Modesty blaise comic strip

A popular british comic strip series served as inspiration for this lighthearted espionage adventure, which if nothing else certainly shows the marks of its origins in the mid1960s. In that column linked above, i gave short shrift to the comic strip version of our heroine, concentrating mainly on the written and filmic. May 17, 2019 odonnell wound up writing a whole series of modesty blaise novels that were released alongside the comic strip from 1965 to 1985, plus there were two short story collections released in 1972. Willie garvin is a multitalented cockney former street kid who became modestys trusted righthand man and followed her into wealthy retirement. Modesty blaise is a british comic strip featuring a fictional character of the same name, created by author. Modesty blaise is a heroine for our time the atlantic.

The film stars british actress alexandra staden as modesty and chronicles a crucial event in the characters life some time prior to the start of the comic strip. In the stories, modesty blaise is the former head of an. Modesty is the invention of an english comicstrip writer named peter odonnell. Willie garvin is a multitalented cockney former street kid who became modesty s trusted righthand man and followed her into wealthy retirement. Modesty blaise project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Garth in 1953, i got a call from juilian phipps, who was strip cartoon editor at the daily mirror, a uk national daily newspaper which is still going today. As such, it omits the key character of willie garvin, modestys companion throughout the run of the original comic strip and the 30year series of spinoff novels and short stories published by odonnell. In these columns i hope to shine a light on some underappreciated films, books, comics, and albums. Modesty blaise tpb read modesty blaise tpb comic online in. Modesty blaise comic strip all the tropes wiki fandom. Modesty blaise comic read modesty blaise comic online in. It was adapted into films made in 1966, 1982, and 2003 and a series of novels. It stars monica vitti as modesty blaise, terence stamp as willie garvin, and dirk bogarde as the villain, gabriel. Modesty blaise is a 1966 british comedy spyfi film directed by joseph losey.

He didnt do the art work for the strip that was done by four successive artists altogether, but he was responsible for the storylines and printed matter during the whole 38year run, continuing until 2001. Titan books completes its modesty blaise collections with the. Modesty blaise is an orphan with a dark and troubled past who was head of a criminal syndicate before she was 20, and retired wealthy before she was 30. A spy spoof in the 1960s tradition, featuring the comic book heroine modesty blaise monica vitti set in the italian mediterranean. Modesty blaise is a fictional character created by british novelist and comic strip writer peter odonnell. Feb 03, 2015 modesty blaise, a secret agent whose hair color, hair style, and mod clothing change at a snap of her fingers is being used by the british government as a decoy in an effort to thwart a diamond heist. Modesty blaise was something like wonder woman meets james bondbut she was so much more. In the comic strips modesty often does a nailer while keeping her trademark black bra on, probably to make it possible to draw the resulting fight without scenerycensors. Modesty blaise and peter odonnell and the last great.

Willie garvin is a multitalented cockney former street kid who became modestys trusted righthand man and followed her. Very loosely based on the comic strip modesty blaise, the sixties spyspoof sees the british government enlist the services of modesty blaise to protect a shipment of diamonds. The film is loosely based on the modesty blaise comic strip created and written by peter odonnell. Modesty blaise, by odonnell and holdaway, debuted as a daily strip in the london evening standard on may, 1963. Created by author peter odonnell in the 1960s, first as a comic strip heroine and then more fully developed in a series of novels, she is often referred to as a female james bond. Evan jones screenplay, peter odonnell comic strip stars. I am a great fan of modesty blaise novels, and comic strips. It was adapted into films in 1966, 1982, and 2003, and from 1965 onwards eleven novels and two short story collections were written. With monica vitti, terence stamp, dirk bogarde, harry andrews. Spotlight on peter odonnell and jim holdaways modesty blaise.

And odonnell had said, with the publication of the. The series of books all written by odonnell ran concurrently with the comic strip until 1996 the comic strip ran until 2001. The films music composed by johnny dankworth and the theme song, modesty, sung by david and jonathan. The scarlet maiden by peter odonnell 1984, paperback at. Modesty blaise omnibus editions of adventures of modesty blaise, an exceptional young woman originally created in a comic strip by peter odonnell in 1963. The spyadventure comic strip modesty blaise, created by writer peter odonnell and illustrated initially by jim holdaway, began its run in the london evening standard in may 1963 and quickly achieved wide international circulation. Modesty blaise and peter odonnell and the last great adventure. In the early 1960s, an editor asked him to create a new character, and he decided that it was about time that. Modesty blaise, as the comic strip was known, was published in the. On april 11, 2001, the comic strip ended after almost 38 years, 10,183 individual daily strips. The mirror did suggest i be given a credit for one of the strips, but i turned it down.

Longrunning may, 1963april 11, 2001 newspaper adventure serial created and written by peter odonnell 19202010. British author peter odonnell created the iconic character of modesty blaise in 1963 as the heroine of an action adventure comic strip. Modesty is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, and decides to sacrifice herself to save a train full of innocents from a group of rebels. Modesty blaise download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. It was loosely based upon the popular comic strip modesty blaise by peter odonnell, who cowrote the original story upon which evan jones based his screenplay. The modesty blaise strips writing the strips i would have a general idea for a story and develop it as i went along. Somewhere over five years ago, i wrote a column on englands fabulous, feminine answer to james bond, namely the comic strip heroine, modesty blaise. In that column linked above, i gave short shrift to the comic strip version of our heroine, concentrating mainly on the written and filmic versions. Modesty blaise, as the comic strip was known, was published in the london evening standard for nearly 40 years, from 1963 to 2001 more than 10,000 strips in all and syndicated in. The villagers use one to slay what they think is the vampire in the vampire of malvescu. Retired supercriminal modesty and her righthand man willie garvin are bored, and ready for more adventure. Sep, 2016 modesty blaise is a british comic strip featuring a fictional character of the same name, created by author peter odonnell and illustrator jim holdaway in 1963.

The strip led to a series of novels about modesty and her faithful lieutenant, willie garvin. Modesty blaise is a british comic strip featuring a fictional character of the same name, created by author peter odonnell and illustrator jim. Modesty blaise, screenplay by evan jones, based on a comic strip by peter odonnell and jim holdaway. When he created modesty blaise in the comic pages of the evening standard, peter odonnell gave the world an incredible female character.

She is young, extremely talented and has a criminal past. Modesty blaise story strips series by peter odonnell goodreads. This comic strip follows the life of modesty blaise, whos a remarkable young woman whos very talented but has a criminal history. Adventures of the legendary femme fatale crimefighter, a celebrated british comic strip character. Peter odonnell created modesty blaise as a strip cartoon that was syndicated in more than 42 countries. Willie garvin is a multitalented cockney former street kid who became modesty s trusted righthand man and followed her. The strip follows the adventures of modesty blaise, an exceptional young woman with many talents and a criminal past, and her trusty sidekick willie garvin. Modesty blaise is a female action hero who has been featured in comic strips, novels, short story collections, graphic novels and three films. Modesty blaise in the beginning peter odonnel youtube. The scarlet maiden by peter odonnell 1984, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. From titan books 20042017, which collects all modesty blaise comic strips. The title character is one of the definitive female action heroes of the 1960s, a former mastercriminal turned freelance adventurerbeautiful, brilliant.

Read modesty blaise comic online free and high quality. Modesty blaise is a newspaper strip character created in 1962 by british writer peter odonnell. Modesty blaise is a british comic strip featuring a fictional character of the same name, created by author peter odonnell and illustrator jim holdaway in 1963. Aug 17, 2015 in these columns i hope to shine a light on some underappreciated films, books, comics, and albums. The strip follows modesty blaise, an exceptional young woman with many talents and a criminal past, and her trusty sidekick willie garvin. It was only after i had created modesty blaise that i got a credit. This was the first novel to feature the character of modesty blaise and her righthandman, willie garvin. Adapted from the novel modesty blaise by peter odonnell, which in turn was a novelisation of odonnells original screenplay for the 1967 film of the same name little of odonnells original story made it into the final film.

Odonnell, a british writer of novels and comic strips, was best. Modesty blaise is a british comic strip featuring a fictional character of the same name, created by peter odonnell writer and jim holdaway art in 1963. Blaise of no glory modesty blaise and my name is modesty. The characters earliest memory was when she was approximately 12 years old, living on her own, scavenging and always on the run, in the middle east. In the killing game, wedding bells are sounding for guido. Read modesty blaise tpb comic online free and high quality. Odonnell wound up writing a whole series of modesty blaise novels that were released alongside the comic strip from 1965 to 1985, plus there were two short story collections released in. Modesty blaise, a secret agent whose hair color, hair style, and mod clothing change at a snap of her fingers is being used by the british government as a decoy in an effort to thwart a. It was inevitable that she grace the big screen and while the results there were far less than spectacular, the first attempt gave.

May 09, 2010 modesty blaise, as the comic strip was known, was published in the london evening standard for nearly 40 years, from 1963 to 2001 more than 10,000 strips in all and syndicated in. Todays inaugural column focuses on the stellar 1960s actionadventure comic strip modesty blaise, written by peter odonnell and illustrated in its initial run by jim holdaway. Based upon the 19632000 comic strip modesty blaise by odonnell. The strip follows the adventures of modesty blaise, an exceptional young woman with many talents and.