Saturday 28 November 2009

Spanish Role Playing Games

Spanish Role Playing Game books for "Panorama Para Matar" (A View To A Kill) and Goldfinger.

Thunderball Concept Artwork

Concept artwork by Frank McCarthy for "Thunderball". Lovingly restored by Jonathan from the Thunderball jigsaw puzzle by Milton Bradley. He scanned the puzzle and removed all the lines, what a job! He also shared the original Bond artwork below. Check out his site: www.jonathanwbrown.com.

Spanish Bond "Biography"

"James Bond: Biografía No Autorizada" by Joaquín Rodríguez Burgos, illustrtions by Santiago Verdugo and Antonio Ribera, published by Editorial Páginas de Espuma (Madrid) 2004.

Head over to "Una Plaga De Espias" for more details

Sunday 22 November 2009

For Your Eyes Only

International variation of the artwork for the 1981 advertising campaign for "For Your Eyes Only", designed by Bill Gold with art by Brian Bysouth.(International top, UK version below)

Saturday 21 November 2009

Diamonds Are Forever Poster

Promotional British advance double-crown poster that was released alongside the launch of "Diamonds Are Forever" in 1971, artist unknown. The woman in the illustration reminds me a bit of the Barbarella poster...

Polish Paperbacks

Polish paperback editions of:

"Osmiorniczka" (Octopussy & The Living Daylights), Ian Fleming, published by Przedsiebiorstwo Wydawnicze Rzeczpospolita SA, Warsaw 2008 cover illustration by: Marcin Kulesza/Fabryka Wyobrazni.
Polish titles of short stories:
- Osmiorniczka (OCTOPUSSY)
- Wlasnosc pewnej damy (THE PROPERTY OF A LADY)
- W obliczu smierci (THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS)
- 007 w Nowym Jorku (007 IN NEW YORK)

Goldfinger, Ian Fleming, published by Przedsiebiorstwo Wydawnicze Rzeczpospolita SA, Warsaw 2008 cover illustration by: Marcin Kulesza/Fabryka Wyobrazni.


"Tylko dla twoich oczu" (For Your Eyes Only), Ian Fleming, published by Przedsiebiorstwo Wydawnicze Rzeczpospolita SA, Warsaw 2008 cover illustration by: Marcin Kulesza/Fabryka Wyobrazni.
Polish titles of short stories:
- W perspektywie mordu (FROM A VIEW TO A KILL)
- Scisle tajne (FOR YOUR EYES ONLY)
- Wskaznik ukojenia (QUANTUM OF SOLACE)
- Ryzyko (RISICO)
- Specjal Hildebranda (THE HILDEBRAND RARITY)

Scans and info courtesy of Marcin.

Tuesday 17 November 2009

A Silent Armageddon

Issue 1 and 2 of "A Silent Armageddon", James Bond Comic illustrated by John Burns, Dark Horse Comics 1993

Sunday 15 November 2009

Polish James Bond Paperbacks 2

"Diamenty sa wieczne" (Diamonds Are Forever), Ian Fleming, paperback published by Przedsiebiorstwo Wydawnicze Rzeczpospolita SA, Warsaw 2008, cover illustration by Marcin Kulesza/Fabryka Wyobrazni.



"Pozdrowienia z Rosji" (From Russia With Love), Ian Fleming,paperback published by Przedsiebiorstwo Wydawnicze Rzeczpospolita SA, Warsaw 2008, cover illustration by Marcin Kulesza/Fabryka Wyobrazni


"Dr No", Ian Fleming, paperback published by Przedsiebiorstwo Wydawnicze Rzeczpospolita SA, Warsaw 2008, cover illustration by Marcin Kulesza/Fabryka Wyobrazni.

Thanks again to Marcin for providing the scans and book info!

Wednesday 11 November 2009

For Your Eyes Only Comic Adaptation

Cover artwork for the 1981 movie adaptation of "For Your Eyes Only" by Marvel Comics. Artwork by Howard Chaykin.

Corgi Catalogue Cover Illustration

1997 Corgi catalogue cover illustration featuring the Toyota from "You Only Live Twice"

Sunday 8 November 2009

MWGG Illustration

Illustration by Gray Morrow for the inside cover of the "Deadly Hands of Kung Fu" comic issue.
Thanks to Armstrong from Mister8.com for sharing this with me!

Italian From Russia With Love Hardcover

Italian hardcover version of "A 007 Dalla Russia Con Amore" (From Russia With Love), Ian Fleming, Garzanti 1964

Saturday 7 November 2009

Polish James Bond Paperbacks

Polish paperback editions of:
"Moonraker", paperback published by Przedsiebiorstwo Wydawnicze Rzeczpospolita SA, Warsaw 2008, illustration on cover by: Marcin Kulesza/Fabryka Wyobrazni.

"Zyj i pozwol umrzec" (Live And Let Die), paperback published by Przedsiebiorstwo Wydawnicze Rzeczpospolita SA, Warsaw 2008, illustration on cover by: Marcin Kulesza/Fabryka Wyobrazni

Big thanks to Marcin for providing the scans and book info!

Dutch Books

Dutch versions of "For Your Eyes Only" and "Diamonds Are Forever".
Thanks to Brian from Bond and Beyond for sharing these.

Comic Cover Artwork

Cover illustration for "The Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu" comic with a "Man With The Golden Gun" special by Marvel in 1974.Illustration by NealAdams. Many thanks to Joerg for sharing this !

Horak Comic Scetches

Scetches by James Bond 007 artist Yaroslav Horak for the 007 comic series. With kind permisson from Dave, see the full article here