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James Bond Comics Reading Order (Dynamite Entertainment)

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His name is Bond. James Bond. 007. Created by Ian Fleming in 1953, the most famous British Secret Service Agent launched his career on paper, in the novel Casino Royale, became a movie star, had his own video games and radio drama, but also his own comic book line.

The first James Bond Comics spawned from the success of our Secret Agent after the start of the film franchise in 1962. It was a comic book adaptation of Dr. No published by Classics Illustrated in United Kindgom. It would take 20 years for another James Bond comic to be published afterward, with this time an adaptation of For Your Eyes Only, followed in 1983 by an adaptation of Octopussy.

Permission to Die was the first original James Bond comic, published by Acme/Eclipse in 1989. Then, Dark Horse obtained the rights and released several original stories until 1996. Nothing new will be released for the next 20 years when the comic book publishing license was picked up by Dynamite Entertainment (Red Sonja, Evil Dead).

What to read/watch before the James Bond Comics?

Before starring in his own comic books, James Bond was featured first in several novels and short stories written by Ian Fleming. Naturally, if you want to become more familiar with 007, what’s better than reading the books? See our James Bond Reading Order on our sister site howtoread.me.

Also, (Re)-visit all his adventures on the big screen where he has been portrayed by Sean Connery, David Niven, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, and Daniel Craig.

James Bond Comics Reading Order

Dynamite Entertainment has released James Bond comics since 2015. Most stories are self-contained. Some well-known entities are named (like Spectre) before really showing up, but that’s all. You can mostly read them in any order.

Since they acquired the licensed rights, they published contemporary stories, period piece exploring James Bond’s past prior to the events of Casino Royale, a few spin-offs and some comic adaptations.

James Bond Comics: Period Piece

By writer Jeff Parker and artist Bob Quinn. Released in 2018-2019, James Bond: Origin is a comic book series exploring Bond’s life before the events of the first Fleming’s novel. The story begins in March 1941. Seventeen-year-old James Bond is a restless student in Scotland, an orphan, eager to strike out and make his mark on the world. But a visit by an old family friend coincides with THE CLYDEBANK BLITZ, the most devastating German attack on Scotland during the War. James will fight through hell to survive, coming out the other side determined to make a difference. He’ll find his calling in a new British government service, secret in nature…

James Bond, the series (with the spin-offs)

Since 2015, Dynamite Entertainment has published several James Bond series written by various authors: Warren Ellis, Andy Diggle, James Robinson, Benjamin Percy, and more.

James Bond Comics Adaptation

The books in comic form! Following are graphic novel adaptations of Ian Fleming’s books, released since 2018.

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