Modesty Blaise - Yellowstone Booty
Published on 23. May 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
104 pages
978-1-84576-419-7 (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, "Yellowstone Booty", "Idaho George" and "The Golden Frog"...all wrapped up in a spectacular collector's library edition!Featuring brand new story introductions by Modesty creator and bestselling author Peter O'Donnell, plus exclusive behind-the-scenes sketches and rarely seen artwork by John Burns, 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
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 296 mm
Width: 220 mm
Weight
494 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84576-419-7 (9781845764197)
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Persons
Peter O'Donnell has written in many media, but since he created Modesty Blaise, which was first published in 1963, it has achieved international success. There has even been a film and a TV version of the character. Enric Badia Romero has worked for 2000 AD and is the long-term artist of Axa. John Burns is a renowned illustrator whose work includes Judge Dredd, Black Light, Vector 13, and Nikolai Dante. His other work includes Espers and James Bond.