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

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

A hub for articles on the locations appearing in the books and films. As well as fast cars, glamourous women, high stakes gambling and vodka martinis James Bond is synonymous with exotic locations. It’s unsurprising really as Ian Fleming was well travelled and owned a villa in Jamaica where he wrote the books. On this page […]

Ian Fleming’s 14 James Bond books were first published in the UK by Jonathan Cape and in the US by Macmillan. Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels and short stories Casino Royale (1953 UK/1954 US) Live And Let Die (1954 UK/1955 US) Moonraker (1955) Diamonds Are Forever (1956) From Russia, With Love (1957) Dr No (1958) […]

Ardent Bond fan Julian Gale gives his verdict on the October 4 event at The Royal Albert Hall. From the moment Shirley Bassey walked on stage at The Royal Albert Hall to a standing ovation I knew this was going to be a great evening, one of glitz and glamour far away from the predictable […]

When Ian Fleming sat down to write the “spy story to end all spy stories” little could he have imagined the phenomenon that would result. After it was published in Britain in 1953 Ian Fleming sometimes ungraciously joked that he started writing Casino Royale as a distraction from his imminent wedding. In truth he had […]

Last Saturday Bill Koenig of The Spy Command joined me to reflect on 60 years of Big Screen Bond. We discussed our personal experiences of the Bond films over the years – first Bond film, favourite film and highlights in this 35 minutes video. You can find Bill at The Spy Command ​and on Twitter at […]

On 5th October 1962 Dr No  premiered at the London Pavilion, the first of what is one of the most successful film series ever. Since 2012 the day has been celebrated as Global James Bond Day. So wherever you are in the world and whatever you are doing, today is the day to raise a vodka […]

Javier E. Trujillo reviews the fifth and final issue from Dynamite’s 2021 comic book series.

A deep dive to establish the highest James Bond box office gross in real terms.  Skyfall notched up an impressive box office as the first billion dollar Bond film and was widely reported as the top grossing James Bond movie of all time. Despite expectations, the two subsequent films have failed to beat it. Perhaps […]