Sunday, 21 October 2012

Moonraker Comic

"Moonraker" comic adaptation by D'Artagnan Publishers, Argentina 1979.

Saturday, 20 October 2012

Airfix Little Nellie Artwork

Concept artwork and final box design for Airfix No.350 "James Bond - Autogyro Little Nellie" - auctioned by Vectis in 2009. Artwork by Roy Cross. Thanks to Jim for finding this!

Friday, 19 October 2012

Complete John Gardner

Complete set of the John Gardner James Bond novels published by Pegasus. Thanks to Simon from www.john-gardner.com for sharing these!

Sunday, 14 October 2012

Sunday Times Illustration

The Sunday Times comissioned an illustration for their Ian Fleming special from me which was published today. Nice to be on the front page ;-)

Saturday, 13 October 2012

Concept Art by Ken Adam

Concept artwork by Ken Adam for "Goldfinger" and "Thunderball". The images are taken from the "Designing 007" Exhibition Catalogue.

Thursday, 11 October 2012

James Bond Poster and Photo Exhibition

Looking forward to the "Bond, ... James Bond Poster and Photo" exhibition at the Folkwang Museum in Germany! More info here.

007 Collector

Nice surprise in the post this morning! Thanks to Michael from 007 Collector.

Tuesday, 9 October 2012

James Bond Artwork by Mo Caro

James Bond 007 / Sean Connery art tribute by Mo Caro. Check out his other work here

Moonraker Storyboard


Storyboard for "Moonraker", artist unknown. This scans is from the "Designing 007 - 50 Years of Bond Style" Exhibition catalogue.

Sunday, 7 October 2012

License To Kill Poster Concepts


Poster concepts for "License To Kill" attributed to Vic Fair. These images are taken form the book "James Bond - 50 Years Of Movie Posters" by Dorling Kindersley.

You Only Live Twice Storyboard



Storyboard for volcano sequence in "You Only Live Twice", art by Robert W Laing, pencil & gouache. This scans is from the "Designing 007 - 50 Years of Bond Style" Exhibition catalogue.

Raymond Benson eBooks Covers

eBook cover artwork for six James Bond novels by Raymond Benson published by by IFP.

New Artwork by Michael Gillette

New James Bond artwork by Michael Gillette: Illustration for upcoming Playboy magazine (Top) and the adapted cover artwork for the German edition of "Im Geheimdienst Ihrer Majestaet" (OHMSS) (Bottom). Check out his Facebook page here.

James Bond Postcards

"James Bond - 100 Postcards" Boxed set with cards from all Bond films showing posters and film stills. Most notably an usused concept for a Dr No poster. Published by Dorlong Kindersley, Oct 2012.

Saturday, 6 October 2012

First Croatian edition of Diamonds Are Forever

First Croatian edition of "Diamonds Are Forever" published by Algoritam, Oct 2012.

Friday, 5 October 2012

Tribute Art

James Bond 007 tribute art by Feliks Tarasenko. Check out his full gallery here.

Wednesday, 3 October 2012

New US Paperback Covers

The US publisher Thomas & Mercer is issuing new paperback editions of the Ian Fleming novels in October 2012, here are the covers:

Sunday, 30 September 2012

What if...

What if Raquel Welch would have starred in Thunderball?

First Editions From Sweden

Cover Artwork for Swedish first editions of:
  • Kamrat mördare (From Russia With Love), Albert Bonniers Förlag, 1958, Artwork by Leif Zetterling.
  • Ur dödlig synvinkel (For Your Eyes Only), Albert Bonniers Förlag, 1962, Artwork by Leif Zetterling.
Thanks to Stephan for sharing these scans!

Thursday, 6 September 2012

Diamonds Are Forever - First Edition from Denmark

Cover artwork for the first Danish edition of "Diamanter Varer Evigt" (Diamonds Are Forever) by Jan (Ian) Fleming, Grafisk Forlag Kobenhavn, 1957. Art by Sigvald Hagsted.

Monday, 3 September 2012

50 Years Of Movie Posters

"James Bond 007 - 50 Years Of Movie Posters", Alastair Dougall, Dorling Kindersley UK, hardcover in slipcase. A very comprehensive collection of 007 movie posters with several concept artworks I've never seen before such as the concept for "From Russia With Love" above.

Saturday, 1 September 2012

Italian Magazine Artwork

Illustration for serialisation of Ian Fleming's "Diamonds Are Forever" in the Italian magazine "Domenica Del Corriere". Artwork by Tabet.

Catalanian Book Cover

Book cover for the first Catalan language edition of Ian Fleming's James Bond novel "Goldfinger", published in 1996.

Friday, 31 August 2012

Japanese Thunderball Comic

Japanese Thunderball comic, artwork by Takao Saito.

James Bond Biography

Cover artwork for the US edition of the "James Bond - The Authorized Biography Of 007" John Pearson, Grove Press 1986, artist unknown.

Model Kit Artwork

James Bond / Goldfinger themed artwork for Aurora Aston Martin model kit box. Thanks to Jim for finding this!

Wednesday, 29 August 2012

German Thunderball Cover

Updated book cover artwork by Michael Gillette for the German edition of "Feuerball" (Thunderball). More details here.

Tuesday, 28 August 2012

First Edition Covers From Sweden

  • Casino Royale, Albert Bonniers Förlag, 1955, Artwork by Adolf Hallman
  • Leva och lÃ¥ta dö (Live And Let Die), Albert Bonniers Förlag, 1954, Art by Adolf Hallman
  • Attentat (Moonraker), Albert Bonniers Förlag, 1957, Artwork by Leif Zetterling
  • Doden spelar falskt (Diamonds Are Forever), Albert Bonniers Förlag, 1956, Art by Leif Zetterling


  • Kamrat mördare (From Russia With Love), Albert Bonniers Förlag, 1958, Artwork by Leif Zetterling.
  • Döden pÃ¥ Jamaica (Dr No), Albert Bonniers Förlag, 1958, Artwork by Leif Zetterling
  • Goldfinger, Albert Bonniers Förlag, 1960, Artwork by Leif Zetterling.
  • Ur dödlig synvinkel (For Your Eyes Only), Albert Bonniers Förlag, 1962, Artwork by Leif Zetterling.

  • Askbollen (Thunderball), Albert Bonniers Förlag, 1962, Artwork by Leif Zetterling
  • Älskade spion (The Spy Who Loved Me), Albert Bonniers Förlag, 1965
  • I hennes majestäts hemliga tjänst (On Her Majesty's Secret Service), Albert Bonniers Förlag, 1965, Artwork by Yrjö Edelman
  • Man lever bara tva ganger (You Only Live Twice), Albert Bonniers Förlag, 1964, Artwork by Hans Arnold 
  • Mannen med den gyllene pistolen (The Man With The Golden Gun), Albert Bonniers Förlag, 1965, Artwork by Hans Arnold 
  • Octopussy, Albert Bonniers Förlag, 1966, Artwork by Hans Arnold


Big thanks to Anders from "From Sweden With Love " for sharing these covers with me. Check out his site!

Monday, 27 August 2012

New MI6 Magazine

Check out the latest issue of MI6 Confidential magazine: It features art from the Barbican exhibition and a retrospective look back at the history of Daniel Craig's teaser posters. More info here.

Friday, 17 August 2012

Unused Book Cover Artwork

Unused cover artwork for the James Bond continuation novel "Devil May Care".  Art by Mark Stutzman, 20x14 inch,  gouache on illustration paper. From the collection of Thomas Nixdorf.