Hot on the heels of Amazon's purchase of the storied MGM Studios, a new era of James Bond is in the works. While the world waits to learn which actor will take up Sean Connery's mantle, Denis Villeneuve, who orchestrated the rebirth of the Blade Runner and Dune franchises, is poised to direct the next installment of the famous franchise. Now, Titan Comics is celebrating the heritage of the world's favorite spy with a new collection of the original newspaper strips. What cases will James Bond investigate? And what villains will he face?
Here's all the info from Titan Comics:
IAN FLEMING’S JAMES BOND SIGNATURE COMIC STRIP COLLECTION VOL.1
Authors: Henry Gammidge, Anthony Hern, and Peter O'Donnell
Artist: John McClusky
Publisher: Titan Comics
HC, 296 pp, FC, $49.99
ISBN: 9781806180578
On sale: September 8, 2026
Featuring the first seven full-length James Bond newspaper comic-strip adventures that helped inspire the James Bond cinematic universe.
This collection by acclaimed artist John McLusky collects Ian Fleming’s earliest literary adventures in comic strip form.
Often imitated but never bettered, this classic collection includes the first three years of James Bond newspaper strips from July 1958 till May 61 and includes full-length stories of Casino Royal, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, Diamonds Are Forever, From Russia, with Love, Dr. No and Goldfinger. James Bond became a cultural phenomenon and spawned a world-wide love affair with the whole spy genre which still resonates to this day.
This book is a must have for fans of James Bond. Mixing incredible gadgets, thrilling car chases, beautiful women, hard-hitting action and the occassional Vodka Martini, shaken not stirred. This book also includes an unique and extensive gallery of scanned original artwork selected from the McLusky archive by his family.
Now, let's take a look inside:
Pre-order it from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Forbidden Planet for the UK & Europe.
Thanks to Titan Comics for sharing this preview with us.
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