Colourful Connery

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

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

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

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

From Russia With Love Storyboard

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

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

Auction of Moore Painting

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

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

Hungarian Bond Books

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

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

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

Carte Blanche

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

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

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

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

Bond Comics

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

Split Artwork

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

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

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

Danish Comic Cover

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

Goldfinger Illustrations

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

Battle of the Bonds

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tribute Art

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

Concept Art

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

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