Warren Ellis to Write New James Bond Comics for Dynamite
As part of an official partnership with Ian Fleming Productions, the Transmetropolitan writer, whose Bond-ish graphic novel RED was already adapted into two more comedic films, will be penning new 007 stories, featuring, in his words, “the original, brutal, damaged Bond of the books.” Ian Fleming’s great-nephew, who has the hilariously Bond-ish name of Diggory Laycock…yes, let that sink in for a moment…approves. “We were thrilled when Warren agreed to write the first story in this exciting new chapter of literary James Bond. Warren’s style is gritty, dark, and unique, and we can’t wait to see James Bond embroiled in an adventure of his creation.”
Diggory Laycock.
No more complaining that Bond girl names are unrealistic after that. The first story arc will be called VARGR, which has to be an acronym for something, and is about how “James Bond returns to London after a mission of vengeance in Helsinki, to take up the workload of a fallen 00 Section agent… but something evil is moving through the back streets of the city, and sinister plans are being laid for Bond in Berlin.” Well, if it’s Bond, something better be laid, I suppose.