You Only Live Twice Cinema Retro Special

"You Only live Twice" special by Cinema Retro. Available here.

MI6 Confidential

Thunderball edition of "MI6 Confidential" available here.

Operazione Tuono Posters from Italy

10 variations of the Italian locandina poster for "Operazione Tuono" (Thunderball). 

I'm puzzled by the many variations that exist. Some variations are obvious such as the blue title of the changing distributor logos. Other appear to be different print runs which all have variations in terms of positions and the fine print at the bottom. 

Spectre Tribute Artwork

Spectre tribute artwork by Marc Aspinall. Check out his work here

Promoting Goldfinger

Various cinema and press marketing assets from Germany for the promotion of "Goldfinger",

From Russia With Love Tribute

Tribute to "From Russia With Love", Peter Lorenz 2017. A3 Format, gouache on art paper.

Japanese Bond Novels

 Various James Bond paperbacks  from "Casino Royale" to "The Spy Who Loved Me" by Starlight Publishing, released in 1969 in Japan.

Comic Artwork by John McLusky

I had the pleasure to visit Graham McLusky, the son of artist John McLusky together with Jason from SpyVibe. Graham told us about his father’s work and it was great fun seeing the original artwork. 

One fact was particularly interesting: John McLusky was a true perfectionist and he improved on his work even after it was published. There are several panels where John replaced the original artwork with new elements as shown here. They are from "Moonraker"

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Check out Graham’s website where he sells the original artwork and a limited edition of “the face”. 

Aston Martin Model Kit Artwork

Original painting for the box of the Aurora Aston Martin model kit,  art by Mort Künstler, gouache on illustration board, 44 x 62 cm. From the Nixdorf Collection. Thanks Thomas!

From Russia With Love Tribute

Concept tribute artwork for "From Russia With Love". I always thought that the helicopter scene would make an interesting action piece. This is the first stage concept. Needs some tweaking.

James Bond Comic "Service"

James Bond 007 comic book "Service", Dynamite, signed, May 2017, artwork by Antonio Fuso

Hammerhead

James Bond 007 comic book "Hammerhead", Dynamite, May 2017, artwork by Luca Casalanguida

Nice Surprise

Nice surprise in the mail today: Tribute artwork for "You Only Live Twice" and "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" by Graham Kennedy, commissioned by the 007 Collector. Thank you Michael.

The Man With The Golden Eye

"The Man With The Golden Eye", Peter Lamont, Signum Books 2016

Goldfinger Paperbacks from Germany

German paperback edition of "Goldfinger", part of a series by Superkrimi.

Thanks to Dan for sharing these!

Dr No Poster from Denmark

Original poster for "Agent 007 - Mission: Drab" (Dr No) from Denmark. 

Thank to Brian from Bond-O-Rama for sharing this.

Live And Let Die Tribute Art

Art tribute to Roger Moore in "Live and Let Die" by Paul Mann, commissioned by The Nixdorf Collection.

Blast from the past

My friend Thomas dug up a blast from the past: This is my "business" card from the 80s. All contact info is out of date ;-)

Longman Reader

Illustrations from the Longman Reader for "For Your Eyes Only".

Folio James Bond Editions

Hardcover edition of Ian Fleming's "Dr No" published by the Folio Society in 2017. Illustrations by Fay Dalton.

Hardcover edition of Ian Fleming's "From Russia With Love" published by the Folio Society in 2016. Illustrations by Fay Dalton.

So far there are 3 editions plus the "Live and Let Die edition (not shown here)

Roger Moore Tribute

A quick Roger Moore tribute for Thomas from the Nixdorf Collection.

Roger Moore

Roger Moore painted by Robert McGinnis.

To the man who became a real hero after he put down the Walther PPK and helped children.

Red Nemesis First Edition

Signed, first edition of "Red Nemesis", a Young Bond novel by Steve Cole. Doubleday 2017. Illustration of the young Bond by Kev Walker.

Pirate Covers from Taiwan

Covers from from Taiwanese pirate edition of Ian Fleming novels using existing artwork from the Pan and Jonathan Cape books. Images courtesy of Alan from the "Collecting Fleming" site with a comprehensive selection of Ian Fleming books.

Octopussy Artwork by Renato Casaro

The artwork for Octopussy was created by two different artist: The version used in the US was by Dan Goozee. The rest of the world used artwork by Renato Casaro, sometimes in combination with the figures created by Goozee.

Casaro was asked to create a wide action scene montage around the figures created by Goozee to accommodate the landscape/ quad format in the UK.

This artwork was then used widely across the world. For some posters (such as the German one) the artwork was extended by an unknown artist such as the back of the elephant or the exploding train that was not part of Casaro’s original painting. 




Japan asked Casaro to re-create the figures of Moore and Adams therefore creating a completely new artwork.

Big thank you to Gabriele from the Casaro Studios and Thomas from the Nixdorf Collection for their help and input! 

Diamonds Are Forever Book Cover

Paperback edition of Ian Fleming's "Diamonds Are Forever" from Thailand (left).

The cover is clearly inspired by Frank McCarthy's artwork for the US "From Russia With Love" edition by Bantam.

Spy Who Loved Me Artwork from Thailand

Original artwork for "The Spy Who Loved Me" by TongDee used for the campaign in Thailand. Approx 80x60 cm. Bob Peak's original artwork as comparison below.

Thanks to Thomas from the Nixdorf Collection for sharing this!

Octopussy Inspiration

"Octopussy" themed photo promotion from "Die Another Day"

Casino Royale Artwork by McGinnis

Illustration by Robert McGinnis depicting Daniel Craig in "Casino Royale" 

Thank to Thomas from the Nixdorf Collection for sharing this!

From Russia With Love Large Print

Large print edition of Ian Fleming's "From Russia With Love", hardback.