It looks like Spectre isn't the only thing Bond fans can look forward to this November. Aside from the highly anticipated movie, which is due in theatres on November 6, 2015, Agent 007 will also be returning to comics for the first time in 20 years as the subject of a new series written by renowned comic book writer Warren Ellis and artist Jason Masters. The book will be published by Dynamite in partnership with the estate of Bond creator, Sir Ian Fleming.
Simply titled 'James Bond 007', the first six issue arc will be called 'VARGR'. Here's the official synopsis:
"James Bond returns to London after a mission of vengeance in Helsinki, to take up the workload of a fallen 00 agent... but something evil is moving through the back streets of the city, and sinister plans are being laid for Bond in Berlin."
Popular comics website Bleeding Cool unearthed an article from 2002 which details Ellis' desire to work on a Bond project. Check out some of the excerpts:
"But if someone asked me to write a James Bond film, you wouldn't see my arse for dust....I've read most of the Ian Fleming novels, seen most of the films once they've come to TV. I'm not a fanatic by any means. But James Bond exerts a terrible fascination nonetheless."
Ellis wants his comic to reflect the more battle scarred Bond of Fleming's original novels and less the action hero he's known to be in the films:
"Bond is not a superman. He prevails because he is quite simply nastier and more determined to wreak utter bloody havoc than the next guy."
"He is England's blunt instrument of international assault - the spiteful, vicious bastard of a faded empire that still wants the world to do as its bloody well told."
It certainly sounds like an interesting take on the character. Looks like Daniel Craig may have some competition this fall.
