January 6, 2012

Holdaway Originals in the Cartoon Museum

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The Cartoon Museum in London sounds like it is well worth a visit, not least of all because it contains some Holdaway Modesty Blaise originals.

"The museum was established to preserve the best of British cartoons, caricatures and comics and to make the creativity of cartoon artists past and present accessible to people of all ages, and it does just that.

The origins of British cartooning are set out here, beginning with the work of Hogarth, Gillray and Cruikshank, and travelling through decades and centuries right up to the present, with examples from the finest British contemporary political cartoonists, such as Matt, Steve Bell and Peter Brookes.

There are original works by Thelwell; Thurber; Giles; Norman Pett, who created Jane; Jim Holdaway, who gave Modesty Blaise her start in life; and Reg Smythe's unforgettable Andy Capp and Flo."

You can read more about it in this article from Adelaide Now.

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January 2, 2012

Dick Giordano Modesty Blaise originals


A number of Dick Giordano original Modesty Blaise strips have been popping up on Ebay, including the original sketch for the DC cover:


The original cover by DICK GIORDANO for the Modesty Blaise Graphic Novel 1-Shot published by DC, 1994, done on standard DC paper. Source: Ebay

Bidding for this one starts at $250 - not bad for an original! 
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January 1, 2012

Happy New Year - First Agent X9 Modesty Cover of 2012!

Loopy Dave continues to produce gorgeous new covers for Agent X9:

Many fans will be happy to see Modesty in a bikini, and I think the artist has also done a great job with the composition - I love the boat seen through the wheel. But I can't help wondering why she doesn't wear her sunglasses...
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November 11, 2011

Spanish Modesty Blaise Cover

I was sent this Spanish paperback cover by a friend and fellow Modesty Blaise collector. This is the only Spanish cover I have. Interesting that it is a painting, yet clearly based on Monica Vitti.



The Spanish edition appears to be available for free download. (Disclaimer: I have no idea if it is a legal download or not - perhaps someone with more fluent Spanish can work that out!)

November 5, 2011

Modesty Blaise Podcast

English lecturer Kate MacDonald has created a podcast about the Modesty Blaise novels. You can listen to the podcast via her website, reallylikethisbook.com.