Sunday, 31 October 2010

Thunderball Poster from Thailand


Thunderball re-issue poster from Thailand, artwork based on the desings by McCarthy / McGinnis.

Wednesday, 27 October 2010

Italian Artwork

Illustration for serialisation of Ian Fleming's "Man With The Golden Gun" in Domenica Del Corriere, 11 April 1965. Artwork by Tabet.

Sunday, 24 October 2010

Comic Artwork

Artwork and covers for the james Bond comic "Serpent's Tooth" by Paul Gulacy Paul Gulacy

Thursday, 21 October 2010

Tutti Contro James Bond

"Tutti Contro James Bond" artwork for the Italian James Bond Festival poster by Averardo Ciriello 1972

Sunday, 17 October 2010

Original Octopussy Artwork

Separate details for the Octopussy poster artwork by Dan Goozee. Big thanks to Thomas Nixdorf for sharing these. Thomas is always looking for original artwork to buy. Please contact me if you have anything for sale and I will introduce you. Thanks!

Diamond Are Forever Concept Artwork

Unused concept artwork for "Diamonds Are Forever" artist unknown but looks like Mcginnis - can anyone confirm?

Scan from Tony Nourmand's book "James Bond Movie Posters"


Saturday, 16 October 2010

Italian Goldfinger Artwork

Italian Goldfinger poster artwork, original release and re-issue show slight differences.

Tuesday, 12 October 2010

Diamond Are Forever Artwork

Illustration for serialisation of Ian Fleming's "Diamond Are Forever" in Domenica Del Corriere, 10 October 1965. Artwork by Tabet.

Sunday, 10 October 2010

Bond Girls

Illustrations of the Goldfinger Girls by Magdalena BabiƄska. Check out her other Bond Girl Illustrations here.

Saturday, 9 October 2010

Thunderball Concept Artwork

Re-creation of Robert McGinnis' concept version of the Thunderball "Look Out" artwork. It's based on sketch published in Thomas Nixdorf's book "License To Thrill" and non-related McGinnis work.

Does anyone have a real version of this?

Sunday, 3 October 2010

Movie Collector Magazine

Issue 2 of "Movie Collector" magazine with a cover artwork by Terence Gilbert

Diamond Are Forever Artwork

Illustration for serialisation of Ian Fleming's "Diamond Are Forever" in Domenica Del Corriere, 7 November 1965. Artwork by Tabet.

Polish Bond Covers

Polish Bond editions: "Poscig"- Collection of crime and espionage short stories including Ian Flemings "For Your Eyes Only" published by Epoka, Warsaw 1990, cover by Krystyna Toepfer. "Diamenty sa wieczne" (Diamonds Are Forever) published by Mlodziezowa Agencja Wydawnicza, Warsaw 1990, illustration on cover by: Janusz Oblucki "Goldfinger" hardback published by Wydawnictwa "Alfa", Warsaw 1990, cover by: Janusz Oblucki Thanks again to Marcin for sharing these!

Saturday, 2 October 2010

Diamonds Are Forever Poster Designs

Two concepts for "Diamonds Are Forever" original movie poster design by Robert McGinnis, tempera on board, 1971. The excellent artworks are actioned on 4th October 2010 by Winter Associates and come from the collection of John Griswold. Full details here.

Artwork from Germany

Cover artwork for a rare German hardcover edition of "Liebesgruesse aus Moskau" (From Russia With Love), Jan Fleming (Early German books used "Jan" instead of "Ian" for whatever reson), Blau/Gelb Kriminalromane by Humanitas Verlag, Konstanz, published some time between 1955-1961.

Promotional matches for the 1967 version of "Casino Royale" from Germany.

Cover of issue 8 of the German fanzine "Dossier NullNullSieben".

Big thanks to Heiko for sharing these, Heiko is the artist for the fanzine cover and editor for CommanderBond.net

Tribute Art

Tribute art by R.Kamal. Check out his other work here.

Sunday, 19 September 2010

James Bond Pinball Machine

Plate artwork for the James Bond pinball machine by Gottlieb, 1980

Deluxe Talking Storybook

Deluxe Talking Storybook for "The Spy Who Loved Me", "Moonraker" and "A View To A Kill", comic style booklet and audio tape with a childrens version of the story, bublished by "Kid Stuff Records & Tapes Hollywood" in 1985.
Big thanks to Johan for sharing this. Check out his 007 record
collection on Flickr!

Saturday, 11 September 2010

Italian Artwork

Illustration for serialisation of Ian Fleming's "Diamond Are Forever" in Domenica Del Corriere, 22 August 1965. Artwork by Tabet.

Brasilian Books

"Cassino Royale", Ian Fleming, L&PM Pocket Brazil, 2000

"007 Contra o foguete da morte" (Moonraker), Christopher Wood, hardcover edition by Circulo do Livro 1979

"Moscou Contra 007" (From Russia With Love), Ian Fleming, Editora Recrd 2003

Thanks to Beto for sharing these!

Thursday, 9 September 2010

First Editions from Gardner Books

First Italian edition of "For Special Services", John Gardner First edition in "Segretissimo" of John Gardner's "Scorpius". Art by Massimo Rosestolato.

Thanks to Giacomo for sharing these scans!

Italian Cover Artwork



In February 1965 the Italian magazine "Domenica Del Corriere" dedicated cover and an article to Sean Connery's arrival in Rome. Front cover artwork by Walter Molino, inside artwork by Tabet.

Sunday, 5 September 2010

From Russia With Love Special Edition

"From Russia With Love", Ian Fleming, Penguin Ink series, Penguin USA 2010, cover artwork by tattoo artist Chris Garver.

The Making Of OHMSS

"The Making of On Her Majesty's Secret Service", Charles Helfenstein 2010. The book is a treasure chest of information about OHMSS with many artworks that I've never seen before.

Bond Books

"The Book of Bond", Alastair Dougall, Dorling Kindersley 2010

"Bond Cars & Vehicles", Alastair Dougall, Dorling Kindersley 2010

Friday, 3 September 2010

Thunderball Underwater scene

Unused "Bond and Domino" artwork for Thunderball by Robert McGinnis, 1965.

Sunday, 29 August 2010

Hong Kong Bond Comics

Covers and inside page of James Bond comics from Hong Kong. Big thanks to Brian for sharing these!

Japanese Bond Comics

Japanese covers for James Bond Comics. Thanks to Brian for sharing this with me!

Saturday, 21 August 2010

Thunderball: What if...

What if the Thunderball marketing campaign had focussed more on the evening / tuxedo theme? A wild guess from my side...

Friday, 13 August 2010

Italian Illustration

Illustration for serialisation of Ian Fleming's "The Man With The Golden Gun" in Domenica Del Corriere, 2 March 1965, illustration by Tabet.