadly Bows

Queen of Swing

Charity Donations

Private jet

Little Marietta

Completely at our Mercy

https://originalukcomicart.tumblr.com/post/104681827234/black-and-white-pen-and-ink-with-grey-wash/amp

Guess what ? It's being reprinted. Here's the cover, courtesy of PreviewsWorld :

Gerard

It started with that :



which I already posted on the On His Majesty's Secret Service thread (because it's the first book of a bodice-busting novels trilogy).

Little did I kow that it would lead me into the world of bodice busting romance novels. Apparently, there's a lot of Dukes who loved the heroins of those books. And some other noble (and not so noble) ranks as well :





















There's even a Highlander :



A dragon :



And an A.I.



Maybe there's more Bondian titles like that, but after these ones, I'm exhausted.

Legionnaire

Spy Today Die Tomorrow or the UK title Die Slowly You"ll Enjoy it More

j_w_pepper

I recently stumbled across a Morricone score which (unusually for those I'm still missing) turned out affordable. It's from a 1966 movie called Svegliati e uccidi, which translates to WAKE UP AND KILL, which is also the title in UK, CDN and Oz. However, the U.S. title is WAKE UP AND DIE. Sounds possibly more Bondian.

Gerard

While perusing books at the local FNAC store (in Brest), I opened the eleventh installment of the Lady Georgiana (Her Royal Spyness) series by Rhys Bowen, and discovered that the original title was :

On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service







Funny thing, it's the only title in the whole series (already 16 books) that bears a ressemblance to a Bond novel.

Gerard

Funny, but I've see that title before :

Gerard

And speaking of Doctor Who, here's From Raxacoricofallapatorius with Love. A good occasion to see the late and lamented Elizabeth Sladen once more :

Gerard

By looking for something else, I was reminded that one adventure in the long-running graphic novel series Tanguy et Laverdure is named Opération Tonnerre, which is the french title for TB

Gerard

From Be Cool, Scooby-Doo ! : Omelettes are forever.

The gang get caught up in international espionage and intrigue when they cross paths with a British secret agent on a mission. S2 Ep17

Gerard

Learned that an episode of S.W.A.T. is named Thai another Day. Of course, it takes place in Thailand.

RichardTheBruce

I looked for a similar theme @Gerard.




Live and Let Thai - The Play.
First there was James Bond Island...now there is a hilarious sequel. Event Ended
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RichardTheBruce

A stretch. So I'll go there of course.

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Gerard

Just found that one :

Nightwatch : Demons are Forever

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6318608/

Which led me to this one :



Demons Are Forever: Confessions of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom

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