'James Bond' comic strip artist John McLusky dead

[Jukka Laine of Finland]

http://bearalley.blogspot.com/2006/09/john-mclusky-rip.html

John McLusky drew 'James Bond' in British newspaper strips a very long time.

[Arrjay]

Damn.

I'm sorry to hear that.

:(

[Lone Ranger]

I never knew that there was a James Bond strip. It looks good.

Was DC's Showcase Dr. No from the strip? I know it was originally from the UK.

As an aside, I must say that this is the first blog about comics I've ever seen use the phrase: "much to Lord Beaverbrook's anger"

[Cherokee Jack]

I never knew that there was a James Bond strip. It looks good.

Was DC's Showcase Dr. No from the strip? I know it was originally from the UK.




There are several tpbs that reprint the strip.

The SHOWCASE issue was not from the strip. It was a US printing of an issue of BRITISH CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED, which adapted the screenplay, not the book.

However, the comic strip did adapt the book in the early 60s, and it's reprinted in one of the Titan trades.

[Cherokee Jack]

Here is a bit more info on the strip and SHOWCASE issue:

http://www.klast.net/bond/comics.html

[Bill Angus]

I never knew that there was a James Bond strip. It looks good.

Was DC's Showcase Dr. No from the strip? I know it was originally from the UK.

As an aside, I must say that this is the first blog about comics I've ever seen use the phrase: "much to Lord Beaverbrook's anger"


Titan Books (as Cherokee Jack mentioned) has been putting out collections recently (I believe they started around the same time as the Modesty Blaise collections).

Here's (http://www.titanbooks.com/jamesbond) the page on their site about the collections.

I only ever saw the first one (and it was on hold for someone else at my LCS) - but if you're interested, Scott, I'd imagine either the Beguiling or Dragon Lady (or both) would have copies available.

[The Adventurer]

The James Bond collections are EXCELENT. Titan's TP line of them are also fantastic. There's more information on them at Touched by the Hand of Tharg (a British comic fansite) (http://www.2000ad.org/thrillpower/classicjamesbond.html)

There is a lost art to dramtic daily comic strips. The James Bond reprints (also Modesty Blaise (http://www.2000ad.org/thrillpower/classicmodesty.html) while we're at it) represent an era of British comic storytelling lost today. I highly recomend these to anyone who wants to see Super Spys in their era and element.

[Lone Ranger]

Those Titan books look awesome. 'Stylish' is probably the best word I can think of to describe them. That OHMSS cover is to die for - Jean Claude Killy style and everything!

Bill - I'll definitely check with both those shops. I get to the Beguiling more regularly.

Am I the last person on Earth to find out about these strips?

Why have you people been keeping this a secret?

[The Adventurer]

Those Titan books look awesome. 'Stylish' is probably the best word I can think of to describe them. That OHMSS cover is to die for - Jean Claude Killy style and everything!

Bill - I'll definitely check with both those shops. I get to the Beguiling more regularly.

Am I the last person on Earth to find out about these strips?

Why have you people been keeping this a secret?

Cause they're from Great Britain, and nobody talks about British comics any more.

[Bill Angus]

Why have you people been keeping this a secret?

For my part, it's 'cause I haven't actually been able to look through one or pick one up myself - I don't usually like to recommend something without actually having really seen it myself.

They're on my 'look of these' list the next time I'm shopping in Toronto - though lately those are far too few & far between.