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Review: 007 #5 from Dynamite

March 14th, 2023 by

Javier E Trujillo reviews the fifth issue of Dynamite’s newest James Bond thriller, 007! 007 has chosen his side. Is he loyal to His Majesty or Myrmidon? Writer: Phillip Kennedy Johnson Artist: Marco Finnegan Colours: Dearbhla Kelly Letters: Jeff Eckleberry Main Cover: Tommy Lee Edwards Packager & Editor: Nathan Cosby Amazon UK | Amazon.com Plot One week […]

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The Man With The Golden Gun: Food & Drink from the novel

March 6th, 2023 by

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Censorship Debunked

March 1st, 2023 by

Robert J Binney weighs in on the controversy over updating Ian Fleming’s texts. At least they’re being talked about. Ian Fleming and Roald Dahl have both been in the headlines over cries of their material being “censored”; I don’t need to repeat the news. Despite the similarities of the stories, the issues – and the […]

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Bond at 70: Revisiting Casino Royale

February 28th, 2023 by

Susan Tailby revisits the first James Bond book and is surprised to find she mainly enjoys it. A Woman Reads Bond I read Casino Royale once before and naively had a culture shock – it felt so different from the film. I really didn’t get or like the trussing up of kidnapped Vesper in her […]

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The Vesper story arc: Shooting down the official narrative

February 20th, 2023 by

The strands of Vesper Lynd’s story throughout the Daniel Craig era were very much an afterthought. The character of Vesper Lynd was introduced in Casino Royale released in 2006. She is a treasury agent tasked to supervise James Bond’s use of funds in his high-stakes poker game against the villain Le Chiffre. Vesper is apprehensive […]

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Review: 007 #4 from Dynamite

January 31st, 2023 by

Javier E Trujillo reviews the fourth issue of Dynamite’s newest James Bond thriller, 007!

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Review: 007 #3 from Dynamite

January 2nd, 2023 by

Javier E Trujillo reviews the third issue of Dynamite’s newest James Bond thriller, 007!

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Happy Christmas from The James Bond Dossier

December 25th, 2022 by

Wherever you are in the world, have a great day and celebrate 007 style! I know – I hate that song too, but it’s the only Christmas song to appear on a Bond soundtrack. If you’d like to read more about how James Bond spent Christmas Day in the book On Her Majesty’s Secret Service […]

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You Only Live Twice: Food & Drink from the novel

December 15th, 2022 by

You Only Live Twice takes readers on a journey through the exotic culinary culture of Japan, with a wide range of food and drink that help make the story come alive. Ian Fleming’s twelfth James Bond opens with James Bond drinking saké at a Geisha party in Japan. The party has been arranged in his […]

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Review: 007 #2 from Dynamite

December 1st, 2022 by

Javier E Trujillo reviews the second issue of Dynamite’s newest James Bond thriller, 007!

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