Titan Books will re-release the first eleven James Bond comic strip adventures adapted from Ian Fleming novels later this year...

The James Bond Omnibus - Preview
6th May 2009

Fans of the comic-strip James Bond adventures and newcomers alike will be thrilled to learn that Titan Books will be publishing an omnibus of the graphic adventures of James Bond in chronological order, as penned by Ian Fleming. After the final two compendiums "The Girl Machine" and "Nightbird" are published in 2009 and 2010 respectively, Titan Books will have published all 52 of the classic stories since their original syndication in newspapers from 1958 to 1983. Whereas the early adventures were republished out of order starting in 2004, "The James Bond Omnibus: Volume 1" will kick off with "Casino Royale".

Official Blurb The daring James Bond is back in a definitive bumper edition collecting Ian Fleming's earliest literary adventures in comic strip form! For the first time, eleven of Bond's most thrilling and dangerous missions appear in a single volume: "Casino Royale", "Live And Let Die", "Moonraker", "Diamonds Are Forever", "From Russia With Love", "Dr. No", "Goldfinger", "Risico", "From A View To A Kill", "For Your Eyes Only" and "Thunderball"! With an exclusive introduction by Sir Roger Moore, this huge volume features beautiful women, thrilling action, incredible gadgets and the odd Vodka Martini, shaken not stirred...this ultimate collection of Bond's best is not to be missed. Pre-Order (Amazon UK) Pre Order (Amazon USA)

Volume 1 will be released on 8th September 2009 in the USA ($14.95) and 25th September 2009 in the UK (£14.99). This bumper edition will run to 304 pages.

Above: The opening panel of "Casino Royale"

About The Strips
Four years before Sean Connery would bring 007 to the silver screen with "Dr No", Daily Express readers in the UK got their first sight of James Bond in 1958 with the syndicated comic strip series of "Casino Royale". The Daily Star concluded Bond's UK newspaper run with "Polestar", and by 1983, 45 adventures had been syndicated in British newspapers, with an additional 7 adventures published abroad. An amazing 6,500+ strips had been produced over the 25 year period.

Special Features

MI6 looks back at the 25 year history of the 007's UK newspaper comic strip adventures, which began with "Casino Royale" in 1958 History of 007's Newspaper Strips

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