Saturday, 30 March 2013

The Spy Who Loved Me Artwork

Various stages of the "The Spy Who Loved Me" artwork by Bob Peak. Barbara Bach's pose was modeled upon a photo from a fashion magazine. Pictures taken from " Bond, ...James Bond - Filmplakate  und Fotografien aus 50 Jahren" (Available here) and "The James Bond Archives" (Available here).

Thunderball Artwork Sources

While catalogueing my photos I've noticed several ones that look like Robert McGinnis used them for his "Thunderball" artwork. Connery's head comes from the publicity photo-shoot for "From Russia With Love", the legs from a photo with Connery reading, Claudine Auger appears to be a composite of several publicity shots. Same goes for Martine Beswicke and Molly Peters.

Friday, 29 March 2013

From Russia With Love 24 Sheet Poster

Recreation of the 24 sheet poster from "From Russia With Love". The poster is advertised in the US pressbook (see below) but I've never seen an original. This is a digital re-creation. Does anyone know if an original exists?

Saturday, 23 March 2013

Mexican Goldfinger Lobby Cards

Design of the Mexican lobby cards for "Goldfinger", set of 8.

German Poster Art For Your Eyes Only

The German poster for "In Toedlicher Mission" (For Your Eyes Only) uses the original background by Brian Bysouth but the face of Roger Moore was re-painted. Does anybody know why this was done?

Friday, 15 March 2013

Philadelphia Chewing Gum Card Artwork

Promotional artwork for the 1965 "James Bond Secret Agent 007" Chewing Gum trading cards by the Philadelphia Chewing Gum Corporation. Gum wrapper (above),promotional material (middle) and back of cards (Below). Thanks to Marc from the Belgium Bond Club who has an excellent overview of Bond trading cards here.

From Russia With Love: Poster Artwork Source

Illustrator of the sixties frequently used stills taken during the production as refernce for their artwork. Here is the photo refernce for the poster artwork for "From Russia With Love" as used in the US, Australia and Argentina. Note: I've found the contact sheet on eBay but by the time I realised what it was the auction had ended. Credits and thanks who whoever sold and bought it!

Sunday, 10 March 2013

German Moonraker Newspaper Ad

German newspaper ad for "Moonraker". These ads come from the German style pressbooks called "Werberatschlag".

Saturday, 9 March 2013

Dr No Artwork by Mitchell Hooks

Action scene artwork for "Dr No" by Mitchell Hooks. It appears that Hooks did a pencil version first (top) that was then reduced to line art (bottom). The US posters used the line art version while the UK quad poster used the pencil version.

Wednesday, 6 March 2013

Skyfall Tribute Artwork

 "Skyfall" art tribute by Chris Madden using the "Viva James Bond" style by Yves Thos. Check out Chris' work here.

Sunday, 3 March 2013

Brian Bysouth Interview

Check out the interview with Brian Bysouth on Film On Paper where he talks about his career including his work for "For Your Eyes Only" and "The Living Daylights". The interview is illustrated with early sketches of his designs.

Thanks to James for this tip!
Poster and lobby card designs for the 1965/66 combo release of "Dr No" and "From Russia With Love"
 
Update: Just received a variation of the yellow quad poster, thanks Simon!

Sunday, 24 February 2013

Dr No FOH Cards

English FOH (Front Of House) lobby cards for "Dr No". Colour set is from the original release, the b/w ones are re-issue. Thanks to Simon for sharing these!

Saturday, 16 February 2013

Mexican Lobby Cards

Lobby card set for "Regreso Del Agente 007" (From Russia With Love) from Mexico. There are two variations which are almost identical, one states "United Artists de Mexico" at the bottom, the other "United Artists de Mexico - Tabasco #304".

Turkish James Bond Comic

Cover from a Turkish James Bond 007 comic book (I belive).

Friday, 15 February 2013

OHMSS

Check out the latest post on SpyVibe : Jason found a rare magazine publication of "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" published by the San Francisco Examiner in 1964.

Tuesday, 12 February 2013

Mystery Card

Mystery lobby card for "From Russia With Love". Does anyone know where this card was used? The "A" after the title suggest an origin in the UK or Ireland. Also the re-touched version of Daniela Bianchi on the left. Any thoughts?

Thanks to Simon for sharing this!

Saturday, 9 February 2013

German Newspaper Ads

Two samples of German newspaper ads for "Diamantenfieber" (Diamonds Are Forever). They come from what is called a "Werberatschlag" (Advertising Advice), the German equivalent of a Press or Campaign Book.

Italian Posters for Goldfinger

Five variations of the "Goldfinger" locandina posters from Italy, 71 x33 cm. Original poster on the left and them reissue posters from the 70s and 80s on the right. The reissue posters all show small variations in design and layout. I wonder how many more there are.

Dr No Poster from Argentina

"El Satánico Dr. No" (Dr No), posters from Argentina, 110 x 74 cm, original release from 1963 (left) and reissue 1967 (right).

Sunday, 3 February 2013

007 Book Covers from Brazil

Cover artwork from James Bond 007 paperbacks published in Brazil including "O Satanico Dr. No" (Dr No), "Chantagem Atomica" (Thunderball) and "007 O Foguete Da Morte" (Moonraker).

Diamonds Are Forever Laserdisc Art

Detail from the US laser videodisc "Diamonds Are Forever" artwork. Scan kindly provided by 007 Home Video. Check out the site, it has a large variety of 007 sleeves and covers.

Saturday, 2 February 2013

Bond Posters From Sweden


The website "From Sweden With Love" offers original Swedish Bond posters, have a look here.

Tuesday, 29 January 2013

Comic Book Covers from Brazil

Comic book cover artwork from Brazil. Does anyone know a bit more about these?

Saturday, 26 January 2013

Poster Restoration

I've set myself the goal to find a good quality scan or photo of all Bond posters. Sometimes it's  tricky - like finding the original "Askbollen" (Thunderball) poster from Sweden. All I could find was a small photo (Thanks whoever shared this!). So I've restored the poster digitally.

Monday, 21 January 2013

James Bond Comic Books from Brazil

James Bond comic book covers from Brazil. I know very little about these. Does sombody know when they where published and by whom?

50 Anniversary Tribute Artwork

Tribute artwork by Graham Kennedy for the 50th anniversary of the James Bond 007 movie series.

Saturday, 19 January 2013

From Russia With Love Poster Artwork

3 variations of Sean Connery in the "From Russia With Love" poster. The US used a retouched photo of Connery while the posters from Argentina use two different, repainted versions of the figure.