The series of books all written by odonnell ran concurrently with the comic strip until 1996 the comic strip ran until 2001. The complete series list for modesty blaise titan graphic novels peter odonnell. Theyre not the same, exactly, but they share some themes. Buy modesty blaise by peter odonnell online at alibris. Modesty blaise project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Modesty blaise tpb 20042016 titan books new edition comic.
She was created by peter odonnell, already an acclaimed cartoonist for the daily standard and the daily sketch. If you enjoy modesty, you might also like the ginger movies if you havent already seen them. This was the first novel to feature the character of modesty blaise and her righthandman, willie garvin. Initially a matinee idol in films such as doctor in the house 1954 for the rank organisation, he later acted in arthouse films.
The strip follows the adventures of modesty blaise, an exceptional young woman with many. Sir dirk bogarde gabriel was very complimentary about monica vitti modesty. Dirk bogarde is superb as the camp, arch villain gabriel. Monica vitti, harry andrews, dirk bogarde, michael. Monica vitti modesty blaise, terence stamp willie garvin, dirk bogarde. See the complete modesty blaise series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles.
Nov, 2012 modesty blaise lady in the dark by peter odonnell, 9780857686930, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Vitti as modesty, terence stamp as willie garvin, and dirk bogarde as gabriel. Modesty blaise titan graphic novels series in order peter. Modesty blaise titan graphic novels series in order. Official modesty blaise comic book cover photos, scans. Modesty blaise 1966 starring monica vitti in the eponymous role, terence stamp as willie garvin and dirk bogarde as the villain. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Modesty blaise 1966 modesty blaise 1966 modesty blaise 1966 the image could not be loaded.
Evan jones, based on evening standard comic strip created by peter odonnell role. The strip follows modesty blaise, an exceptional young woman with many talents and a criminal past, and her trusty sidekick willie garvin. A spy spoof in the 60s tradition featuring the comic book heroine modesty blaise set in the italian mediterranean. Modesty blaise and her lethally adept, compulsively platonic partner willie garvin gained fearsome reputations as topflight supercriminals before retiring young, rich and healthy. We expect to be back to same or next day shipping soon. Anyone who says there arent enough books with female protagonists is probably unaware of the modesty blaise series. Modesty blaise is a british comic strip featuring a fictional character of the same name, created by author peter odonnell and illustrator jim holdaway in 1963. Modesty blaise, a secret agent whose hair color, hair style, and mod clothing change at a snap of her fingers is being used by the british government as a. Nov 24, 2009 modesty blaise the scarlet maiden by peter odonnell, 9781848561076, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Modesty blaise 14 works search for books with subject modesty blaise. Orders may ship a day or two later than usual due to temporary short staffing and the large volume of orders received since we reopened. With monica vitti, terence stamp, dirk bogarde, harry andrews. Gender, race and sexuality in peter odonnells modesty. Jun 26, 2010 a tribute to dirk bogarde s performance in the 1966 film modesty blaise. Three new stories see modesty blaise and willie garvin go up against seemingly impossible odds in their own, inimitable way. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. I learned of modesty blaise when reading the psychology of the girl with the dragon tatoo by robin s. By working together, henry sato and jason booth have managed to survive their unwanted trip to ludus, an experiment planet. These books are exceptionally well written and the comic series takes it one step ahead with some great illustrations as blaise and her male sidekick willie garvin take on international crime, spies, and assorted villains.
Peter odonnell subsequently wrote a series of novels eleven. The music is the instrumental version of the modesty blaise theme song, by john dankworth. Modesty blaise modesty blaise series paperback august 11, 2005. Apr 01, 2006 the dark underworld of espionage and crime is lit up by the fatal charms of the gorgeous modesty blaise high priestess of pulp crime and goddess of cult thrillers. Publishing history this is a chart to show the publishing history of editions of works about this subject. Ive fallen deeply in love with every woman ive ever worked with except monica vitti. Modesty blaise is a 1966 british comic spyfi film directed by joseph losey, produced by. The dark underworld of espionage and crime is lit up by the fatal charms of the gorgeous modesty blaise high priestess of pulp crime and goddess of cult thrillers. Along the x axis is time, and on the y axis is the count of editions published. A near fine copy in priceclipped dustwrapper showing light use. Modesty blaise started life as a cartoon strip, but odonnell then put his creation into novel form, and did a superb job in both formats. On the amount of books in the modesty blaise anthologies surely m.
Oct 28, 20 modesty blaise is something of a 007 takeoff, but what joseph losey does with it outleaps the spoof with his surprising ambitions. Rosenberg who mentions stieg larson was a big fan of the modesty books. The world of modesty blaise is a cats cradle of action and plot. Official modesty blaise comic books covers, scans of official modesty blaise comic books. This is the company which owns the rights to my works, including modesty blaise and the romantic novels which i wrote under the name of madeleine brent.
Peter odonnell wrote the first draft of the screenplay for the film. Thrilling, humorous and timeless adventures, the modesty blaise series are seminal british crime novels by peter odonnell. Risultati immagini per modesty blaise monica vitti monica vitti on the set of modesty blaise, sicily, 1965 by eve arnold ethereal, cool and detached pictures of monica vitti flashbak dirk bogarde on monica vitti. The legendary modesty blaise first appeared in a bestselling series of novels in may 1965, and we are now celebrating their fiftieth anniversary. With their honour intact and their hands relatively clean, they cut themselves off completely from a career where they made all the. Director joseph losey captures on film the essence of modesty blaise in this film adaptation. Gender, race and sexuality in peter o donnells modesty blaise novels. Modesty blaise peter odonnell works archive of our own. The second films name is girls are for loving i believe. Cover for agent modesty blaise semic, 1967 series best book covers, book. This is the first novel in the series, and introduces the setting and most of the main characters. Modesty is a tough, brilliant and beautiful woman along the lines of the avengers mrs. Official modesty blaise comic book covers for all official modesty blaise comic books for sale. A popart explosion that makes austin powers look demure, modesty blaise is a bizarre relic from the heyday of swinging london.
Licensed to youtube by adrev for rights holder, and 1 music rights societies. Monica vitti is excellent as modesty, the iconic terence stamp at the height of his fame in the sixties is brilliant and funny as the charming cockney agent, willie garvin. A tribute to dirk bogardes performance in the 1966 film modesty blaise. Modesty blaise tpb 20042016 titan books new edition. It was adapted into films in 1966, 1982, and 2003, and from 1965 onwards eleven novels and two. The modesty blaise book series by peter odonnell includes books modesty blaise, sabretooth, i, lucifer, and several more. Modesty blaise, a secret agent whose hair color, hair style, and mod clothing change at a snap of her fingers is being used by the british government as a decoy in an effort to thwart a diamond heist. Critics liked dirks quirky, overthetop, camp performance in this highgloss caper based on the cartoon character an unusual departure for losey and for his star, who disliked the white wig he had to wear for the role and, in time, the. A taste for death by odonnell, peter and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Frances tillson on peter odonnells i, lucifer and dragon. Modesty blaise lady in the dark by peter odonnell, 9780857686930, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
British secret service chief sir gerald tarrant harry andrews recruits former criminal mastermind modesty blaise monica vitti to protect a shipment of diamonds en route to a middle eastern sheik, abu tahir clive revill. Modesty blaise is loosely based on a comicbook superheroine and played by. Books by dirk bogarde author of a postillion struck by. Evan jones screenplay, peter odonnell comic strip stars.
Modesty blaise is screening as part of the series terence stamp. Children of lucifer by peter odonnell illustrated by enric badia romero. Critics liked dirk s quirky, overthetop, camp performance in this highgloss caper based on the cartoon character an unusual departure for losey and for his star, who disliked the white wig he had to wear for the role and, in time, the. A film entitled modesty blaise, loosely based on the comic strip, was filmed in 1966 as a comedy thriller. Below is a list of peter odonnells modesty blaise books in order of when they were originally published which is also their chronological order. But not even vittis cheekbones could capture the precisiontooled magic of modesty. Modesty blaise lobby card set monica vitti dick bogarde. New for 2020 we have themed stickers and other thankyou gifts for those who are able to make a donation.
Modesty blaise includes a metafictional element during one sequence where blaise, while. Modesty blaise was born when author peter odonnell was approached by bill. That is how they came to send me their proposals, one of which was to create a website for modesty blaise ltd. Modesty blaise is something of a 007 takeoff, but what joseph losey does with it outleaps the spoof with his surprising ambitions. Although sir dirk bogarde gabriel was very complimentary about monica vitti modesty blaise when this movie was being made, he also claimed, in a radio interview of twentyfive years or so later, that she was the only one of his leading ladies whom he had disliked, saying that she was beastly.
Dirk bogarde has 28 books on goodreads with 2715 ratings. Based on a comic book, the movie is strong on psychedelic art direction, long on camp especially dirk bogardes aristocratic, whitehaired villain, and thin on plotand what plot there is cannot possibly be deciphered. Nov 28, 2008 but not even vittis cheekbones could capture the precisiontooled magic of modesty. This edition collects four rare stories in one volume for the very first time ripper jax, the maori contact, honeygun, and durango the latest volume in the bestselling series by the popular and sadlymissed british crime writer, peter odonnell, continuing titans commitment to reprint each and every modesty blaise story in order. With the book comes a fabulous cd rom containing the modesty blaise companion companion with comprehensive information for each strip story including artist, strip numbering, frame analysis, original evening standard publication dates, cast lists over 2200 entries, location settings over 1500 entries, plus much more. A spy spoof in the 1960s tradition, featuring the comic book heroine. The shipment has also attracted gabriel dirk bogarde, the head of a criminal organization. The modesty blaise character was created in 1963 and appeared in her first novel in 1965, appropriately titled modesty blaise. Modesty blaise by odonnell, peter and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Modesty also has a willie garvin, who himself has a shady past. It was directed by joseph losey and starred monica vitti as modesty, terence stamp as willie garvin, and dirk bogarde as gabriel. She is expert in martial arts and a variety of weapons.
Dirk bogarde as gabriel, another criminal mastermind and modestys equal, defined by. Books by dirk bogarde show list info dirk bogarde 19211999 was not only an actor, but the author of several volumes of autobiography as well as a number of novels. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Modesty blaise investigates a murderous family in the bluebeard affair. Modesty blaise the scarlet maiden by peter odonnell, 9781848561076, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Sep 18, 2004 modesty blaise, the sultry, kickass forerunner of charlies angels, still has few rivals which may be why tarantinos so keen on her.
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