James Bond (Dynamite Entertainment)
| James Bond | |
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James Bond 007: VARGR (2015)
Retailer Incentive #2 Cover Art by Stephen Mooney |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Dynamite Entertainment |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | November 2015 - Present |
| Number of issues | 13 (as of March 2017 cover date) |
| Main character(s) | James Bond |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) |
Warren Ellis Benjamin Percy |
| Artist(s) | Jason Masters Rapha Lobosco |
| Letterer(s) | Simon Bowland |
| Colorist(s) | Guy Major Chris O'Halloran |
| Editor(s) | Joseph Rybandt |
| Collected editions | |
| Volume 1: VARGR | |
| Volume 2: Eidolon | |
James Bond is an ongoing spy thriller comic book series by Dynamite Entertainment featuring the eponymous character originally created by Ian Fleming. It is licensed by Ian Fleming Publications and debuted in November 2015. Additional series and graphic novels are planned.
In October 2014, Dynamite Entertainment announced plans to publish monthly James Bond comics as part of a ten-year licensing deal with Ian Fleming Publications in 2015. Warren Ellis was asked by the Fleming Estate to be the writer, and he requested Jason Masters be the artist. Their first six issue story, VARGR, was announced July 2015. Ellis read all the Fleming novels to prepare for the book, and he named Risico as a particular influence. Masters based his design for Bond on Fleming's descriptions, an illustration commissioned by Fleming, and the work of John McLusky, the first artist to draw Bond in a comic. When asked about the meaning of the title, Ellis explained "VARGR is an Old Norse word meaning variously wolf, evildoer or destroyer."
The first was published November 4, 2015 to coincide with the release of Spectre and offered nine variant covers. It was the 69th best selling issue of the month with estimated orders of 35,600. A hardcover collection of the first six issues was released June 21, 2016.
The same day the hardcover was released, Dynamite published the first chapter of Ellis and Masters' followup story, Eidolon. as issue #7. The comic features a modern twist on SPECTRE, an evil organization Bond has previously encountered in both novels and films. Ellis developed the plot after reading Umberto Eco's Numero Zero.
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