Product Description

The dark underworld of espionage and crime is lit up by the fatal charms of the gorgeous Modesty Blaise — high priestess of pulp crime and goddess of cult thrillers!

Modesty Blaise and her partner Willie Garvin face danger once more in The Gallows Bird. In The Wicked Gnomes, a dangerous organisation kidnaps an old friend of the duo... and it’s down to them to get her back. And a crash-landing in the jungle spells trouble in The Iron God, as our heroes fall into the hands of diamond thieves!

Featuring brand new story introductions by Modesty creator Peter O’Donnell, plus a very rare interview with O’Donnell, this latest addition to the Modesty Blaise library is not to be missed!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #847919 in Books
• Published on: 2006-04-01
• Released on: 2006-04-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Review
"Brilliant slices of retro-chic." - SFX Magazine "A blueprint for the ass-kicking femme" - The Guardian "These are the finest escapist thrillers ever written... It is wonderful that the books are being reissued, that Modesty Blaise is back." - The Times"

About the Author
Peter O'Donnell has written in many media, but since he created Modesty Blaise, which was first published in 1963, it has achieved international success. There has even been a film and a TV version of the character. Enric Badia Romero has worked for 2000 AD and is the long-term artist of Axa.

Customer Reviews

modesty blaise rocks
When I was a kid I couldn't wait for fridays to go buy my favourite magazine so I can read the comics strips. My favourite character was way cool Modesty Blaise. I a happy that I found her again. Happy reading

Great fun, high adventure, and hazardous daring-do!
That intrepid British adventurer, spy, smuggler, and "bad girl" Modest Blaise is back again in another collection of action adventure stories that involve her and her partner, Willie Garvin, into episodes of murder, blackmail, kidnaping, and a "rumble in the jungle". Featuring three of her best stories to date from the combined talents of Peter O'Donnell and Enric Badia Romero, Modesty Blaise: The Gallows Bird includes "The Bluebeard Affair", "The Iron God", and the title piece, "The Gallows Birds". No dedicated Modesty Blaise fan will want to miss this latest graphic novel installment of great fun, high adventure, and hazardous daring-do! Also highly recommended, especially for those new to Modesty Blaise and her adventures, are the earlier graphic novel compilations of her diverse and exciting adventures from Titan Books, including: The Gabriel Set-Up (1840236582); Mister Sun (184023721X); Top Traitor (184023-6841); The Black Pearl (1840238429); Bad Suki (184023864X); The Hell Makers (1840238658); The Green-Eyed Monster (1840238666); and The Puppet Master (1840238674).

great comic
I loved Modesty since I was a kid and love it now as a middle aged adult !