Illustrated 007 - The Art of James Bond

MI6 Confidential

2012-01-28T10:09:00.000Z

MI6 Confidential Magazine with focus on James Bond 007 artwork. Check it out here.

Spanish Bond Game

2012-01-22T03:05:00.004Z

Cover illustration for Spanish James Bond Game by Falomir Juegos, approx. 1989.

Live And Let Die Letterhead

2012-01-13T18:41:00.003Z

Illustration for the letterhead of "Live And Let Die" with a very Connery style Bond image.

Corgi Catalogue Artwork

2012-01-13T18:31:00.001Z

Illustration from the 1969 Corgi toy catalogue feturing the Toyota 2000 from "You Only Live Twice" and the Aston Martin from "Goldfinger"

Swedish Never Say Never Again Poster Artwork

2012-01-08T18:24:00.004Z

Swedish poster artwork for "Never Say Never Again", artist unknown. Sean Connery's pose is based on a still from "Diamonds Are Forever" Thanks to Joerg for finding this!

Update: Art by Adrian Purkis. Thanks to Mats-Åke for providing the info!

Diamonds Are Forever Concept Art

2012-01-02T11:12:00.007Z

Concept artwork for "Diamonds Are Forever" by an unknown artist. Other concepts for DAF below.

Thanks to Thomas, check out his growing collection of artwork on his Facebook page.

TV Magazine Cover

2012-01-02T10:23:00.003Z

TV Satellite magazine "Orbit" cover, May 1987, featuring Timothy Dalton and a James Bond 007 dossier.

AVTAK Short Story Publication

2011-12-28T15:02:00.001Z

"A View To A Kill" cover artwork for the Travelman edition, October 2001

Danish Comic Book Cover

2011-12-27T10:19:00.001Z

"Højt spil i Monte Carlo"( Casino Royale), first comic book edition cover from Denmark, 1965. Thanks to Tom for sharing this!

Bond Themed Playboy Cover

2011-12-26T18:03:00.010Z

Special edition of German Playboy magazine with a Bond / Craig themed cover. Artwork by Alfons Kiefer. Thanks to Joerg for finding this.

Corgi Display Sign

2011-12-26T12:51:00.001Z

1967 Corgi James Bond shop display to promote the Aston Martin DB5 and the Toyota toy cars.

Turkish Bond Poster

2011-12-26T11:52:00.004Z

Turkish artwork and final poster for "Never Say Never Again", based on the poster by Renato Casaro but enhanced by Omer Muz. Thanks to Omer for sharing this!

Thunderball Paperback from Israel

2011-12-18T08:45:00.002Z

"Thunderball" paperback cover from Israel, approx. 1964.

Moved

2011-12-17T17:10:00.002Z

Finally moved house and got internet back. Now I've got to hang the pictures and all the other things you got to do. Normal posts will resume shortly.

Moving House

2011-11-21T22:07:00.001Z

Short break for updates on Illustrated 007 - I'm moving house and packing the collection leaves little time for work on the blog. Back mid December.

New Young Bond Cover Art

2011-11-12T10:50:00.001Z

New cover art for the Young Bond novels by Charlie Higson due be released in the UK in April 2012 by Puffin. Thanks to John for sharing this on his excellent blog "The Book Bond".

Original Colonel Sun Artwork

2011-11-12T09:52:00.005Z

Original "Colonel Sun" paperback cover artwork by Andy Walker and how it's used in the Coronet paperback edition. Thank to Thomas for sharing this, more of his original art here.

Casino Royale Poster Tribute

2011-11-07T19:57:00.005Z

Casino Royale poster art tribute by Jeff Chapman. I like the "From Russia With Love" feel that this artwork has. Head over to Jeff's page here.

Thunderball Artwork Tribute

2011-11-07T18:54:00.005Z

My own, hand-painted Thunderball 3 sheet. Finished the "Look Up" artwork last night. Painting the stone floor on the left was a bit of a challenge as McCarthy actually painted individual stones in detail.

Progress stages below: I've started with the background colours and stone wall (left), added the exhaust smoke and stone floor (middle) and then figures and jet-pack flames.

Various Paperback Covers

2011-11-07T18:52:00.003Z

Paperback covers for James Bond 007 paperbacks found on the net. Can't quite place them all, some are from Brazil, some from Scandinavia.

YOLT Tribute Art

2011-10-29T09:01:00.003+01:00

Beautiful "You Only Live Twice" tribute artwork artwork by Pat. Head over to his blog for more and also original James Bond artwork.

Norwegian Book Covers

2011-10-21T15:47:00.004+01:00

Cover art for Norwegian paperback editions of the James Bond novels. Thanks to Morten for sharing these!

License Renewed

2011-10-21T15:37:00.004+01:00

Detailed cover artwork for the re-release of the John Gardner novels "License Renewed", "For Special Services" and "Icebreaker" plus the cover artwork for the Italian paperback version of "No One Lives Forever".

Thanks to Simon from www.john-gardner.com for sharing these!

From Russia With Love - Original Art

2011-10-16T15:46:00.004+01:00

Original art for "From Russia With Love" by Averardo Ciriello, 45 x 63 cm. Used for the Italian posters. From the collection of Thomas Nixdorf. Check out his Facebook page for a detailed view.

And now for something completely different...

2011-10-16T15:42:00.006+01:00

"The Spy Who Loved Me" hand painted art on sack cloth for touring cinemas in Ghana, roughly 1980s, (left), Polish poster (middle), artwork from Italian record cover (right) for camparison.

This is the most unusual approach for 007 advertisding that I've seen so far. I thought that some Polish posters used an unusal approach but the flying fish is something else. The Ghana poster found here.

AVTAK Artwork by Goozee

2011-10-08T16:19:00.002+01:00

Concept and final artwork for "A View To A Kill" by Dan Goozee. Thanks to Thomas for sharing this! Check out his Facebook page with rare original 007 art.

New John Gardner Book Covers

2011-10-08T16:13:00.002+01:00

Re-issue of the John Gardner James Bond books. Cover artwork for the UK paperbacks top, US editions below. Thanks to Perry for the tip!

James Bond Lunchbox

2011-10-02T09:54:00.003+01:00

James Bond 007 Lunchbox and thermos by Aladdin, 1966. Artwork by John Henry.

Criterion Cover Art Dr No

2011-10-01T09:02:00.005+01:00

Artwork for the Criterion laserdisc edition of "Dr No", artist unknown.

Thunderball Art Tribute

2011-09-30T19:59:00.022+01:00

I've set myself the goal to reproduce all Thunderball artworks using the same materials, colours and (almost) the same formats. Just finished the Thunderball "Look Down" artwork based on Frank McCarthy's original. Sadly my digital camera does not capture the details too well, scan shows the face a bit better. Below a work-in-progress version without the air bubbles and the diver still as a sketch. Frank McCarthy's original for comparison below.

Never Say Never Again Artwork

2011-09-25T14:17:00.003+01:00

Artwork for "Never Say Never Again" by Rudy Obrero. Concept version on the left, released version on the right. Found on Rudy's Facebook page here. Thanks to Joerg for finding this!

A View To A Kill Concept Artwork

2011-09-18T10:06:00.004+01:00

Original concept artwork for "A View To A Kill" by Vic Fair, 1985; mixed media on paper, 79 x 71 cm. Auctioned at Christie's London on 15 June 2011. Thanks to Anita for finding this!

James Bond Action Figure Artwork

2011-09-11T09:51:00.002+01:00

Box art for the James Bond Action Man figures by Hasbro, released between 1997 and 1999.

Record Cover

2011-09-11T08:36:00.003+01:00

Cover artwork for "Big Bond Movie Themes", EMI /mfp 50227, Geoff Love & His Orchestra, 1975.Design on the left by Tom Chantrell. A second edition showed a similar cover with all the faces changed.

For Your Eyes Only Concept Artwork

2011-08-29T10:28:00.002+01:00

Concept artwork for "For Your Eyes Only", artist and size unknown. Found on the Vectis site.

A View To A Kill Artwork

2011-08-28T23:46:00.002+01:00

Artwork by Dan Goozee for "A View To A Kill"

Aston Martin Artwork

2011-08-27T13:40:00.002+01:00

Front and back box-cover artwork for James Bond 007 Aston Martin toy car by Gama.

007 Art by Adam Hughes

2011-08-21T22:32:00.002+01:00

Bond girl sketches by Adam Hughes. From the private collection of Michel Oachs, check out his page here.

Goldfinger Production Artwork

2011-08-15T18:33:00.002+01:00

Concept artwork by Ken Adam for the laser table room in Goldfinger.

Record Cover

2011-08-15T18:30:00.002+01:00

Record cover for "George Martin and His Orchestra – Beatles to Bond and Bach", St. Michael, 1978

Pierce Brosnan Artwork

2011-08-14T10:42:00.010+01:00

Trying to re-create the 60ies poster look for a Brosnan Bond, gouache on board, 60x90 cm

From Russia With Love Storyboard

2011-08-13T10:43:00.001+01:00

Storyboard for the boat chase sequence from "From Russia With Love"

Digital 007

2011-08-13T09:48:00.002+01:00

3D version of Sean Connery in Bond pose for the game "From Russia With Love"

Diamonds Are Forever Storyboards

2011-08-06T09:32:00.003+01:00

Storyboards for Diamonds Are Forever, artist unknown. Interesting to see that the artist used Donald Pleasence as a reference for Blofeld. These scans is taken from the Italian book "Il Mio Nome e' Bond..."

James Bond Attache Case

2011-08-05T10:43:00.004+01:00

James Bond Attache Case. Made by KKS Toys in Japan in 1964. Thanks to filmtvtoys.com for sharing this, check out the site here.

Dr No Artwork

2011-08-03T20:34:00.003+01:00

Painting by Robert McGinnis based on Dr No. From the collection of Thomas Nixdorf.

Thunderball Poster from Poland

2011-07-30T09:50:00.002+01:00

Thunderball - Polish reissue poster from 2007, 90x60 cm, art by Piotr Lukaszewski.

Bloodstone Storyboards

2011-07-29T23:27:00.006+01:00

Storyboards for the videogame "Bloodstone" by Jake Lunt. Check out his site here.

007 Videogame Storyboard

2011-07-29T22:48:00.002+01:00

Storyboard for an unpublished James Bond 007 videogame. Artwork by Kieron Dwyer. Check out his site with more storyboards here.

Dr No Poster from Thailand

2011-07-24T21:41:00.001+01:00

Poster for Dr No from Thailand. Release date and artist unknown. Wish I could make out the signature. Does someone know?

Cover Art from Hungary

2011-07-23T10:15:00.004+01:00

Paperback cover art from Hungary:
Ian Fleming's Casino Royale, published by Beholder Kiadó in 1998,cover art by Károly Gőgös

Raymond Benson's Visszaszamlalas (Zero Minus Ten,literal translation: Countdown), published by Szukits Könyvkiadó in 1999, cover art by Tibor Szendrei

Big thanks to István for sharing these!

Colourful Connery

2011-07-17T10:51:00.004+01:00

Artwork for the German Dr No posters. Original DinA 0 poster from 1962 (left), source image (middle) and reissue poster (right). I can only describe the colour treatment as "different" - somehow...

Italian John Gardner Books

2011-07-17T09:55:00.006+01:00

Cover artwork for the Italian versions of John Gardners James Bond books. Art by Massimo Rosestolato.
Thanks to Giacomo for sharing these!

Thunderball Model Kit Art

2011-07-10T22:14:00.004+01:00

Box artwork for Thunderball themed Imai model kit from Japan. Big thanks to Michael from 007 Collector for sharing this! Check out his site here.

From Russia With Love Storyboard II

2011-07-09T21:59:00.000+01:00

Storyboard for "From Russia With Love" by Syd Cain.

From Russia With Love Storyboard

2011-07-03T17:11:00.004+01:00

Storyboard for the boat chase sequence in "From Russia With Love", artist unknown. I've found these on the net years ago but can't remember where. Please let me know if I'm stepping on someone's toes.

From Russia With Love Trade Ad

2011-07-02T10:37:00.003+01:00

Trade ad from the German Filmwoche / Filmecho magazine released in March 1963. Big thanks to Thomas for sharing this!

Auction of Moore Painting

2011-06-29T19:42:00.002+01:00

Auctioned for £5,400 at Bonham's in London today, quote from their site:

"James Bond: A portrait painting of Roger Moore, attributed to Robert McGinnis, 1974, believed to be the original 'The Man With The Golden Gun' poster artwork, subsequently used throughout the Roger Moore as James Bond promotional campaigns,large format watercolour and gouache on paper, mounted on board, unsigned, 30 x 36 inches"

James Bond 007 Annual Artwork

2011-06-26T22:28:00.003+01:00

Back cover artwork from the 1965 "James Bond 007 Annual" published by World Distributors. Artwork by R. W. Smethurst

Hungarian Bond Books

2011-06-26T22:24:00.002+01:00

Hungarian paperback editions released in 1990 by I.P.C. Könyvek: A GYÉMÁNT ÖRÖK (Diamonds Are Forever) CSAK KÉTSZER ÉLSZ (You Only Live Twice) Cover art by Zsolt Szatmár. Thanks to István for sharing these!

Diamonds Are Forever Concept Artwork

2011-06-18T15:27:00.007+01:00

Diamonds Are Forever, 1971, concept artwork by Robert McGinnis, gouache and mixed media on board 86.5 x 47.5cm.

This artwork was auctioned at Christie's on 15 June 2011 and fetched a staggering £79,250 ($129,574).

French Book Cover

2011-06-11T12:07:00.000+01:00

French espionage guide book cover. Thanks to Robert for finding this!

Carte Blanche

2011-06-11T11:09:00.004+01:00

Three variations of the UK "Carte Blanche" hardcover edition: Signed and numbered (1500) collectors edition with black cover (left), Waterstone special edition, numbered (750) and signed (middle) and the regular retail edition (right).

MI6 Confidential

2011-06-11T08:57:00.003+01:00

The latest issue of MI6 Confidential magazine has an interesting article about concept art by Peter Rubin for the game "Everything Or Nothing" plus some rare Casino Royale book covers from my collection. Head over to MI6 HQ for more info.

Comic Covers

2011-06-05T12:44:00.002+01:00

Issue 16-19 Zig Zag James Bond comic book covers from 1969. The comics were sold in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and Peru. Number 18 looks like Bond's little brother to me...

Illustration from Italy

2011-05-29T14:41:00.004+01:00

"Operazione Tuono" (Thunderball) illustration from a 1995 Italian magazine celebrating 100 years of cinema.

Bond Comics

2011-05-28T08:52:00.002+01:00

Issue 21 & 24 Zig Zag James Bond comic book covers from 1969. The comics were sold in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and Peru.

Split Artwork

2011-05-21T10:47:00.009+01:00

I've always wondered where the artwork for the French Thunderball double poster came from as it's quite different from the artwork used in all the other posters.

It appears to be based on an artwork created by Frank McCarthy without Connery / diver fighting. That artwork was rarely used. The only instance I can think of is the artwork used in the Milton Bradley game from 1965.

Closer investigation of the poster version reveals that it's based on this artwork but was cut-up, re-painted and Connery / diver were added on top, see details below.I don't even want to think about if the original artwork was cut up...

You Only Live Twice Artwork: Spot the difference

2011-05-15T19:22:00.008+01:00

I've recently received a nice print of Robert McGinnis artwork for "You Only Live Twice" used for the international campaign of the film.The international version (top) was toned down compared to the original (bottom), both in terms of the bikini sizes of the women and the addition of Connery's swimming trunks. Not to mention her hand...

German Paperback Cover

2011-05-14T18:25:00.004+01:00

Artwork for a German paperback edition of "Dr No" by Superkrimi publishers.
Thanks to Dan for sharing this scan!

Danish Comic Cover

2011-05-10T20:37:00.002+01:00

Danish comic book featuring the adaptation of Octopussy. Thanks to Greg for sharing this scan!

Goldfinger Illustrations

2011-05-08T11:11:00.004+01:00

Two illustrations commissioned by the Sunday Times Magazine for a "Cars in Fiction" series, artwork by Brian Sanders.

Battle of the Bonds

2011-05-07T11:24:00.008+01:00

In 1983 Octopussy and Never Say Never Again competed for the attention of the audience. Several magazines called it the "Battle of Bonds". Cover illustrations from German movie magazine "Cinema" (top) and London magazine "Time Out" (bottom).

Thunderball Tribute Art

2011-04-29T14:27:00.004+01:00

Finally got around to paint my tribute to Robert McGinnis Thunderball artworks. Gouache on artboard, 80 x 60 cm. My camera does not capture the detail well, scanned version below.

Ken Adam Art

2011-04-25T10:40:00.002+01:00

Design for the volcano interior of Blofeld's lair in "You Only Live Twice", artwork by Ken Adam 1966. Image is featured in Ben Macintyre's book "For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming & James Bond"

James Bond Comic Covers

2011-04-17T20:09:00.002+01:00

Issue 12 & 13 Zig Zag James Bond comic book covers from 1969. The comics were sold in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and Peru.

You Only Live Twice Storyboard

2011-04-17T17:42:00.002+01:00

Storyboard for the "You Only Live Twice" Little Nellie sequence. This scan is taken from the book "The Art of Bond" by Laurent Bouzereau.

Thunderball Storyboard

2011-04-17T17:38:00.005+01:00

Storyboard for an underwater sequence from Thunderball, artist unknown. This scan is taken from the Italian book "Il Mio Nome e' Bond..."

Tribute Art

2011-04-09T08:46:00.002+01:00

Tribute poster artwork for Goldfinger and Dr No by Jason Chalker. Check out his work here.

Concept Art

2011-04-02T11:36:00.003+01:00

Unpublished cover art by James Deel comissioned for "Look Magazine". In the end the magazine used a photo instead. The scan is taken from Alan J. Porter's book "History of Illustrated 007"

Comic Covers

2011-04-01T18:24:00.003+01:00

Issue 5 & 6 Zig Zag James Bond comic book covers from 1969. The comics were sold in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and Peru.

Book Covers

2011-03-25T21:21:00.011Z

Winning entry by Hasero for "The Man With The Golden Gun" cover art competion from the MI6 site. Check out the MI6 site for details!

Below are the runners-up.

Thunderball Concept Artwork

2011-03-19T11:08:00.003Z

Finally got around to painting the concept version of Robert McGinnis' Thunderball "Look Out" artwork. Gouache on art-board, 60x80cm.

Barnett Plotkin Artwork Original

2011-03-12T16:55:00.003Z

Original artwork for the US Jove paperback cover of "Diamonds Are Forever" by Barnett Plotkin. With kind permisson from the Thomas Nixdorf collection

Tribute Art

2011-03-07T21:15:00.002Z

Tribute poster artwork for Goldfinger and Thunderball by Ridge. Check out her page here.

Cover Artwork for Gilbert Action Figures

2011-03-06T19:43:00.005Z

Cover artwork for the Gilbert Toys action figures boxes for James Bond and Odd Job. Found on Flickr

Unused Thunderball Artwork

2011-02-27T16:27:00.012Z

Unused Thunderball artwork by Robert McGinnis.The original (above) was supposedly done for Playboy magazine but never used to my knowledge.This is a restored version using the print from Thomas' Hollywood Collection and his book "Licence To Thrill".

The artwork was toned down (bottom right) and used in a Italian poster version, re-painted by Averardo Ciriello (bottom left 1) and for the production letterhead of United Artists US (bottom left 2).

Comic Covers

2011-02-26T18:58:00.004Z

More comic book covers from Zig Zag, all published in 1969. It's interesting how the artists re-used existing artwork, for example the Dr No artwork by Mitchell Hooks for the comic adaptation of Casino Royale.

For Your Eyes Only Cover Artwork

2011-02-23T22:17:00.001Z

"For Your Eyes Only", Pan G551, Third Printing 1962, Cover by J. Oval

Tribute Art

2011-02-23T21:45:00.003Z

Caricatures of Jill St. John and Christopher Lee by Peter Emslie - check out his blog here.

Corgi Toy Catalogue Covers

2011-02-23T21:34:00.002Z

Cover artwork for the 1966 and 1978 Corgi toy catalogues. Thanks to Scott for sharing these!

Casino Royale Pan Cover Art

2011-02-19T09:22:00.007Z

Cover artwork for the paperback editions of "Casino Royale" by Pan Publishers, G198, 8th printing 1961 (l) and X232, 13th printing 1963 (r). Does anyone know who the artist is?

007 Comics from the 70ies

2011-02-13T08:57:00.002Z

Various Zig Zag James Bond comic book covers from 1970. The comics were sold in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and Peru.

Blond Bond

2011-02-05T21:01:00.004Z

Long before the whole Craig / blond hair discussion, Pan released Casino Royale as the first paperback edition in 1955 with a blond haired Bond on the cover. Artwork by Roger Hall.

James Bond Comic Covers

2011-02-05T11:08:00.002Z

Zig Zag James Bond comic book covers from 1969. The comics were sold in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and Peru. The likeness to Connery could be described as "interesting".

Brosnan Artwork

2011-01-29T12:30:00.007Z

I prefer painted movie posters to photo ones. Sadly the painted poster is a dying breed. I’ve always wondered what a painted poster of the newer Bond movies would look like.
Here is a draft for a Pierce Brosnan poster. It’s part of a bigger project to come.

James Bond Comic Covers

2011-01-23T09:55:00.004Z

Zig Zag James Bond 007 Comics published in 1970:

The Man With The Golden Gun
On Her Majestys Secret Service
The Spy Who Loved Me

Italian "Never Dream of Dying" Paperback

2011-01-22T16:35:00.001Z

Cover artwork for the Segretissimo edition of Raymend Benson's "I soni non uccidono" (Never Dream of Dying), published in 2002.

Comic Ad

2011-01-22T16:28:00.003Z

Print advertising for the James Bond comic book series by Zig Zag publishers.

Hungarian Thunderball Paperback

2011-01-16T17:25:00.001Z

Hungarian paperback version of Ian Fleming's "SZIGORUAN BIZALMAS" (Thunderball), published in Israel in 1964.