Almond did most of his stuff for the Bondage magazine in the late 80's/early 90's. A lot of it also appeared in John Griswold's chronology of Fleming's canon.The Saint 007 wrote:I don't think it was, but I couldn't find the date of the illustration.Omega wrote:was this one done before the movies ?
Here's an illustration of the literary version of Dr. No, also by George Almond.
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Thanks. I was wondering because the image of bond shifted after the movies so I was curious if it was working off Ian Fleming's Bond only before the movies popularized the image.
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Totally. He specifically went out of his way to draw things only as Fleming described them.Omega wrote:Thanks. I was wondering because the image of bond shifted after the movies so I was curious if it was working off Ian Fleming's Bond only before the movies popularized the image.
This is another pic from the Folio Society Casino Royale:
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Looks familiarThe Saint 007 wrote:Die Another Day artwork by Larry Nadolsky.
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Illustration of the literary version of Hugo Drax from Moonraker, by George Almond.
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Illustration of the pressure room scene based on the literary version of Goldfinger, by George Almond.
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someone in Japan thought a lot more about how to make the lotus sub car than I ever did.The Saint 007 wrote:
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Anyone else notice Fleming sitting behind him reading a copy of Casino Royale?"The Saint 007 wrote:Illustration of the literary version of Hugo Drax from Moonraker, by George Almond.
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no I didn't . that's cool!Kiwichris wrote:Anyone else notice Fleming sitting behind him reading a copy of Casino Royale?"The Saint 007 wrote:Illustration of the literary version of Hugo Drax from Moonraker, by George Almond.
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