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JAMES BOND: HAMMERHEAD

The hardcover collection of JAMES BOND: HAMMERHEAD is on sale this Wednesday. Script by myself, art by Luca Casalanguida, colour by Chris Blythe and lettering by Simon Bowland, with covers by Francesco Francavilla. Here’s what your favourite comics creators had to say about it:

“Just read the first issue of Andy Diggle/Luca Casalanguida’s JAMES BOND: HAMMERHEAD which is taut and beautiful. Andy is perhaps my favourite writer of spy work in Western comics, so this is perfect. Luca gets a wonderful modern noir mood to it.” - Kieron Gillen

“Just read a preview of Andy Diggle and Luca Casalanguida’s new Bond comic and I’m sitting here giggling with glee! Pick this up!” - Greg Rucka

“Diggle delivers a classic Bond for the modern age; ruthless yet charming, brutal yet debonair. And Casalanguida draws it all with an economic, yet precise, chiselled line. This first issue gives you everything you want from Bond, mixing the best of the novels and the films into something only comics can do.” - Sean Phillips

“It’s like watching the best modern Bond movies. Great stuff!” - Bryan Hitch

“With big bold sequences, a dash of wit and the appropriate amount of swagger, Diggle and Casalanguida craft a contemporary Bond tale that still feels classic.” - Declan Shalvey

“I just read it and it’s a dream. RECOMMENDED!” - Mark Millar

“With Hammerhead, Diggle and team have distilled all things bright and beautiful about classic 007 into a razor-sharp, drum-tight, breathlessly modern blast of spycraft suaveness. This is peak Bond.” - Si Spurrier

“Kinetic and stylish, JAMES BOND: HAMMERHEAD by Andy Diggle and Luca Casalanguida mixes modern spy thrills with the kick of the films.” - Cliff Chiang

“Man, Andy Diggle pulled out all the stops on his JAMES BOND: HAMMERHEAD mini.” - Mark Waid

“Diggle and Casalanguida deliver the Bond you know and love right to your door in an explosive package, blending modern style with the razor-edged tension of classic 007.” - Antony Johnston

“A James Bond for our times. Agents Diggle and Casalanguida deliver action, espionage, intrigue and excitement with style, panache and a precision marksmanship that rivals that of 007 himself.” - Robbie Morrison

“Sleek and sultry, Hammerhead gives us a Bond rocked back on his heels and motivated to make it right. Diggle and Casalanguida have fine-tuned 007’s fuel-air mixture and have a story primed for an explosive resolution." - Marc Bernardin

"After reading Diggle and Casalanguida’s new 007 comic Hammerhead, as I have, you will wish they were just filming these straight away. No drop-off from the brilliant Ellis/Masters run. Best licensed book out there.”- Phil Hester

“Classic, brutal Bond from page one. It’s everything I’d hoped it would be and more.”- Chris Samnee

“This is classic 007, razor sharp and mean.” - Ivan Brandon

“Hammerhead serves up a 007 as desperate and ruthless as a dying empire. Here we have a Bond of head shots and syringe-strewn stairwells; a Bond we can love but not like. Diggle and Casalanguida have clearly been on a collision course with this venerable franchise since birth.” - Alex Paknadel

“Andy’s ideal casting on this. Get your orders in.” - Rob Williams

“Andy Diggle hits the tone perfectly, as does the art by Luca Casalanguida!” - Duncan Fegredo

“It’s everything I want from a Bond book.” - Ibrahim Moustafa

Once again, heartfelt thanks to everyone who took the time to try our book. We’re very proud of it. And the sequel KILL CHAIN starts in July...

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James Bond: Kill Chain #1 cover by Greg Smallwood. This July from Dynamite in association with Ian Fleming Publications Ltd.

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Moneypenny takes no shit from the Minister of Defense. JAMES BOND: HAMMERHEAD #4 is out this week!

Art by Luca Casalanguida; colour by Chris Blythe; lettering by Simon Bowland; cover by Francesco Francavilla.

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“The creative team has really hit James Bond: Hammerhead #3 out of the park, and anyone who loves any iteration of 007 will be immensely satisfied with this series as whole so far. With a smart and lethal Bond in the driver’s seat, up against a compelling threat, Hammerhead is a story blessed with great writing and top notch art that has earned its license to kill. 9/10“ - Capeless Crusader

JAMES BOND: HAMMERHEAD #3 on sale Wednesday 14th December.

Script by Andy Diggle; art by Luca Casalanguida; colour by Chris Blythe; lettering by Simon Bowland; cover by Francesco Francavilla

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James Bond: Hammerhead

Our first issue of JAMES BOND goes on sale this week. I’m having more fun than I have in years - and I think it shows! - and I’m so lucky to have an artist as talented as Luca Casalanguida bringing it all to life.

I showed the first issue to a few fellow comic pros, and here’s what they had to say. Huge thanks to every one who took the time to read and recommend our book!

"Just read the first issue of Andy Diggle/Luca Casalanguida's JAMES BOND: HAMMERHEAD which is taut and beautiful. Andy is perhaps my favourite writer of spy work in Western comics, so this is perfect. Luca gets a wonderful modern noir mood to it."

- Kieron Gillen

"Just read a preview of Andy Diggle and Luca Casalanguida’s new Bond comic and I’m sitting here giggling with glee! Pick this up!"

- Greg Rucka

"Diggle delivers a classic Bond for the modern age; ruthless yet charming, brutal yet debonair. And Casalanguida draws it all with an economic, yet precise, chiselled line. This first issue gives you everything you want from Bond, mixing the best of the novels and the films into something only comics can do."

- Sean Phillips

"It's like watching the best modern Bond movies. Great stuff!"

- Bryan Hitch

"With big bold sequences, a dash of wit and the appropriate amount of swagger, Diggle and Casalanguida craft a contemporary Bond tale that still feels classic."

- Declan Shalvey

"I just read it and it's a dream. RECOMMENDED!"

- Mark Millar

"With Hammerhead, Diggle and team have distilled all things bright and beautiful about classic 007 into a razor-sharp, drum-tight, breathlessly modern blast of spycraft suaveness. This is peak Bond."

- Si Spurrier

"Kinetic and stylish, JAMES BOND: HAMMERHEAD by Andy Diggle and Luca Casalanguida mixes modern spy thrills with the kick of the films."

- Cliff Chiang

"Man, Andy Diggle pulled out all the stops on his JAMES BOND: HAMMERHEAD mini."

- Mark Waid

"Diggle and Casalanguida deliver the Bond you know and love right to your door in an explosive package, blending modern style with the razor-edged tension of classic 007."

- Antony Johnston

"A James Bond for our times. Agents Diggle and Casalanguida deliver action, espionage, intrigue and excitement with style, panache and a precision marksmanship that rivals that of 007 himself."

- Robbie Morrison 

"Sleek and sultry, Hammerhead gives us a Bond rocked back on his heels and motivated to make it right. Diggle and Casalanguida have fine-tuned 007's fuel-air mixture and have a story primed for an explosive resolution." 

- Marc Bernardin

"After reading Diggle and Casalanguida's new 007 comic Hammerhead, as I have, you will wish they were just filming these straight away. No drop-off from the brilliant Ellis/Masters run. Best licensed book out there."

- Phil Hester

"Classic, brutal Bond from page one. It's everything I'd hoped it would be and more."

- Chris Samnee

"This is classic 007, razor sharp and mean."

- Ivan Brandon

"Hammerhead serves up a 007 as desperate and ruthless as a dying empire. Here we have a Bond of head shots and syringe-strewn stairwells; a Bond we can love but not like. Diggle and Casalanguida have clearly been on a collision course with this venerable franchise since birth."

- Alex Paknadel

"Andy's ideal casting on this. Get your orders in."

- Rob Williams

"Andy Diggle hits the tone perfectly, as does the art by Luca Casalanguida! "

- Duncan Fegredo

“It's everything I want from a Bond book.”

- Ibrahim Moustafa

Again, HUGE thanks to everyone who has helped support the book. Who knows, I have a feeling this James Bond fella might just catch on...

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Preview of CONTROL #5 - on sale tomorrow!

Art by Andrea Mutti, cover by Ben Oliver, colors by Vladimir Popov, lettering by Simon Bowland.

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Preview of JAMES BOND: HAMMERHEAD #1 - on sale tomorrow!

Art by Luca Casalanguida, colors by Chris Blythe, lettering by Simon Bowland. Variant covers by Francesco Francavilla, Ron Salas and Robert Hack.

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Okay, this just happened.

Walking back to my hotel at 2.30am, I passed Joss Whedon in the street for the second time this weekend. And this time he wasn't in mid-conversation. And I'm a little drunk. And moments like this don't come around very often. So here's how it went:

ME: Excuse me.

JW: Yeah?

ME: Can I just say, you're awesome? I love your work.

JW: Thank you!

ME: You once aid something nice about a book I wrote called The Losers, and it meant more to me than anything. It's the biggest compliment I've ever had.

JW: You're Andy Diggle?

ME: Yeah. I don't want to take up any of your time, but I just wanted to say, thank you.

JW: You're welcome, man. I'm a fan.

Dying happy now.

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Preview of UNCANNY Season Two #2 - on sale tomorrow! Art by Aaron Campbell, with alternate covers by Ben Oliver and Jock.

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Preview of THIEF OF THIEVES #28 - out this week! Art by Shawn Martinbrough, colours by Adriano Lucas.

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UNCANNY Season Two #1, in stores tomorrow. Written by myself, interior art by Aaron Campbell. Covers by Aaron Campbell, Jock and Ben Oliver.

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Funnily enough I was just telling my son about Samantha Swords while we were stick-sword fighting in the park yesterday. She is a bona fide badass.

Sword Photography

With Samantha Swords, winner of the open longsword competition in Harcourt Park World Invitational Jousting Tournament

Photography by Rey Alabastro

Armour by Shari Finn

Source: Copyright 2013 © Samantha Swords

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Elizabeth Cohen is back, and not wildly happy about being played for a fool in Venice. Complications, as they say, ensue.

I love Cohen. I can’t be the only one who think she deserves her own series...

THIEF OF THIEVES #28 cover art by the mighty Shawn Martinbrough, with colour work by Adriano Lucas.

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A couple of years ago, a good friend of mine asked what the big deal was about Watchmen. That, via a lot of detours, led me to this speech where I talk Watchmen, its challenge to us as readers, its autobiographical impact, various bits of geeking out over formalism and everything else full of life and comics.

The Vimeo is linked above. If you prefer Youtube, you can find it here.

I performed it originally at Nine Worlds Geekfest. Due to various requests, I did a second performance a few months later, with some small additions. This time the lovely folks at Tomfoolery Pictures offered to film it for the record. After months of labour, here’s the finished version. Hail them.

Hope you find it interesting.

Thanks to: Tomfoolery generally for the filming and Adam specifically for making the offer, GOSH comics for hosting it, Chrissy Williams for putting on her best received pronunciation for the intro, Jon Browne for inspiring it, Nine Worlds Geekfest for prompting its writing and original 100% adrenaline and nerves airing, Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons for a comickybook and the Nine Panel Grid for being perfect beyond all human ability to judge.

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HELL FUCKING YES

HELL FUCKING YES

HELL. FUCKING. YES.

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Boo!

Boo! the horror comic for kids (and grown-ups) I put together with Andrew Waugh is now available on the excellent Sequential app. There’s 7 stories it by me, Andrew Waugh, Jamie Smart, John ‘The Mooks’ Howard, Jonathan Edwards, Warwick Johnson Cadwell and Gary Northfield, a pretty good line up in my ever so slightly biased opinion!

http://store.sequential.cc/catalogue/book/boo_by_various_artists/854