James Bond 007 in Prose, on Screen, on Audio, and in Comics

Several years ago now, I began buying the 2006 Penguin editions of the James Bond novels and reading them, usually one every four months.

When I finish each book, I then watch the film adaptation, resulting in a rather scattershot understanding of Bond on screen. Daniel Craig to Roger Moore will give you whiplash! Then I listen to the audio adaptation, and finally I read the comic book adaptation.

Having exhausted the books, I shall go on to the remaining films in release order, along with the original Daily Express comic strips.

Book Film Audio Comic
Casino Royale (1953) Casino Royale (2006)
Casino Royale (Daily Express, 1958)
Live and Let Die (1954) Live and Let Die (1973) Live and Let Die (BBC, 2019) Live and Let Die (Daily Express, 1958-59)
Moonraker (1955) Moonraker (1979) Moonraker (BBC, 2018) Moonraker (Daily Express, 1959)
Diamonds are Forever (1956) Diamonds Are Forever (1971) Diamonds are Forever (BBC, 2015) Diamonds are Forever (Daily Express, 1959-60)
From Russia with Love (1957) From Russia with Love (1963) From Russia, with Love (BBC, 2012) From Russia with Love (Daily Express, 1960)
Dr No (1958) Dr. No (1962) Dr. No (BBC, 2008) Dr No (Daily Express, 1960)
Goldfinger (1959) Goldfinger (1964) Goldfinger (BBC, 2010) Goldfinger (Daily Express, 1960-61)
For Your Eyes Only (1959-60) For Your Eyes Only (1981)
A View to a Kill (1985)

Risico / From a View to a Kill / For Your Eyes Only (Daily Express, 1961)
The Hildebrand Rarity (Daily Express, 1967)
For Your Eyes Only (Marvel, 1981)
Thunderball (1961) Thunderball (1965)
Never Say Never Again (1983)
Thunderball (BBC, 2016) Thunderball (Daily Express, 1961-62)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1962) The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) The Spy Who Loved Me (AudioGO, 2012) The Spy Who Loved Me (Daily Express, 1967-68)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1963) On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) On Her Majesty's Secret Service (BBC, 2014) On Her Majesty's Secret Service (Daily Express, 1964-65)
You Only Live Twice (1964) You Only Live Twice (1967)
Spectre (2015)
You Only Live Twice (BBC, 1990)
You Only Live Twice (AudioGO, 2012)
You Only Live Twice (Daily Express, 1965-66)
Octopussy & The Living Daylights (1962-65) Octopussy (1983)
The Living Daylights (1987)

The Living Daylights / Octopussy (Daily Express, 1966)
Octopussy (Marvel, 1983)
The Man with the Golden Gun (1965) The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) The Man with the Golden Gun (BBC, 2020) The Man with the Golden Gun (Daily Express, 1966)
Quantum of Solace (1959-65) Quantum of Solace (2008)


Licence to Kill (1989)
Licence To Kill: The Official Comic Book Adaptation (Eclipse, 1989)



Permission to Die (Eclipse, 1989-91)

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