Modesty Blaise: The Lady Killers
Published on 24. April 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
104 pages
978-1-84856-106-9 (ISBN)
Description
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! Adventurer, spy, smuggler, racketeer and all-round bad girl, Modesty is as stylish as she is smart, as lethal and beautiful as a Japanese fighting sword! This latest volume features three classic hard-to-find stories: "Dossier on Pluto", "The Lady Killers" & "Garvin's Travels"...all wrapped up in a spectacular collector's library edition! Featuring new story introductions by creator Peter O'Donnell, plus an exclusive feature on the never-before-seen Scottish Modesty strips - this latest addition to the Modesty Blaise library is not to be missed!
Reviews / Votes
"Brilliant slices of retro-chic." - SFX Magazine "A blueprint for the ass-kicking femme" - The Guardian "These are the finest escapist thrillers ever written... It is wonderful that the books are being reissued, that Modesty Blaise is back." - The Times"More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
B/W COMIC STRIP
Dimensions
Height: 295 mm
Width: 220 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
481 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84856-106-9 (9781848561069)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Peter O'Donnell is the creator of Modesty Blaise, which was first published in 1963. The internationally successful character has appeared in book, film and comic forms. Neville Colvin was a noted strip artist whose career began in the 1950s. He is most famous for illustrating Modesty Blaise, but also worked on James Bond and the fondly remembered Ginger & Co. Sadly, he died in 1991.