The first edition published in 2005 sold out and now sells for a premium. Modesty blaise in her first adventure for british intelligence modesty blaise with her loyal lieutenant, willie garvin, must foil a multimillion pound diamond heist. The comic strips have been reprinted by titan books, ken pierce books, manuscript press, and in comics revue magazine, and now the novels are being reissued. Titan modesty blaise reprint is still ongoing and probably the easiest to find.
She is expert in martial arts and a variety of weapons. Sep, 2016 modesty blaise is a british comic strip featuring a fictional character of the same name, created by author peter odonnell and illustrator jim holdaway in 1963. Titan books in england published 23 stories in eight 9x11. Mar 28, 2017 i learned of modesty blaise when reading the psychology of the girl with the dragon tatoo by robin s. See the complete modesty blaise series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. The death was confirmed by nick landau, publisher of titan books, which has issued collections of modesty blaise comic strips as graphic novels since 1984. The stories are typical blaise the buildup then the story proper with action and twists and, considering these were daily strips so designed to be read and thrown away or bundled up as the next mornings firelighters they are full of character. Modesty blaise modesty blaise series paperback august 11, 2005. For those who are interested, titan books has been rereleasing the strips in collected format. The strip led to a series of novels about modesty and her faithful. This is the second volume of titans chronological collection of the modesty blaise strips, and it includes the story arcs mister sun, the mind of mrs drake, and uncle happy as well as introductions to the pieces by peter odonnell, the first part of an interview with odonnell, and a piece on the modesty blaise phenomenon by mike paterson. Modesty blaise, the cult creation of bestselling author peter.
Girl walking modesty blaise creator peter odonnell on the real modesty blaise. Neville colvin was a noted strip artist whose career began in the 1950s. It stars monica vitti as modesty, opposite terence stamp as willie garvin and dirk bogarde as her nemesis gabriel. This was a huge success and was followed by a string of published novels and short stories until 1996.
The lady killers 9781848561069 by odonnell, peter and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The modesty blaise series was a great action series. Modesty blaise and peter odonnell and the last great adventure. Bored and restive, modesty is looking for a mission when she is approached by the head of the british intelligence. Modesty blaise origin by peter odonnell and jim holdaway. The gabriel setup modesty blaise graphic novels april 1, 2004, titan books paperback in english 1 edition. Publishing history this is a chart to show the publishing history of editions of works about this subject. This is titan books second modesty blaise collection, containing strips from 19641965. I learned of modesty blaise when reading the psychology of the girl with the dragon tatoo by robin s. With honour intact and their hands relatively clean, they cut themselves off. A 1966 movie was made of the novel, and it followed the book fairly well, but was done strictly for laughs. Titan books completes its modesty blaise collections with the. The internationally successful character has appeared in book, film and comic forms.
Modesty blaise titan graphic novels series in order. Modesty blaise was a newspaper strip featuring a multitalented spy, created by writer peter odonnell and artist jim holdaway frank hampson tried out for the strip, but his drawings were considered not sexy enough in 1963, originally in the london evening standard, later syndicated to newspapers all over the world. Modesty and willie fight to save a young woman from kidnapping and death, against terrible odds and without any hope. Ensimmainen modesty blaise sarjakuva ilmestyi lontoolaisessa evening standardlehdessa. Comics revue presents modesty blaise was a small press magazine sized comic book published by manuscript press which reprinted modesty blaise comic strip stories by odonnell and illustrated by the artists jim holdaway jh, enrique badia romero er, john m. The dark underworld of espionage and crime is lit up by the fatal charms of the gorgeous modesty blaise high priestess of pulp crime and goddess of cult thrillers. Titan books, 2007, no pagination according to lawrence blackmore. Modesty blaise book 1 the gabriel setup nm near mint titan. The series is still in relative infancy here, but the characters of modesty blaise and her partner willie garvin are already sharply defined.
I can only hope that titan have been able to acquire the rights to reprint the dark angels, a graphic, novellength story that. Order of modesty blaise books modesty blaise is a fictional character created by british novelist and comic strip writer peter odonnell. Rosenberg who mentions stieg larson was a big fan of the modesty books. There has even been a film and a tv version of the character, as well as a series of bestselling novels. Here is a new updated edition in a very limited softcover edition, already massively popular for us. The modesty blaise book series by peter odonnell includes books modesty blaise, sabretooth, i, lucifer, and several more.
The movie was a comedy that shouldnt have been made, sadly. Modesty blaise project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Mar 28, 2017 children of lucifer is the penultimate title in the titan new series and its hard to believe that ill soon have all of the stories in my possession, to read and read again, as i have done with the books. The titan reprint project started in 2004 and the first dozen or so books contain intro by peter donaway himself. These give amazing insight into the thought process behind each story. For almost 40 years, peter odonnells iconic heroine dropkicked her way through a swath of villains and into a unique place in. This is the first novel in the modesty blaise series, and gives the readers some background on the characters. This was the first novel to feature the character of modesty blaise and her righthandman, willie garvin. Modesty blaise was something like wonder woman meets james bondbut she was so much more, too. Synopsis modesty blaise and willie garvin must foil a multi million pound diamond heist.
This year celebrates 50 years since the fantastic modesty blaise. Modesty blaise on peter odonnellin luoma sarjakuvahahmo. The latest bumper volume collects the classic stories sweet caroline, the return of the mammoth and platos republic and sword of the bruce in which modesty and willie pursue an assassins guild. This comic strip follows the life of modesty blaise, whos a remarkable young woman whos very talented but has a criminal history. The complete series list for modesty blaise titan graphic novels peter o donnell. This excellent oversized trade paperback is actually volume 28 in titan books complete modesty blaise, this volume reprints british comic strips from 1997 and 1998. Peter odonnell is the creator of modesty blaise, which was first published in 1963. His most famous creation was modesty blaise, which was first published in comic stripform in 1963 and ended in 2001. Modesty blaise and peter odonnell and the last great.
Beginning in march 2004, titan launched a new series of reprint. Modesty blaise tpb 20042016 titan books new edition. Modesty blaise the dark underworld of espionage and crime is lit up by the gorgeous modesty blaise high priestess of pulp crime. Modesty blaise is a 1966 british comic spyfi film directed by joseph losey, produced by joseph janni, and loosely based on the popular comic strip modesty blaise by peter odonnell, who cowrote the original story upon which evan jones and harold pinter based their screenplay. When i first saw book there, i thought that would be all it would contain. Modesty blaise and her lethally adept, knifethrowing, compulsively platonic partner willie garvin gained fearsome reputations as infallible supercriminals heading underworld gang the network before retiring young, rich and healthy. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. This book is not in the landscape format wider then tall that most recent comic strip collections have. Modesty blaise tpb 20042016 titan books new edition comic. The titan books are crisp and clean and show romeros work off beautifully. The strip follows modesty blaise, an exceptional young woman with many talents and a criminal past, and her trusty sidekick willie garvin. Cooler than the pretentious james bond, tougher than the braindead mike hammer.
The modesty blaise fandom owes a huge debt of gratitude to titan books which has put into easytoread large paperback volumes the blaise stories at an affordable price. Since the strip ended in 2001, i assume it will be 30 volumes in total. Aug 11, 2005 i learned of modesty blaise when reading the psychology of the girl with the dragon tatoo by robin s. Spotlight on peter odonnell and jim holdaways modesty blaise. Top traitor with a mind as sharp as her fashion sense and fighting skills worthy of any. Several of the novels can still be tracked down too. See more ideas about comic art, o donnell and comic strips. Aug 17, 2015 blaise of glory the modesty blaise phenomenon. Modesty blaise uk comics wiki fandom powered by wikia. Jun 02, 2017 the gabriel setup titan books the xanadu talisman. In 1965, o donnell adapted his screenplay into a novel, which debuted in 1966 under the name of modesty blaise. Lawrence blackmore, preserving modesty s modesty in modesty blaise. Not the newspaper strips, comics, or graphic novels.
Directed by joseph losey, modesty blaise was released in 1966 to lukewarm reception. This latest volume features the classic stories sweet caroline, the return of the mammoth and platos republic in which modesty and willie pursue an assassins guild. There is some continuity between the books and they are best read in the order below. The complete series list for modesty blaise titan graphic novels peter odonnell. Titan books modesty blaise the puppet master romero tpb trade paperback. Weve been remiss in not noting and celebrating the completion of titan books collections of the modesty blaise newspaper strips with the. They will likely reprint the whole run although that is still a few years away. In addition to the strips which are worth the price alone, the books contain terrrific articles, some by the author before his death. Modesty blaise titan graphic novels series in order peter o. It is hard to say whether the modesty blaise novels or the modesty blaise comic strips are better, but the lucky reader doesnt have to choose. The glasgow story in the lady killers 2009, glasgows evening citizen printed stripe 2099 by holdaway, while londons evening standard printed stripe 2099 by romero. Includes a new introduction and obituary of peter odonnell by laurence blackmore, plus these new features not in the first edition. Modesty blaise titan graphic novels series in order peter.
The stories are typical blaise the buildup then the story proper with action and twists and, considering these were daily strips so designed to be read and thrown away or bundled up as. Modesty blaise book 1 the gabriel setup nm near mint. About the author peter odonnell created modesty blaise as a strip cartoon that was syndicated in more than 42 countries. Welcome, dear readers, to the first in a new ongoing column spotlight. Todays inaugural column focuses on the stellar 1960s actionadventure comic strip modesty blaise, written by peter odonnell and illustrated in its initial run by jim holdaway. Peter odonnell wrote in many media, but achieved international success when he created modesty blaise, which was first published in 1963. Modesty blaise is a british comic strip featuring a fictional character of the same name, created by author peter odonnell and illustrator jim holdaway in 1963. However, there is an introduction from lawrence blackmoor, who wrote the even more limited edition book the modesty blaise companion, and histories of these artists and writer. In these columns i hope to shine a light on some underappreciated films, books, comics, and albums. Modesty blaise is a female action hero who has been featured in comic strips, novels, short story collections, graphic novels and three films. Modesty blaise 14 works search for books with subject modesty blaise. Odonnell, whod written the original script, claims it makes. Modesty is a tough, brilliant and beautiful woman along the lines of the avengers mrs. Modesty blaise tpb 19851990 1st edition part 1, reprint.
If you use the add to want list tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available. The series of books all written by odonnell ran concurrently with the comic strip until 1996 the comic strip ran until 2001. To me, modesty blaise and willie garvin are a literary pair that ranks with damon. May 09, 2010 the death was confirmed by nick landau, publisher of titan books, which has issued collections of modesty blaise comic strips as graphic novels since 1984. Modesty blaise is a heroine for our time the atlantic.
913 1066 449 315 96 399 1405 448 913 850 1396 440 73 94 701 731 282 391 29 657 952 653 1073 797 1015 731 767 71 822 1250 753 253 1410